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Sept. 15 to be a lovely CMM day

Tuesday, September 15th, 2015

Champaign Movie Makers, a group dedicated to fostering independent and personal filmmaking in the Champaign-Urbana area, will next meet at the WILL-TV studios in Urbana, IL, on Tuesday, September 15, 2015. Focus will be on evaluating CMM itself.

IOW: Films inspire Chinese RSO

Saturday, September 12th, 2015

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: The Chinese Independent Film Society enters its fourth academic year at the University of Illinois with movies to watch and make. Here’s our introduction to their club activities.

Calendar du C-U: September 11-17

Friday, September 11th, 2015

Select movie listings for September 11-17, 2015 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond!

Illini Film Video meets Sept. 9, 10

Wednesday, September 9th, 2015

The next meetings of Illini Film & Video will be on Wednesday, September 9, 2015, and Thursday, September 10, 2015, both at 7:30 p.m. on the University of Illinois campus in Urbana.

IOW: COP flexes Monday Might

Monday, September 7th, 2015

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: We’ve just invented a new consumer “holiday” for which the main catalysts are misfit toys from our youth and lo-fi ingenuity from the present day. In other words, ROBOT COP!

Calendar du C-U: September 4-10

Friday, September 4th, 2015

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IOW: Thus spoke Mike Trippiedi

Saturday, August 29th, 2015

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: Our man Mike Trippiedi makes an appearance on the UPTV cable access show ART NOW!, sharing his performing arts experiences with host Virginia Waller.

Calendar du C-U: Aug. 28-Sept. 3

Friday, August 28th, 2015

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IOW: STRANGE to see no BloNo

Saturday, August 22nd, 2015

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: Let’s take a whirlwind tour of Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, on film … even though it took trips the world over for various filmmakers to depict the BloNo home front!

Calendar du C-U: August 21-27

Friday, August 21st, 2015

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Calendar du C-U: August 14-20

Friday, August 14th, 2015

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IOW: P2L kid films debut Aug. 15

Thursday, August 13th, 2015

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: Before the students in your life go back to school, take them to the Pens to Lens Gala on Saturday, August 15, 2015, at the Virginia Theatre in Champaign, IL. Good things will be learned!

IOW: A concept clearly projected

Saturday, August 8th, 2015

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: Bill Hammack, the Engineer Guy, takes apart the film projector (with love and affection) in his ongoing YouTube video series. There will be a quiz after the viewing!

Calendar du C-U: August 7-13

Friday, August 7th, 2015

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IOW: Our first TABLOIDS headline

Saturday, August 1st, 2015

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: Animated high school students come to life in real-life college student Andrew Ambrose Lee’s new Web comedy, TABLOIDS. There will be a quiz after the reading!