Both Champaign Movie Makers of Champaign-Urbana and the Central Illinois Film Commission of Springfield have launched new on-line homes where our friendly neighborhood filmmakers can visit and interact!
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In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we address several developments in media and intellectual property involving restored copyright, Kodak bankruptcy, SOPA/PIPA, and an AMPAS report. Yes, get serious.
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From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: A slight detour is taken as we present rare video of a stage production written and directed by Champaign filmmaker Mike Trippiedi for the Celebration Company at the Station Theatre in Urbana in 1996, “Caged Vixens.”
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Select movie listings for January 20-26, 2012 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond!
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EXTRA! Archival interview with the director and writer of “Caged Vixens: A Drive-In Movie Disguised as a Play”
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While it sometimes feels like C-U Blogfidential has a lot of catching up to do, it’s not for the lack of effort in planning ahead. Here’s proof as we preview CUBlog editorial due to post in the first half of 2012!
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The next meeting of Illini Film & Video will be on Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 6 p.m., in Room 108 of the UIUC English Building on the Main Quad.
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In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we filter thoughts on a film commission, dispense the skinny on various deadlines and doings, and marvel at the meticulous wealth of movies now playing/renting near you!
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From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: Stop, drop, and watch the new music video for “Lovesick” by Morgan Orion, produced by Sam Ambler and Matt HarsH, the latter whom we discuss further because he concocts cool musician/projection hybrids in clubs. Of course, we have a clip!
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In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we earn a new Missouri fan, learn of a Mark Johns plot to impress Roger Ebert, yearn for cool friends doing cool things, and churn the waters to scoop out the movies now playing/renting near you!
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In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we highly suggest you offer help to your movie neighbors, secretly hope you follow some media links, and absolutely trust you’ll seek out the movies now playing/renting near you!
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In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we offer you Holiday Movie Gift Advice (TM) free of charge, bestow upon you several intriguing links for a song, and suggest to you many reasonably priced movies now playing and renting!
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From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: Jason Lindsey Photography branches out with a hybrid media venture, Neighborhood Sandbox, and releases its first entertainment production, the music video “Drive” featuring The Trishas of Austin, Texas.
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In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we wish you Happy Holidays because we can, we share an imminent need for Camera Operators on a downstate Illinois indie, and we stash mistletoe amongst the movies now playing/renting near you!
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From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: Santa Claus-derived madness erupts from MFHQ, stemming from the discovery of an American one-sheet for the Mexican fantasy SANTA CLAUS in a Champaign, Illinois used book store that no longer exists.
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