C-U Blogfidential

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we find the release date for PRESS START 2, lament a lost student film, spill on a new Illini Film & Video project, and give up what movies are now playing/renting near you!

In the return of C-U Blogfidential’s monthly open forum, “Clean Slate,” we want to know what you’ll be up to movie-wise in the coming year!

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: Let’s now take a quick look at the work of Johnnie May and Danny Plotnick that typifies the wide-ranging variety once presented at Champaign-Urbana’s Freaky Film Festival from 1997 to 2000.

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we salute REVOLTING, IT’S A PENGUINFUL LIFE, and the Art Theater in victory, announce calls for actors, plug this weekend’s film fests, and reveal what movies are now playing/renting near you!

Champaign/Monticello filmmaker Robin Christian reports from the road about one of several industry conferences he attends each year, this one sponsored by the National Association of Television Program Executives.

The seventh annual Embarras Valley Film Festival will explore silent film in the Land of Lincoln on November 11-13, 2010, at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: Let’s take a quick look at the award-winning entries that typified the horrific variety presented at this year’s Freeky Creek Short Film Festival: BEDTIME FOR TIMMY, SIDE EFFECT, and THE WINTER STALKER!

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we tell you about a George Hickenlooper moment, the Freeky Creek FF that was, the Drunken Zombie FF that will be, the IMC Film Fest yet to come, and what movies are now playing/renting near you!

In this edition of “A Knife in a Gun Fight,” author Michelle Kaffko experiences a flashback while watching the DVD collection of Al Jarnow animations, CELESTIAL NAVIGATIONS, compiled and released by the Numero Group of Chicago.

The Danville Public Library of Danville, IL, has announced the films that will be shown during its “Real Vs. Reel” film series which begins November 8, 2010, with Orson Welles’ CITIZEN KANE.

The Illini Film & Video club at the University of Illinois has announced the dates for this year’s 49-Hour Film Festival and competition – November 5-8, 2010!

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: Get your first good look at the no-budget, southern Illinois indie FARM, and then peruse exclusive behind-the-scene photos courtesy of the filmmakers!

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we tell you about FARM, ONCE UPON A TIME IN 1972, “GEEKS AND ZOMBIES,” the Buttered Corn on the Cob Film Festival, and what movies are now playing/renting near you! Holy guacamole!

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: Peruse a few more never-before-seen images of the LEADING LADIES production team filming at the former Rialto Theater, and then watch Team Beahm film in full motion courtesy of a local news segment!

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we tell you about one more REVOLTING, an Innocent Words DVD drive, a portfolio photo opportunity, a new N-G movie column, and what movies are now playing/renting near you!