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Films to get Freeky at the Creek

Monday, October 18th, 2010

Joe Taylor of Sleepy Creek Vineyards in Fairmount, IL, has announced the entries that will be shown during the Freeky Creek Short Film Festival on October 29-31, 2010.

C-U Biz-en-scène: 10.15.2010

Friday, October 15th, 2010

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we discuss THE LORD IS NOT ON TRIAL HERE TODAY with Jay Rosenstein, encourage walking, engage in talking, and reveal what movies are now playing/renting near you!

Cautionary health doc to hit Art

Monday, October 11th, 2010

Scientist and author Sandra Steingraber and Toronto filmmaker Chanda Chevannes have scheduled the first stop of their Illinois tour for the new documentary, LIVING DOWNSTREAM, at the Art Theater in Champaign on Saturday, October 16, 2010.

C-U Biz-en-scène: 10.07.2010

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we bitch about unkempt work spaces, we moan about neighbor apathy towards local film, and we tell you what movies are now renting/playing near you!

“Zombie” fest to nosh on Peoria

Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

Nearly 50 years after H.G. Lewis first proved it, success comes to those indie horror flicks that know how to “bleed in Peoria” when the third annual Drunken Zombie Film Festival tosses cookies on the carpets of The Peoria Theater on Friday, November 5, and Saturday, November 6, 2010.

IOW: LADIES lead the charge

Friday, October 1st, 2010

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: Get a load of our favorite LEADING LADIES by watching the trailer! Also, take a look behind the scenes of the Rialto Theater sequence via never-before-seen photos, which arguably are still kind of hard to see…

C-U Biz-en-scène: 09.30.2010

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we tell you where LEADING LADIES and REVOLTING will play soon, how to help Kill Vampire Lincoln Productions make their next short, and what movies are now playing/renting near you!

C-U Biz-en-scène: 09.25.2010

Saturday, September 25th, 2010

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we tell you about LEADING LADIES, REVOLTING, FARM, RAGSTONE AVENUE, CONTAGION, THE LORD IS NOT ON TRIAL HERE TODAY, and what movies are now playing/renting near you! Hot damn!

IOW: POINT taken on Internet

Saturday, September 18th, 2010

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: We finally run never-before-seen pictures of Derek Klein and crew at work filming a scene on the University of Illinois’ Main Quad for Premonition Pictures’ A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW! Also, watch the opening segment of POV right here and learn where to check out the entire movie on-line!

C-U Biz-en-scène: 09.17.2010

Friday, September 17th, 2010

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we tell you about this week’s AMBER ROSE preview, this weekend’s Route 66 and Latin American film fests, next week’s Freeky Creek deadline, and what movies are now playing/renting near you!

For THE INFORMANT! eyes only

Friday, September 17th, 2010

From out of the archives, veteran Decatur Herald & Review entertainment editor Tim Cain talks about when Hollywood descended upon Decatur for THE INFORMANT! location filming in 2008.

C-U Biz-en-scène: 09.10.2010

Friday, September 10th, 2010

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we tell you what happened to A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW, how we upgraded our new YouTube channel, which publications profiled friends of CUBlog, and what movies are now playing/renting near you!

IOW: YouTube du C-U is here!

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: Whether you’re ready or not, we’re lining ’em up one by one on our brand-new YouTube channel, the C-U Confidential Revue! Peek here first for a few examples of indigenous streaming video that also appear on the channel.

C-U Biz-en-scène: 09.02.2010

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s all-purpose column, “C-U Biz-en-scène,” we tell you about our brand-new YouTube channel, the wrap of MY DOG THE SPACE TRAVELLER, a NCSA opportunity for students, and what movies are now playing/renting near you!

Dance film in need of C-U talent

Monday, August 30th, 2010

Video producer Bogdan Heretoiu and UIUC Masters’ candidate in Dance, Catrina Choate-Heretoiu, are looking to cast and crew up a “dance for camera” production to shoot in Champaign-Urbana this fall.