{"id":1015,"date":"2009-09-09T22:53:54","date_gmt":"2009-09-10T04:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=1015"},"modified":"2014-09-06T14:57:22","modified_gmt":"2014-09-06T20:57:22","slug":"nine-little-plot-points-for-9909","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=1015","title":{"rendered":"Nine little nuggets for 9\/9\/09"},"content":{"rendered":"

C-U Blogfidential<\/strong> has decided to briefly hop on the mathematical bandwagon like the cultural hobos we are, freeloading just long enough to get our thoughts across until we find the next jumping-off point. (In other words, flowery language for \u201cSorry we\u2019re late to the theme party. Did you hear the nine about \u2026 Oops<\/em>, gotta go!\u201d) Therefore, we bequeath unto you nueve <\/em>myriad nuggets before we nod off into the wee hours of the 10th of September\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2022 One of our favorite fall movie-going traditions returns next month when the Millikin <\/strong>[University<\/strong>] Shadow Cast<\/strong> gears up to take on the reason for their season \u2013 THE<\/strong> ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW<\/strong> (1975). You know, the one with a different <\/em>set of jaws. @ The Avon Theater<\/a>, 426 N. Water St., Decatur, IL. Friday, October 16 & Saturday, October 17, Midnight. $10.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Eric Hector <\/strong>of Heroic Age Studios<\/a> <\/strong>in Mt. Zion, IL<\/strong>, is now offering package deals to independent film producers for planning, production, and post-production needs. Equipment available includes the RED camera and a fully-equipped grip truck. Among many jobs currently on the Heroic Age plate are an industrial video shooting this week in Bloomington-Normal <\/strong>and a series of low-budget feature films that will be made in downstate Illinois.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Mike <\/strong>and Leslie Boedicker <\/strong>of Roselawn Productions <\/strong>in Danville, IL<\/strong>, will soon be showing friends and confidants (including CUBlog <\/strong>personnel) a complete rough cut of their comedic feature, REVOLTING<\/a><\/strong>. The story involves a disgruntled playwright whose creations taunt him while attempting to capture lighting in a bottle twice. We trust the film itself will get a second shot in the immediate future with the general public; stay tuned right here for updates!<\/p>\n

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\u2022 The IPRH Film Series<\/a> <\/strong>resumes for the 2009-10 academic year with a screening and discussion of THE TRUMAN SHOW <\/strong>(1998), directed by Peter Weir <\/strong>and starring Jim Carrey <\/strong>and Ed Harris<\/strong>, and how it relates to the \u201ccomplex issue of representation.\u201d The series will continue with A FACE IN THE CROWD <\/strong>(1957, Oct. 15), THE GREAT DICTATOR <\/strong>(1940, Oct. 29), and BRAZIL <\/strong>(1985, Nov. 12). Sponsored by the Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities<\/strong>. @ KAM Auditorium (Room 62), Krannert Art Museum, UIUC, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign, IL. Thursday, September 17, 5:30 p.m. Free.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 So, the literal word on the street \u2013 I confirmed the news in downtown Champaign <\/strong>earlier this evening \u2013 is that Matt HarsH<\/strong> and Sam Ambler <\/strong>will continue their local music video streak by producing a visual for the Elsinore <\/strong>song \u201cChemicals<\/strong>,\u201d which can be streamed from the band\u2019s MySpace<\/strong> page<\/a> and will be included on their upcoming LP, Yes Yes Yes<\/span><\/strong>. Recent Harsh\/Ambler collaborations include \u201cLet Me Inside When I Knock On Your Door<\/strong>\u201d with Morgan Orion and the Constellations <\/strong>(see item: 6\/3\/09<\/a>) and \u201cThe Beat Was Burnt<\/strong>\u201d with Megan Johns and the Greytones<\/strong>, which CUBlog <\/strong>will cover next week.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Johnny Robinson <\/strong>of Urbana, IL<\/strong>, will be marketing his services as sound recordist for film and video productions under the name Good Sound<\/strong>. He will also be teaching a six-hour workshop on the same through Champaign Movie Makers <\/strong>on the afternoon of Sunday, September 20<\/strong>. Contact Robinson about either opportunity by writing johnny [at] johnnyrobinson [dot] com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Capping a month-long block of Beyond Normal Films <\/strong>picks, which started with the animated tour-de-force<\/em> SITA SINGS THE BLUES <\/strong>by Urbana native Nina Paley<\/strong>, will be the return of the Manhattan Short Film Festival<\/strong>. The event allows attendees to experience international cinema and then vote on their favorite selections along with audiences from more than 100 additional theaters all over the world. @ The Normal Theater<\/a>, 209 North St., Normal, IL. Saturday, September 26, 7 p.m. $$$.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 New MICRO-FILM <\/strong>friend Joe Taylor <\/strong>of Fairmount, IL<\/strong>, held a private screening for his first full-length movie production, CONNOR\u2019S WOODS<\/strong>, last weekend on the grounds of his business, Sleepy Creek Vineyards<\/a><\/strong>. The story concerns a war veteran who learns that he may be the hunted on another man\u2019s property. Taylor intends to arrange a public premiere this fall and has promised to pass along details to CUBlog <\/strong>when they\u2019re available!<\/p>\n

\u2022 Finally, in the wake of Focus Features<\/strong>\u2019 computer-animated adventure 9<\/strong>, directed by Shane Acker <\/strong>and released in theaters today, we\u2019d like to reintroduce an oldie but goodie that has always been one of our favorite local films here at the Secret MICRO-FILM Headquarters<\/strong>. Despite its low-tech, Super 8 veneer, we\u2019re eternally amazed at how this little exercise in identity crisis was (mostly) produced by one man on his basement table in Urbana. And, unlike the highly textured rag doll warriors of 9 <\/strong>and all the whiz-bang computers that generated them, one could easily make one\u2019s self a Ping Pong head guy and send him on his merry way into further battles with anguish and ennui<\/em>. Hmm<\/em>, better ask Johnnie May <\/strong>about that first before you do so. For the time being, just check out the original ISOLATION <\/strong>from 1998<\/a> and you can thank us later.<\/p>\n

~ Jason Pankoke<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s not often that one sees such a potluck served here at C-U Blogfidential, but here you go … all nine courses’ worth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53,29,10,13,31],"tags":[237,240,238,239,242,243,222,241,95,236],"class_list":["post-1015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-educationclasses","category-music-video","category-production-updates","category-public-events","category-the-old-school","tag-connors-woods","tag-elsinore","tag-heroic-age-studios","tag-iprh-film-series","tag-isolation","tag-johnnie-may","tag-johnny-robinson","tag-manhattan-short-film-festival","tag-revolting","tag-the-rocky-horror-picture-show"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1015"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1015\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}