{"id":1090,"date":"2009-09-30T12:08:14","date_gmt":"2009-09-30T18:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=1090"},"modified":"2014-09-06T14:57:04","modified_gmt":"2014-09-06T20:57:04","slug":"film-mavericks-take-on-b-n-c-u","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=1090","title":{"rendered":"Film mavericks take on B-N, C-U"},"content":{"rendered":"

Right now is a good time to be hip to indie films here in Champaign<\/strong>, Urbana<\/strong>, and the cities beyond such as Bloomington<\/strong>, Normal<\/strong>, and Pontiac<\/strong>, for each one will be hosting a visitor or local during the next month who will address their audiences about life, history, and politics through and behind the camera lens.<\/p>\n

To help our community remember the reasons why \u201cChief Illiniwek<\/strong>\u201d should be paired with the phrase \u201cformer University of Illinois<\/strong> sports mascot\u201d forevermore \u2013 despite its curious resurrections for non-university sanctioned \u201cdances\u201d on university property<\/em>, a-hem<\/em> \u2013 iResist Coalition<\/strong><\/a> and M.E.Ch.A. de UIUC<\/strong> present \u201cDeconstructing the Mascot\u201d tonight, Wednesday, September 30<\/strong>, at 6 p.m.<\/strong> This event will feature Jay Rosenstein<\/strong> and a screening of his documentary, IN WHOSE HONOR?<\/strong> in Room 314<\/strong> of the Illini Union, UIUC, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana, IL<\/strong>. Admission is free.<\/p>\n

One hour later, SUPER SIZE ME<\/strong> and WHERE IN THE WORLD IS OSAMA BIN LADEN?<\/strong> director Morgan Spurlock<\/strong> will entertain and engage with his humorous tales during a free event<\/a> starting at 7 p.m.<\/strong> tonight, Wednesday, September 30<\/strong>, in the Braden Auditorium<\/strong> of Bone Student Center, Illinois State University, 100 N. University St., Normal, IL<\/strong>. Topics will include his life post-SSM<\/strong> as a \u201cmedia celebrity\u201d and his involvement with the omnibus adaptation of Freakonomics<\/span><\/strong> by Steven D. Levitt<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Two days later, kick off your weekend with an improbable campus film lecture when Ed Glaser<\/strong> of Dark Maze Studios<\/strong> in Champaign discusses the weird international world of \u201cremakesploitation\u201d films<\/a> that twist Hollywood originals on their ear. The prime example Glaser will unleash as \u201cExhibit \u2018A\u2019\u201d is, of course, KORKUSUZ<\/strong> a.k.a. RAMPAGE<\/strong> a.k.a. \u201cTurkish RAMBO<\/strong>,\u201d which Dark Maze dubbed into English and then released on DVD back in April. The free madness will uncork like Serdar<\/strong>\u2019s pop gun rocket launcher on Friday, October 2, 7 p.m.<\/strong>, in Armory 101<\/strong> of the Armory Building, UIUC, 505 E. Armory Ave., Champaign, IL.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two weeks after that comes a rare treat. When one thinks of the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts<\/strong> and its relatively traditional and\/or family friendly programming, one does not<\/em> necessarily think of \u201cAn Evening with John Waters<\/strong>.\u201d Sure enough, the auteur<\/em> behind such Baltimore<\/strong> trash classics as PINK FLAMINGOS<\/strong>, POLYESTER<\/strong>, and CECIL B. DEMENTED<\/strong> will bring it to the cornfields on Friday, October 16<\/strong>, starting at 7:30 p.m.<\/strong> Tickets cost between $25<\/strong> and $31<\/strong><\/a> but honestly, it might just be worth the investment to see what exactly he\u2019ll heap upon his audience at the BCPA, 600 N. East St., Bloomington, IL<\/strong>. We’d leave the dog poo and man-sized lobsters at home, however, if we were you.<\/p>\n

And finally, a project from ISU graduate student Brian Seay<\/strong> called PONTIAC\u2019S REBELLION<\/strong><\/a> will be shown on Saturday, October 24, 7 p.m.<\/strong> at Pontiac Township High School, 1100 E. Indiana Ave., Pontiac, IL<\/strong>. The film records the heightened fears faced by Pontiac citizens as the state of Illinois publicly flirted with closing a nearby correctional center in 2008, threatening the loss of jobs and security for a small-town area already hurting by the shifting economic landscape.<\/p>\n

We would also love to know whether or not the posters we saw in UIUC buildings Monday night touting an appearance by actress Marlee Matlin<\/strong> (THE L WORD, WHAT THE BLEEP DO WE KNOW?!<\/strong>) as part of a LGBT awareness series were legit. Sad to admit it, but C-U Blogfidential<\/strong> can\u2019t find any proof of its scheduling on-line anywhere<\/em> and said posters mysteriously disappeared. CUBlog<\/strong> agents are invited to check in and verify details.<\/a> And, no, we don\u2019t know what it is with all these punctuated titles lately, either.<\/p>\n

~ Jason Pankoke<\/p>\n

p.s.<\/em> For those more interested in salivating at the prospect of working in film geek heaven, we link to this report<\/a> from last night’s on-campus talk by UIUC alum Michael B. Johnson<\/strong>, who works at the Moving Picture Group of Pixar Animation Studios<\/strong>. We bow to thee, sir.<\/p>\n

p.s.2<\/em> Ack! If we had actually known about it, we would have interrupted the boys’ club above with an additional blurb about the one and only Emily Hubley<\/a> <\/strong>appearing this past Saturday, October 3<\/strong>, at the Normal Theater <\/strong>in Normal, IL<\/strong>, along with her brand-new feature THE TOE TACTIC<\/strong><\/a>. We bow to thee, ma’am, and weep with regret.<\/p>\n

[Updated 10\/5\/09, 15:45 p.m. CST]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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