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Our movie and media Calendar appears every Friday\/Saturday on <\/em>C-U Blogfidential<\/span><\/strong> and caters to the downstate region anchored by Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, USA.<\/em><\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n MILESTONES | Happy Birthday to You!<\/strong><\/p>\n 4\/18: Mike Trippiedi (actor, A NORMAL DAY\/THE DISCOVERY OF THE JACKABOW, Pens to Lens 2018, Champaign-Urbana Film Society, Champaign, IL) \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n MFHQ MEMO | From Chambana People who craft words for a living or simply the love of literature have undoubtedly run into \u201cwriter\u2019s block.\u201d Is there such a thing as running into \u201cwriter\u2019s brusque\u201d when jotting down a draft? Asking for a friend who must remind himself often enough that rewrites are his salvation.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n CONFIDENTIAL ALMANAC | Dates in Film Culture History<\/strong><\/p>\n 15 Years Ago<\/strong> \u2026 Friday, April 22, 2005:<\/em> Chris Folkens<\/strong>, an ambitious University of Illinois<\/strong> senior in LAS-Speech Communication<\/strong> and member of Illini Film & Video<\/strong>, premiered his second narrative featurette TOXIN<\/strong> during two shows at Armory 101<\/strong> inside the Armory Building<\/strong> concurrent with that year\u2019s Roger Ebert\u2019s Film Festival<\/strong>. Rumored to be in attendance was Hollywood<\/strong> producer Roy Lee<\/strong> (THE RING, THE GRUDGE<\/strong>), otherwise visiting campus to speak at the East Asian Languages and Cultures<\/strong> department. Folkens’ action-drama starred then-UI students Aaron Golden<\/strong> (FALLING OVERNIGHT<\/strong>) and Karla Strum<\/strong> (TERRI, LITTLE ACCIDENTS<\/strong>) along with genre film veteran Robert Nolan Clark<\/strong> (RHINELAND<\/strong>). [R]<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area<\/strong><\/p>\n @ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL<\/strong> @ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL<\/strong> @ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL<\/strong> Events featuring locally produced movies are marked with an asterisk (*). Additional \u201cNow Playing\u201d and \u201cComing Soon\u201d listings appear after the jump!<\/em><\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n <\/p>\n NOW PLAYING | The Cities Beyond<\/strong><\/p>\n @ AMC Classic Village Mall 6, Danville, IL<\/strong> @ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL<\/strong> @ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL<\/strong> @ The Lincoln Family Theater & Community Center, Lincoln, IL<\/strong> @ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL<\/strong> @ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL<\/strong> @ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL<\/strong> @ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL<\/strong> @ Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL<\/strong> @ Streator Eagle 6, Streator, IL<\/strong>
\n4\/21: William Kephart (actor, CORNERED\/THE MONSTER WHO ATE THE BOY, Pens to Lens 2018, Champaign-Urbana Film Society, Champaign, IL)
\n4\/21: Brian Paris (multimedia producer, City of Champaign administration department, Champaign, IL)
\n4\/23: Chelsea Norton (director of marketing and communications, Champaign Park District, Champaign, IL)<\/p>\nMendota<\/del> with Love<\/del> Language<\/strong><\/p>\n
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