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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\/25: Marty McKee (writer, Johnny LaRue\u2019s Crane Shot<\/span>, Chicago, IL) \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n CONFIDENTIAL ALMANAC | Dates in Film Culture History<\/strong><\/p>\n 20 Years Ago<\/strong> \u2026 April 26-30, 2000:<\/em> The second edition of Roger Ebert\u2019s Overlooked Film Festival<\/strong> at the Virginia Theatre<\/strong> in Champaign, IL<\/strong>, becomes the perfect vehicle to debut the second edition of MICRO-FILM<\/span><\/strong> journal released by Opteryx Press<\/strong> of Champaign. Mere blocks from their office, editor Jason Pankoke<\/strong> tables at \u201cEbertfest<\/strong>\u201d for the first time in the main lobby next to Wisconsin<\/strong> filmmaker Mark Borchardt<\/strong>, whose fabled genre short COVEN<\/strong> and star-making documentary AMERICAN MOVIE<\/strong> play the night of Thursday, April 27<\/strong>. Articles in MICRO-FILM<\/span> 2<\/strong> feature interviews with filmmakers Kevin DiNovis<\/strong> on \u201cEbertfest\u201d 1999 selection SURRENDER DOROTHY<\/strong>, Jay Rosenstein<\/strong> on the hotly debated IN WHOSE HONOR?<\/strong>, Mark Pirro<\/strong> on COLOR-BLINDED<\/strong> and his micro-budget output, and Chris Smith<\/strong> on AMERICAN MOVIE<\/strong>, as well as discussion of the distinguished film artists Maya Deren<\/strong> and Bill Viola<\/strong>. This issue receives the largest press run in the publication\u2019s history based on the positive feedback to MF<\/span> 1<\/strong> and potential for newsstand distribution in the United States<\/strong>. Purchase<\/span><\/a><\/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\/28: John Isberg (founder, Workshop Films Collective, Champaign, IL)
\n4\/29: Sophie McMahan (artist, Sophie McMahan, Urbana, IL)
\n4\/30: Eric Sizemore (actor, THE LAST RUNG ON THE LADDER, Swede Films, Urbana, IL)
\n4\/30: Matt Shivers (voice actor, SUPERZUZAA, WildBrain\/DHX Media, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)<\/p>\n
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