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Apologies for the near silence, dearest readers. I haven\u2019t had much drive to make an honest Confidential effort in several weeks, but I\u2019ve regained some focus as of late so I can hopefully ride it into the summer and post a fair amount of fresh reading for you. Old and evergreen topics will also become new again, such as the one I have for you today.<\/p>\n
Last week on Wednesday, April 21<\/strong>, we passed the 20th anniversary of \u201cMICRO-FILM Verit\u00e9<\/strong>,\u201d the very first movie presentation that I organized in Champaign-Urbana<\/strong>, so the incentive was all mine to follow through on a promise from a year ago and complete our \u201cPicture Shows du C-U<\/strong>\u201d page<\/a><\/span>. Half the events you will see listed upon scrolling or jumping past the New Art Film Festival<\/strong> took place in the earliest days of C-U Blogfidential<\/span><\/strong> while the others occurred even earlier when MICRO-FILM<\/span><\/strong> was front and center. This is now a complete record of all the showcases we had a direct hand in producing, branding, and promoting.<\/a><\/span> While in number it pales compared to the volumes of acts and special events brought to our fair Twin Cities over the years by many a booking agent and self-made impresario, we\u2019re proud of how we managed to share our niche with the community even if it had to be tried again and again to make it stick. Will the streak be extended? I don\u2019t think we\u2019ve had a clear answer to that question for some time<\/a><\/span> but, as they say, wonders never cease.<\/p>\n Thoughts are percolating about doing the same sort of information upgrade to \u201cPeriodicals du C-U<\/strong>\u201d in June since that month is the 20th anniversary of MF<\/span> issue 4<\/strong> and I never got around to adding a detailed account of MF<\/span><\/strong> on CUBlog<\/span><\/strong>. Soon, I\u2019ll tell you what corners of our online C-Universe we\u2019ll tinker with next. Requests and suggestions are welcome<\/span><\/a>, as always.<\/p>\n ~ Jason Pankoke<\/p>\n p.s.<\/em> Even though the event information is finally available at \u201cPicture Shows<\/strong>,\u201d you can marvel at the original illustrated \u201cVerit\u00e9<\/strong>\u201d program<\/a><\/span> shared on our Facebook<\/strong> account where Cecilia Lucas<\/strong> challenges you to a film duel outside the Channing-Murray Foundation<\/strong> on the University of Illinois<\/strong> campus. (Yes, I knew going in that \u201cVerit\u00e9<\/strong>\u201d would be hosted by The Highdive<\/strong>.) Look closely at the chapel\u2019s distinctive announcement board behind Lucas, and you might discover a vintage Freaky Film Festival<\/strong> flier or two.<\/p>\n p.s.2<\/em> Below is a display advertisement that I put together to jointly plug \u201cVerit\u00e9<\/strong>\u201d and \u201cZineophilia<\/strong>,\u201d the latter event devised by comics artists Dann Tincher<\/strong> and Damian Duffy<\/strong> in collaboration with local arts grand dame<\/em> Jenny Southlynn<\/strong>; I\u2019m sure it hasn\u2019t been seen since the Daily Illini<\/span><\/strong> ran it two decades ago. At the head of the post is a movie still with the cast of GOOD GRIEF<\/strong>, the 16mm indie feature I played at \u201cVerit\u00e9<\/strong>.\u201d It\u2019s good to see that its director, Portland<\/strong> resident Andrew Dickson<\/strong>, is still quite active with his disparate endeavors such as copywriting, viral coursework on freelancing, and \u2026 auctioneering?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n p.s.3<\/em> The ghost of Marlon Brando<\/strong><\/a><\/span> reminds us that, \u201cIt shoulda been on tha covah!\u201d<\/a><\/span> Damn right<\/em>.<\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n [Aaugh<\/em>. This is post #1500 + 3 on CUBlog<\/span><\/strong>. Good grief!]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We’ve finally completed the chronology of C-U Confidential and MICRO-FILM events on the ‘Picture Shows du C-U’ page. It only took us 12 months to get back to it, a-hem. 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