{"id":148,"date":"2007-02-21T22:26:26","date_gmt":"2007-02-22T04:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=148"},"modified":"2014-09-06T15:01:03","modified_gmt":"2014-09-06T21:01:03","slug":"coming-soon-feb-2007-pt2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=148","title":{"rendered":"Coming Soon: Feb 2007 pt.2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every now and then, C-U Blogfidential<\/strong> will highlight limited-run screenings in the area which often receive little to no press in traditional news outlets. The following events\u00a0are \u201ccoming soon\u201d in February and March; please support this diverse film programming in our community by attending and spreading the word. Multiplexes and television sets are no substitute for a true cinema experience!<\/em><\/p>\n

Might as well lace up those running shoes, folks, because the second half of this week is stocked with places to go and movies to see!<\/p>\n

Boardman’s Art Theatre,\u00a0126 W.\u00a0Church St., Champaign, IL<\/strong>, follows up its French and Asian cinema events with the Latin American Film Festival<\/strong>, which will take place from Friday, February 23<\/strong>, to Thursday, March 1<\/strong>. Five contemporary features will play on a rotating schedule over the course of the week: BLESSED BY FIRE <\/strong>(Argentina), HABANA BLUES<\/strong> (Cuba), SIN AMPARO<\/strong> (Columbia), FAVELA RISING<\/strong> (Brazil), and MACHUCA<\/strong> (Chile). Descriptions and exact play dates can be found on the Art’s Web site<\/a>; primary sponsors of the film festival\u00a0are the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies<\/strong> and the Department of Spanish, Italian, & Portuguese<\/strong> at the University of Illinois<\/strong>. Admission will be $6.50 per show.<\/p>\n

Foreign cinema of a different magnitude dominates the 24th annual Insect Fear Film Festival<\/a><\/strong> this Saturday,\u00a0February 24, 7 p.m.<\/strong>, at Foellinger Auditorium, 709 S. Matthews Ave., Urbana, IL<\/strong>. This year, IFFF creator and\u00a0UIUC Entomology Department<\/strong> head\u00a0May Berenbaum<\/strong> will unleash the original\u00a0MOTHRA<\/strong> (1961) and the first of three Nineties sequels, REBIRTH OF MOTHRA<\/strong> (1996), along with moth-a-rific shorts and an episode of the kids’ anime<\/em>,\u00a0YU-GI-OH<\/strong>. Expect\u00a0a menagerie of live and preserved specimens to greet attendees in the foyer, under the care of Entomology Graduate Student Association<\/strong> members, while creepy spooky K-12 artwork will also be on display. Admission for this all-ages event\u00a0is free, with\u00a0butterfly nets optional. Good\u00a0luck in finding one big enough.<\/p>\n

The Human Rights Film Series<\/strong> returns for the spring semester, featuring DECLINING BY DEGREES<\/strong> (February 22<\/strong>), HUNGRY FOR PROFIT<\/strong> (March 1<\/strong>), WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR?<\/strong> (March 8<\/strong>), and WHY WE FIGHT<\/strong> (March 15<\/strong>) on successive Thursdays<\/strong>, starting at 7 p.m.<\/strong> Hosted by the Illinois Disciples Foundation, 610 E. Springfield Ave., Champaign, IL<\/strong>, the HRFS presents works that tackle social issues\u00a0with a non-mainstream bent. Each show is free admission to the public; discussion sessions and light refreshments typically follow each film. The official page\u00a0and PDF flyer are\u00a0right here<\/a>, while text-only detail can be found on this Independent Media Center<\/strong> post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Readers living near the Soy Captial have a chance to put on a glamorous face for a worthy cause at the Avon Theatre, 426 N. Water St., Decatur, IL<\/strong>,\u00a0this Thursday, February 22, 7:30 p.m.<\/strong>, when the Friends of St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation<\/strong> presents a benefit premiere of the feature, THE ULTIMATE GIFT<\/a><\/strong>. A $100 donation to the Foundation earns admission for two as well as entrance to an h’ors d’oeuvre<\/em> reception at the City Plaza, 410 N. Water St.<\/strong> Suggested attire is\u00a0“red-carpet fabulous” and RSVPs can be made by calling (217) 464-2510<\/strong>.\u00a0The movie, starring Drew Fuller, James Garner, Lee Meriwether, Brian Dennehy<\/strong>, and LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE<\/strong> herself, Abigail Breslin<\/strong>, opens nationally on March 9.<\/p>\n

At the very same moment – Thursday, February 22, 7:30 p.m.<\/strong> – the Rec Room<\/a><\/strong> at the Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana, IL<\/strong>, <\/strong>will host “Lebowski Fest,” presumably a riff on the big-city celebrations of Jeff “The Dude” Dowd<\/strong> and the Coen Brothers<\/strong>‘ cult classic, THE BIG LEBOWSKI<\/strong> (1998). The Daily Illini<\/u><\/strong> ad for this variation promises “Door and Trivia Prizes\u00a0… Movie Showing … Free Refreshments (Lebowski Style).” Can it truly be “Lebowski Style” without alcohol? What the fuck<\/em>, Donny? Oh, well, at least\u00a0we can still\u00a0bowl…<\/p>\n

Finally, the Art has scheduled matinee showings of the Bollywood drama EKLAVYA: THE ROYAL GUARD<\/strong> on Saturday, March 3<\/strong>, and Sunday,\u00a0March 4<\/strong>, both at 1 p.m.<\/strong> Admission will be $10.<\/p>\n

~ Jason Pankoke<\/p>\n

[Wow! This is post #100 on C-U Blogfidential<\/strong>! Here’s to 100 more!]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Coming Soon: “Lebowski Fest” at the Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL (2\/22\/07), benefit screening of THE ULTIMATE GIFT at the Avon Theatre, Decatur, IL (2\/22\/07), Human Rights Film Festival at the Illinois Disciples Foundation, Champaign, IL (starting 2\/22\/07), Latin American Film Festival at Boardman’s Art Theatre, Champaign, IL (2\/23-3\/01\/07), Insect Fear Film Festival at Foellinger Auditorium, UIUC, Urbana, IL (2\/24\/07), and EKLAVYA at Boardman’s Art Theatre, Champaign, IL (3\/3-4\/07). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-area-festivals","category-public-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148","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=148"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}