{"id":207,"date":"2007-09-20T03:25:30","date_gmt":"2007-09-20T09:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=207"},"modified":"2014-09-06T15:00:12","modified_gmt":"2014-09-06T21:00:12","slug":"coming-soon-sept-2007-pt2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=207","title":{"rendered":"Coming Soon: Sept 2007 pt.2"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following special events are \u201ccoming soon\u201d to the area in September. Please support this diverse film programming by attending and spreading the word!<\/em><\/p>\n

The movies march forth in central Illinois, with a couple of return engagements amongst a few surprises:<\/p>\n

~~~~~<\/p>\n

Thursday, September 20, 7 p.m.<\/strong>: The biannual Human Rights Film Series<\/strong> kicks off its fall\u00a0run with WETBACK: THE UNDOCUMENTED DOCUMENTARY<\/strong>, about Nicaraguan migrants who attempt to cross through North America to reach Canada. The series continues on consecutive Thursdays with TAXI DREAMS<\/strong> (Sept. 27), FARMINGVILLE<\/strong> (Oct. 4), and LETTERS FROM THE OTHER SIDE<\/strong> (Oct. 11). Discussion and refreshments follow the screenings. @ Illinois Disciples Foundation,\u00a0610 E.\u00a0Springfield Ave., Champaign<\/strong>. Free. Click for more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, September 20, 7 p.m.<\/strong>: The Springfield and Central Illinois Film Commission<\/strong> meets once a month to provide networking opportunities and highlight local achievements. @ Banquet Room, Kicks Family Entertainment Center, 2744 S. Sixth St., Springfield<\/strong>. Click for more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, September 21 <\/strong>through Sunday, September 23<\/strong>: If you\u00a0can’t wait for the Beatles-inspired ACROSS THE UNIVERSE<\/strong> to reach a theater near you, why not go for the real deal? Skip Huston<\/strong>\u00a0will roll\u00a0out one of the greatest rock movies ever, A HARD DAY’S NIGHT<\/strong> (1964), for three nights only: 9\/21, 8 p.m., 9\/22, 8 p.m.<\/strong>, and 9\/23, 5 p.m.<\/strong> Go see John, Paul, George, and Ringo larger than life in silvery black-and-white; it’ll make you feel all right. @ Avon Theatre, 426 N. Water St., Decatur<\/strong>. Click for more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, September 23, 5:30 p.m. & 7 p.m.<\/strong>: So mysterious that its only Web mention (until now)\u00a0is the cryptic\u00a0CUCalendar.com<\/strong> entry linked here, the Moving Images<\/strong> festival\u00a0presents “submissions from the undergraduate, graduate students, and alumni” of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign<\/strong>. News to me. Now, it’s news to you, too. @ Armory 101, Armory Building, UIUC, 505 E. Armory Ave., Champaign<\/strong>. Free. Click for more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, September 25:<\/strong> Local micro-budget posse Dark Maze Studios<\/strong>\u00a0will finally release the DVD\u00a0of its videogame-inspired action-fantasy PRESS START<\/strong> (2007) on this date, featuring three commentaries, three “Bonus Level” cartoons, and other extras. Score!<\/em> Watch C-U Blogfidential<\/strong> for additional news about the PRESS START<\/strong> premiere @ Virginia Theatre<\/strong>\u00a0and an exclusive interview with director\/producer Ed Glaser<\/strong>. Click for more<\/a><\/p>\n

~~~~~<\/p>\n

When you’re finished seeing the sights, stop by next week to learn\u00a0what’s “Coming Soon” to a theater near C-U!<\/p>\n

~ Jason Pankoke<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Coming Soon: WETBACK: THE UNDOCUMENTED DOCUMENTARY at Illinois Disciples Foundation, Champaign, IL (9\/20\/07), Springfield and Central Illinois Film Commission meeting at Kicks, Springfield, IL (9\/20\/07), A HARD DAY’S NIGHT at the Avon Theatre, Decatur, IL (9\/21-23\/07), the Moving Images Festival at Armory 101, Armory Building, UIUC, Champaign, IL (9\/23\/07), and the DVD release of local film PRESS START (9\/25\/07).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,13,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-meetings","category-public-events","category-videos-du-c-u"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207","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=207"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}