{"id":2354,"date":"2010-11-12T01:38:01","date_gmt":"2010-11-12T07:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=2354"},"modified":"2014-09-06T14:55:33","modified_gmt":"2014-09-06T20:55:33","slug":"c-u-biz-en-scene-11-12-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=2354","title":{"rendered":"C-U Biz-en-sc\u00e8ne: 11.12.2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cC-U Biz-en-sc\u00e8ne\u201d appears every Thursday\/Friday on <\/em>C-U Blogfidential <\/strong>to give our readers a succinct snapshot of the cinema activity in and near <\/em>Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, USA<\/strong>. Please support the artists and their work, attend screenings and events, and otherwise become active in our esoteric little world!<\/em><\/p>\n

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MFHQ & YOU:
\nQuote of the Day That May Only Mean Something to Us<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI return to the manifesto to fight the only way I know how, because I am a soldier in the culture war and art<\/em> is my weapon of choice.\u201d<\/em> ~ EXISTO<\/p>\n

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MERCH ALERT!<\/strong><\/p>\n

We ask that you consider purchasing back issues of MICRO-FILM<\/strong> and C-U Confidential<\/strong> to help erase our outstanding print bill before we return to the printer with files for not only CUZine no.5<\/strong> but our delayed special issues, C-U Confidential \u201999<\/strong> and MICRO-FILM 2000<\/strong>. You can order by using the \u201cDonate\u201d PayPal<\/strong> button here<\/a> or sending cash\/check\/money order\/cashier\u2019s check to: Jason Pankoke, Editor, MICRO-FILM, 401 N. Prairie, Suite 3D, Champaign, IL, 61820<\/strong>. Documents should be made payable to \u201cJason Pankoke\u201d and personal\/business checks will have to sit 4-6 weeks to clear. The sale is good for MICRO-FILM<\/strong> issues 1-7<\/a> (do not <\/em>use the old PayPal buttons if you want sale prices) and C-U Confidential<\/strong> issues 1-4<\/a> until further notice. For any single order: 1st copy MF<\/strong>, $5 ppd; 2nd copy MF<\/strong>, $4 ppd, 3rd copy MF<\/strong>, $3 ppd; 4th+ copy MF<\/strong>, $2 ppd each; 1st copy CUZine<\/strong>, $4 ppd; 2nd copy CUZine<\/strong>, $3 ppd, 3rd+ copy CUZine<\/strong>, $1 ppd each. If you have trouble figuring out a total price, simply write us at cuconfidential [at] gmail [dot] com<\/strong> for help. We need to nail this by the end of February 2011<\/strong> or nefarious decisions will have to be made in the bowels of the Secret MICRO-FILM Headquarters<\/strong>. Thanks in advance for your support!<\/em><\/p>\n

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PRODUCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thank goodness for relevant Facebook <\/strong>postings that randomly pop up in the News feed or the side column and perk the interest of CUBiz<\/strong>! For instance, our rockin\u2019 friend Nate Schwalm<\/strong> shared a flyer for a self-described \u201czombie documentary\u201d called THE INSIDE STORY<\/strong> which calls for lead actors, \u201cinnocent bystanders,\u201d and the requisite undead types to report for duty on Saturday, November 13<\/strong>, starting at 12 p.m.<\/strong> in the Bridge Lounge<\/strong> of the Eastern Illinois University student union<\/strong>. Those who wish to audition for relatively clean face time (e.g., roles with lines, unless the filmmakers play against type and afford their zombies dialogue) should write tatamous1 [at] hotmail [dot] com<\/strong> with \u201cZombie\u201d in the Subject line.<\/p>\n

Also appearing on the FB as an \u201cEvent\u201d that CUBiz <\/strong>friends are \u201cattending,\u201d the Champaign <\/strong>marketing firm Surface51<\/a> <\/strong>has put out a call for \u201ca diverse group of individuals to be extras in a variety of television and video projects. No experience is necessary. Minorities, seniors, students, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.\u201d To be considered, send your name, phone number, e-mail, age, general availability, and a photo of yourself to Teresa Ellis<\/strong> at Teresa [at] surface51 [dot] com<\/strong>. Ellis tells CUBiz <\/strong>that formal auditions will be held at a future date for speaking roles and that persons on file with them will be notified before the general public about those. She also clarifies that the work varies in content and is produced for various regional non-profits, small businesses, and university-related clients.<\/p>\n

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EVENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since we just wrote it up, we\u2019ll simply point you right back<\/a> to this Monday\u2019s post featuring the schedule for the seventh annual Embarrass Valley Film Festival<\/strong><\/a> which will take place November 11-13<\/strong> on the Eastern Illinois University campus in Charleston<\/strong> with a focus on pre-sound cinema. Of course, that brings up the nonsensical conundrum of the day \u2013 what will happen if a bunch of silent film aficionados run into an army of growling low-budget zombies? Chew on that one for a few moments.<\/p>\n

And since we didn\u2019t realize it was right around the corner, we\u2019ll simply point you to the Art Theater<\/strong>\u2019s Web site<\/a> for detailed information about the Korean Film Festival<\/strong> they will host today, Friday, November 12<\/strong>, starting at 1 p.m.<\/strong> Look for hot links leading to a downloadable PDF schedule.<\/p>\n

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AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Danville <\/strong>filmmaker Mike Boedicker<\/strong> has announced that his project REVOLTING<\/a> <\/strong>won the \u201cBest Comedy Feature\u201d award last weekend at the Illinois International Film Festival<\/strong> in Chicago<\/strong>, which also bestowed its \u201cBest Animated Short\u201d prize on IT\u2019S A PENGUINFUL LIFE<\/strong><\/a> by Thomas Nicol<\/strong> and Becky Griesheimer<\/strong>. Hooray for central Illinois <\/strong>indies and congratulations to everyone! You can read through the entire list of winners<\/a> on the IIFF Web site.<\/p>\n

With today\u2019s revelation of buzz <\/strong><\/span>magazine\u2019s \u201cBest of C-U 2010\u201d awards, voted on by the general populace of our fair twin cities, we now know that the Art Theater<\/strong> has received the nod for both \u201cBest Place to See a Movie<\/a>\u201d \u2013 was it ever <\/em>in doubt? \u2013 and \u201cBest New Business<\/a>,\u201d which technically is correct since Sanford Hess<\/strong> took over operating in the Art on January 1 of this year. He\u2019s a worthy winner who has played his cards right and the movie lovers of Champaign-Urbana have responded in kind. Way to go!<\/p>\n

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MEDIA LINKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Boy oh <\/em>boy, must we resort to this?<\/a> Well, okay, we just did. The horror\/sci-fi\/gaming fan press has been buzzing possibilities of this team-up for a while and, presuming it gets sealed with a kiss and a signed contract in the near future, it should prove to be more fruitful than, say, that one time when Harrison Ford<\/strong> touched down at Willard Airport<\/strong> briefly<\/a> to refuel his helicopter and refuel himself at Hooters<\/strong>. (HAY<\/em>–oh!<\/em>) The most-likely-occasional-at-best presence of Guillermo del Toro<\/strong> in the C-U would probably result in nil contact with the local filmmaking contingent and precious few public appearances \u2013 which didn\u2019t stop one Parkland College<\/strong> student from pontificating<\/a> how far away the director of CRONOS <\/strong>and BLADE II<\/strong> would be from his home town, Farmer City<\/strong> \u2013 although one imagines Exile on Main Street<\/strong> and G-Mart<\/strong> will receive token visits as goodwill and convenient stops for the man to get his pop culture fix. Your humble editor will refrain from holding his breath on anything regarding del Toro other than to say he\u2019d rather see this <\/em>big-budget filmmaker frequent MICRO-FILM County<\/strong> over many others. And because he knows you\u2019ll ask, he loved THE DEVIL\u2019S BACKBONE<\/strong> and highly enjoyed HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY<\/strong> but hasn\u2019t seen any other del Toro unless you count SPLICE<\/strong>. Yes<\/em>, that excludes PAN\u2019S LABRYNTH<\/strong>. When <\/em>you\u2019re actively helping MFHQ <\/strong>rock beyond all compare and hum effortlessly like a thousand supercomputers, then <\/em>you can criticize the lapses in his movie-watching logic \u2026 and only <\/em>then.<\/p>\n

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PLAYING THIS WEEK<\/strong><\/p>\n

@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL: Korean Film Festival<\/strong> (11\/12), CATFISH <\/strong>(11\/13 on), BETTER OFF DEAD<\/strong> (11\/13, 1 & 10 p.m.; 11\/14, 1 p.m.; 11\/18, 10 p.m.)<\/p>\n

@ The Canopy Club, Urbana, IL: Pizza + Pitcher and Movie \u2013 DODGEBALL, TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE, I LOVE YOU, MAN<\/strong> (11\/14, 6 p.m.)<\/p>\n

@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: MORNING GLORY, UNSTOPPABLE, CONVICTION<\/strong> (11\/12 on)<\/p>\n

@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: SOLITARY MAN<\/strong> (11\/11-11\/14, 7 p.m.), THE PARKING LOT MOVIE<\/strong> (11\/16-11\/17, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n

@ The Lorraine Theatre, Hoopeston, IL: MEGAMIND <\/strong>(11\/12 on)<\/p>\n

@ Eastern Illinois University campus & other venues, Charleston, IL: Embarras Valley Film Festival<\/strong> (11\/11-11\/13)<\/p>\n

@ That\u2019s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: ANTICHRIST, SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD, CHARLIE ST. CLOUD, GROWN UPS, RAMONA AND BEEZUS<\/strong>, more! (11\/9 on)<\/p>\n

@ Landmark Century Center Cinema & other venues, Chicago, IL: Reeling 29: Chicago Gay & Lesbian Film Festival<\/strong> (11\/12-11\/13)<\/p>\n

@ Hi-Pointe Theatre\/Tivoli Theatre\/Webster University & other venues, St. Louis, MO: St. Louis International Film Festival <\/strong>(11\/11-11\/21)<\/p>\n

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Locally produced movies and events featuring locally produced movies are marked with an asterisk (*). <\/em>Go see \u2018em!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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COMING SOON<\/strong><\/p>\n

11\/18: Central Illinois Film Commission meeting
\n@ Di Piero\u2019s Sicilian Cucina, Springfield, IL, 7 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

11\/19-11\/21: Dark Carnival Film Festival, Bloomington, IN<\/p>\n

11\/20: LEADING LADIES*
\n@ Landmark Tivoli Theatre, St. Louis, MO, 3:30 p.m. (@ St. Louis International Film Festival)<\/strong><\/p>\n

2\/18-2\/27, 2011: Big Muddy Film Festival
\n@ Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL<\/strong><\/p>\n

3\/22-3\/27, 2011: Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI<\/p>\n

3\/30-4\/1, 2011: Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI<\/p>\n

4\/27-5\/1, 2011: Roger Ebert\u2019s Film Festival
\n@ Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL<\/strong><\/p>\n

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COMMUNITY FILM SERIES<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cReal Vs. Reel\u201d Movie Series
\n@ Danville Public Library, Danville, IL, 6:30 p.m.<\/strong>
\n12\/13: ROCKY; 1\/10\/11: SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS; 2\/14\/11: HOOSIERS; 3\/14\/11: A PLACE IN THE SUN; 4\/11\/11: THE FUGITIVE<\/p>\n

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UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES<\/strong><\/p>\n

AsiaLENS: AEMS Documentary\/Film Series
\n@ Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m.<\/strong>
\n12\/7: BURMA VJ<\/p>\n

Global Lens 2010: International Films
\n@ Main Lounge, Allen Hall\/Unit One, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m.<\/strong>
\n11\/17: ORDINARY PEOPLE, Serbia; 12\/1: THE SHAFT, China; 12\/8: SHIRLEY ADAMS, South Africa<\/p>\n

Global Lens 2010: International Films
\n@ Latzer Hall, University YMCA, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, 5:30 p.m.<\/strong>
\n11\/11: OCEAN OF AN OLD MAN, India; 11\/18: ORDINARY PEOPLE, Serbia; 12\/2: THE SHAFT, China; 12\/9: SHIRLEY ADAMS, South Africa<\/p>\n

IPRH Film Series
\n@ Room 62, Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, 5:30 p.m.<\/strong>
\n11\/11: THIRTEEN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ONE THING; More TBA<\/p>\n

Israeli Movie Club
\n@ The Cohen Center, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, 7:30 p.m.<\/strong>
\n11\/29: OR (MY TREASURE)<\/p>\n

NEW! Korean Film Festival
\n@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL<\/strong>
\n11\/12: SPEED SCANDAL (1 p.m.), TAKE-OFF (3:20 p.m.), MARATHON (6 p.m.), 200 POUNDS BEAUTY (9 p.m.)<\/p>\n

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OUTRO<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every now and then, we\u2019re surprised by the MICRO-FILM<\/strong> faithful in pleasant and mysterious ways. Who knew we would tune in to Urbana Public Television<\/strong><\/a> (UPTV) on a random Saturday night and encounter a heaping dose of public domain movie madness in the form of early Sixties monochrome Gothic Italian horror, CASTLE OF TERROR<\/strong>, complete with horror hosts! Of course, we planted our butts and watched to the end of this Massachusetts<\/strong>-made concoction, THE DUNGEON OF DR. DRECK<\/strong><\/a>, created by old MF <\/strong>friend Mike Legge<\/strong> whose light-hearted genre satire<\/a> (BRAINDRAINER, CURTAINS<\/strong>) always stood out from the micro-budget pack. Creeping out East Coast cable subscribers since 2004, DR. DRECK<\/strong> has spawned more than 100 episodes as well as a same-named video feature released by Sub Rosa Studios<\/strong>. Although bargain basement by design \u2013 financially and <\/em>literally, since mad scientist Dreck (Legge) and reanimated cheerleader Moana (Lorna Nogueira<\/strong>) host the program from the basement of their rather suburban-looking dungeon \u2013 it\u2019s highly watchable nonsense and one of precious few entertainment programs aired by UPTV each week, usually in the wee hours when one must know to look. We\u2019ve also observed that, excluding student shorts and endless re-runs of THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS VS. A MUMMY<\/strong> and PRESS START <\/strong>on the University of Illinois channel<\/strong> (UI-7), one is very <\/em>hard-pressed to find original, locally made programming of an arts and entertainment stripe on UI-7, UPTV, Champaign Government Television<\/strong> (CGTV), or the Parkland College Television<\/strong> (PCTV). We have nothing against educational and good-for-our-community programming, of course, but certainly our friends and neighbors might also enjoy more regular breaks from talking heads and field reports. It might be worth one\u2019s while to not only check local listings via the recently-launched gateway Web site, Champaign-Urbana Community Television<\/strong><\/a>, to find the occasional nuggets of lo-fi weirdness that only cable access can muster, but to investigate opportunities for creating and airing one\u2019s own programs. UPTV has been very inviting to the C-U in this regard, hint hint<\/em>. Why should we continually be beat to the punch by Dreck? (Sorry, Doc, we couldn\u2019t resist. Love you, love the program! \u201cMwuah!\u201d to Moana!) Get over there, out there, somewhere, and hit your television groove!<\/p>\n

That\u2019s it for the \u201cbusiness of our scene\u201d this week!<\/p>\n

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If you have relevant news, opportunities, dates, or promotions that you would like included in <\/em>CUBiz<\/strong>, please forward the who, what, where, when, and how much to <\/em>cuconfidential [at] gmail [dot] com<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Compiled by Jason Pankoke<\/p>\n

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Prior \u201cCUBiz\u201d<\/a> | Next \u201cCUBiz\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cC-U Biz-en-sc\u00e8ne\u201d no. 16 \u00a9 2010 Jason Pankoke\/C-U Blogfidential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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