{"id":2690,"date":"2011-01-20T16:00:55","date_gmt":"2011-01-20T22:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=2690"},"modified":"2014-09-06T14:55:15","modified_gmt":"2014-09-06T20:55:15","slug":"c-u-biz-en-scene-01-20-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=2690","title":{"rendered":"C-U Biz-en-sc\u00e8ne: 01.20.2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>\u201cC-U Biz-en-sc\u00e8ne\u201d appears every Thursday\/Friday on <\/em><strong>C-U Blogfidential<\/strong><em> to give our readers a succinct snapshot of the cinema activity in and near <\/em><strong>Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, USA<\/strong><em>. Please support the artists and their work, attend screenings and events, and otherwise become active in our esoteric little world!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~~~~~<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>MFHQ &amp; YOU:<br \/>\nWe\u2019re In It to Post It, Too!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As much as we <em>love <\/em>love <em>looooooove <\/em>to leaf through the printed page, we\u2019ve also grown somewhat accustomed to blathering our obsessions on the Interwebs when the mood strikes us. With today\u2019s 26th installment of<strong> C-U Biz-en-sc\u00e8ne<\/strong>, our weekly wrap on the wondrous movie world of <strong>Champaign, Urbana<\/strong>, and the cities beyond, the <strong>Biz <\/strong>has struck for six months straight! We think the column shaped up rather nicely and we hope that you, dearest readers, have found some worth in it. The <strong>Biz <\/strong>has also proven to be the most time-consuming copy we\u2019ve yet to assemble for <strong>C-U Blogfidential<\/strong> so we challenge you during the <em>next <\/em>six months to please become dearest collaborators as well! We hate to see the Comments fields go blank and we <em>know <\/em>you\u2019re out there lurking in the virtual darkness, so don\u2019t be shy! Add your thoughts every week to elaborate on our topics and keep <strong>CUBlog <\/strong>informed on what you want us to cover, need us to provide, and wish for us to improve! We\u2019ve put a lot of effort into the <strong>Biz <\/strong>because we hope it will serve as the backbone for a more robust posting schedule that we\u2019ll divulge in the coming months. With the <strong>5th anniversary<\/strong> of <strong>CUBlog <\/strong>itself arriving shortly, we\u2019d like you to contribute to our continued success whether your personal interests in our cinema madness are casual, hardcore, or floating around somewhere in the middle. Otherwise, we\u2019re simply freestyling in our own little pop culture bubble and never really making a sound \u2013 let alone some major noise \u2013 so we need the audience to participate for the sake of enriching the local arts and maintaining your humble editor\u2019s sanity  here at the <strong>Secret MICRO-FILM Headquarters<\/strong>. Are we not worthy, C-U?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 3em; text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>PRODUCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our friend <strong>Paul Holze<\/strong> posted to the <strong>Champaign Movie Makers<\/strong> message board last week all the way from <strong>Cape Town, South Africa<\/strong>, where he is taking in their culture and exploring ideas for his and <strong>Stephanie Stean<\/strong>\u2019s investigative video project, <strong>THE STORY OF HAPPINESS<\/strong>. Making active use of his new <strong>Nikon <\/strong>DSLR, Holze has been photo-blogging about his journey and shared links <a title=\"Week 1 of Jan. 2011 trip :: THE STORY OF HAPPINESS\" href=\"http:\/\/storyofhappiness.com\/blog\/news\/731\" target=\"_blank\">picturing his first<\/a> and <a title=\"Week 2 of Jan. 2011 trip :: THE STORY OF HAPPINESS\" href=\"http:\/\/storyofhappiness.com\/blog\/news\/847\" target=\"_blank\">second weeks<\/a> during this initial visit, via <strong>Facebook<\/strong>. Future plans involve their return to the embattled post-apartheid country on the continent\u2019s southern tip to \u201chear the voices of South African women who live amidst these circumstances [including extremely high rates of assault, rape, murder, and HIV\/AIDS contraction per capita] and ask how they handle the challenges and even how they thrive despite their surroundings. We want to know what these women care about, what they want, and what their wishes are for the future, listening to what lies at the heart of their happiness,\u201d according to <a title=\"THE STORY OF HAPPINESS :: Official Site\" href=\"http:\/\/storyofhappiness.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">a revamped <strong>HAPPINESS <\/strong>Web site<\/a>. They will interview Cape Town citizens for \u201ca series of short documentary films\u201d that will tell their personal stories and contextually link together the bigger picture. <strong>CUBlog <\/strong>will keep you posted throughout the subsequent production stages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 3em; text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>EVENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We were caught by surprise on this one \u2013 and we should have included the details in <strong>CUBiz <\/strong>last week, so we apologize \u2013 as the <a title=\"The Art Theater :: Home Page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecuart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Art Theater<\/strong><\/a> has assembled a robust <strong>Documentary Festival<\/strong> that will run from this <strong>Friday, January 21<\/strong>, through <strong>Thursday, January 27<\/strong>, excepting on Tuesday, January 25, when the Art will be closed for a private function. All titles are current releases while the group offers an eclectic sampling of subject matter. The best-known film by far is <strong>WAITING FOR SUPERMAN<\/strong> (1\/26, 5 &amp; 7:30 p.m.), the scathing look at public school education today, while the most Hollywood is certainly <strong>JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK<\/strong> (1\/21, 7:30 p.m.; 1\/23, 3:45 p.m.), a reportedly warts-and-all portrait of the comedienne. Also featured in the series: <strong>CLIENT 9 <\/strong>(1\/21, 5 p.m.; 1\/22, 7:30 p.m.), about former <strong>New York<\/strong> governor <strong>Eliot Spitzer<\/strong> and the dirty sexy things he facilitated while in office; <strong>THE SECRET TO A HAPPY ENDING<\/strong> (1\/21, 10 p.m.; 1\/22, 10 p.m., 1\/27, 10 p.m.), about the rock band <strong>Drive-By Truckers<\/strong> and in essence the fest\u2019s \u201cLate Nite Movie;\u201d <strong>A FILM UNFINISHED<\/strong> (1\/22, 2 p.m.; 1\/23, 2 p.m.), about reevaluating the legitimacy of <strong>Nazi <\/strong>footage in light of a missing reel discovered well after the fact; <strong>THE DESERT OF FORBIDDEN ART<\/strong> (1\/22, 3:45 p.m.; 1\/23, 5:30 p.m.), about an incredible collection of <strong>Russian <\/strong>fine art saved from destruction; <strong>LAST TRAIN HOME<\/strong> (1\/22, 5:30 p.m.; 1\/24, 7:30 p.m.), about the massive annual pilgrimage by migrant workers in <strong>China<\/strong>; <strong>GENIUS WITHIN: THE INNER LIFE OF GLENN GOULD<\/strong> (1\/23, 7:30 p.m.), about the famously reclusive pianist; <strong>WILLIAM KUNSTLER: DISTURBING THE UNIVERSE<\/strong> (1\/24, 5:30 p.m.), about the life of the radical civil rights lawyer; and <strong>QUEEN OF THE SUN<\/strong> (1\/27, 7:30 p.m.), a new film by <strong>Taggart Siegel<\/strong> (<strong>THE REAL DIRT ON FARMER JOHN<\/strong>, \u201c<strong>Ebertfest<\/strong>\u201d \u201908) about honeybees and their unnervingly reduced numbers given their vital role in our ecology. Those who like non-fiction should get their money\u2019s worth out of this package and can <a title=\"2011 Documentary Festival schedule :: The Art Theater\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecuart.com\/Jan21-27_Doc_Fest_Sched.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">use this handy poster as a reminder<\/a> when all films play, including the taped ballet <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Flames of Paris<\/strong><\/span> which will fill the 12 p.m. slots on 1\/22 and 1\/23. Good show, Art Theater!<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 3em; text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>MEETINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Don\u2019t forget that tonight, <strong>Thursday, January 20, 7 p.m.<\/strong>, the <a title=\"Central Illinois Film Commission :: Home Page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.centralillinoisfilm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Central Illinois Film Commission<\/strong><\/a> will meet at <strong>Lake Pointe Grill, 1386 Toronto Rd., Springfield<\/strong>, to discuss member activities and area opportunities. CIFC head <strong>Cameron Counts<\/strong> tells <strong>CUBlog <\/strong>that this month\u2019s highlights are TBA; you can contact Counts at <strong>nmdcone [at] yahoo [dot] com<\/strong> or visit their Web site for more information.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 3em; text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>MEDIA LINKS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We love ourselves a little variety here at <strong>MFHQ <\/strong>and we trust that you do, too, so we aim to please with a healthy scattering of linkages to explore! Let\u2019s <a title=\"SHEEBA review :: Home Media Magazine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.homemediamagazine.com\/questar\/sheeba-dvd-reviews\" target=\"_blank\">begin with this early review<\/a> by <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Home Media Magazine<\/strong><\/span>\u2019s <strong>Angelique Flores<\/strong> of the DVD for <strong>Dreamscape Cinema<\/strong>\u2019s <strong>SHEEBA<\/strong>, released by <strong>Questar Home Video<\/strong> this week, which is relatively positive regarding the movie but fails to mention if the disc includes extras. While checking up on the southern <strong>Illinois <\/strong>indie <strong>FARM<\/strong>, which <a title=\"IOW: FARM boys dread undead :: C-U Blogfidential\" href=\"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=2289\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CUBiz <\/strong>first brought to your attention<\/a> a few months ago, we unearthed <a title=\"FARM review :: Destroy the Brain!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.destroythebrain.com\/2010\/12\/16\/review-farm\/\" target=\"_blank\">this complementary review<\/a> posted <strong>December 16<\/strong> by <strong>Michael Haffner<\/strong> to the horror Web site, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Destroy the Brain!<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Daily Illini<\/strong><\/span> culture magazine <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>buzz<\/strong><\/span> <a title=\"The Art Theater branches into performance presentations :: buzz magazine\" href=\"http:\/\/the217.com\/articles\/view\/the_art_theater_shows_an_unorthodox_staging_of_carmen\" target=\"_blank\">featured an article<\/a> by <strong>Craig Messner<\/strong> in their <strong>January 13<\/strong> edition highlighting the new direction taken by the Art Theater in Champaign to showcase high-definition theater, dance, and opera \u2013 such as <strong>George Bizet<\/strong>\u2019s <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Carmen<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 as an alternative to their regular film fare. For all the 2-D purists out there, <strong>Jim Vorel<\/strong> of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Herald &amp; Review<\/strong><\/span> reports that the <strong>Avon Theater<\/strong> in <strong>Decatur <\/strong>has <a title=\"The Avon Theater ditches 3-D equipment, movies :: The Herald &amp; Review\" href=\"http:\/\/www.herald-review.com\/news\/local\/article_6ace90bc-1ba4-11e0-841a-001cc4c002e0.html\" target=\"_blank\">discontinued booking 3-D movies<\/a> due to losing money on studio mandated surcharges and indifference from the \u201cAvon crowd.\u201d A wire story also run in the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Herald &amp; Review<\/span> over the weekend describes the end of <a title=\"Dwayne's Photo sees Kodachrome through to the end :: The Herald &amp; Review\" href=\"http:\/\/www.herald-review.com\/news\/national\/article_cc2de03a-1f4e-11e0-928d-001cc4c03286.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Kodachrome <\/strong>color processing<\/a>, under the care of <strong>Dwayne\u2019s Photo<\/strong> in <strong>Parsons, KS<\/strong>, and will cause heartache in film format purists everywhere. Yet from an archival standpoint, we are constantly reminded how surviving physical elements can bring back the ghosts of the past as do the mysterious pre-<strong>World War II Polish<\/strong> film loops from which <strong>University of Illinois<\/strong> librarians <a title=\"Still images of Pre-WWII Polish life pulled from rare film loops :: SmilePolitely.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.smilepolitely.com\/arts\/picturing_what_might_have_been_lost_poland\/\" target=\"_blank\">culled a haunting still-image exhibit on display<\/a> in the <strong>Illini Union Art Gallery<\/strong> until tomorrow, <strong>Friday, January 21<\/strong>; thanks to <strong>Mark Laughlin<\/strong> and <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SmilePolitely<\/span><\/strong> for calling attention to it. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SP<\/span> also offered on <strong>January 12<\/strong> a <a title=\"Best Films of 2010 :: SmilePolitely.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.smilepolitely.com\/opinion\/2010_the_year_in_movies\/\" target=\"_blank\">belated \u201cBest of 2010\u201d movie overview<\/a> written by <strong>P. Gregory Springer<\/strong>, complementing those issued by other local movie writers; consider Springer\u2019s picks \u2013 <strong>WILD GRASS, I AM LOVE, THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT, INCEPTION, THE SOCIAL NETWORK, THE GHOST WRITER, A PROPHET, WINTER\u2019S BONE, THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES, MOTHER<\/strong>, and <strong>EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP<\/strong> \u2013 and then <a title=\"CLEAN SLATE II :: January 2011 :: C-U Blogfidential\" href=\"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=2662\" target=\"_blank\">tell us what releases <em>you <\/em>think rated highest<\/a> in twenty-ten at the current <strong>Clean Slate<\/strong>, right here on <strong>CUBlog<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 3em; text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>PLAYING THIS WEEK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>EBERT PRESENTS AT THE MOVIES<\/strong> Premiere Broadcast: Friday, 1\/21, 8:30 p.m., WILL-TV 12, Urbana, IL<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>EBERT PRESENTS AT THE MOVIES<\/strong> Repeat Broadcast: Sunday, 1\/23, 9:30 p.m., WILL-TV 12, Urbana, IL<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL: <strong>Documentary Festival<\/strong> (1\/21-1\/24, 1\/26-1\/27), <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Flames of Paris<\/strong><\/span> (1\/22, 1\/23, 12 p.m., ballet), closed to public (1\/25)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">@ Unitarian Universalist Church of Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL : <strong>THE EDGE OF DREAMING<\/strong> documentary (1\/22, 7 p.m., Free)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: <strong>FAIR GAME, THE FIGHTER, TRUE GRIT<\/strong> (1\/21 on)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: <strong>AIRPLANE!<\/strong> (1\/20-1\/21, 7 p.m.), <strong>RARE EXPORTS: A CHRISTMAS TALE<\/strong> (1\/22-1\/23, 7 p.m.), <strong>AMREEKA<\/strong> (1\/25, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">@ Doudna Fine Arts Center, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL: <strong>Hot Club of San Francisco, \u201cSilent Surrealism\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 silent films w\/live \u201dgypsy jazz\u201d accompaniment (1\/21, 7:30 p.m.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">@ The Lorraine Theatre, Hoopeston, IL:  <strong>THE GREEN HORNET, TRUE GRIT<\/strong> (1\/21 on)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>ADDED!<\/strong> @ Gemini Cinemas, Villa Grove, IL: <strong>TRON: LEGACY, TRUE GRIT<\/strong> (1\/21 on)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>ADDED!<\/strong> @ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: <strong>TRON: LEGACY<\/strong> (1\/21-1\/23, 1\/26, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">@ That\u2019s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: <strong>STONE, TAKERS, ANIMAL KINGDOM, FREAKONOMICS: THE MOVIE, BURIED, JACK GOES BOATING, PAPER MAN, DEATH RACE 2<\/strong>, more! (1\/18 on)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Locally produced movies and events featuring locally produced movies are marked with an asterisk (*). <\/em><strong>Go see \u2018em!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 3em; text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>COMING SOON<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>NEW!<\/strong> 1\/28-1\/29: B-Fest 24 hour marathon, Evanston, IL<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>NEW!<\/strong> 2\/3: <strong>THE COVE screening &amp; academic discussion<br \/>\n@ Tarble Arts Center, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL, 7 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">2\/12: <strong>THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW<br \/>\n@ The Canopy Club, Urbana, IL, Midnight<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">2\/18-2\/27: <strong>Big Muddy Film Festival<br \/>\n@ Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">2\/27: <strong>PROBABILITY OF POSSIBILTIES* dance film (Premiere)<br \/>\n@ Krannert Art Museum, UIUC, Champaign, IL, 3 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">2\/27: <strong>Central Illinois Film Commission \u201cRed Carpet Party\u201d<br \/>\n@ TBD, 5:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>NEW!<\/strong> 3\/10: <strong>THE LINGUISTS w\/filmmakers<br \/>\n@ Doudna Fine Arts Center, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL, 7 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">3\/11: <strong>DVD release: PRESS START 2 CONTINUE*<br \/>\n+ Dark Maze Studios, Champaign, IL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">3\/22-3\/27: Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">3\/30-4\/1: Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>NEW!<\/strong> 4\/8: <strong>The New Art Film Festival at Boneyard Arts Festival<br \/>\n@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">4\/27-5\/1: <strong>Roger Ebert\u2019s Film Festival<br \/>\n@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">9\/16-9\/18: <strong>Route 66 International Film Festival<br \/>\n@ Hoogland Center for the Arts, Springfield, IL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 3em; text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>COMMUNITY FILM SERIES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u201cReal Vs. Reel\u201d Movie Series<br \/>\n@ Danville Public Library, Danville, IL, 6:30 p.m.<\/strong><br \/>\n2\/14: HOOSIERS; 3\/14: A PLACE IN THE SUN; 4\/11: THE FUGITIVE<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Springfield Art Association 20th Annual Film Festival<br \/>\n@ AMC Parkway 8, Springfield, IL, 1 &amp; 4 p.m. (Sun.), 7 p.m. (Tues.)<\/strong><br \/>\n1\/30, 2\/2: LAST TRAIN HOME; 2\/13, 2\/15: MADEMOISELLE CHAMBON; 2\/27, 3\/1: UNDERTOW; 3\/13, 3\/15: MOTHER AND CHILD; 3\/27, 3\/29: MADE IN DAGENHAM; 4\/10, 4\/12: MY DOG TULIP<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>UPDATE! The News-Gazette Film Series 2011<br \/>\n@ The Virginia Theater, Champaign, IL, 1 &amp; 7 p.m.<\/strong><br \/>\n1\/22: TOP GUN; 2\/5: SOME LIKE IT HOT; 3\/12: THE MATRIX; 4\/23: TOY STORY; 5\/14: REAR WINDOW; 6\/4: MOULIN ROUGE!; 7\/23: BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY\u2019S; 8\/6: ARSENIC AND OLD LACE; 9\/10: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT; 10\/8: THE EXORCIST; 11\/5: THE GODFATHER; 12\/3: THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>WILL-TV\/Independent Lens \u201cCommunity Cinema\u201d series<br \/>\n@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL, 6:30 p.m.<\/strong><br \/>\n1\/27: FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE; <strong>TBA<\/strong>: ME FACING LIFE, PUSHING THE ELEPHANT, BHUTTO, WELCOME TO SHELBYVILLE, TWO SPIRITS<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 3em; text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>OUTRO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Sometimes as we leaf through the printed page, we find the unexpected and the extraordinary when we\u2019re not really looking for anything in particular. And <em>other <\/em>times we experience little moments while flipping the pulp that simply rate as inexplicable, such as with last Sunday\u2019s Arts &amp; Leisure section of <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The New York Times<\/span><\/strong>. We\u2019re not talking the nice catch-up article on Nineties indie film veteran <strong>Gregg Araki<\/strong> (<strong>KABOOM, THE DOOM GENERATION<\/strong>) or the front-page rumination on the appeal of <strong>SyFy<\/strong> original movies starring Eighties pop princesses. We <em>are <\/em>braving <a title=\"Who exactly are the cultural elite? :: A.O. Scott, The New York Times\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/01\/16\/movies\/16scott.html?_r=1&amp;ref=movies\" target=\"_blank\">the wordy <strong>A.O. Scott<\/strong> response<\/a> to <a title=\"The public doesn't care what the elite think :: Neal Gabler, The Boston Globe\" href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bostonglobe\/editorial_opinion\/oped\/articles\/2011\/01\/06\/the_end_of_cultural_elitism\/\" target=\"_blank\">the editorial by <strong>Neal Gabler<\/strong> in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Boston Globe<\/strong><\/span><\/a> about how the public favor has apparently disconnected completely from elite \u201ctastemakers\u201d whose collective opinion traditionally set the tone for what is considered worthy in American culture. In fact, we aren\u2019t necessarily concerned with Scott\u2019s tongue-in-cheek tirade in which he refocuses Gabler\u2019s garbled claims from the intelligentsia, who spend their time dissecting and championing that which is quality with hearts on sleeves, to the marketing machines feeding the public highly concentrated puree manufactured by the true modern \u201ctastemakers,\u201d the conglomerates. What stumps us are the images run with the rant. Familiar publicity head shots of <strong>Roger Ebert<\/strong> and prot\u00e9g\u00e9 <strong>Ignatiy Vishnevetsky<\/strong> for the new <strong>AT THE MOVIES<\/strong> make sense, given the \u201cmeta\u201d topic concerning place and worth of learned critical voices \u2013 more specifically, veteran movie reviewers like Ebert and Scott himself \u2013 in today\u2019s deafening Internet world, as do file photos showing <strong>Times Square<\/strong> ballyhoo circa 1944 and 1998 demonstrating that the brazen selling of popular culture has always been in force. However, the scaly devil is in the details here as the modern theater fa\u00e7ade promotes none other than the first <strong>Hollywood <\/strong>remake of <strong>GODZILLA<\/strong>. We found it subtly sarcastic that the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">NYT<\/span> would illustrate a piece about how the general public apparently values \u201ctastemaker\u201d opinions very little by picturing Ebert, arguably the most populist contemporary film critic of all time whom <em>many <\/em>people like whether in regards to or regardless of his opinions, and the marquee offering <strong>GODZILLA<\/strong>, infamous (on top of numerous other reasons) for casting stout character actor <strong>Michael Lerner<\/strong> as <a title=\"Jean Reno and Michael Lerner star in GODZILLA :: IMDb.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/media\/rm1141474304\/tt0120685\" target=\"_blank\">the highly opinionated \u201cMayor Ebert\u201d<\/a> with skinny, balding aide \u201cGene\u201d (as in <strong>Siskel<\/strong>, played by <strong>Lorry Goldman<\/strong>) always at his side \u2013 a built-in jab at the best-known of those very same \u201ctastemakers\u201d by the movie\u2019s creative team. We obviously don\u2019t know whether or not this was intentional juxtaposition, but in some weird way it made our day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~~~~~<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">That\u2019s it for the \u201cbusiness of our scene\u201d this week!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>If you have relevant news, opportunities, dates, or promotions that you would like included in <\/em><strong>CUBiz<\/strong><em>, please forward the who, what, where, when, and how much to <\/em><strong>cuconfidential [at] gmail [dot] com<\/strong><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Compiled by Jason Pankoke<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~~~~~<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>MF FIRE SALE!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We ask that you consider purchasing back issues of <strong>MICRO-FILM<\/strong> and <strong>C-U Confidential<\/strong> to help erase our outstanding print bill before we return to the printer with files for not only <strong>CUZine no.5<\/strong> but our delayed special issues,<strong> C-U Confidential \u201999<\/strong> and <strong>MICRO-FILM 2000<\/strong>. You can order by <a title=\"&quot;What We Need&quot; Page :: C-U Blogfidential\" href=\"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?page_id=142\" target=\"_blank\">using the \u201cDonate\u201d <strong>PayPal<\/strong> button here<\/a> or sending cash\/check\/money order\/cashier\u2019s check to: <strong>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 <a title=\"Back Issues :: MICRO-FILM\" href=\"http:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/mf01.php\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>MICRO-FILM<\/strong> issues 1-7<\/a> (do <em>not <\/em>use the old PayPal buttons if you want sale prices) and <a title=\"Back Issues :: C-U Confidential\" href=\"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?page_id=144\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>C-U Confidential<\/strong> issues 1-4<\/a> until further notice. For any single order: 1st copy <strong>MF<\/strong>, $5 ppd; 2nd copy <strong>MF<\/strong>, $4 ppd, 3rd copy <strong>MF<\/strong>, $3 ppd; 4th+ copy <strong>MF<\/strong>, $2 ppd each; 1st copy <strong>CUZine<\/strong>, $4 ppd; 2nd copy <strong>CUZine<\/strong>, $3 ppd, 3rd+ copy <strong>CUZine<\/strong>, $1 ppd each. If you have trouble figuring out a total price, simply write us at <strong>cuconfidential [at] gmail [dot] com<\/strong> for help. We need to nail this by the <strong>end of February 2011<\/strong> or nefarious decisions will have to be made in the bowels of the <strong>Secret MICRO-FILM Headquarters<\/strong>. <em>Thanks in advance for your support!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~~~~~<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"C-U Biz-en-sc\u00e8ne: 01.13.2011 :: C-U Blogfidential\" href=\"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=2672\" target=\"_self\">Prior \u201cCUBiz\u201d<\/a> | <a title=\"C-U Biz-en-sc\u00e8ne: 01.28.2011 :: C-U Blogfidential\" href=\"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=2754\" target=\"_self\">Next \u201cCUBiz\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~~~~~<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cC-U Biz-en-sc\u00e8ne\u201d no. 26 \u00a9 2011 Jason Pankoke\/C-U Blogfidential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this edition of C-U Blogfidential\u2019s all-purpose column, \u201cC-U Biz-en-sc\u00e8ne,\u201d we update the story of THE STORY OF HAPPINESS, break down the Art Theater&#8217;s Documentary Festival, grovel for you to litter CUBlog with comments, and update what movies are now playing\/renting near you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,406,182,395,217,12,15,10,13],"tags":[600,1705,396,435,377,601,434],"class_list":["post-2690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-area-festivals","category-c-u-biz-en-scene","category-c-u-blogfidential","category-central-ill-commission","category-column-du-c-u","category-local-meetings","category-media-coverage","category-production-updates","category-public-events","tag-2011-documentary-festival","tag-c-u-blogfidential","tag-central-illinois-film-commission","tag-paul-holze","tag-the-art-theater","tag-the-new-york-times","tag-the-story-of-happiness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2690","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=2690"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2690\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}