{"id":3508,"date":"2011-06-11T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2011-06-11T15:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=3508"},"modified":"2014-09-06T14:53:54","modified_gmt":"2014-09-06T20:53:54","slug":"c-u-biz-en-scene-06-11-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=3508","title":{"rendered":"C-U Biz-en-sc\u00e8ne: 06.11.2011"},"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 \/>\nEven Filmmakers Started Small-Gauge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our pint glass apparently runneth over with busy work this week, forcing a time shortage that didn\u2019t allow us to compose a lengthier <strong>CUBiz <\/strong>than what appears below. We hope you receive enough nourishment from the bullet point kernels and we pledge a lot more pop for you in six days. Until then, it might be fulfilling to not only give <strong>J.J. Abrams\u2019 SUPER 8<\/strong> adventure movie a chance but to give the film medium that provides its title a three-minute whirl in a vintage camera near you, just for the thrill of seeing what develops. Maybe the results will make for good reporting right here on <strong>C-U Blogfidential<\/strong>, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Andrew Nygard<\/strong>, late of <strong>Illini Film &amp; Video<\/strong> vice-presidency and <strong>University of Illinois<\/strong> undergraduate enrollment, is attempting to kick start a new film project, <strong>THE GIANT COMMUNIST<\/strong>, as all the hip kids do these days. Take a <a title=\"THE GIANT COMMUNIST @ Kickstarter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/2065531442\/the-giant-communist-0\" target=\"_blank\">look at his <strong>Kickstarter <\/strong>page for a pitch and 1-minute \u201cproof of concept\u201d video<\/a> featuring <strong>Andrew Stengele<\/strong> and <strong>Eric Sizemore<\/strong> in <em>faux<\/em> newsreel shenanigans of a droll Nygardian nature. Hearty souls can back <strong>COMMUNIST <\/strong>by pledging to its budget on-line or inquiring about cast and crew positions via <strong>GiantCommunist [at] gmail [dot] com<\/strong>. Nygard intends to make the short subject in the C-U later this year;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Every so often, we spontaneously Web search in the hopes of discovering movement on various \u201clost\u201d movies of <strong>Champaign<\/strong>, <strong>Urbana<\/strong>, and the cities beyond. <a title=\"CHARLESTON THE MUSICAL trailer :: Black Music Celebrity\" href=\"http:\/\/wn.com\/charleston_the_musical_trailer\" target=\"_blank\">Such is the case with this freshly posted trailer<\/a> for <strong>CHARLESTON THE MUSICAL<\/strong>, a tuneful micro-epic begun by <strong>Eastern Illinois University<\/strong> students and comrades back in 2006-7 that reportedly emerged in completed form for an <strong>April 8<\/strong> premiere. While we confirm the details of its long gestating debut, you can <a title=\"Black Music Celebrity channel :: YouTube\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/blackmusiccelebrity\" target=\"_blank\">watch various <strong>CHARLESTON <\/strong>clips on this <strong>YouTube<\/strong> channel<\/a> managed by \u201c<strong>Black Music Celebrity<\/strong>;\u201d<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Our friend <strong>Kimberly Conner<\/strong> of <strong>Springfield<\/strong>, who created the AIDS short film drama <strong>THIS LIFE AIN\u2019T PRETTY<\/strong> two years ago, will make a big leap with her first feature-length effort, <strong>JUMP IN<\/strong>. She describes it for <strong>CUBlog <\/strong>as \u201ca romantic dramedy about taking risks, forgiveness, and appreciation for what we value most \u2013 family.\u201d The new <a title=\"Predestined Arts &amp; Entertainment :: Home Page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.predestinedartsandentertainment.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Predestined Arts &amp; Entertainment<\/strong> <\/a>project will most likely shoot in Springfield and <strong>Chicago<\/strong>. Conner invites prospective crew members of all disciplines to contact her through <strong>kimberosby [at] yahoo [dot] com<\/strong> to discuss needs on the show, while Windy City area talent can book an audition with her that will take place <strong>Thursday, July 14<\/strong>, at the <strong>Screen Actors Guild<\/strong> office on <strong>Erie Street<\/strong> in Chicago;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">We recently received word on two new incentives through the <strong>MICRO-FILM<\/strong> pipeline! First, the <strong>New York Television Festival<\/strong> has several contests it is sponsoring with the likes of <strong>MTV, IFC<\/strong>, and <strong>FX<\/strong>, while those into the reality television craze might <a title=\"A&amp;E &quot;Unscripted Development Pipeline&quot; contest :: New York Television Festival\" href=\"http:\/\/nytvf.com\/2011_ae_pipeline.htm\" target=\"_blank\">zero in on the <strong>A&amp;E<\/strong> \u201c<strong>Unscripted Development Pipeline<\/strong>\u201d<\/a> which is accepting treatment submissions through <strong>Friday, July 15<\/strong>. Also, the <a title=\"Savannah Film Festival @ SCAD.edu\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scad.edu\/experience\/filmfest\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Savannah Film Festival<\/strong><\/a> hosted by the <strong>Savannah <\/strong>(GA) <strong>College of Art and Design<\/strong> is accepting entries until <strong>Friday, July 1<\/strong>, via <strong>Withoutabox<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">To finish, <strong>Martha Zarate<\/strong> of <strong>Parkland College<\/strong> wrote <strong>CUBlog <\/strong>to confirm the \u201c<strong>Conversation &amp; Culture<\/strong>\u201d summer course we wrote about last week has been cancelled.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As for those local feature productions about which we keep pledging to spill, stick with us to finally glean the goods including proper contact information. Thanks for your patience, dearest readers!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!--more--><\/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;\">It\u2019s three-and-out this series, folks, so let\u2019s give \u2018em the ol\u2019 college try! <a title=\"Indie thriller PARANOIA comes to DVD :: DreadCentral\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dreadcentral.com\/news\/44924\/paranoia-sets-dvd\" target=\"_blank\">This notice on <strong>DreadCentral.com<\/strong> announces the DVD release<\/a> of low-budget thriller <strong>PARANOIA <\/strong>from <strong>Rochester<\/strong>\u2019s <a title=\"Walkaway Entertainment :: Official Site\" href=\"http:\/\/www.walkawayentertainment.com\/Walkaway_Entertainment\/Welcome.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Walkaway Entertainment<\/strong><\/a>; <strong>CUBiz <\/strong>will discuss next week the movie\u2019s public unveiling on <strong>June 18<\/strong> in the capital city. A bit higher on the <strong>Hollywood <\/strong>food chain, the UIUC <strong>National Center for Computing Applications<\/strong> (NCSA) <a title=\"NSCA division creates stunning visuals for THE TREE OF LIFE :: NCSA.Illinois.edu\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncsa.illinois.edu\/News\/11\/0601NCSAAdvanced.html\" target=\"_blank\">drops the skinny about computer generated space simulations<\/a> their Advanced Visualization Lab designed for <strong>Terrence Malick<\/strong>\u2019s <strong>THE TREE OF LIFE<\/strong>, the group\u2019s first such work on a narrative feature film. Finally, we caught a rebroadcast on Urbana <strong>PBS <\/strong>affiliate <strong>WILL-TV<\/strong> of <a title=\"AMERICAN HORIZONS on DVD :: Shop PBS\" href=\"http:\/\/www.shoppbs.org\/product\/index.jsp?productId=3215531\" target=\"_blank\">the half-hour documentary <strong>AMERICAN HORIZONS<\/strong><\/a>, originally commissioned by <strong>Indiana University-Bloomington<\/strong> as <a title=\"American Horizons: The Photographs of Art Sinsabaugh :: IUB.edu\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iub.edu\/~iuam\/online_modules\/sinsabaugh\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">part of their retrospective on photographer <strong>Art Sinsabaugh<\/strong><\/a> (1924-1983), who taught at UIUC in the Sixties and captured <strong>Champaign County<\/strong> landscapes in his earliest panoramic series.<\/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;\">@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL: <strong>EVERYTHING MUST GO<\/strong> (6\/10, 6\/12 on), <strong>CLOVERFIELD <\/strong>(6\/10, 10 p.m.; 6\/12, 12:30 p.m.; 6\/15-6\/16, 10 p.m.), <strong>LGBTQA Film Festival<\/strong> (6\/11, 1 p.m.-12 a.m., see schedule below!)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: <strong>SUPER 8, BRIDESMAIDS, THE HANGOVER PART II<\/strong> (6\/10 on)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">@ Danville Public Library, Danville, IL: <strong>FIELD OF DREAMS<\/strong> (6\/13, 6:30 p.m.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL:<strong> RABBIT HOLE<\/strong> (6\/9-6\/12)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">@ The Lorraine Theatre, Hoopeston, IL:  <strong>THE HANGOVER PART II, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS<\/strong> (6\/10 on)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">@ Gemini Cinemas, Villa Grove, IL: <strong>X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, KUNG FU PANDA 2<\/strong> (6\/10 on)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: <strong>KUNG FU PANDA 2<\/strong> (6\/10-6\/12, 6\/15)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">@ Princess Theatre, LeRoy, IL: <strong>WATER FOR ELEPHANTS<\/strong> (6\/10-6\/12)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">@ Harvest Moon Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: <strong>KUNG FU PANDA 2, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS<\/strong> (6\/10 on)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">@ Route 66 Drive-In, Springfield, IL: <strong>KUNG FU PANDA 2, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES, THE HANGOVER PART II, BRIDESMAIDS<\/strong> (6\/10 on)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">@ That\u2019s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: <strong>TRUE GRIT, ANOTHER YEAR, JUST GO WITH IT, THE HOUSEMAID, RUBBER, THE COMPANY MEN, SANCTUM, BURN NOTICE<\/strong> (s4), more! (6\/7 on)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: <strong>KUNG FU PANDA 2, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS<\/strong> (6\/10-6\/15)<\/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;\">6\/18: <strong>PARANOIA* local movie premiere w\/filmmakers<br \/>\n@ Hoogland Center for the Arts, Springfield, IL, 8 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">6\/23-6\/26: Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival, Chicago, IL<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>NEW! <\/strong>7\/8: <strong>THE ST. FRANCISVILLE EXPERIMENT w\/Troy Taylor<br \/>\n@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL, 10:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">7\/14-7\/24: Indianapolis International Film Festival, Indianapolis, IN<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">7\/15-7\/17: G-Fest XVIII (Japanese pop culture), Rosemont, IL<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">7\/19-7\/24: Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival, Palatine, IL<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">8\/4-8\/7: Gen Con (Gaming), Indianapolis, IN<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">8\/11-8\/14: Wizard World Chicago (Comics &amp; entertainment), Rosemont, IL<\/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=\"text-align: left;\">9\/23-9\/25: B Movie Celebration, Franklin, IN<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">10\/6-10\/20: Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago, IL<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">10\/13-10\/22: Heartland Film Festival, Indianapolis, IN<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">10\/21-10\/23: Dark Carnival Film Festival, Bloomington, IN<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">10\/28-10\/30:<strong> Freeky Creek Short Film Festival<br \/>\n@ Sleepy Creek Vineyards, Fairmount, IL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">11\/3-11\/12: Reeling Lesbian &amp; Gay International Film Festival, Chicago, IL<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">11\/4-11\/5: <strong>Drunken Zombie Film Festival<br \/>\n@ Peoria Theater, Peoria, IL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">11\/10-11\/12: <strong>Embarras Valley Film Festival<br \/>\n@ EIU campus\/Will Rogers Theater\/etc., Charleston, IL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">11\/11-11\/13: HorrorHound Weekend (Horror culture), Cincinnati, OH<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">11\/10-11\/20: St. Louis International Film Festival, St. Louis, MO<\/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>2nd Annual LGBTQA Film Festival sponsored by UP Center of Champaign County<br \/>\n@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL, 6\/11<\/strong><br \/>\n1 p.m.: YOU SHOULD MEET MY SON; 3 p.m.: TWO SPIRITS (free), 5:30 p.m.: CAMP OUT; 7:30 p.m.: THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT; 9:45 p.m.: BIG GAY MUSICAL<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>The New Classics: Great Books to Great Films from the Past 50 Years<br \/>\n@ Danville Public Library, Danville, IL, 6:30 p.m.<\/strong><br \/>\n6\/13: FIELD OF DREAMS; 7\/11: THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK; 8\/8: INTO THE WILD; 9\/12: TRUE GRIT (2010); 10\/10: THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS; 11\/14: ORDINARY PEOPLE; 12\/12: FAIL SAFE 1964); 1\/9\/12: NEVER CRY WOLF; 2\/13\/12: AWAKENINGS; 3\/12\/12: ADAPTATION; 4\/9\/12: UP IN THE AIR<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>The News-Gazette Film Series 2011<br \/>\n@ The Virginia Theater, Champaign, IL, 1 &amp; 7 p.m.<\/strong><br \/>\n7\/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@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL, 3 p.m.<\/strong><br \/>\n6\/11: TWO SPIRITS<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 3em; text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Global Lens 2011: International Films<br \/>\n@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL<\/strong><br \/>\n7\/21: SOUL OF SAND, India; 8\/18: STREET DAYS, Georgia; 9\/15: THE TENANTS, Brazil; 10\/20: A USEFUL LIFE, Uruguay; 11\/17: WHITE MEADOWS, Iran<\/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>We welcome your virtual presence in the Confidential scheme!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">290 awesome (but way too few) peeps dig <a title=\"C-U Confidential @ Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cuconfidential\" target=\"_blank\">our <strong>Facebook <\/strong>page<\/a>, while 18 astounding (yet way <em>way <\/em>way too few) comrades keep a watchful eye on <a title=\"C-U Confidential Revue @ YouTube\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/cuconfidential\" target=\"_blank\">our <strong>YouTube<\/strong> channel<\/a>, the <strong>C-U Confidential Revue<\/strong>! We\u2019d place our bets in a heartbeat that <em>many more<\/em> would enjoy our social\/video outreach if they knew about us! Have <em>you <\/em>joined us on-line? Will you be ambassadors for our indie film cause and send your recruits in our direction? The more attention we receive, the better we can serve the interests of local artists and the movies of Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~~~~~<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"C-U Biz-en-sc\u00e8ne: 06.03.2011 :: C-U Blogfidential\" href=\"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=3477\" target=\"_self\">Prior \u201cCUBiz\u201d<\/a> | <a title=\"C-U Biz-en-sc\u00e8ne: 06.16.2011 :: C-U Blogfidential\" href=\"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=3518\" 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.46 \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 unearth a COMMUNIST plot, find a good reason to JUMP IN, improvise a CHARLESTON happy dance, introduce new film fest possibilities, and relish the movies 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":[55,14,406,217,11,15,10,13],"tags":[253,724,723,211,442,726,671,725],"class_list":["post-3508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alums-done-good","category-area-festivals","category-c-u-biz-en-scene","category-column-du-c-u","category-job-opportunities","category-media-coverage","category-production-updates","category-public-events","tag-andrew-nygard","tag-charleston-the-musical","tag-jump-in","tag-kimberly-conner","tag-ncsa","tag-paranoia","tag-the-giant-communist","tag-the-tree-of-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3508","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=3508"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3508\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}