{"id":3535,"date":"2011-06-23T22:46:40","date_gmt":"2011-06-24T04:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=3535"},"modified":"2014-09-06T14:53:54","modified_gmt":"2014-09-06T20:53:54","slug":"c-u-biz-en-scene-06-23-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=3535","title":{"rendered":"C-U Biz-en-sc\u00e8ne: 06.23.2011"},"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 \/>\nWhen the Feast Loses its Flavor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"Taste of Champaign food 'blog shelved for the summer :: SmilePolitely.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.smilepolitely.com\/splog\/champaign_taste_going_on_hiatus\/\" target=\"_blank\">Earlier this week, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Smile Politely<\/strong><\/span> pointed out<\/a> that local foodie blog <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Taste of Champaign<\/strong><\/span> is going on hiatus for the summer, although <a title=\"Taste of Champaign @ Blogspot\" href=\"http:\/\/champaign-taste.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Lisa Morgan<\/strong>\u2019s announcement on <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ToC<\/span> itself<\/a> implies she might entertain completely different uses of her spare time. A casual look-through reveals how exhaustive her efforts have been since <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ToC<\/span> launched in May 2006. <strong>C-U Blogfidential<\/strong> hopes Morgan finds the path she is looking for since her decision hits close to home, not only because both Weblogs eclipsed the five-year mark this past spring but due to the fact we <em>also <\/em>debated about giving it a temporary rest once the <strong>University of Illinois<\/strong> academic year ended. Keeping up with production of alternative and personal media is <em>not <\/em>an easy task; <a title=\"The Octopus, remembered :: SmilePolitely.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.smilepolitely.com\/culture\/the_octopus_an_oral_history\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Smile Politely<\/span> will conveniently reiterate this reality<\/a> tomorrow when they post an \u201coral history\u201d of the former C-U weekly newspaper <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Octopus<\/strong><\/span> for which your humble editor worked 10 years ago. At times, the efforts of the few and proud can only yield so much with limited hours and resources at their fingertips, leading to bouts of frustration, disinterest, and possibly resignation. So we ask the loaded question which you should ponder if not respond to publicly: Who takes up recording the movie history of <strong>Champaign, Urbana<\/strong>, and the cities beyond were <strong>CUBlog <\/strong>to cease its existence? Think very hard about where <em>else <\/em>you might encounter anything close to the specialized cinema coverage we dredge up just for you, week after week:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>We begin with updates on two notable home video releases scheduled for the fall. First is the feature <a title=\"LEADING LADIES :: Official Site\" href=\"http:\/\/www.leadingladiesmovie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>LEADING LADIES<\/strong><\/a>, for which <strong>Wolfe Video<\/strong> has set a street date of <strong>Tuesday, September 13<\/strong>, and <a title=\"LEADING LADIES :: Wolfe Video\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wolfevideo.com\/products\/leading-ladies\/\" target=\"_blank\">offered product and pre-order information here<\/a>. Producers\/directors <strong>Erika <\/strong>and <strong>Daniel Beahm<\/strong> are <a title=\"Add LEADING LADIES to your Netflix! :: Facebook Event\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=139489966127022\" target=\"_blank\">asking fans to add <strong>LADIES <\/strong>to their <strong>Netflix <\/strong>queues<\/a> so y\u2019all had better (dance) step on it!<\/li>\n<li>Arriving a bit sooner will be a documentary titled <strong>THE SHAMAN &amp; AYAHUASCA<\/strong> directed by <strong>CUBlog <\/strong>friend <strong>Michael Wiese<\/strong>, an Urbana native and successful film industry publisher, producer, and speaker. <strong>Passion River Films<\/strong> will <a title=\"THE SHAMAN &amp; AYAHUASCA :: Passion River Films\" href=\"http:\/\/www.passionriver.com\/titles.php?id=538\" target=\"_blank\">nationally distribute the 73-minute film on DVD<\/a> beginning <strong>Tuesday, August 23<\/strong>, when you can experience Wiese\u2019s visit to <strong>Peru <\/strong>where modern shaman <strong>Don Jose Campos<\/strong> introduces him to the \u201chealing and visionary properties\u201d of plant brew <em>ayahuasca<\/em>. More information about the disc is available here and through Wiese\u2019s new imprint, <a title=\"Divine Arts Media :: Home Page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.divineartsmedia.com\/#films\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Divine Arts Media<\/strong><\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>Apart from <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=\"_blank\"><strong>THE DRUNK<\/strong>, which we introduced to your collective consciousness last week<\/a>, <strong>Shatterglass Studios\u2019 Brett Hays<\/strong> alerted <strong>CUBlog <\/strong>that he may also be involved with the long-mooted debut feature of <a title=\"Heroic Age Studios :: Official Site\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heroicagestudios.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mt. Zion\/Decatur<\/strong> firm <strong>Heroic Age Studios<\/strong><\/a>, so named for their decade-plus involvement in the comics industry. Company founder <strong>Eric Hector<\/strong> is apparently leaning toward horrific <strong>TRICK AND TREAT<\/strong>, one of several properties developed during the last few years by Heroic Age to demonstrate commercial viability on low budgets, and confirmed for us that investor discussions and initial casting sessions have been taking place in <strong>Los Angeles<\/strong>. You can send inquiries to <strong>heroicage [at] aol [dot] com<\/strong> to request the scoop on cast\/crew needs when they become available;<\/li>\n<li>We also found out through an <strong>A.J. Christensen<\/strong> post on the <strong>Champaign Movie Makers<\/strong> board this morning that the UI\u2019s <strong>Office of Public Affairs<\/strong> will need extras to populate new commercials that will appear during televised <strong>Illini <\/strong>sporting events during the next academic year. <a title=\"Information for Commercial Extras (MSWord d\/l) :: UIUC Office of Public Affairs\" href=\"http:\/\/illinois.edu\/431\/final_instructions_for_extras_2011.doc\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for a Microsoft Word document outlining the requirements<\/a> for these non-speaking roles; if you are unable to view it, contact directly <strong>Chris Harris<\/strong> at <strong>charrris [at] Illinois [dot] edu<\/strong> or <strong>(217) 333-5010<\/strong> to learn more. The shooting dates will be next <strong>Tuesday, June 28, 11 a.m.<\/strong>, at the <strong>Beckman Institute<\/strong>, and next <strong>Wednesday, June 29, 3 p.m.<\/strong>, on the <strong>Main Quad<\/strong> in front of <strong>Foellinger Auditorium<\/strong>; target age bracket for extras is 16-25 years old;<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Champaign Movie Makers @ Yahoo! Groups\" href=\"http:\/\/movies.groups.yahoo.com\/group\/champaignmoviemakers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Speaking of CMM<\/a>, leader <strong>Johnny Robinson<\/strong> of Urbana announced the group\u2019s next meeting will take place on <strong>Tuesday, June 28, 7 p.m.<\/strong>, at <strong>Class Act Interactive<\/strong> in downtown Champaign with the featured topic TBA;<\/li>\n<li>Staff from the UI\u2019s <a title=\"National Center for Supercomputing Applications :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncsa.illinois.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>National Center for Supercomputing Applications<\/strong><\/a> (NCSA) will introduce two screenings of <strong>THE TREE OF LIFE<\/strong> at the <a title=\"The Art Theater :: Home Page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecuart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Art Theater<\/strong><\/a> also in downtown Champaign, describing their collaboration with <em>auteur <\/em>filmmaker <strong>Terrence Malick<\/strong> in creating computer visuals for the highly acclaimed feature. Plan to attend either this <strong>Saturday, June 25, 7:30 p.m.<\/strong>, or next <strong>Friday, July 1, 7:30 p.m.<\/strong>, to hear all about it;<\/li>\n<li>Continuing with the on-campus action, the UI\u2019s <strong>Krannert Center for the Performing Arts<\/strong> (KCPA) has released its complete performance schedule for <a title=\"2011 Schedule :: Ellnora: the Guitar Festival\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ellnoraguitarfestival.com\/schedule.htm\" target=\"_blank\">the biannual <strong>Ellnora <\/strong>guitar festival<\/a>, which will take place <strong>September 8-10<\/strong> in the Urbana complex. Amongst the virtuoso performances will be a trio of live accompaniments to films, including a \u201cdouble feature\u201d on <strong>Friday, September 9, 6:30 p.m.<\/strong>, of <strong>Buster Keaton<\/strong>\u2019s <strong>COPS <\/strong>(1922) paired with <strong>Lee Ranaldo<\/strong> of <strong>Sonic Youth<\/strong> and <strong>Charlie Chaplin<\/strong>\u2019s <strong>THE KID<\/strong> (1921) serenaded by <strong>Marc Ribot<\/strong>. On <strong>Saturday, September 10, 1:30 p.m.<\/strong>, found footage expressionist <strong>Bill Morrison<\/strong> (<strong>DECASIA<\/strong>) will premiere a meditation on the 1927 <strong>Mississippi River<\/strong> flooding, <strong>THE GREAT FLOOD<\/strong>, with <strong>Bill Frisell<\/strong> providing the musical score;<\/li>\n<li>To conclude, the <strong>Decatur (IL) Park District<\/strong> began their \u201c<strong>Movies in the Park<\/strong>\u201d summer series with <strong>HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON<\/strong> this past Tuesday, June 21. Upcoming films will be shown in various public spots at dusk: <strong>ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN<\/strong> (<strong>Tuesday, June 28<\/strong>), <strong>THE SANDLOT <\/strong>(<strong>Sunday, July 3<\/strong>), and <strong>GREASE <\/strong>(<strong>Wednesday, July 20<\/strong>). You can read more details about this all-ages program in <a title=\"Decatur Park District announces summer outdoor movies :: The Herald &amp; Review\" href=\"http:\/\/www.herald-review.com\/news\/local\/article_8c05e44c-9b29-11e0-83bb-001cc4c03286.html\" target=\"_blank\">Monday\u2019s <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Herald &amp; Review<\/span><\/strong> article<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">After five years\u2019 activity, we believe we have yet to tell the full story about the Champaign-Urbana cinema as we\u2019d really like to. Wouldn\u2019t it be sad for us to find reason(s) to stop prematurely and inadvertently sell our community short? The kicker is that we have yet to see <em>anyone else<\/em> take a serious stab at it themselves, let alone offer regular contributions to our own efforts. Think hard about that one too, gang.<\/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;\">\u201cShortage\u201d is not in our vocabulary this week, dearest readers! Premiering tonight at <strong>8 p.m. CST<\/strong> on <strong>ABC-TV<\/strong> is <strong>EXPEDITION IMPOSSIBLE<\/strong>, another in the \u201ccross-country challenge\u201d genre popularized by <strong>THE AMAZING RACE<\/strong>; one competing team is led by <strong>Richard Smith<\/strong>, long-time owner of the <strong>WildCountry <\/strong>outdoor supply stores in Champaign and <strong>Normal<\/strong>. (We\u2019d link to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>News-Gazette<\/strong><\/span>\u2019s feature from last Sunday\u2019s edition were it posted on-line \u2013 surprised? \u2013 so <a title=\"Three generations of WildCountry family compete on TV show :: The Pantagraph\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pantagraph.com\/entertainment\/go\/article_56ca00cc-990a-11e0-aa9a-001cc4c002e0.html\" target=\"_blank\">the <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Pantagraph<\/span><\/strong>\u2019s comparable report will have to do<\/a>.) Elsewhere, the <strong>Harvest Moon Drive-In<\/strong> of <strong>Gibson City<\/strong> receives the expected (quarterly?) love from the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Daily Illini<\/strong><\/span> in the form of <a title=\"Harvest Moon Drive-in photo gallery :: The Daily Illini\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyillini.com\/index.php\/gallery\/harvest_moon_drive_in_theatre_brings_summer_blockbusters\" target=\"_blank\">a <strong>Colin Therriault<\/strong> photo gallery posted last week<\/a>. And then, did you hear <a title=\"Roger Ebert irks Ryan Dunn fans with curt tweets :: The Hollywood Reporter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/live-feed\/film-critic-roger-ebert-enrages-203413\" target=\"_blank\">the uproar about <strong>Roger Ebert<\/strong> tweeting presumptive comments<\/a> in regards to the fatal car accident involving a more-than-legally-drunk <strong>Ryan Dunn<\/strong> of <strong>JACKASS <\/strong>infamy? (Trick question, folks, <em>everybody <\/em>heard it.) We conclude with another brouhaha involving Urbana mayor <strong>Laurel Prussing<\/strong> and the <strong>Champaign County Convention and Visitors Bureau<\/strong>, wherein <a title=\"Urbana mayor seeks to withhold city money from Visitors Bureau :: The News-Gazette\" href=\"http:\/\/www.news-gazette.com\/news\/politics-and-government\/2011-06-22\/convention-bureau-chief-disputes-prussings-claims-value.html\" target=\"_blank\">the former is suggesting her city withhold a $72,000 investment from the latter<\/a> by claiming the <strong>Chamber of Commerce<\/strong> division (and, by implication, the <strong>40 North 88 West<\/strong> arts council) does little to aid economic growth through tourism promotion. Anyone remember the chamber\u2019s failed <strong>Silver Screen Source<\/strong> project? Had it survived and if Prussing\u2019s decision stands, any incoming production attracted by the SSS might be relegated to \u201cFilmed in Champaign-<em>sans<\/em>-Urbana, IL\u201d status, at the least suggesting <a title=\"&quot;Champaign-Urbana, Illinois&quot; filming location category :: Internet Movie Database\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/search\/title?locations=University%20of%20Illinois,%20Champaign-Urbana,%20Illinois,%20USA\" target=\"_blank\">a humorous slap-in-the-face category for the <strong>Internet Movie Database<\/strong><\/a>.<\/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>THE TREE OF LIFE<\/strong> (6\/24 on), <strong>HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN <\/strong>(6\/24, 6\/25, 6\/30, 10:30 p.m.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>NEW!<\/strong> @ Class Act Interactive, Champaign, IL: <strong>Champaign Movie Makers meeting<\/strong> (6\/28, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: <strong>CARS 2, GREEN LANTERN, SUPER 8<\/strong> (6\/24 on)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: <strong>NATIONAL VELVET<\/strong> (6\/23-6\/24), <strong>CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF<\/strong> (6\/25-6\/26)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">@ The Lorraine Theatre, Hoopeston, IL:  <strong>CARS 2, GREEN LANTERN<\/strong> (6\/24 on)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">@ Gemini Cinemas, Villa Grove, IL: <strong>CARS 2, MR. POPPER\u2019S PENGUINS<\/strong> (6\/24 on)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: <strong>CARS 2<\/strong> (6\/24-6\/26, 6\/29)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">@ Princess Theatre, LeRoy, IL: <strong>BRIDESMAIDS<\/strong> (6\/24-6\/26)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">@ Harvest Moon Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: <strong>CARS 2, GREEN LANTERN<\/strong> (6\/24 on)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">@ Route 66 Drive-In, Springfield, IL: <strong>CARS 2, SOUL SURFER, MR. POPPER\u2019S PENGUINS, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS<\/strong> (6\/24 on)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">@ That\u2019s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: <strong>THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU, UNKNOWN, CEDAR RAPIDS, HAPPYTHANKYOUMOREPLEASE, ELEKTRA LUXX, ORGASM, INC., KISS ME DEADLY<\/strong> (Criterion), more! (6\/21 on)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: <strong>CARS 2, GREEN LANTERN<\/strong> (6\/24-6\/29)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">@ Gene Siskel Film Center + Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago, IL: <strong>Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival<\/strong> (6\/23-6\/26)<\/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;\">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;\"><strong>NEW!<\/strong> 9\/9: <strong>COPS and THE KID w\/live accompaniment<br \/>\n@ Ellnora: the Guitar Festival, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 6:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>NEW!<\/strong> 9\/10: <strong>THE GREAT FLOOD w\/live accompaniment<br \/>\n@ Ellnora: the Guitar Festival, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 1:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">9\/15-9\/17: <strong>IMC Film Festival<br \/>\n@ Independent Media Center, Urbana, 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=\"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>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 \/>\n7\/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=\"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;\">293 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 19 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: 06.16.2011 :: C-U Blogfidential\" href=\"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=3518\" target=\"_self\">Prior \u201cCUBiz\u201d<\/a> | <a title=\"C-U Biz-en-sc\u00e8ne: 06.30.2011 :: C-U Blogfidential\" href=\"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=3560\" 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.48 \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 share LEADING LADIES DVD news, hint at a new Heroic Age in local movie-making, trust NCSA to depict THE TREE OF LIFE truthfully, and horde the titles of 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":[55,22,406,68,217,228,11,12,15,10,13,30],"tags":[739,1704,738,238,191,735,736,725,737],"class_list":["post-3535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alums-done-good","category-broadcast-dates","category-c-u-biz-en-scene","category-champaign-movie-makers","category-column-du-c-u","category-home-videos-du-c-u","category-job-opportunities","category-local-meetings","category-media-coverage","category-production-updates","category-public-events","category-roger-ebert","tag-bill-morrison","tag-champaign-movie-makers","tag-ellnora-the-guitar-festival","tag-heroic-age-studios","tag-leading-ladies","tag-michael-wiese","tag-the-shaman-ayahuasca","tag-the-tree-of-life","tag-trick-and-treat"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3535","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=3535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3535\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}