{"id":9655,"date":"2016-01-28T13:00:58","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T19:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=9655"},"modified":"2016-01-29T03:13:23","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T09:13:23","slug":"snag-these-sexy-mfs-asap-bffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=9655","title":{"rendered":"Snag these sexy MFs ASAP, BFFs!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As we begin inundating the movie universe of Champaign, Urbana<\/strong>, and the cities beyond with friendly reminders that C-U Blogfidential<\/strong><\/span> will reach its 10th anniversary<\/strong> on Thursday, February 25<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, we can\u2019t help but dream big about the related editorial we\u2019ll be creating and commissioning for our dearest readers! This most certainly will reach back far enough to make mention of MICRO-FILM<\/strong>, for which a silently observed 10th anniversary<\/strong> also passed recently as its last print edition arrived in October 2005<\/strong>. We\u2019re content to not burble prematurely about what\u2019s on our minds regarding MF<\/strong> in the present and future, although we\u2019d like to shine a spotlight on our flagship title\u2019s past and, more specifically, its material legacy. In several waves beginning later this year, we will begin the long process of cleaning up and clearing out the Secret MICRO-FILM Headquarters<\/strong> in sesquicentennial Champaign \u2013 this is not<\/em> code for \u201cwe\u2019re moving\u201d or \u201cwe\u2019re closing shop,\u201d by the way \u2013 so we can make room, redecorate, and stash a little cash to aid the process. We now focus on our stockpile of beloved MF<\/strong> back issues.<\/p>\n

CUBlog<\/strong><\/span> wants to make sure our periodical predecessor ends up safe and secure in your<\/em> library, movie culture fans! MFHQ<\/strong> houses plenty of spare MF<\/strong> copies and we\u2019ll happily make them available for purchase at a discount; since we have yet to release electronic versions of this seminal run from 1999 to 2005, this is the only way to relive how the Paper Opteryx<\/strong> first took flight during the glorious peak of independent film awareness in the United States! Those who are green to our original MICRO-FILM<\/strong> scene can visit the dormant Web site for content crunches<\/a><\/span> of all seven issues, cleanly designed and compassionately written to cover the exciting growth of international cinema produced during the dawn of low-cost digital workflow and do-it-yourself Internet outreach. Features, interviews, commentaries, and reviews take on the era\u2019s hot topics and key personalities, involving the likes of Kevin Smith, Michael Moore, Lars von Trier, Guy Maddin, Jeff Krulik, Sarah Jacobson, Roger Ebert, Lloyd Kaufman, Esther Bell, Jon Moritsugu, Bill Viola, Cory McAbee, John McNaughton, Jill Godmilow, Bruce Campbell, Mark Borchardt<\/strong>, and more!<\/p>\n

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Start by clicking this link to open a PDF mail order form<\/a><\/span> in your browser, or right-click to download the same to your computer, for viewing and printing. Our standard special between now and June 30<\/strong> is $20 for any four MF issues<\/strong>, post-paid in the continental United States<\/strong> and Canada<\/strong>; you may order in the old-fashioned manner through the mail or send a PayPal<\/strong> payment to cuconfidential@gmail.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span> with clear-as-day notes telling us what you\u2019d like and where you\u2019d like us to ship it. Just for the CUBlog<\/strong><\/span> faithful, we\u2019ll offer extra specials as well! Send us a cool $30<\/strong>, and we\u2019ll send back the complete MF seven-issue run<\/strong> post-paid; send us instead a big-ass $40<\/strong>, and we\u2019ll load you up with MICRO-FILM 1-7, the rare MICRO-FILM \u2018zine The Warning Shot<\/span><\/a><\/span>, <\/strong>and the equally rare MICRO-FILM newsletters<\/a><\/span><\/strong> released exclusively in the C-U \u2026 amazingly, post-paid! You can only<\/em> purchase these bundles directly from MFHQ<\/strong>, so be sure to plunder that Christmas<\/strong> money and submit those orders before we begin weeding out our wares! This clearance sale does not<\/em> include C-U Confidential<\/strong><\/span> digests, either past or upcoming.<\/p>\n

The graphic below, which you can click to enlarge for easy reading, is a bonus peek behind the ironic curtains when MICRO-FILM<\/strong> still reigned supreme in our lives and utmost attention was paid to delivering the best annual film journal we could. Created in mid-2005 for one of our former \u201cmiddle men,\u201d Ubiquity Distributors<\/a><\/strong><\/span> in Brooklyn, NY<\/strong>, this \u201csales sheet\u201d helped them to convince vendors to carry MF 7<\/strong>, painting the magazine as an invaluable source and picturing the covers of issues 5, 6, and the yet-to-be-released 7 for emphasis. It also features a clean-shaven William Kephart<\/strong> modeling a little choice reading material! (That would be MF 2<\/strong>.) Here\u2019s to filmmakers continuing to \u201centertain and engage today\u2019s sophisticated media audience without kowtowing to Hollywood<\/strong>\u2019s sensibilities,\u201d according to our MICRO-FILM<\/strong> self-promotional copy from a decade ago, and that pretty much goes for CUBlog<\/strong><\/span> as well!<\/p>\n

~ Jason Pankoke<\/p>\n

p.s.<\/em> Not that many copies of MICRO-FILM<\/strong> issues 3 and 4 remain. Pro tip for collectors!<\/p>\n

p.s.2<\/em> CUZine<\/strong><\/span> will reach its own 10th anniversary<\/strong> next year, so it might be nice<\/em> to finally publish it again<\/a><\/span>\u2026<\/p>\n

p.s.3<\/em> Please don\u2019t pester us about when \u201cmore stuff\u201d will be up for sale. In good time, gang, in good time.<\/p>\n

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