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When Gillian told me we were going to the Art to see The Last Waltz last Friday night, I assumed I was in for a boring evening of dance-related arthouse cinema. I was soon pleasantly surprised to learn that The Last Waltz is a concert film of The Band's last live performance, directed by Martin Scorsese (Scorsese also makes several entertaining appearances in the film). Van Morrison (bloated edition, right) and a who's-who of '70s folk rock make cameo appearances. …
| Shutter Island is based on the same-titled novel by Dennis Lehane and adapted as a screenplay by Laeta Kalogridis. Directed by Martin Scorsese and starring his frequent muse, Leonardo DiCaprio who has been featured in previous Scorsese vehicles including Gangs of New York, The Aviator, and The Departed, one would feel that box office success was inevitable. While their collaboration has proved profitable, something about the film doesn't gel—and consequently sell—to the public. The film is a story within a …
Maybe you're a filmmaker, you're a film lover, or you're looking for something to do in downtown Urbana this weekend. The second annual Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center (IMC) Film Festival is taking place this weekend (February 5–7) at their facility at 202 S. Broadway, Urbana. The festival is free to attend, and it's a great way to discover what's happening in the local and regional film scene. "People that attend the fest will be able to see films that are …
The IMC Film Festival is tomorrow and Saturday (and it's FREE), and Kristiana Burtness will have a full preview tomorrow, but we'll whet your appetite today with a couple of Q&A's with filmmakers whose work will be featured at the festival. Vincent Calianno is a grad student at the U of I, and is a composer and media artist. He wrote a new score to the 1920 Robert Weine film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (you can view the film …
It has been 23 days since I first saw The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, but after watching it again yesterday, I decided it's better late than never to spread the word about this film: if you haven't yet seen it, drop what you're doing and see it now—and if you've seen it already, see it again. Imaginarium is a film that only gets better with each additional viewing.
When I first agreed to interview Sanford Hess, I admit I was a little anxious at the prospect of meeting the successor to Greg Boardman—after all, the Art Theatre is considered one of downtown Champaign's greatest independently-owned treasures—if not the most coveted; the thought that I may be coming face-to-face with the man who would change her fate set me in defense mode. After all, the Art serves as a hub for movie gurus and is the only place in …
It's college football rivalry weekend in America, or what's left of it, given the interminable stretching out of college football schedules into early December and beyond. In the olden days, before conference playoffs and the travesty that is the BCS, the weekend before Thanksgiving was the traditional last week of the regular season. It was also when the great rivalries were played: Ohio State-Michigan, Auburn-Alabama, USC-UCLA, and Indiana-Purdue (hey, give me a break, I'm a Hoosier alum - the Old …
Choices. Translating beloved books into successful movies always involves careful choices. The decisions that comprise adapting the wildly successful Harry Potter series into a cinematic, palpable vision make the challenge nearly overwhelming. A balance between preserving the sanctity of J.K. Rowling's text and forwarding the drama and intensity of the story visually must be achieved. And thankfully, the sixth installment of the Harry Potter series accomplishes this task admirably and does not disappoint avid fans of the book series nor …
On our journey through life we are confronted with questions at every turn: What am I going to do for a career? Who do I love? Am I happy? And when we come to a crossroads, the most important question of all that we secretly whisper in our hearts at moments of indecision, doubt, and confusion is: Am I a fuck-up?
In my fifth grade Catholic school classroom, art class taught by Sister Carol was not a subject characterized by exploration and expression of ideas. Rather, it was a subject I feared more than math due to the daunting projects that had to be executed with exact skill and precision. One particular project that haunted me was a Halloween-themed spider web. Using a grid, we had to loop yarn around and around to swirl in intricate patterns. Somehow my project emerged …
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It’s a total shame this is only during working hours! It sounds great, but I’m one of those who can’t slip away very readily during the 9-to-5. Next time, a request: weekend events, please?
Nuts. Sorry I saw this, um, 15 minutes before CULitFest (my term!) begins. However, one deficit - no beer. SP.com 1, UIUC 0. In all seriousness, hope it goes well!
Good stuff as always! I like the theory Zelina presented…curious to see how it plays out with Sawyer, Jin/Sun, and Kate…
To get back to the show, if that’s allowed, we saw it last night. I know a lot about the films of the 30s and 40s and appreciated what Durang was trying to do, though some was pretty obvious and the ending was forced. A literal kitchen…
I had a great time reading around your post as I read it extensively. Gold Coins
Zeleni, I had the exact same theory only with the mysterious Man in Black/Smokie granting the wishes. MIB promised Sayid he could have anything in the world he wanted, which turned out to be Nadia. Although he does not necessarily “have” her, she has not died yet…
Zelini, I really like this - I’ll try to follow the theory more closely. As they reveal more about Kate (possibly next week), it might give us more perspective. I agree with your observation about Ben and I think Michael Emerson has done an excellent job conveying his lesser stature.
What if the sideways alternatives are where Jacob actually grants them their wishes, but in ways they didn’t quite expect? The elimination of one regret. Sayid gets to be with Nadia - although through his brother. Maybe he ends up with her at the expense of his…
I understood this totally differently than the other people that posted…this is what I got from it: - the more background you have going in, the more of the allusions you will understand when watching - afterwards, you can do a little research to fill in the…
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I took my first credit loans when I was 20 and this helped my relatives a lot. However, I require the short term loan again.
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ESPN360!!!!! For those that don’t know, you can watch the ESPNs’ games on your puter.
...and given the lack of smiley emoticons i chose to employ, that reads far more sarcastically than i ever intended (my apologies). i actually find this to be a great article and an interesting discussion, seriously : )
Once it leaves the basement, it is then called what? hmmm…....could it be mainstream? accessible? appealing on a mass-level? POP??? Quickly it will become a fad, over-saturate the media, and piss people off. Then everyone can write articles based on how that shit sucks, too. chickens are…
So John is seeing all comments as being authored by John. I am seeing all comments as authored by me. The first comment was Mysterious McDade who evidently acquired an Optimism Hat and is now seeing how it fits.
No, everyone is me! Muahahaha! I so didn’t make that first comment so I thought maybe someone was trying to get my goat, adding me to the staff. I hope jumping to that conclusion is forgivable. Yeah, uh, I guess I should say that I swear I…
I have reached Nirvana, I guess. Everyone is me.
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WTF guys? Does impersonating a user in the comments section run afoul of your commenting policy?
In general, I think music is much more interesting now than in 1995. I definitely am very glad contemporary music has expanded beyond the four-piece rock lineup that dominated much of the 90’s. The point of the above isn’t so much about a sound or an instrument…
2010 is not 1995. I’m not sure why anyone would expect a music scene to remain stationary as the world of popular music moves around it. Also, today, making popular music with mainstream appeal and being innovative and cutting-edge are usually exact opposites.
I didn’t know that the LED was created here. That’s awesome.
It’s a total shame this is only during working hours! It sounds great, but I’m one of those who can’t slip away very readily during the 9-to-5. Next time, a request: weekend events, please?
Nuts. Sorry I saw this, um, 15 minutes before CULitFest (my term!) begins. However, one deficit - no beer. SP.com 1, UIUC 0. In all seriousness, hope it goes well!
This is federal money, yes. But it is money going to a network that is going to be owned by an inter-governmental of the two cities and the University, not by the federal government. If you’re worried about the local governments spying on us, that’s fine, but…
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bhrama- thanks for the promo. it is true, crane and badger will be playing on friday at mike and mollys w/ the chemicals and tractor kings. we will be playing first. show starts at 10pm. come on out. rock will be had.
Heard there is a new rock band (Crane & Badger-2nd show) playing @ Mike’s this Friday night. Certified rock-styley.
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I didn’t know that the LED was created here. That’s awesome.