Coming up next from Parkland Theatre is Neil Simon’s Broadway hit The Good Doctor, opening Thursday, March 23rd. This 1973 comedy with music adapts short stories from the works of 19th-century Russian playwright Anton Chekhov …
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Moving into Dream Hou$e at The Station Theatre
Coming up next in The Station Theatre’s 50th season is Dream Hou$e, a new dark comedy-drama by award-winning playwright Eliana Pipes, opening February 2nd. In the play, Latinx sisters Julia and Patricia Castillo appear on …
Final Summer hearkens back to horror of decades past
John Isberg's 2022 film is a love letter to slasher franchises of the 80s and 90s.
Be your own boss in Deep Silver Volition’s Saints Row (2022)
Players are given the freedom to do as they please with a fully-customizable main character in the latest addition to the Saints Row franchise.
Urbana Museum of Photography’s Old News is good news for photo history fans
Among the silver gelatin prints of businesses like Fannie Mae and Jerry’s IGA, OLD NEWS: The Archives boasts a photo of John F. Kennedy speaking at the University of Illinois' Foellinger Auditorium.
Writer and filmmaker Madeline Blair previews upcoming short film
“The most profound skill that I’ll be taking with me is being able to direct something that I’ve written,” says writer, and now, filmmaker, Madeline Blair.
Getting a Clue with Champaign filmmaker Genna Roth
“If there's anything I'm able to leave behind for underclassmen, I'm hoping that they’re able to come out of this shooting process having learned something new. I know I've learned a lot so far, and we haven't even really gotten started.” Genna Roth on her experience creating Central High's COVID-friendly film version of Clue.
Netflix’s Rising Phoenix shows there are only winners at the Paralympics
Will reviews the new Netflix documentary, Rising Phoenix, which features, and was executive produced by, Champaign-Urbana Paralympian and University of Illinois alum Tatyana McFadden.
Meet Pens to Lens filmmaker Max Pociask
William talks with Urbana filmmaker Max Pociask on Pens to Lens 2020 and the importance of people.