The Harvest Moon Drive-in is Open for the Season
It’s the return of the world’s best buttered popcorn! That’s right — grab your car keys, it’s drive-in season once again in Gibson City, and that means the scent of summer is on the wind. …
Film
When in Doubt, Throw Out Your Fist
According to Dwight from TV’s The Office, rules are what separate humans from animals. In 1925, a new book of rules was enforced upon professional football, and the sport was changed forever. The gridiron was …
Yet Another Reason to Boo the War
I’m going to be honest. Going in to see this film, I was blissfully unaware of what the title Stop-Loss meant. I thought perhaps it was a strangely-worded political statement on the filmmaker’s position on …
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Unspools Saturday
Long before the Coen brothers garnered Oscars for their own pseudo-western masterpiece, screenwriter/director John Huston crafted the definitive tale of greed giving birth to violence amidst the barren landscapes of the southwest. That No Country …
Cloverfield’s Leading Guy: Michael Stahl-David
If you missed the release of Cloverfield> at the local cineplex, you have another chance tonight and Thursday at the Virginia Theater. And wouldn’t you know it, the lead actor, Michael Stahl-David, and I both …
The Freewheelin’ Biopic
The execution of a vision is the thing that breaks or makes a film. The more vast and imaginative the vision, the harder it is to see realized. But in the case of director Todd …
Hey, It Sure Beats Nosebleed
What exactly is the aim of U2 3D? It’s not the best concert film the band has made, and it isn’t a showcase of their best show on the Vertigo tour. Instead, it is a …
Citizen Kane Unspools This Saturday
Sink into the seats at Virginia Theatre to take in what is arguably the greatest movie of all time. This Saturday, the historical downtown theater unspools the film Citizen Kane, the American Film Institute’s number …
The Abridged Hibernation Movie Guide
Snow, freezing rain, mud, soggy boots, bitter temperatures and gray skies: Welcome to winter in Champaign–Urbana. It’s true that this year we’ve enjoyed some uncharacteristic meteorological reprieves. (And with the mercury expected to hit the …
Guilty Pleasures on DVD: Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
The pleasure of movie-watching as a sport is uncovering undiscovered treasures far away from the new releases section of your local video store. This task usually isn’t too difficult with foreign films as many gems …