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Pens to Lens Brings the Hollywood Vibe to Downtown Champaign

May 30, 2013 By lisa

A beloved toy turned into a carrot-chomping monster. A superhero fighting a different kind of battle. A young girl on an unusual mission. A sanitized Satan battling over burgers. Miners, monkeys, dinner parties, and even a tunnel to the other side of the globe. Those were some of the cinematic treats devoured by a very […]

Filed Under: Blog, Local, News Tagged With: art theater, champaign, education, hollywood, kids, pens to lens, premiere, red carpet, schools

A Local Exploration of the Magic of Movies

March 19, 2013 By lisa

Recently I was invited to appear with Jason Pankoke and Luke Boyce on UPTV’s series, Art Now!, to discuss preparations for an upcoming annual film festival, the New Art Film Festival. There is such a flourishing culture of locally-produced cinema in my area, and it was only natural that I wanted to help spread the […]

Filed Under: Blog, News Tagged With: art theater, champaign, film, george melies, hugo, magic, new art film festival, psychic joker, steven spielberg, urbana

The Experience of The Artist

February 12, 2012 By lisa

Where to begin with a film like The Artist? If you know me personally, you already know that I love to explore oft-forgotten forms of entertainment–magic shows, vaudeville/cabaret, radio theater–so naturally, I was interested in this movie from the beginning. I was also terribly afraid that people would hate it, while secretly hoping they’d be […]

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: art theater, drama, romance, silent

Intro to Bollywood!

February 3, 2012 By lisa

Well, readers, I have just returned home from my first taste of Bollywood, courtesy of a pre-screening of Agneepath at C-U’s Art Theater. I have been wanting to see what the fuss was all about, and I actually had a day I could set aside (almost literally) to soak it all in. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV0Cc1W_DDM] For those […]

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: action, art theater, bollywood, drama, musical

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