Calendar du C-U: March 9-15
Our unique movie and media Calendar appears every Friday on C-U Blogfidential and caters to the discerning tastes of citizens in the downstate region anchored by Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, USA.
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PLAYING THIS WEEK
3/9/12-3/15/12
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL: PINA (3/9 on), THE MATRIX (3/9, 3/10, 3/15, 10 p.m.), Art Co-Op General Member Meeting (3/11, 1 p.m.)
@ 3401 Seibel Center, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Mithya Indian Dramatics Society presents SITA SINGS THE BLUES (3/10, 5 p.m., free, w/filmmaker)
@ Room 62, Krannert Art Museum, UIUC, Champaign, IL: IPRH Film Series presents THREE KINGS (3/15, 5:30 p.m., free)
@ Danville Public Library, Danville, IL: ADAPTATION (3/12, 6:30 p.m.)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: JOHN CARTER, W./E., DR. SEUSS’ THE LORAX (3/9 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: DETECTIVE DEE AND THE MYSTERY OF THE PHANTOM FLAME (3/8-3/11, 7 p.m.)
@ The Lorraine Theatre, Hoopeston, IL: JOHN CARTER, DR. SEUSS’ THE LORAX (3/9 on)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: DR. SEUSS’ THE LORAX (3/9-3/14)
@ The Princess Theatre, LeRoy, IL: GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE (3/9-3/11)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: LIKE CRAZY, FOOTLOOSE, IMMORTALS, THE SKIN I LIVE IN, HIGH ROAD, SENNA, MEETING SPENCER, TO CATCH A THIEF (Criterion Blu), more! (3/6 on)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: Season begins April 6!
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: Closed for the season!
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: Season begins March 30!
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Locally produced movies and events featuring locally produced movies are marked with an asterisk (*). Also find out what is “Coming Soon” by hitting the jump below. Go see ‘em, C-U!
COMING SOON
3/20, 3/22: SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
3/27-4/1: 50th Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI
3/30: The Psychic Joker’s Time Traveling Cinema feat. TBA
@ SoDo Theatre, Champaign, IL, 10 p.m.
4/13-4/15: Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), Chicago, IL
4/15: Buttered Corn on the Cob Film Festival
@ 88 Broadway, Urbana, IL
4/18-4/22: Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
4/19-4/22: 40 North/88 West presents the Boneyard Arts Festival
@ various, Champaign-Urbana, IL
4/20: New Art Film Festival 2012*
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
4/20: Issue release: C-U Confidential #6
+ Paper Opteryx, Champaign, IL
4/24: MACS student film festival*
@ TBA, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 6 p.m.
4/25-4/29: Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theater, Champaign, IL
4/28: Mid-West Zine Fest
@ Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL
5/4-5/6: Milwaukee Underground Film Festival, Milwaukee, WI
5/31-6/7: Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL
6/21-6/24: The 24th Onion City Film Festival, Chicago, IL
8/9-8/12: Wizard World Chicago, Rosemont, IL
Fall 2012: Issue release: C-U Confidential ‘99
+ Paper Opteryx, Champaign, IL
COMMUNITY FILM SERIES
The New Classics: Great Books to Great Films from the Past 50 Years
@ Danville Public Library, Danville, IL, 6:30 p.m.
3/12: ADAPTATION; 4/9: UP IN THE AIR
The News-Gazette Film Series 2012
@ The Virginia Theater, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m. (through EASTER PARADE)
@ Various CPD parks TBA, dusk (through THE MALTESE FALCON)
3/17: CABARET; 4/7: EASTER PARADE; 6/2: AN AMERICAN IN PARIS; 7/7: CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG; 8/4: THE THIRD MAN; 9/1: THE MALTESE FALCON
UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES
AEMS presents AsiaLENS documentary and independent film series
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
4/3: ANPO: ART X WAR
IPRH Film Series 2012, “Borders” theme
@ Room 62, Krannert Art Museum, UIUC, Champaign, IL, 5:30 p.m., free
3/15: THREE KINGS
ITVS and Illinois Public Media present “Community Cinema”
@ Robeson Rooms A & B, Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL, 6 p.m., free
4/3: HELL AND BACK AGAIN; 5/1: STRONG
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If you have items that you would like us to list in the Calendar, please send relevant dates, start/end times, locations, event descriptions, and ticket prices to cuconfidential [at] gmail [dot] com.
Compiled by Jason Pankoke
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“Calendar du C-U” © 2012 Jason Pankoke/C-U Blogfidential.