Calendar du C-U: March 16-22
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
3/16/12-3/22/12
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL: PINA (3/16 on), THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (3/16, 3/17, 3/22, 10 p.m., D. Fincher), TAKE SHELTER (3/17, 2:30 & 5 p.m.; 3/18, 6:30 p.m.; 3/21, 7:30 p.m.), The Comedy of Errors (3/18, 1 p.m.; 3/21, 4 p.m.; modernized Shakespeare)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL: CABARET (3/17, 1 & 7 p.m.), SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (3/20, 3/22, 7 p.m.)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: ACT OF VALOR, JOHN CARTER, DR. SEUSS’ THE LORAX (3/16 on), THE HUNGER GAMES (3/23, 12 a.m.)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO (3/15-3/16, 7 p.m.), ANNIE HALL (3/17-3/18, 7 p.m.)
@ The Lorraine Theatre, Hoopeston, IL: JOHN CARTER, DR. SEUSS’ THE LORAX (3/16-3/18)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: DR. SEUSS’ THE LORAX (3/16-3/18)
@ The Princess Theatre, LeRoy, IL: THE VOW (3/16-3/18)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: THE DESCENDANTS, MELANCHOLIA, YOUNG ADULT, THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN, MY WEEK WITH MARILYN, THE SWELL SEASON, BAG IT, more! (3/13 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
3/27-4/1: 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.
NEW! 4/13: THE INNKEEPERS hosted by Troy Taylor
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL, 10:30 p.m., free
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.
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
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.