Calendar du C-U: May 18-24
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
5/18/12-5/24/12
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL: HIGHER GROUND (5/18-5/21, 5/23), A SEPARATION (5/18-5/20, 5/22-5/24), YELLOW SUBMARINE (5/18, 10 p.m.; 5/19, 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 10 p.m.; 5/20, 3:30 p.m.; 5/24, 10 p.m.); La Fille Mal Gardee (5/20, 1 p.m.; 5/23, 4 p.m.; ballet)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: THE GREY, ALBERT NOBBS, CHRONICLE, WE WERE HERE, KINYARWANDA, THE DEVIL INSIDE, MY PERESTROIKA, BEING JOHN MALKOVICH (Criterion), more! (5/15 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: BATTLESHIP, DARK SHADOWS, THE AVENGERS (5/18 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: THE KID WITH A BIKE (5/17-5/20, 7 p.m.)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: THE AVENGERS, JOHN CARTER, MIRROR MIRROR, THIS MEANS WAR (5/18-5/19)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: BATTLESHIP, DARK SHADOWS (5/18-5/20)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: BATTLESHIP, BULLY, DARK SHADOWS, THE AVENGERS (3-D & 2-D) (5/18 on)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: THE AVENGERS (5/18-5/20, 5/23)
@ The Princess Theatre, LeRoy, IL: THE LUCKY ONE (5/18-5/20)
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, THE AVENGERS (5/18-5/20)
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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
UPDATE! 5/25: The Time Traveling Cinema* feat. local shorts + THE MAD MAGICIAN
@ SoDo Theatre, Champaign, IL, 10 p.m.
UPDATE! 5/30: Issue release: C-U Confidential #6
+ Paper Opteryx, Champaign, IL
NEW! 5/31: H.H. HOLMES: AMERICA’S FIRST SERIAL KILLER and ALBERT FISH w/filmmaker
@ The Portage Theater, Chicago, IL, 8 p.m.
5/31-6/7: Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL
6/21-6/24: The 24th Onion City Film Festival, Chicago, IL
NEW! 6/23: DSLR workshop with Scott Regan
@ Parkland College, Champaign, IL, 6-8 p.m.
7/19-7/29: Indianapolis International Film Festival, Indianapolis, IN
8/9-8/12: Wizard World Chicago, Rosemont, IL
10/11-10/25: Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago, IL
10/25-10/27: Freeky Creek Short Film Festival
@ Sleepy Creek Vineyards, Fairmount, IL
11/1-11/3: Embarras Valley Film Festival
@ Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
11/2-11/3: Drunken Zombie Film Festival
@ Landmark Cinemas, Peoria, IL
11/2-11/3: Route 66 International Film Festival
@ The Legacy Theatre, Springfield, IL
11/8-11/18: St. Louis International Film Festival, St. Louis, MO
Fall 2012: Issue release: C-U Confidential ‘99
+ Paper Opteryx, Champaign, IL
COMMUNITY FILM SERIES
The News-Gazette Film Series 2012
@ Various CPD parks, dusk, free
6/2: AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (@ Scott Park); 7/7: CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG (@ Dodds Park); 8/4: THE THIRD MAN (@ Centennial Park); 9/1: THE MALTESE FALCON (@ Hessel Park)
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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.