Calendar du C-U: October 12-18
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
10/12/12-10/18/12
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL: TAKE THIS WALTZ (10/12, 10/13, 10/16, 10/18), KILL LIST (10/12, 10/13, 10/17, 10/18, 10 p.m.), SIDE BY SIDE (10/14, 2:30 & 7:30 p.m.), WARGAMES presented by NCSA, UIUC (10/15, 6:30 p.m., free), The Found Footage Festival (10/17, 7:30 p.m.), Inhabit Your Theater! A Co-op Owners’ Event (10/14, 5 p.m., Art Co-op members only)
@ KAM Auditorium, Krannert Art Museum, UIUC, Champaign, IL: AEMS and KAM present THE WORLD (10/18, 5:30 p.m., free)
@ Latzer Hall, University YMCA, UIUC, Champaign, IL: Center for Global Studies, UIUC, presents Global Lens 2012 selection PEGASUS, Morocco (10/17, 7 p.m., free)
@ Room C118, Parkland College, Champaign, IL: Parkland Art Gallery and Center for Global Studies, UIUC, present Global Lens 2012 selection CRAFT, Brazil (10/18, 6:30 p.m., free)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: PROMETHEUS, ROCK OF AGES, THE RAVEN, SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS, A CAT IN PARIS, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS ’86 (Blu), more! (10/9 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: ARGO, THE MASTER, TAKEN 2 (10/12 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED (10/11-10/14, 7 p.m.), 2012 LGBT Festival: TAKING A CHANCE ON GOD (10/17, 7 p.m.), KAWA (10/18, 7 p.m.), CLOUDBURST (10/19, 7 p.m.)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: ARGO, FRANKENWEENIE (3-D & 2-D), TAKEN 2, HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA (3-D & 2-D) (10/12 on), ESPN Monday Night Football: Denver Broncos vs. San Diego Chargers (10/15, 7:30 p.m.)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: Closed for the weekend
@ The Princess Theatre, LeRoy, IL: HOPE SPRINGS (10/12-10/14)
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET, THE POSSESSION (10/12-10/13)
@ AMC River East 21, Chicago, IL: 48th annual Chicago International Film Festival (through10/25)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: Closed for the season!
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: Closed for the season!
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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
NEW! 10/20: C-U Flea #3 feat. MICRO-FILM table
@ Parasol Label Group, Urbana, IL, 12-3 p.m., free entry
10/25-10/27: Freeky Creek Short Film Festival*
@ Sleepy Creek Vineyards, Fairmount, IL
10/26-10/28: Central Illinois Film Expo & Trade Show*
@ Riverbank Lodge, Petersburg, IL
10/26: The Time Traveling Cinema* feat. THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS + THE CALL OF CTHULHU + TBA
@ SoDo Theatre, Champaign, IL, 10 p.m.
10/26-10/27: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL, Midnight
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
UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES
AsiaLENS: AEMS Documentary/Film Series
@ Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m.
11/13: PINOY SUNDAY
AsiaLENS: AEMS Documentary/Film Series
@ Various venues, free
10/25: WHEN CHINA MET AFRICA (@ Urbana Free Library, 7 p.m.); 11/18: PINOY SUNDAY (@ Champaign Public Library, 3 p.m.)
Global Lens 2012: International Films
Sponsored by the Parkland Art Gallery and Center for Global Studies, UIUC
@ Room C118, Parkland College, Champaign, IL, 6:30 p.m., free
10/18: CRAFT, Brazil; 11/1: THE FINGER, Argentina; 12/6: MOURNING, Iran
Global Lens 2012: International Films
Sponsored by the Center for Global Studies, UIUC
@ Latzer Hall, University YMCA, UIUC, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m., free
10/17: PEGASUS, Morocco; 10/24: THE PRIZE, Argentina; 10/31: QARANTINA, Iraq; 11/7: TOLL BOOTH, Turkey
Movie and Chai: The Satyajit Ray Series
Sponsored by Mithaya – the Indian Dramatics Society and CSAMES, UIUC
@ Room 1310, Digital Computer Lab, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 5 p.m., free
10/20: CHARULATA; 12/1: SHATRANJ KE KHILARI
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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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