Calendar du C-U: Mar. 29-Apr. 4
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
3/29/13-4/4/13
BROADCAST
@ WCIA-TV News 3 (CBS), Champaign, IL: ciLIVING “New Art Film Festival promotion” feat. Jason Pankoke, Chris Lukeman, Thomas Nicol (3/29, 4 p.m.)
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: THE GATEKEEPERS (3/29, 4 & 6 p.m.; 3/30, 4:30 & 9:30 p.m.; 3/31, 2 & 4:30 p.m.; 4/1-4/2, 7:30 p.m.; 4/3, 5 p.m.; 4/4, 7:30 p.m.), HIMMATWALA (3/29, 8:30 p.m., Bollywood), MONSIEUR VERDOUX (3/30, 11:30 a.m.; 3/31, 11:30 a.m.), TABU (3/30, 2 & 7 p.m.; 3/31, 7 p.m.; 4/3, 7:30 p.m.; 4/4, 5 p.m.), Late Night: THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT (3/29-3/30, 11:30 p.m. w/drag show; 4/3-4/4, 10 p.m.)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: LINCOLN, THIS IS 40, LES MISÉRABLES, KILLING THEM SOFTLY, PARENTAL GUIDANCE, THE COMEDY, GLOW: THE STORY OF THE GORGEOUS LADIES OF WRESTLING, THE COLLECTION, A MAN ESCAPED (Criterion), more! (3/26 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: THE CROODS, OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN, OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (3/29 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN (3/28-3/31, 7 p.m.)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: G.I. JOE: RETALIATION (3-D & 2-D), THE HOST, THE CROODS (3-D & 2-D), OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (3-D & 2-D) (3/29 on), THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (3/29-3/30, 9 a.m.)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: THE CROODS (3/29-3/31)
@ The Princess Theatre, LeRoy, IL: THE CROODS (3-D & 2-D) (3/29-3/31)
NOW OPEN! @ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: G.I. JOE: RETALIATION, OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (3/29-3/31)
NOW OPEN! @ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD, THE CROODS (3/29-3/30)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: Season begins April 5!
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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
4/9: Illinois Public Media and ITVS present THE ISLAND PRESIDENT
@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL, 6 p.m., free
4/11-4/18: 15th annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
4/11-4/14: 40 North/88 West presents the Boneyard Arts Festival
@ various, Champaign-Urbana, IL
4/12: 4th annual New Art Film Festival*
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, 4-11:30 p.m., free!
4/13: 3rd annual Mid-West Zine Fest
@ Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL, 11 a.m.-11:30 p.m.
4/16-6/16: “Unconventional Bond: The Strange Life of Casino Royale on Film” Exhibit
@ Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL
4/17-4/21: 15th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theater, Champaign, IL
4/18-4/21: 5th annual Chicago International Movies & Music Festival, Chicago, IL
UPDATE! 4/26-4/28: James Bond Film Festival
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, free
4/27: Illini Independent Film Festival*
@ Armory 101, Armory Building, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 1-8 p.m., free
UPDATE! 5/2: 4th annual Feminist Film Festival*
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
5/3-5/5: Milwaukee Underground Film Festival, Milwaukee, WI
10/31-11/2: 4th annual Freeky Creek Short Film Festival*
@ Sleepy Creek Vineyards, Fairmount, IL
11/1-11/2: 12th annual Route 66 International Film Festival
@ Legacy Theatre, Springfield, IL
11/2-11/3: 5th annual Drunken Zombie Film Festival
@ Landmark Cinemas, Peoria, IL
UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES
AsiaLENS: AEMS Documentary/Film Series
@ Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m.
4/9: WITNESSES TO A SECRET WAR
AsiaLENS: AEMS Documentary/Film Series
@ Urbana Free Library, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m.
4/10: WITNESSES TO A SECRET WAR
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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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