Calendar du C-U: July 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
7/12/13-7/18/13
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: MUD (7/12 on), Late Night: LABYRINTH (7/12-7/13, 10 p.m.; 7/14, 11:30 a.m., 7/17-7/18, 10 p.m.)
@ Shatterglass Studios, Champaign, IL: Champaign Movie Makers meeting, “Who inspires you?” (7/16, 7 p.m., free)
@ Room C118, Parkland College, Champaign, IL: Parkland Art Gallery presents Global Lens Film Series 2013 entry SOUTHWEST, Brazil (7/18, 6:30 p.m., free)
@ Main Quad/Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Union Board presents “Summer Quad Cinema Series” featuring 42 (7/18, 9 p.m., free)
@ The Station Theatre, Urbana, IL: The Celebration Company presents Evil Dead: The Musical directed by Mikel Matthews, Jr. (7/10-7/13)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: ADMISSION, DEAD MAN DOWN, 21 & OVER, SPRING BREAKERS, THE HOST, TYLER PERRY’S TEMPTATION, THE GATEKEEPERS, COMBAT GIRLS, THE LIFE OF OHARU (Criterion), WAREHOUSE 13 (s4), PORTLANDIA (s3), more! (7/9 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: PACIFIC RIM, THE LONE RANGER, THE HEAT (7/12 on), RED 2 (7/18, 7 p.m.)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: FRANCES HA (7/12-7/15, 7 p.m.)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: PACIFIC RIM (3-D & 2-D), GROWN UPS 2, DESPICABLE ME 2 (3-D & 2-D) (7/12 on), THE LONE RANGER (7/12-7/16), TURBO (3-D & 2-D) (7/17 on), ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (7/13, 7/16, 10 a.m.)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: THE LONE RANGER (7/12-7/16), TURBO (7/17 on)
@ The Princess Theatre, LeRoy, IL: MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (3-D) (7/12-7/14), MAN OF STEEL (7/13-7/14), RIO (7/13, 11 a.m., free)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: DESPICABLE ME 2, MONSTERS UNIVERSITY, GROWN UPS 2, THE LONE RANGER (7/12 on)
@ Illinois Building, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL: The Legend of Sweet Creek Horror Convention (7/14, 12-6 p.m., partial fundraiser for THE LEGEND OF SWEET CREEK Web series)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: DESPICABLE ME 2, MONSTERS UNIVERSITY, GROWN UPS 2, THE LONE RANGER (7/12-7/14), DESPICABLE ME 2, GROWN UPS 2 (7/15 on)
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: DESPICABLE ME 2, MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (7/12-7/14, 7/16, 7/18)
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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! 7/25: Central Illinois Film Commission meeting
@ Highland Room, Hilton Hotel, Springfield, IL, 7 p.m., free
NEW! 8/1: Champaign Screenwriters meeting
@ Time & Place TBA
NEW! Fall TBA: Issue release: C-U Confidential #7
+ Paper Opteryx, Champaign, IL
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
11/7-11/9: 9th annual Embarras Valley Film Festival*
@ Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
NEW! 4/23-4/27, 2014: 16th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
COMMUNITY FILM SERIES
NEW! The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
8/31: THE LONG, LONG TRAILER or THE THIN MAN; 9/21: THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE; 10/26: REBECCA; 11/9: ALL ABOUT EVE; 12/7: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT; 1/18/14: WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION; 2/8/14: THE PHILADELPHIA STORY; 3/15/14: STEAMBOAT BILL, JR.; 4/5/14: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE; 5/24/14: A NIGHT AT THE OPERA; 6/21/14: THE MALTESE FALCON; 7/12/14: MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY
UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES
NEW! Parkland Art Gallery presents Global Lens Film Series 2013
@ Room C118, Parkland College, Champaign, IL, 6:30 p.m., free
6/27: MODEST RECEPTION, Iran; 7/18: SOUTHWEST, Brazil; 8/1: STUDENT, Kazakhstan; 9/5: SHYAMAL UNCLE TURNS OFF THE LIGHTS, India; 9/10: CAIRO 678, Egypt; 9/19: LIFE KILLS ME, Chile; 10/10: THE PARADE, Serbia; 10/29: THE FANTASTIC WORLD OF JUAN OROL, Mexico; 11/7: ABOUT 111 GIRLS, Iraq; 12/12: BEIJING FLICKERS, China
Summer Quad Cinema Series
@ Anniversary Plaza, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 9 p.m.
7/18: 42; 8/15: THE GREAT GATSBY
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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” © 2013 Jason Pankoke/C-U Blogfidential.
[Updated 7/16/13, 3:30 p.m. CST]