Calendar du C-U: August 2-8
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
8/2/13-8/8/13
LOCAL FILMS
@ www.TransistorPunk.com: ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE 1970s, Episode One: 1972* (8/1 on, free streaming)
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: 20 FEET FROM STARDOM (8/2-8/5, 8/7), BLACKFISH (8/3-8/4, 8/6, 8/8), Late Night: BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO (8/2-8/3, 8/8, 10 p.m.)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: G.I. JOE: RETALIATION, BLACK ROCK, BANSHEE (s1), more! (7/30 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: THE WOLVERINE, THE WAY WAY BACK, RED 2 (8/5 on; closed 8/2-8/4 during Decatur Celebration)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: FIELD OF DREAMS (8/1-8/2, 7 p.m.), BACK TO THE FUTURE (8/3-8/4, 7 p.m.)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: THE SMURFS 2, GROWN-UPS 2, THE WOLVERINE, THE HEAT (8/2 on)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: THE SMURFS 2 (3-D & 2-D), THE WOLVERINE (3-D & 2-D), THE CONJURING (8/2 on), RED 2 (8/2-8/6), PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS (3-D & 2-D) (8/7 on), PLANES (8/8, 7 p.m.), MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED (8/3, 8/6, 10 a.m.)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: DESPICABLE ME 2 (8/2 on)
@ The Princess Theatre, LeRoy, IL: DESPICABLE ME 2 (3-D & 2-D) (8/2-8/4)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: THE SMURFS 2, THE WOLVERINE (8/2 on)
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: THE SMURFS 2, THE WOLVERINE (8/2-8/4, 8/6, 8/8)
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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
Fall TBA: Issue release: C-U Confidential #7
+ Paper Opteryx, Champaign, IL
NEW! 8/18: HOUSE OF THADDEUS* local premiere
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, 5 p.m.
NEW! 8/20: Champaign Movie Makers meeting
@ Shatterglass Studios, Champaign, IL
UPDATE! 9/4: Ellnora | The Guitar Festival presents OUT OF NOWHERE: THE CHAMPAIGN MUSIC SCENE*
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, 7:30 p.m.
9/5-9/8: 25th annual Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival
@ Location TBA, Chicago, IL
10/10-10/24: 49th annual Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago, IL
10/12: The Center for Women in Transition presents Sing-a-Long GREASE
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
10/31-11/2: 4th annual Freeky Creek Short Film Festival*
@ Sleepy Creek Vineyards, Fairmount, IL
UPDATE! 11/1-11/2: 12th annual Route 66 International Film Festival
@ Capital City Bar & Grill, 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
4/23-4/27, 2014: 16th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
COMMUNITY FILM SERIES
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
8/31: THE LONG, LONG TRAILER; 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
Parkland Art Gallery presents Global Lens Film Series 2013
@ Room C118, Parkland College, Champaign, IL, 6:30 p.m., free
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.
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.