Calendar du C-U: August 23-29
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
8/23/13-8/29/13
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL – The DCP era begins: BLUE JASMINE (8/23 on), Late Night: DISTRICT 9 (8/23-8/24, 11:59 p.m.)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: AMOUR, SCARY MOVIE V, KILLING SEASON, SHADOW DANCER, WITHER, AMERICAN MARY, THE BIG CITY (Criterion Collection), NCIS (s10), THE GOOD WIFE (s4), BOARDWALK EMPIRE (s3), ONCE UPON A TIME (s2), more! (8/20 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: THE BUTLER (8/23 on), PARANOIA, UNFINISHED SONG (8/23-8/25)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: AT ANY PRICE (8/22-8/25, 7 p.m.)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: TURBO, PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS, WE’RE THE MILLERS, THE CONJURING (8/23-8/24)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES, THE BUTLER, WE’RE THE MILLERS, ELYSIUM, PLANES (3-D & 2-D) (8/23 on)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: THE SMURFS 2 (8/23-8/25, 8/28)
@ The Princess Theatre, LeRoy, IL: RED 2 (8/23-8/25), THE MUPPETS (8/24, 11 a.m., free)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: DESPICABLE ME 2, PLANES (8/23-8/25)
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: ELYSIUM, GROWN UPS 2 (8/23-8/25)
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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
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.
9/4: Fine & Applied Arts at Parkland College presents SIGN PAINTERS: THE MOVIE
@ Parkland Theatre, Parkland College, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
9/5-9/8: 25th annual Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival
@ Location TBA, Chicago, IL
NEW! 9/7: Ellnora | The Guitar Festival presents Buster Keaton in STEAMBOAT BILL, JR. (1928) accompanied by Dan Zanes
@ Colwell Playhouse, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 2:30 p.m.
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.
10/11-10/12: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW w/shadow cast
@ Fluid Events Center, Champaign, IL, time TBA
10/25-10/27: 7th annual B Movie Celebration, Naperville, IL
10/25-10/26: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW w/shadow cast
@ The Avon Theatre, Decatur, IL, Midnight
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
@ 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
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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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