Calendar du C-U: April 4-10
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
4/4/14-4/10/14
MILESTONES
Happy Birthday to … Monday, April 7: Annelise Morris (model, C-U Confidential #5) … Thursday, April 10: Kristen Johns (videographer, Champaign Underground Video) … celebrate!
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (4/4 on), Champaign Surplus presents Mountainfilm on Tour (4/8, 7:30 p.m.), Late Night: THE LEGO MOVIE (4/4, 10 p.m.; 4/5, 11:30 a.m. & 10 p.m.; 4/10, 10 p.m.)
@ Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL: AsiaLENS: AEMS Documentary/Film Series presents THE REVOLUTIONARY (4/8, 7 p.m., free)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: ANCHORMAN 2, 47 RONIN, THE BAG MAN, AT MIDDLETON, FORGETTING THE GIRL, PSYCH (s8), BROADCHURCH (s1), more! (4/1 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (3-D & 2-D), THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (4/4 on), RIO 2 (4/10, 8 p.m.)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: THE WIND RISES (4/3-4/7, 7 p.m.)
NOW OPEN! @ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: FROZEN, SAVING MR. BANKS, MUPPETS MOST WANTED, NEED FOR SPEED (4/4-4/5)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (3-D & 2-D), GOD’S NOT DEAD, NOAH, DIVERGENT (4/4 on)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (4/4 on)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL: MUPPETS MOST WANTED (4/4-4/6)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL: Save the Lorraine Foundation fundraiser screenings feat. THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY (4/4, 6 p.m.; 4/5, 2 & 6 p.m.; 4/6, 5 p.m.), THE ENCOUNTER: PARADISE LOST (4/6, 2 p.m.)
NOW OPEN! @ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER, DIVERGENT (4/4-4/6)
NOW OPEN! @ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER, THOR: THE DARK WORLD (4/4-4/6)
@ The Logan Theatre, Chicago, IL: 21st annual Chicago Underground Film Festival (through 4/6)
@ various, Madison, WI: 16th annual Wisconsin Film Festival (through 4/10)
@ Cinemark Palace & Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Kansas City, MO: 18th annual Kansas City FilmFest (4/5-4/13)
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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
4/10-4/13: 40 North | 88 West presents the Boneyard Arts Festival
@ Various, Champaign-Urbana, IL
UPDATE! 4/13: 3rd Buttered Corn on the Cob Film Festival
@ Fluid Events Center, Champaign, IL, 12 p.m.
4/13: 5th annual New Art Film Festival*
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, 5 p.m.
TBD: Issue release: C-U Confidential #8
Paper Opteryx, Champaign, IL
4/23-4/27: 16th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
5/1-5/4: 6th annual Chicago International Movies and Music Festival, Chicago, IL
5/1-5/4: 5th annual Milwaukee Underground Film Festival, Milwaukee, WI
7/17-7/27: 10th annual Indianapolis International Film Festival, Indianapolis, IN
TBD: Issue release: C-U Confidential #9
Paper Opteryx, Champaign, IL
NEW! 11/6-11/8: 10th annual Embarras Valley Film Festival
@ Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
11/7-11/8: 13th annual Route 66 International Film Festival
@ Capital City Bar & Grill, Springfield, IL
11/7-11/8: 6th annual Drunken Zombie Film Festival
@ Landmark Cinemas, Peoria, IL
COMMUNITY FILM SERIES
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
5/24: A NIGHT AT THE OPERA; 6/21: THE MALTESE FALCON; 7/12: MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY; 8/2: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES
AEMS, IPRH, and Spurlock Museum present AsiaLENS Documentary/Film Series
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
4/8: THE REVOLUTIONARY
Illinois Public Media and ITVS present Community Cinema: Engaging Communities through Film
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
6/3: THE NEW BLACK
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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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