Calendar du C-U: May 16-22
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
5/16/14-5/22/14
MILESTONES
Happy Birthday to … Sunday, May 18: Don Ferguson (music video producer, Elsinore) … celebrate!
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: THE LUNCHBOX (5/16 on), ERNEST & CELESTINE (5/18, 11:30 a.m.), PARTICLE FEVER (5/19, 7:30 p.m.), Late Night: THE RAID 2 (5/16, 5/17, 5/22, 10 p.m.), UNDER THE SKIN (5/21, 10 p.m.)
@ Shatterglass Studios, Champaign, IL: Champaign Movie Makers meeting, “Preproduction Skill Share” (5/20, 7 p.m., free)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL: Reel Deals presents THE SOUND OF MUSIC (5/20-5/22, 7 p.m.; digital projector debut)
@ Institute 4 Creativity, SoDo Theatre, Champaign, IL: “Life in Shorts – Filmmaking Workshop Series” instructed by Bogdan Heretoiu of Arts4Hope (12 weeks, 5/22-8/7, 7:30 p.m., Age 18+, $240 registration fee) Facebook
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: HER, I FRANKENSTEIN, THAT AWKWARD MOMENT, AFTER TILLER, IS THE MAN WHO IS TALL HAPPY?, STALINGRAD, FLYING TIGERS (Olive), EASTBOUND & DOWN (s4), ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (s1), more! (5/13 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: GODZILLA (3-D & 2-D), MILLION DOLLAR ARM (5/16 on), THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (5/16-5/18)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: MUSEUM HOURS (5/15-5/18, 7 p.m.)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: GODZILLA, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2, BRICK MANSIONS, OCULUS (5/16-5/17)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: GODZILLA (3-D & 2-D), NEIGHBORS, LEGENDS OF OZ: DOROTHY’S RETURN, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (3-D & 2-D), HEAVEN IS FOR REAL (5/16 on), X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (3-D) (5/22, 10 p.m.)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: GODZILLA (5/16 on)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL: HEAVEN IS FOR REAL (5/16-5/18)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL: Save the Lorraine Foundation fundraiser screenings feat. FROZEN (5/16-5/17)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: GODZILLA, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2, NEIGHBORS, THE OTHER WOMAN (5/16-5/18)
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: GODZILLA, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (5/16-5/18)
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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
TBD: Issue release: C-U Confidential #8
Paper Opteryx, Champaign, IL
7/17-7/27: 10th annual Indianapolis International Film Festival, Indianapolis, IN
10/31-11/1: 5th annual Freeky Creek Short Film Festival*
@ Sleepy Creek Vineyards, Fairmount, IL
11/6-11/9: 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
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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