Calendar du C-U: February 20-26
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
2/20/15-2/26/15
MILESTONES
Happy Birthday to … Saturday, February 21: Eric Benson (co-host, Damian Duffy Hates Everything podcast) … Thursday, February 26: Troy Michael (publisher, Innocent Words magazine) … celebrate!
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: STILL ALICE (2/20 on), Essential Cinema 008: HAROLD AND MAUDE (2/20, 2/21, 2/26, 10 p.m.), Krannert Art Museum presents HAIRY WHO & THE CHICAGO IMAGISTS w/writer John Corbett and artist Karl Wirsum (2/23, 7:30 p.m.), Sola Gratia Farm and Eastern Illinois Food Bank present A PLACE AT THE TABLE (2/24, 7:30 p.m.)
@ Pine Lounge, Main Floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Union Board presents “Friday Night Films” feat. THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY, PART 1 (2/20, 7 p.m., free)
@ Carmike 13, Champaign, IL: PASS THE LIGHT (2/22, 1:30 & 4:30 p.m.; 2/24, 2/26, 1 & 7 p.m.)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL: FINDING VIVIAN MAIER (2/23, 5 & 7 p.m.)
@ Room 104, English Building, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Film & Video meeting (2/26, 8 p.m.)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: LIFE ITSELF*, BIRDMAN, THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING, ST. VINCENT, THE INTERVIEW, DUMB AND DUMBER TO, THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA, THE HOMESMAN, DYING OF THE LIGHT, V/H/S: VIRAL, GAME OF THRONES (s4), more! (2/17 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: STILL ALICE, FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE (2/20 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2015: Documentary (2/19, 7 p.m.), Live Action (2/20, 7 p.m.), Animated (2/21, 2/22, 7 p.m.), Bike BloNo fundraiser feat. PEE WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE (2/21, 1 p.m.)
@ AMC Parkway 8 Theatre, Springfield, IL: Springfield Art Association presents the Molly Schlich Independent | International Film Series feat. FORCE MAJEURE (2/22, 1 & 4 p.m.; 2/24, 7 p.m.)
@ SIU Student Center, etc., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL: 37th annual Big Muddy Film Festival (2/24-3/1) Program
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: THE IMITATION GAME, FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE, THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER (3-D & 2-D) (2/20 on)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: MCFARLAND, USA (2/20 on)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL: TAKEN 3, PADDINGTON (2/20-2/22)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL: Save the Lorraine Foundation screenings feat. DUMB AND DUMBER TO (2/20-2/22)
@ ABC-TV: 87th annual Academy Awards presentation (2/22, 6 p.m. CST)
UPDATE! @ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: Season begins March 20!
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: Closed for the season!
UPDATE! @ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: Season begins March 20!
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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
2/28: 32nd annual Insect Fear Film Festival
@ Foellinger Auditorium, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m.
3/1: The Art Theater Co-op’s third annual membership meeting
@ Robeson Pavilion Rooms A & B, Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL, 2:30 p.m.
3/1: Sangamon Valley Civic Orchestra and Central Illinois Film Commission present “Night at the Movies” concert
@ LRS Theater, Hoogland Center for the Arts, Springfield, IL, 4 p.m.
3/7: “Comics and Comix and Graphic Novels & Damian Duffy”
@ The Urbana Free Library, Urbana, IL, 4 p.m.
3/9: “Animating Epics: An Evening with Nina Paley”
@ The Urbana Free Library, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m.
3/10: “Beyond Zero: 1914-1918” performed by the Kronos Quartet feat. Bill Morrison film collage
@ Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7:30 p.m.
3/13-3/21: 22nd annual SXSW Film Festival, Austin, TX
3/23-3/25: 8th annual Central Illinois Feminist Film Festival*
@ Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
3/24-3/29: 53rd annual Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI
4/9-4/16: 17th annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
4/15-4/19: 17th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
4/15-4/19: 19th annual Kansas City FilmFest, Kansas City, MO
NEW! 4/16-4/19: Lake FX Summit + Expo, Chicago, IL
5/2: Illinifest: University of Illinois Student Film Festival
@ TBA, Champaign-Urbana, IL
5/13-5/17: 22nd annual Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL
COMMUNITY FILM SERIES
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
3/28: STEAMBOAT BILL, JR.; 4/4: GILDA; 5/30: HIS GIRL FRIDAY; 6/20: ON THE TOWN; 7/11: DOUBLE INDEMNITY; 8/8: NASHVILLE
Springfield Art Association presents
The Molly Schlich Independent | International Film Series
@ AMC Parkway 8 Theatre, Springfield, IL, 1 & 4 p.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Tuesdays.
2/22, 2/24: FORCE MAJEURE; 3/1, 3/3: THE LIBERATOR
UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES
Illini Union Board presents “Friday Night Films”
@ Pine Lounge, Main Level, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
2/20: THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY, PART 1; 2/27: ONE CHANCE; 3/6: HORNS; 3/13: INTO THE WOODS; 3/20: THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES; 3/27: ANNIE (2014); 4/3: BLACKHAT; 4/10: SPARE PARTS; 4/17: THE WEDDING RINGER; 4/24: SEVENTH SON; 5/1: WITH HONORS*
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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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