Calendar C-U: September 14-20

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
9/14/12-9/20/12

@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL: Dangerous Docs Film Festival: AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY (9/14-9/16, 9/19, 9/20), THIS IS NOT A FILM (9/14-9/16, 9/18), THE IMPOSTER (9/14, 9/15, 9/19, 9/20), 5 BROKEN CAMERAS (9/15-9/17, 9/20), THE ISLAND PRESIDENT (9/15-9/17, 9/19)

@ Room 1005, NCSA, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Champaign Movie Makers meeting, “Stereoscopic 3-D Filmmaking” (9/18, 7 p.m.)

@ Auditorium, Krannert Art Museum, UIUC, Champaign, IL: iUnite Film Screening – RADICAL ACT (9/20, 7 p.m., free)

@ Latzer Hall, University YMCA, UIUC, Champaign, IL: Center for Global Studies, UIUC, presents Global Lens 2012 selection FAT, BALD, SHORT MAN, Colombia (9/19, 7 p.m., free)

@ Room C118, Parkland College, Champaign, IL: Parkland Art Gallery and Center for Global Studies, UIUC, present Global Lens 2012 selection TOLL BOOTH, Turkey (9/20, 6:30 p.m., free)

@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: SNOW WHITE & THE HUNTSMAN, WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, LOLA VERSUS, ELLES, BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW, TITANIC (Blu), SPARTACUS: VENGEANCE (s2), more! (9/11 on)

@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: BACHELORETTE, SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED, LAWLESS (9/14 on)

@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: DAMSELS IN DISTRESS (9/13-9/16, 7 p.m.)

@ Highland Room, Hilton Hotel, Springfield, IL: Central Illinois Film Commission meeting (9/20, 7 p.m.)

@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: PARANORMAN, THE POSSESSION (9/14-9/16)

@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: FINDING NEMO (3-D & 2-D), LAST OUNCE OF COURAGE, BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S, THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN, HOPE SPRINGS (9/14 on), ESPN Monday Night Football: Denver Broncos vs. Atlanta Falcons (9/17, 7:30 p.m.)

@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: Digital conversion fundraisers – PRIVATE BUCKAROO starring Harry James and the Andrews Sisters (1942) w/Max Fleischer SUPERMAN and POPEYE cartoons (9/14, 7 p.m.), MCLINTOCK! starring John Wayne (1963) (9/15, 7 p.m.), filmed comedy by Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis, the Three Stooges, and more (9/16, 2 p.m.), History of the Onarga Theatre presentation (9/18, 7 p.m., free)

@ The Princess Theatre, LeRoy, IL: DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: DOG DAYS (9/14-9/16)

@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: PARANORMAN, SNOW WHITE & THE HUNTSMAN (9/14-9/15)

@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: Closed for the season!

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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

9/28: The Time Traveling Cinema* feat. TBA
@ SoDo Theatre, Champaign, IL, 10 p.m.

10/11-10/25: Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago, IL

10/25-10/27: Freeky Creek Short Film Festival
@ Sleepy Creek Vineyards, Fairmount, IL

10/26-10/28: Central Illinois Film Expo & Trade Show
@ Riverbank Lodge, Petersburg, IL

10/26: The Time Traveling Cinema* feat. THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS + THE CALL OF CTHULHU + TBA
@ SoDo Theatre, Champaign, IL, 10 p.m.

11/1-11/3: Embarras Valley Film Festival
@ Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL

11/2-11/3: Drunken Zombie Film Festival
@ Landmark Cinemas, Peoria, IL

11/2-11/3: Route 66 International Film Festival
@ The Legacy Theatre, Springfield, IL

11/8-11/18: St. Louis International Film Festival, St. Louis, MO

POSTPONED: Issue release: C-U Confidential ‘99


UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES

AsiaLENS: AEMS Documentary/Film Series
@ Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m.
10/9: WHEN CHINA MET AFRICA; 11/13: PINOY SUNDAY

AsiaLENS: AEMS Documentary/Film Series
@ Various venues, free
10/25: WHEN CHINA MET AFRICA (@ Urbana Free Library, 7 p.m.); 11/18: PINOY SUNDAY (@ Champaign Public Library, 3 p.m.)

Global Lens 2012: International Films
Sponsored by the Parkland Art Gallery and Center for Global Studies, UIUC
@ Room C118, Parkland College, Champaign, IL, 6:30 p.m., free
9/20: TOLL BOOTH, Turkey; 10/4: AMNESTY, Albania; 10/18: CRAFT, Brazil; 11/1: THE FINGER, Argentina; 12/6: MOURNING, Iran

Global Lens 2012: International Films
Sponsored by the Center for Global Studies, UIUC
@ Latzer Hall, University YMCA, UIUC, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m., free
9/19: FAT, BALD, SHORT MAN, Colombia; 9/26: THE FINGER, Argentina; 10/3: GREY MATTER, Rwanda; 10/10: MOURNING, Iran; 10/17: PEGASUS, Morocco; 10/24: THE PRIZE, Argentina; 10/31: QARANTINA, Iraq; 11/7: TOLL BOOTH, Turkey

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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” © 2012 Jason Pankoke/C-U Blogfidential.

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