Calendar C-U: September 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
9/20/13-9/26/13

NOW PLAYING

@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: UIUC Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies presents the 2013 Latin American Film Festival: WHITE ELEPHANT (9/20, 6 p.m.; 9/22, 7 p.m.; 9/25, 6 p.m.), NEIGHBORING SOUNDS (9/20, 8:40 p.m.; 9/23, 8:30 p.m.; 9/26, 5 p.m.), I AM ANDEAN (9/21, 3:15 p.m.; 9/22, 3:15 p.m.), 7 BOXES (9/21, 5 p.m.; 9/22, 9:30 p.m.; 9/24, 7 p.m.), THE FANTASTIC WORLD OF JUAN OROL (9/21, 7:30 p.m.; 9/24, 5 p.m.; 9/26, 7:45 p.m.), ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS (9/21, 9:30 p.m.; 9/23, 6 p.m.; 9/25, 8:30 p.m.), SOFIA & THE STUBBORN (9/22, 5 p.m.; 9/24, 9:30 p.m.; 9/26, 9:45 p.m.); National Theatre Live presents The Audience (9/21-9/22, 11:30 a.m.; 9/25, 2:30 p.m.); Late Night: MACHETE (9/20-9/21, 11:59 p.m.; 9/18-9/19, 10 p.m.)

@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL: The News-Gazette Film Series presents THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE (9/21, 1 & 7 p.m.)

@ Room 108, English Building, Main Quad, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Film & Video meeting (9/26, 7 p.m.)

@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: WORLD WAR Z, THE BLING RING, THE WE AND THE I, THE EAST, AND NOW A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR, DRIFT, A GIRL & A GUN, BEHIND THE CANDELABRA, SLACKER (Criterion Blu), LEVERAGE (s5), BATES MOTEL (s1), more! (9/17 on)

@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: PRISONERS, THE FAMILY, THE SPECTACULAR NOW (9/20 on)

@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: BLANCANIEVES (9/19-9/22, 7 p.m.)

@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: PRISONERS, THE FAMILY, INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2 (9/20 on), MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (9/21-9/22), LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (9/20, 9/22, 9/24), TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (9/21, 9/25-9/26), ESPN Monday Night Football: Oakland Raiders vs. Denver Broncos (9/23, 7 p.m., free)

@ The Princess Theatre, LeRoy, IL: 2 GUNS (9/20-9/22)

@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: ‘80s Flashback Weekend feat. BACK TO THE FUTURE, THE BREAKFAST CLUB (9/20-9/22)

@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: GROWN UPS 2, THIS IS THE END (9/20-9/21)

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

@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: Closed indefinitely for fundraising

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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

9/27-9/29: Chicago Horror Film Festival, Des Plaines, IL

10/1: Illinois Public Media and ITVS present THE GRADUATES
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free

10/6-10/10: Allen Hall/Unit One Guests-in-Residence hosts film producer/UIUC alumnus Frederick Marx (HOOP DREAMS, JOURNEY FROM ZANSKAR)
@ Allen Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL, programs/times TBA

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.

10/17-10/26: 22nd annual Heartland Film Festival, Indianapolis, IN

10/18: HOUSE OF THADDEUS*
@ Sleepy Creek Vineyards, Fairmount, IL, 8:30 p.m.

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

10/26: HOUSE OF THADDEUS*
@ Sleepy Creek Vineyards, Fairmount, IL, 8:30 p.m.

10/29: 40 North | 88 West, FAA Career Services, and the Urbana Public Arts Program present lecture, “Grant Writing + Fund Raising for Artists + Performers” feat. filmmaker Amy Young
@ Auditorium, Architecture Building, UIUC, Champaign, IL, 5:30 p.m., free w/registration

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

NEW! 11/12: The Art Theater 100th Anniversary Celebration
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, time & schedule TBA

11/14-11/24: 22nd annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival, St. Louis, MO

12/5: TV premiere: WE ARE MONTICELLO*
@ WILL-TV (Channel 12), Urbana, IL, 7 p.m. CST

4/3-4/11, 2014: 16th annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI

4/10-4/13, 2014: 40 North | 88 West presents the Boneyard Arts Festival
@ various, Champaign-Urbana, IL

4/13, 2014: 3rd Buttered Corn on the Cob Film Festival
@ TBA, Champaign-Urbana, 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.
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
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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