Calendar du C-U: Dec. 27-Jan. 9
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
12/27/13-1/9/14
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: NEBRASKA (12/27-1/3, 1/5-1/7, 1/9), PHILOMENA (1/3-1/5, 1/8-1/9), BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR (1/4-1/8), Late Night: LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (12/27-12/28, 1/2, 10 p.m.), BLAZING SADDLES (1/3-1/4, 1/9, 10 p.m.)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2, HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS, DON JON, LOST LOVE, HELL BABY, CAESAR MUST DIE, more! (12/31 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: SAVING MR. BANKS (12/27 on), ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES (12/27-1/2), THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (12/27-12/31), PHILOMENA (1/1 on), ALL IS LOST (1/3 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (12/26-12/27, 7 p.m.), HARVEY (12/18-12/29, 7 p.m.), “Classic WB Cartoons – Bugs Bunny & Friends” (1/2-1/5, 7 p.m.)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: GRUDGE MATCH, THE BOOK THIEF, ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES, FROZEN (3-D & 2-D) (12/27 on), WALKING WITH DINOSAURS (3-D & 2-D), THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (3-D & 2-D) (12/27-1/2), PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE MARKED ONES (1/2 on)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL: FROZEN (3-D & 2-D) (12/27-12/29), FRED CLAUS (12/28, 11 a.m., free), FROZEN, THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (1/2-1/5)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: Closed for the season!
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: Closed for the season!
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: 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
1/16-1/26, 2014: 30th annual Sundance Film Festival, Park City, UT
2/18-2/23, 2014: 36th annual Big Muddy Film Festival*
@ Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
3/7-3/15, 2014: 21st annual SXSW Film Festival, Austin, TX
3/25-3/30, 2014: 52nd annual Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI
4/2-4/6, 2014: 21st annual Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL
4/3-4/11, 2014: 16th annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
4/5-4/13, 2014: 18th annual Kansas City FilmFest, Kansas City, MO
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.
5/24/14: A NIGHT AT THE OPERA; 6/21/14: THE MALTESE FALCON; 7/12/14: MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY; 8/2/14: 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
2/4/14: LAS MARTHAS; 3/4/14: THE TRIALS OF MUHAMMAD ALI; 4/1/14: MEDORA; 6/3/14: THE NEW BLACK
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke
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