Calendar du C-U: May 9-15
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
5/9/14-5/15/14
MILESTONES
Happy Birthday to … Wednesday, May 13: Mikel Matthews, Jr. (cover model, C-U Confidential #1), Frank Peters (actor, WEREWOLF CEMETERY) … celebrate!
20 Years Ago … Sunday, May 8, 1994: Feature drama WITH HONORS, partly filmed on University of Illinois campus, ends 2nd weekend of wide release through Warner Bros. as top-grossing movie in North America with $3.7 million. Fellow college-set comedy, PCU, takes 11th slot on box-office chart with just under $1 million gross, also in 2nd week wide through 20th Century Fox; co-producer is UIUC alum and American Film Institute faculty Barry Sabath. Box Office Mojo
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: THE LUNCHBOX (5/9 on), PARTICLE FEVER (5/12, 7:30 p.m.), Late Night: UNDER THE SKIN (5/9, 5/10, 5/15, 10 p.m.)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: THE ART OF THE STEAL, VERONICA MARS, MR. JONES, CALL ME CRAZY, THE BROWNIAN MOVEMENT, SIMON AND THE OAKS, MAKING THE RULES, STILL MINE, SEPARATE BUT EQUAL, more! (5/6 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2, THE OTHER WOMAN, HEAVEN IS FOR REAL (5/9 on), GODZILLA (3-D & 2-D) (5/15, 7 p.m.)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: CHARADE (5/8-5/9, 7 p.m.), FUNNY FACE (5/10-5/11, 7 p.m.)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: THE LEGO MOVIE, 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2, HEAVEN IS FOR REAL (5/9-5/10)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: NEIGHBORS, LEGENDS OF OZ: DOROTHY’S RETURN, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (3-D & 2-D), HEAVEN IS FOR REAL (5/9 on), GODZILLA (3-D) (5/15, 7:10 p.m.)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (5/9-5/11, 5/14, 7 p.m.)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL: BAD WORDS (5/9-5/11), LILO & STITCH (5/10, 11 a.m., free)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL: Save the Lorraine Foundation fundraiser screenings feat. THE LITTLE MERMAID (5/9, 7 p.m.; 5/10, 5 & 7 p.m.; 5/11, 3 p.m.)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: NEIGHBORS, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (5/9-5/11)
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2, THE MONUMENTS MEN (5/9-5/11)
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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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