Calendar du C-U: May 30-June 5
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
5/30/14-6/5/14
MILESTONES
Happy Birthday to … Friday, May 30: Cameron Counts (former director, Central Illinois Film Commission) … Sunday, May 31: Kevin Taylor (actor, THE TRANSIENT), Wm. R. Pace (director, CHARMING BILLY) … Monday, June 2: Laura McQueen (cover model, C-U Confidential #4) … Tuesday, June 3: Eleanore Stasheff (producer, Sine Fine Films) … celebrate!
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: BELLE (5/30 on), PARTICLE FEVER (5/31, 6/1, 11:30 a.m.), 5th annual Reel It UP LGBT Film Festival presents PUZZLES: WHEN HATE COMES TO TOWN (6/3, 7:30 p.m.) and VALENTINE ROAD (6/3, 9:30 p.m.), Late Night: JODOROWSKY’S DUNE (5/30, 5/31, 6/4, 6/5, 10 p.m.)
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illinois Public Media and ITVS present Community Cinema feat. THE NEW BLACK (6/3, 7 p.m., free)
@ Anniversary Plaza, Main Quad, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Union Board presents Summer Quad Cinema Series feat. MUPPETS MOST WANTED (6/5, 9 p.m., free)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: ABOUT LAST NIGHT, ENDLESS LOVE, JOURNEY TO THE WEST, SAVING GRACE B. JONES, CHEAP THRILLS, EASTERN BANDITS, COVERT AFFAIRS (s4), more! (5/28 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: MALEFICENT (3-D & 2-D), X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, GODZILLA (5/30 on), THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (6/5, 9 p.m.), “Overlooked Films” classes with Skip Huston (weekly, 6/12-7/31, 6:30 p.m.)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: LE WEEK-END (5/29-6/1, 7 p.m.)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: MALEFICENT, BLENDED, X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, THE OTHER WOMAN (5/30 on)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: MALEFICENT (3-D & 2-D), MOMS’ NIGHT OUT, X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (3-D & 2-D), BLENDED (5/30 on)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: MALEFICENT (5/30 on)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL: RIO 2 (5/30-6/1)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: MALEFICENT, BLENDED, X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, GODZILLA (5/30-5/31), MALEFICENT, X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (6/1-6/5)
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: MALEFICENT, BLENDED (5/30-6/1, 6/3, 6/5)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL: Closed for the weekend!
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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
7/11 on: LIFE ITSELF*
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL (times TBA)
7/17-7/27: 10th annual Indianapolis International Film Festival, Indianapolis, IN
NEW! 8/8-8/10: 8th annual B-Movie Celebration, Nashville, 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.
6/21: THE MALTESE FALCON; 7/12: MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY; 8/2: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES
NEW! Illini Union Board presents Summer Quad Cinema Series
@ Anniversary Plaza, Main Quad, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 9 p.m., free
6/5: MUPPETS MOST WANTED; 7/1: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER; 8/7: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2
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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“Calendar du C-U” © 2014 Jason Pankoke/C-U Blogfidential.
[Updated 5/5/14, 2 p.m. CST]