C-U Biz-en-scène: 12.10.2011
“C-U Biz-en-scène” appears every Thursday/Friday on C-U Blogfidential to give our readers a succinct snapshot of the cinema activity in and near Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, USA. Please support the artists and their work, attend screenings and events, and otherwise become active in our esoteric little world!
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MFHQ & YOU:
It’s the Return of CUBiz: The Short Form!
Once again, it just happens to be one of those weeks! Below you will find the Calendar portion of today’s CUBiz (for what it’ll be worth on a Saturday night) and we’ll have to play catch-up by smushing together the skinny starting next time. Watch for it!
PLAYING THIS WEEK
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL: THE DESCENDANTS (12/9 on), RARE EXPORTS: A CHRISTMAS TALE (12/9, 12/10, 12/15, 10 p.m.), JULES AND JIM (12/10, 12 p.m., w/CUFS discussion), Tosca (12/11, 12 p.m., opera)
@ SoDo Theatre, Champaign, IL: Champaign Movie Makers meeting* (12/13, 7 p.m.)
@ Danville Public Library, Danville, IL: FAIL SAFE (1964; 12/12, 6:30 p.m.)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: THE DESCENDANTS, NEW YEAR’S EVE, THE MUPPETS (12/9 on), A CHRISTMAS STORY w/live band The Flat Cats (12/15, 6:30 p.m., free)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: WHITE CHRISTMAS (12/8-12/11, 7 p.m.)
@ Lake Pointe Grill, Springfield, IL: Central Illinois Film Commission Christmas party (12/15, 7 p.m.)
@ The Lorraine Theatre, Hoopeston, IL: ARTHUR CHRISTMAS (12/9 on)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN, Part 1 (12/9-12/11, 12/14), SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS w/shorts (12/11, 2 p.m.)
@ The Princess Theatre, LeRoy, IL: TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN, Part 1 (12/9-12/11)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: THE HELP, THE SMURFS, THE HANGOVER PART II, FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS, MR. POPPER’S PENGUINS, LIFE, ABOVE ALL, more! (12/6 on)
@ 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 (*). Go see ‘em!
COMING SOON
UPDATED! 12/16: Art Theater Co-Op launch party + movie presentation O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL, 10 p.m.
12/16: LOVE ACTUALLY
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL, 10:30 p.m., free
12/17: HOME ALONE w/HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! animated
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL, 10 a.m., free
12/20: DVD release: ACT YOUR AGE*
+ Vanguard Cinema, Los Angeles, CA
12/22: NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION w/A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS animated
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL, 7 p.m., free
NEW! 12/27, 12/29: WHEN HARRY MET SALLY
@ The Virginia Theater, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
12/31: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (2004)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL, time TBA
4/15, 2012: Buttered Corn on the Cob Film Festival
@ 88 Broadway, Urbana, IL
4/18-4/22, 2012: Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
4/20, 2012: Issue release: C-U Confidential #6
+ Paper Opteryx, Champaign, IL
4/25-4/29, 2012: Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theater, Champaign, IL
Fall 2012: Issue release: C-U Confidential ‘99
+ Paper Opteryx, Champaign, IL
COMMUNITY FILM SERIES
The New Classics: Great Books to Great Films from the Past 50 Years
@ Danville Public Library, Danville, IL, 6:30 p.m.
12/12: FAIL SAFE (1964); 1/9/12: NEVER CRY WOLF; 2/13/12: AWAKENINGS; 3/12/12: ADAPTATION; 4/9/12: UP IN THE AIR
The News-Gazette Film Series 2012
@ The Virginia Theater, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
1/7: CITY LIGHTS; 2/11: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1939); 3/17: CABARET; 4/7: EASTER PARADE; 6/2: AN AMERICAN IN PARIS; 7/7: CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG; 8/4: THE THIRD MAN; 9/1: THE MALTESE FALCON
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That’s it for the “business of our scene” this week!
If you have relevant news, opportunities, dates, or promotions that you would like included in CUBiz, please forward the who, what, where, when, and how much to cuconfidential [at] gmail [dot] com.
Compiled by Jason Pankoke
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“C-U Biz-en-scène” no.72 © 2011 Jason Pankoke/C-U Blogfidential.
[Updated 12/15/11, 9:45 p.m. CST]