Calendar du C-U: Mar. 30-Apr. 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
3/30/12-4/5/12
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL: Spring Documentary Film Festival: ALL IN: THE POKER MOVIE (3/30, 5 p.m.; 4/3, 7:30 p.m.; 4/5, 9:30 p.m.), A TRIP TO THE MOON/THE INCREDIBLE VOYAGE (3/30, 7:30 p.m.; 3/31, 5 p.m.; 4/4, 7:30 p.m.), PASSIONE (3/30, 9:30 p.m.; 4/3, 9:30 p.m.), THE WHALE (3/31, 12:30 p.m.), THE LAST LIONS (3/31, 2:30 p.m.), PHIL OCHS: THERE BUT FOR FORTUNE (3/31, 7:30 p.m.; 4/5, 7:30 p.m.), BLANK CITY (3/31, 10 p.m.; 4/1, 5 p.m.), Romeo & Juliet (4/1, 1 p.m.; 4/4, 4 p.m.; ballet); THE BLACK POWER MIX TAPE: 1967-1975 (4/1, 7:30 p.m.; 4/2, 9:30 p.m.), INTO THE ABYSS (4/2, 7:30 p.m.; 4/4, 1:30 p.m.)
@ Robeson Rooms A & B, Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL: ITVS and IPM present HELL AND BACK AGAIN (4/3, 6 p.m., free)
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL: AEMS presents ANPO: ART X WAR (4/3, 7 p.m., free)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: MIRROR MIRROR, WRATH OF THE TITANS, THE HUNGER GAMES (3/30 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: THE ARTIST (3/29-4/1, 7 p.m.)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: THE HUNGER GAMES (3/30-4/1, 4/4)
@ The Princess Theatre, LeRoy, IL: DR. SEUSS’ THE LORAX (3/30-4/1)
OPEN! @ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: WRATH OF THE TITANS, THE HUNGER GAMES (3/30-4/1)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE, A DANGEROUS METHOD, HOP, IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY, ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS 3, CORMAN’S WORLD, THE BROKEN TOWER, A NIGHT TO REMEMBER (Criterion), more! (3/28 on)
OPEN! @ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: WRATH OF THE TITANS, JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (3/30 on)
@ Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, MI: 50th Ann Arbor Film Festival (through 4/1)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: Season begins April 6!
@ The Lorraine Theatre, Hoopeston, IL: Closed
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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
4/11-4/15: Kansas City FilmFest, Kansas City, MO
NEW! 4/11: It Is Fine! EVERYTHING IS FINE w/Crispin Hellion Glover in person
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL, 7:30 p.m.
NEW! 4/12: WHAT IS IT? w/Crispin Hellion Glover in person
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL, 7:30 p.m.
NEW! 4/12: Graphic Design School presents LINOTYPE
@ Parkland College, Champaign, IL, 8 p.m., w/filmmaker in attendance
4/13: THE INNKEEPERS hosted by Troy Taylor
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL, 10:30 p.m., free
4/13-4/15: Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), Chicago, IL
4/15: Buttered Corn on the Cob Film Festival*
@ 88 Broadway, Urbana, IL
4/17: Champaign Movie Makers meeting
@ SoDo Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
4/18-4/22: Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
4/19: Central Illinois Film Commission meeting
@ Schnucks, Montvale Plaza, Springfield, IL, 7 p.m.
4/19-4/22: 40 North/88 West presents the Boneyard Arts Festival
@ various, Champaign-Urbana, IL
4/20: New Art Film Festival 2012*
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
4/20: Issue release: C-U Confidential #6
+ Paper Opteryx, Champaign, IL
4/24: MACS student film festival*
@ TBA, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 6 p.m.
4/24: Ebertfest presents KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS
@ Foellinger Auditorium, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free, w/ Patton Oswalt
4/25-4/29: Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theater, Champaign, IL
NEW! 4/27: The Psychic Joker’s Time Traveling Cinema feat. TBA
@ SoDo Theatre, Champaign, IL, 10 p.m.
4/28: Midwest Zine Fest
@ Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL
5/4-5/6: Milwaukee Underground Film Festival, Milwaukee, WI
5/15: BN Film Fest
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL, time TBA
5/15: Champaign Movie Makers meeting
@ SoDo Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
5/17: Central Illinois Film Commission meeting
@ Schnucks, Montvale Plaza, Springfield, IL, 7 p.m.
5/31-6/7: Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL
6/21-6/24: The 24th Onion City Film Festival, Chicago, IL
7/19-7/29: Indianapolis International Film Festival, Indianapolis, IN
8/9-8/12: Wizard World Chicago, Rosemont, IL
10/11-10/25: Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago, IL
10/25-10/27: Freeky Creek Short Film Festival
@ Sleepy Creek Vineyards, Fairmount, IL
NEW! 11/2-11/3: Drunken Zombie Film Festival
@ Landmark Cinemas, Peoria, IL
NEW! 11/1-11/3: Embarras Valley Film Festival
@ Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
11/2-11/4: Route 66 International Film Festival
@ The Legacy Theatre, Springfield, IL
11/8-11/18: St. Louis International Film Festival, St. Louis, MO
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.
4/9: UP IN THE AIR
UPDATE! The News-Gazette Film Series 2012
@ The Virginia Theater, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m. (through EASTER PARADE)
@ Various CPD parks, dusk, free (through THE MALTESE FALCON)
4/7: EASTER PARADE; 6/2: AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (@ Scott Park); 7/7: CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG (@ Dodds Park); 8/4: THE THIRD MAN (@ Centennial Park); 9/1: THE MALTESE FALCON (@ Hessel Park)
UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES
AEMS presents AsiaLENS documentary and independent film series
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
4/3: ANPO: ART X WAR
ITVS and Illinois Public Media present “Community Cinema”
@ Robeson Rooms A & B, Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL, 6 p.m., free
4/3: HELL AND BACK AGAIN; 5/1: STRONG
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke
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