Calendar du C-U: April 20-26
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
4/20/12-4/26/12
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL: 3rd annual New Art Film Festival* presented by C-U Confidential, feat. WALLS OF SOUND, FINDING VIRGINIA (4/20, 4:30 p.m.-12 midnight, free), Arbor Day presentations by International Society of Arborists (4/21, 1-3 p.m., free), THE BAND’S VISIT (4/21, 4:30 p.m.; 4/24, 7:30 p.m.), CALIFORNIA 90420 (4/21, 7:30 p.m.), SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK (4/21, 10 p.m.), Rigoletto (4/22, 1 p.m.; 4/25, 4 p.m.; opera); TROUBLE THE WATER (4/22, 4:30 p.m.), BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN (4/22, 6:30 p.m.; 4/24, 9:30 p.m.), METROPOLIS (1926, 4/22, 8 p.m.; 4/25, 7:30 p.m.), 3rd annual Feminist Film Festival* sponsored by UIUC Women’s Resources Center (4/23, 7 p.m., free), PLAYTIME (4/25, 1 p.m.), I AM LOVE (4/26, 7:30 p.m.), BIG FAN (4/26, 10 p.m., w/filmmaker)
@ The Virginia Theater, Champaign, IL: 14th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival presented by the College of Media, UIUC (4/25-4/29)
@ Room 100, MatSE Building, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Movies to the MACS student festival* (4/24, 6 p.m., free)
@ Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL: S.U.R.G.E. International Film Festival (4/26 & 4/27, 7:30 p.m.)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL, SHAME, THE LAST RITES OF JOE MAY, THE MAN ON THE TRAIN, IMAX: BORN TO BE WILD, THE DIVIDE, more! (4/17 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: THE LUCKY ONE, THE THREE STOOGES, THE HUNGER GAMES (4/20 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN (4/19-4/22, 7 p.m.)
OPEN! @ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: THE HUNGER GAMES, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL, JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, WRATH OF THE TITANS (4/20-4/21)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: THE LUCKY ONE, THE THREE STOOGES (4/20-4/22)
ADDED! @ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: THE LUCKY ONE, THE THREE STOOGES, THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, TITANIC 3-D (4/20 on)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: THE THREE STOOGES (4/20-4/23, 4/25)
@ The Princess Theatre, LeRoy, IL: A THOUSAND WORDS (4/20-4/22)
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: DR. SEUSS’ THE LORAX, THE HUNGER GAMES (4/20-4/22)
@ Orpheum Theater, Sundance Cinemas, etc., Madison, WI: Wisconsin Film Festival (through 4/22)
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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
UPDATE! 4/27: The Psychic Joker’s Time Traveling Cinema* feat. STAR WARS UNCUT, NINJA THE MISSION FORCE & UP THE CREEK
@ 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
UPDATE! May TBA: Issue release: C-U Confidential #6
+ Paper Opteryx, Champaign, 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
11/1-11/3: Embarras Valley Film Festival
@ Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
11/2-11/3: Drunken Zombie Film Festival
@ Landmark Cinemas, Peoria, IL
11/2-11/3: 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 News-Gazette Film Series 2012
@ Various CPD parks, dusk, free
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
ITVS and Illinois Public Media present “Community Cinema”
@ Robeson Rooms A & B, Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL, 6 p.m., free
5/1: STRONG
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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” © 2012 Jason Pankoke/C-U Blogfidential.