Calendar du C-U: February 15-21
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
2/15/13-2/21/13
LOCAL FILMS
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: World Premiere: INFECTION short film directed by Danny Hill (2/17, 9:30 p.m., free)
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: Illinois Premiere: SCARY NORMAL feature directed by Jennifer Bechtel (2/21, 6:30 & 8:30 p.m., $8 door/$7 advance)
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: AMOUR (2/15 on), WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER (2/16-2/17, 11:59 p.m.; 2/20, 10 p.m.; 2/21, 11 p.m.), Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animated (2/16-2/17, 11:30 a.m.), INFECTION* w/filmmakers (2/17, 9:30 p.m., free), 40 North presents “Poetry Out Loud” poetry recitation (2/19, 6 p.m.), SCARY NORMAL* w/filmmakers (2/21, 6:30 & 8:30 p.m.)
@ SoDo Theatre, Champaign, IL: Champaign Movie Makers meeting, “Everything You Wanted to Know about SAG-AFTRA … But Were Afraid to Ask!” w/Chicago SAG-AFTRA representative Kathy Byrne (2/19, 7 p.m., free)
@ Room 219, Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Film & Video meeting (6:30 p.m., free)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: SKYFALL, THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER, THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS, THE SESSIONS, SILENT HILL: REVELATION, BULLY, ROBOT & FRANK, A LIAR’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY, THE KID WITH A BIKE (Criterion), WEEDS (s8), more! (2/12 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: SAFE HAVEN, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD (2/15 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: 2013 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Live Action (2/15-2/16, 7 p.m.), Oscar Nominated Short Films: Documentary, Pt.1 (2/17, 7 p.m.), Oscar Nominated Short Films: Documentary, Pt.2 (2/18, 7 p.m.)
@ Highland Room, Hilton Hotel, Springfield, IL: Central Illinois Film Commission meeting (2/21, 7 p.m., free)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD, SAFE HAVEN, IDENTITY THIEF, WARM BODIES (2/15 on), WRECK-IT RALPH (2/16, 11 a.m.; 2/18, 1:20 p.m.)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH (2/15 on), Digital conversion fundraiser – “The Onarga Theatre Variety Show” (2/17, 2 p.m.)
@ The Princess Theatre, LeRoy, IL: THE GUILT TRIP (2/15-2/17)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: Closed for the season!
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, 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 (*). Also find out what is “Coming Soon” by hitting the jump below. Go see ‘em, C-U!
COMING SOON
NEW! 2/23: 30th annual Insect Fear Film Festival
@ Foellinger Auditorium, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 6 p.m., free
NEW! 2/24: 5th annual Red Carpet Party (CIFC Oscars viewing party)
@ Capital City Bar & Grill, Springfield, IL, 7 p.m.
NEW! 3/2: World Premiere: JUMP IN*
@ Hoogland Center for the Arts, Springfield, IL, 7 p.m.
3/6-3/10: 20th annual Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL
NEW! 3/19-3/24: 51st annual Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI
NEW! 4/11-4/18: 15th annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
4/11-4/14: 40 North/88 West presents the Boneyard Arts Festival
@ various, Champaign-Urbana, IL
NEW! 4/12: 4th annual New Art Film Festival*
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, 5 p.m.-Midnight, free!
4/17-4/21: 15th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theater, Champaign, IL
NEW! 5/2: 4th annual Feminist Film Festival
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, time TBA
NEW! 5/3-5/5: Milwaukee Underground Film Festival, Milwaukee, WI
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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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