Calendar du C-U: March 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
3/15/13-3/21/13
BROADCAST
@ Urbana Public Television (UPTV), Comcast Channel 6, Urbana, IL: ART NOW! Ep. 32: “New Art Film Festival” feat. Jason Pankoke, Lisa Cerezo, Luke Boyce (3/18, 6:30 p.m.; 3/19, 11 p.m.)
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: QUARTET (3/15 on), Late Night: BATTLE ROYALE w/BUFFALO BILL: THE MUSICAL* (3/15, 11:59 p.m.; 3/16, 11:30 a.m. & 11:59 p.m.; 3/20-3/21, 10 p.m.)
@ SoDo Theatre, Champaign, IL: Champaign Movie Makers meeting, “BYOG Sound” (3/19, 7 p.m., free)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: LIFE OF PI, RISE OF THE GUARDIANS, HITCHCOCK, THIS MUST BE THE PLACE, FREE RADICALS, A PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENT, IN THEIR SKIN, SMASHED, MINISTRY OF FEAR (Criterion), more! (3/12 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: QUARTET, OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL, THE IMPOSSIBLE (3/15 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (3/14-3/17, 7 p.m.)
@ Highland Room, Hilton Hotel, Springfield, IL: Central Illinois Film Commission meeting (3/21, 7 p.m., free)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE, THE IMPOSSIBLE, SNITCH, OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (3-D & 2-D), JACK THE GIANT SLAYER (3-D) (3/15 on),
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (3/15 on)
@ The Princess Theatre, LeRoy, IL: JACK THE GIANT SLAYER (3/15-3/17), FLOWERS FOR FANNIE (3/17, 12:30 p.m.)
@ Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, MI: 51st annual Ann Arbor Film Festival (3/19-3/24)
@ various, Austin, TX: 20th annual SXSW Film Festival (through 3/16)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: Closed for the season!
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: Season begins March 29!
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: Season begins March 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
3/22: DVD release: NINJA THE MISSION FORCE* Season 2
+ Dark Maze Studios, Champaign, IL
3/23: SPINNING* short film premiere
@ Illini Room B, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 6 p.m., free
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
UPDATE! 4/12: 4th annual New Art Film Festival*
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, 4-11:30 p.m., free!
4/13: 3rd annual Mid-West Zine Fest
@ Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL, 11 a.m.-11:30 p.m.
4/16-6/16: “Unconventional Bond: The Strange Life of Casino Royale on Film” Exhibit
@ Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL
4/17-4/21: 15th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theater, Champaign, IL
4/18-4/21: 5th annual Chicago International Movies & Music Festival, Chicago, IL
4/26-4/28: James Bond Film Festival
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, schedule TBA
UPDATE! 4/27: Illini Independent Film Festival*
@ Armory 101, Armory Building, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 1-8 p.m., free
5/2: 4th annual Feminist Film Festival
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, time TBA
5/3-5/5: Milwaukee Underground Film Festival, Milwaukee, WI
11/1-11/2: 12th annual Route 66 International Film Festival
@ Legacy Theatre, Springfield, IL
UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES
AsiaLENS: AEMS Documentary/Film Series
@ Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m.
4/9: WITNESSES TO A SECRET WAR
AsiaLENS: AEMS Documentary/Film Series
@ Urbana Free Library, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m.
4/10: WITNESSES TO A SECRET WAR
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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” © 2013 Jason Pankoke/C-U Blogfidential.
[Updated 3/18/13, 4 a.m. CST]