Calendar du C-U: March 22-28
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
3/22/13-3/28/13
LOCAL FILMS
NINJA THE MISSION FORCE* Season 2, U.S. DVD Release: Friday, 3/22, via Dark Maze Studios, Champaign, IL
@ Illini Room B, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Kiss the Cook Productions presents SPINNING* short film premiere w/filmmakers (3/23, 7 p.m., free)
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 (3/25, 6:30 p.m.; 3/26, 11 p.m.)
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: QUARTET (3/22 on), Late Night: SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD (3/22-3/23, 11:59 p.m.; 3/27-3/28, 10 p.m.), A PLACE AT THE TABLE (3/22, 11:30 a.m.; 3/26, 7:30 p.m.; $1 off ticket w/canned food donation for Eastern Illinois Food Bank)
@ Illini Room B, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL: SPINNING* premiere w/filmmakers (3/23, 7 p.m., free)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: ZERO DARK THIRTY, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, RUST AND BONE, BACHELORETTE, PRICE CHECK, THE OTHER SON, STRANGE FRAME, BADLANDS (Criterion), more! (3/19 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: THE CROODS, OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN, OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (3/22 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: CITIZEN KANE (3/21-3/24, 7 p.m.)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: THE CROODS (3-D & 2-D), THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE, OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (3-D & 2-D) (3/22 on), THE IMPOSSIBLE, SNITCH (3/22-3/26), G.I. JOE: RETALIATION (3/27 on), THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (3/28, 7 p.m.)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: THE CROODS (3/22-3/24)
@ The Princess Theatre, LeRoy, IL: OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (3-D & 2-D) (3/22-3/24), WRECK-IT RALPH (3/23, 11 a.m., free)
NOW OPEN! @ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: THE CROODS, PARENTAL GUIDANCE (3/22-3/24)
@ Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, MI: 51st annual Ann Arbor Film Festival (through 3/24)
UPDATE! @ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: Season begins April 5!
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: Season begins March 29!
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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! 4/9: Illinois Public Media and ITVS present THE ISLAND PRESIDENT
@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, 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
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
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
NEW! 10/31-11/2: 4th annual Freeky Creek Short Film Festival*
@ Sleepy Creek Vineyards, Fairmount, IL
11/1-11/2: 12th annual Route 66 International Film Festival
@ Legacy Theatre, Springfield, IL
NEW! 11/2-11/3: 5th annual Drunken Zombie Film Festival
@ Landmark Cinemas, Peoria, 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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