Calendar du C-U: Apr. 26-May 2
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
4/26/13-5/2/13
LOCAL FILMS
@ Room 2, College of Education, UIUC, Champaign, IL: Rainbow Bookbag Conference presents SCARY NORMAL* (4/26, 5 p.m., free)
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES (4/26 on), UIUC Women’s Resources Center presents 4th annual Feminist Film Festival* (5/2, 7 p.m., free), Late Night: ROOM 237 (4/26-4/27, 5/1, 10 p.m.), THE SHINING (4/26-4/27, 11:59 p.m.; 5/2, 10 p.m.)
@ Armory 101, Armory Building, UIUC, Champaign, IL: 2nd annual Illini Independent Film Festival* (4/27, 1-7 p.m., free)
@ Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL: James Bond Film Festival, all free, 4/26: Casino Royale talk by John Cork (7 p.m.), CASINO ROYALE (2006, 8 p.m.); 4/27: CASINO ROYALE (1954, 2 p.m.), CASINO ROYALE (1967, 3:15 p.m.), CASINO ROYALE (2006, 7:30 p.m.); 4/28: Thunderball talk by John Cork (1 p.m.), THUNDERBALL (1965, 2 p.m.), NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN (1983, 4:30 p.m.)
@ Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL: “Unconventional Bond: The Strange Life of Casino Royale on Film” Exhibit (through 6/16, free)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: PROMISED LAND, THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE, GANGSTER SQUAD, THE IMPOSSIBLE, WUTHERING HEIGHTS, A HAUNTED HOUSE, ANY DAY NOW, RICHARD III (Criterion), more! (4/23 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: OBLIVION, THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES, 42 (4/26 on), IRON MAN 3 (5/2, 9 p.m.)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: QUARTET (4/25-4/28, 7 p.m.)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: PAIN & GAIN, OBLIVION, 42, THE SOUND OF MUSIC Sing-a-Long (4/26 on), IRON MAN 3 (3-D) (5/2, 9 p.m.)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: OBLIVION (4/26-5/1), IRON MAN 3 (5/2)
@ The Princess Theatre, LeRoy, IL: ADMISSION (4/26-4/28), A BUG’S LIFE (4/27, 11 a.m., free)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: SCARY MOVIE 5, DJANGO UNCHAINED (4/26-4/27)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: OBLIVION, SCARY MOVIE 5 (4/26-4/27), “Support the Drive-in” fundraising event: Worldwide public premiere of GOING ATTRACTIONS: THE DEFINITIVE STORY OF THE AMERICAN DRIVE-IN MOVIE feat. producer/director April Wright (4/28, $5+ donation), TWISTER, THE GOONIES (5/2, $5)
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: THE HOST, OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (4/26-4/28), IRON MAN 3 (5/2)
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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
5/3-5/5: Milwaukee Underground Film Festival, Milwaukee, WI
5/9: Psychic Joker Entertainment presents “Classic Spook Show” feat. THE TINGLER
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, 9 p.m.
NEW! 5/18: JUMP IN*
@ ICE Landmark 10, Chicago, IL, 7 p.m.
5/29: CUFS presents Pens to Lens Awards Gala
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, 6 p.m.
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
11/2-11/3: 5th annual Drunken Zombie Film Festival
@ Landmark Cinemas, Peoria, IL
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke
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