Calendar du C-U: July 19-25
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
7/19/13-7/25/13
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (7/19 on), Late Night: ERASERHEAD (7/19-7/20, 7/24-7/25, 10 p.m.)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: 42, EVIL DEAD, SOLOMON KANE, ERASED, BIDDER 70, LORD OF THE FLIES (Criterion), DAMAGES (s5), HELL ON WHEELS (s2), more! (7/16 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: RED 2, PACIFIC RIM, THE HEAT (7/19 on), THE WOLVERINE (7/25, 10 p.m.)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: MUD (7/18-7/21, 7 p.m.)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: DESPICABLE ME 2, MONSTERS UNIVERSITY, GROWN UPS 2, THE LONE RANGER (7/19 on)
@ Highland Room, Hilton Hotel, Springfield, IL: Central Illinois Film Commission meeting (7/25, 7 p.m., free)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: TURBO (3-D & 2-D), R.I.P.D. (3-D & 2-D), PACIFIC RIM (3-D & 2-D), GROWN UPS 2 (7/19 on), THE WOLVERINE (3-D) (7/25, 10:10 p.m.), DR. SEUSS’ THE LORAX (7/20, 7/23, 10 a.m.)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: TURBO (7/19 on)
@ The Princess Theatre, LeRoy, IL: THE HEAT (7/19-7/21)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: TURBO, GROWN UPS 2 (7/19 on)
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: TURBO, DESPICABLE ME 2 (7/19-7/21, 7/23, 7/25)
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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
8/1: Champaign Screenwriters meeting
@ Time & Place TBA
Fall TBA: Issue release: C-U Confidential #7
+ Paper Opteryx, Champaign, IL
NEW! 9/4: Ellnora | The Guitar Festival presents OUT OF NOWHERE: THE CHAMPAIGN MUSIC SCENE*
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, time TBA
NEW! 10/12: The Center for Women in Transition presents Sing-a-Long GREASE
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7 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
11/7-11/9: 9th annual Embarras Valley Film Festival*
@ Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
4/23-4/27, 2014: 16th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
COMMUNITY FILM SERIES
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
8/31: THE LONG, LONG TRAILER or THE THIN MAN; 9/21: THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE; 10/26: REBECCA; 11/9: ALL ABOUT EVE; 12/7: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT; 1/18/14: WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION; 2/8/14: THE PHILADELPHIA STORY; 3/15/14: STEAMBOAT BILL, JR.; 4/5/14: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE; 5/24/14: A NIGHT AT THE OPERA; 6/21/14: THE MALTESE FALCON; 7/12/14: MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY
UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES
Parkland Art Gallery presents Global Lens Film Series 2013
@ Room C118, Parkland College, Champaign, IL, 6:30 p.m., free
8/1: STUDENT, Kazakhstan; 9/5: SHYAMAL UNCLE TURNS OFF THE LIGHTS, India; 9/10: CAIRO 678, Egypt; 9/19: LIFE KILLS ME, Chile; 10/10: THE PARADE, Serbia; 10/29: THE FANTASTIC WORLD OF JUAN OROL, Mexico; 11/7: ABOUT 111 GIRLS, Iraq; 12/12: BEIJING FLICKERS, China
Summer Quad Cinema Series
@ Anniversary Plaza, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 9 p.m.
8/15: THE GREAT GATSBY
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke
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