Calendar du C-U: August 16-22
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
8/16/13-8/22/13
LOCAL FILMS
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: HOUSE OF THADDEUS* local premiere w/filmmakers (8/18, 4:30 p.m. doors, 5 p.m. show)
@ Shatterglass Studios, Champaign, IL: Champaign Movie Makers meeting, “HOUSE OF THADDEUS talkback” (8/20, 7 p.m., free)
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: “Sci-Fi Disco and Dead Unicorns” feat. ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE 1970s* local premiere + HEARTSHOT “final cut” local premiere w/filmmakers (8/21, 10 p.m.)
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL – The DCP era begins: I’M SO EXCITED! (8/16 on), HANNAH ARENDT (8/18, 2:30 p.m.; 8/20, 7:30 p.m. w/talkback; 8/21, 2:30 p.m.), HOUSE OF THADDEUS* (8/18, 5 p.m.), “Sci-Fi Disco and Dead Unicorns” short film show* (8/21, 10 p.m.), Late Night: SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (8/16-8/17, 10 p.m.; 8/18, 11:30 a.m.; 8/19, 7:30 p.m. w/presentation; 8/22, 2:30 & 10 p.m.)
@ Chancellor Ballroom, I Hotel and Conference Center, UIUC, Champaign, IL: THE ENTERTAINERS* w/filmmakers + performance (8/18, 7:30 p.m.)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN, THE COMPANY YOU KEEP, EMPEROR, THE BIG WEDDING, A BAND CALLED DEATH, LAST SHOP STANDING, THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ADÈLE BLANC-SEC, LIVING DOWNSTREAM, more! (8/13 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: THE BUTLER, PARANOIA, PLANES (8/16 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: WASTELAND (8/15-8/16, 7 p.m.), THE MISSING PIECE (8/17-8/18, 7 p.m.)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: PLANES, PACIFIC RIM, THE SMURFS 2, ELYSIUM (8/16-8/17)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: THE BUTLER, ELYSIUM, PLANES (3-D & 2-D), PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS (3-D & 2-D) (8/16 on)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: PLANES (8/16 on)
@ The Princess Theatre, LeRoy, IL: TURBO (3-D & 2-D) (8/16-8/18)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: THE CONJURING, PLANES (8/16-8/18)
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: PLANES, MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (8/16-8/18)
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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
Fall TBA: Issue release: C-U Confidential #7
+ Paper Opteryx, Champaign, IL
9/4: Ellnora | The Guitar Festival presents OUT OF NOWHERE: THE CHAMPAIGN MUSIC SCENE*
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, 7:30 p.m.
9/4: Fine & Applied Arts at Parkland College presents SIGN PAINTERS: THE MOVIE
@ Parkland Theatre, Parkland College, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
9/5-9/8: 25th annual Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival
@ Location TBA, Chicago, IL
10/10-10/24: 49th annual Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago, IL
10/12: The Center for Women in Transition presents Sing-a-Long GREASE
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
NEW! 10/11-10/12: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW w/shadow cast
@ Fluid Events Center, Champaign, IL, time TBA
10/25-10/27: 7th annual B Movie Celebration, Naperville, IL
NEW! 10/25-10/26: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW w/shadow cast
@ The Avon Theatre, Decatur, IL, Midnight
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
@ Capital City Bar & Grill, 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; 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
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
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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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