Calendar du C-U: September 6-12
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
9/6/13-9/12/13
LOCAL FILMS
@ Auditorium, Monticello High School, Monticello, IL: WE ARE MONTICELLO* production/orientation meeting hosted by WILL-TV (9/12, 7 p.m., (217) 333-7300 for more information)
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL – The DCP era begins: BLUE JASMINE (9/6 on), Late Night: THE ROOM w/audience participation (9/6-9/7, 11:59 p.m.; 9/11-9/12, 10 p.m.)
@ Room C118, Parkland College, Champaign, IL: Parkland Art Gallery presents Global Lens Film Series 2013 selection CAIRO 678, Egypt (9/10, 6:30 p.m., free)
@ Room 108, English Building, Main Quad, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Film & Video meeting (9/12, 7 p.m.)
@ Colwell Playhouse, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Ellnora | The Guitar Festival presents Buster Keaton in STEAMBOAT BILL, JR. (1928) accompanied by Dan Zanes (9/7, 2:30 p.m.)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: NOW YOU SEE ME, FROM UP ON POPPY HILL, STORIES WE TELL, BLANCANIEVES, THE ICEMAN, THE LORDS OF SALEM, ARTHUR NEWMAN, SHARKNADO, IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA (s8), THE VAMPIRE DIARIES (s4), DA VINCI’S DEMONS (s1), more! (9/3 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: WE’RE THE MILLERS, THE BUTLER, JURASSIC PARK (3-D) (9/6 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: SAMSARA (9/5-9/8, 7 p.m.)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: RIDDICK, ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US (3-D & 2-D), THE BUTLER, WE’RE THE MILLERS, PLANES (3-D & 2-D) (9/6 on), ESPN Monday Night Football: Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins (9/9, 6:10 p.m., free)
@ The Princess Theatre, LeRoy, IL: THE WOLVERINE (9/6-9/8)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: WE’RE THE MILLERS, THE HEAT, LIAR LIAR, BILLY MADISON (9/6-9/8)
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: MONSTERS UNIVERSITY, THE LONE RANGER (9/6-9/7)
@ Gene Siskel Film Center/Music Box Theatre/Columbia College, Chicago, IL: Chicago Filmmakers presents the 25th annual Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival (through 9/8)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: Closed for the season!
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: Closed indefinitely for fundraising
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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
10/6-10/10: Allen Hall/Unit One Guests-in-Residence hosts film producer/UIUC alumnus Frederick Marx (HOOP DREAMS, JOURNEY FROM ZANSKAR)
@ Allen Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL, programs/times TBA
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.
10/11-10/12: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW w/shadow cast
@ Fluid Events Center, Champaign, IL, time TBA
NEW! 10/17-10/26: 22nd annual Heartland Film Festival, Indianapolis, IN
NEW! 10/18: HOUSE OF THADDEUS*
@ Sleepy Creek Vineyards, Fairmount, IL, 8:30 p.m.
10/25-10/27: 7th annual B Movie Celebration, Naperville, IL
10/25-10/26: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW w/shadow cast
@ The Avon Theatre, Decatur, IL, Midnight
NEW! 10/26: HOUSE OF THADDEUS*
@ Sleepy Creek Vineyards, Fairmount, IL, 8:30 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
@ 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
NEW! 11/14-11/24: 22nd annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival, St. Louis, MO
NEW! 4/3-4/11, 2014: 16th annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
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.
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
9/10: 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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