Calendar C-U: September 13-19
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
9/13/13-9/19/13
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: THE SPECTACULAR NOW (9/13 on), Late Night: ANCHORMAN (9/13-9/14, 11:59 p.m.; 9/18-9/19, 10 p.m.)
@ Shatterglass Studios, Champaign, IL: Champaign Movie Makers meeting, “Meta-meeting! (Discussion about CMM)” (9/17, 7 p.m., free)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL: EPIC (9/18, 3:30 p.m.)
@ Room C118, Parkland College, Champaign, IL: Parkland Art Gallery presents Global Lens Film Series 2013 selection LIFE KILLS ME, Chile (9/19, 6:30 p.m., free)
@ Room 108, English Building, Main Quad, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Film & Video meeting (9/19, 7 p.m.)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS, PEEPLES, WE STEAL SECRETS, CHASING ICE, FRANKENSTEIN’S ARMY, PING PONG, WAR WITCH, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (Criterion), CASTLE (s5), HOMELAND (s2), CHICAGO FIRE (s1), more! (9/10 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: THE FAMILY, THE SPECTACULAR NOW, THE EAST (9/13 on), “Some of Skip’s Favorite Movies” a.k.a. “The Final Skip Huston Richland-at-the-Avon Course,” week 1 (9/19, 6:30 p.m., must enroll through the Avon (6-6:30 p.m. this evening) or Richland Community College, Decatur)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: THE ANGEL’S SHARE (9/12-9/13, 7 p.m.), NO (9/14-9/15, 7 p.m.)
@ Highland Room, Hilton Hotel, Springfield, IL: Central Illinois Film Commission meeting (9/19, 7 p.m., free)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: THE FAMILY, INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2, RIDDICK, WE’RE THE MILLERS, MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (9/13 on), ESPN Monday Night Football: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals (9/16, 7 p.m., free)
@ The Princess Theatre, LeRoy, IL: PLANES (3-D & 2-D) (9/13-9/15), EPIC (9/14, 11 a.m., free)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: 2nd annual Frightfest feat. HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA, CASPER, THE CONJURING, THE SHINING (9/13-9/15)
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: DESPICABLE ME 2, R.I.P.D. (9/13-9/14)
@ 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
NEW! 9/27-9/29: Chicago Horror Film Festival, Des Plaines, IL
NEW! 10/1: Illinois Public Media and ITVS present THE GRADUATES
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
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.
CANCELLED: 10/11-10/12: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW w/shadow cast
@ Fluid Events Center, Champaign, IL
10/17-10/26: 22nd annual Heartland Film Festival, Indianapolis, IN
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
10/26: HOUSE OF THADDEUS*
@ Sleepy Creek Vineyards, Fairmount, IL, 8:30 p.m.
NEW! 10/29: 40 North | 88 West, FAA Career Services, and the Urbana Public Arts Program present lecture, “Grant Writing + Fund Raising for Artists + Performers” feat. filmmaker Amy Young
@ Auditorium, Architecture Building, UIUC, Champaign, IL, 5:30 p.m., free w/registration
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
11/14-11/24: 22nd annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival, St. Louis, MO
NEW! 12/5: TV premiere: WE ARE MONTICELLO*
@ WILL-TV (Channel 12), Urbana, IL, 7 p.m. CST
4/3-4/11, 2014: 16th annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
NEW! 4/10-4/13, 2014: 40 North | 88 West presents the Boneyard Arts Festival
@ various, Champaign-Urbana, IL
NEW! 4/13, 2014: 3rd Buttered Corn on the Cob Film Festival
@ TBA, Champaign-Urbana, 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.
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
9/19: 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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Compiled by Jason Pankoke
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