Calendar du C-U: October 4-10
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
10/4/13-10/10/13
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: ENOUGH SAID (10/4 on), “Shocktober” Late Night: THE THING (1982; 10/4-10/5, 11:59 p.m.; 10/10, 10 p.m.), MISFIT HEIGHTS (10/9, 10 p.m.), closed for rental (10/8, 6:30 p.m.)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL: “Remembering Warren” tribute to the late Virginia organist Warren York (1938-2011) feat. Wurlitzer performance by Mark Herman, 2012 American Theatre Organist of the Year, and two-reel comedy THE BOAT (1921) starring Buster Keaton (10/5, 7 p.m.)
@ Room C118, Parkland College, Champaign, IL: Parkland Art Gallery presents Global Lens Film Series 2013 selection THE PARADE, Serbia (10/10, 6:30 p.m., free)
@ Room 62, Krannert Art Museum, UIUC, Champaign, IL: KAM presents documentary film screening HOW TO DRAW A BUNNY w/short RAY JOHNSON CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL (10/10, 5:30 p.m., free)
@ Unit One/Allen Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL: AH/UO Guests-in-Residence hosts film producer/UIUC alumnus Frederick Marx (10/6-10/10) feat. “Opening Program” (10/6, 7 p.m., South Rec Room), HOOP DREAMS screening and talk (10/7, 7 p.m., South Rec Room), and JOURNEY FROM ZANSKAR screening and talk (10/9, 7 p.m., South Rec Room)
@ Room 111, Gregory Hall, Main Quad, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Film & Video meeting (10/10, 7 p.m.)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: THE CROODS, THIS IS THE END, FROZEN GROUND, FRIGHT NIGHT 2: NEW BLOOD, GLEE (s4), NEW GIRL (s2), JACK IRISH (s1), more! (10/1 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: GRAVITY (3-D & 2-D), RUNNER RUNNER, PRISONERS (10/4 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: Manhattan Short Film Fest (10/3-10/6, 7 p.m.)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: GRAVITY (3-D & 2-D), RUNNER RUNNER, CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2 (3-D & 2-D), PRISONERS (10/4 on), ESPN Monday Night Football: New York Jets vs. Atlanta Falcons (10/7, 7 p.m., free)
@ The Princess Theatre, LeRoy, IL: THE BUTLER (10/4-10/6)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: Screen 1 – UIUC Veterinary Medicine Wildlife Clinic fundraiser feat. EPIC ($5), Screen 2 – St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital fundraiser feat. GREASE ($ sliding scale) (10/5, 7:30 p.m.)
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2, AFTER EARTH (10/4-10/5)
@ AMC River East 21, Chicago, IL: 49th annual Chicago International Film Festival (10/10-10/24)
@ 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
10/12: The Center for Women in Transition presents Sing-a-Long GREASE
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
NEW! 10/15: Champaign Movie Makers meeting
@ Shatterglass Studios, Champaign, IL
10/17-10/26: 22nd annual Heartland Film Festival, Indianapolis, IN
UPDATE! 10/17: HOUSE OF THADDEUS*
@ Sleepy Creek Vineyards, Fairmount, IL, 7 p.m.
10/18: HOUSE OF THADDEUS*
@ Sleepy Creek Vineyards, Fairmount, IL, 8:30 p.m.
10/20: Chicago Film & Media Summit & Expo, Chicago, IL
NEW! 10/20: “On Camera Workshop” feat. Quinn Wilson
@ Shawnee Studios, Mt. Olive, IL, 12-5 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
10/29: 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
11/12: The Art Theater 100th Anniversary Celebration
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, time & schedule TBA
11/14-11/24: 22nd annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival, St. Louis, MO
12/5: TV premiere: WE ARE MONTICELLO*
@ WILL-TV (Channel 12), Urbana, IL, 7 p.m. CST
2/18-2/23, 2014: 36th annual Big Muddy Film Festival*
@ Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
3/25-3/30, 2014: 52nd annual Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI
4/2-4/6, 2014: 21st annual Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL
4/3-4/11, 2014: 16th annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
4/10-4/13, 2014: 40 North | 88 West presents the Boneyard Arts Festival
@ various, Champaign-Urbana, IL
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
NEW! “5 Nights of Hitch!” Alfred Hitchcock festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, times TBA
10/26: REBECCA; 10/28: Reader’s Choice (TBA); 10/29: VERTIGO; 10/30: NOTORIOUS; 10/31: PSYCHO
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
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
NEW! Illinois Public Media and ITVS present Community Cinema: Engaging Communities Through Film
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
12/3: THE STATE OF ARIZONA; 2/4/14: LAS MARTHAS; 3/4/14: THE TRIALS OF MUHAMMAD ALI; 4/1/14: MEDORA; 6/3/14: THE NEW BLACK
Parkland Art Gallery presents Global Lens Film Series 2013
@ Room C118, Parkland College, Champaign, IL, 6:30 p.m., free
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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