Calendar du C-U: November 1-7
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
11/1/13-11/7/13
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: WADJDA (11/1 on), Late Night: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (11/1-11/2, 10 p.m.; 11/3, 11:30 a.m.; 11/7, 10 p.m.)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL: Reel Deals presents THE GREAT GATSBY (2013; 11/5, 11/8, 7 p.m.)
@ Room C118, Parkland College, Champaign, IL: Parkland Art Gallery presents Global Lens Film Series 2013 selection ABOUT 111 GIRLS, Iraq (11/7, 6:30 p.m., free)
@ Room 111, Gregory Hall, Main Quad, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Film & Video meeting (11/7, 7 p.m.)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: MONSTERS UNIVERSITY, R.I.P.D., MARGARITA, TABU, THE SEARCH FOR ROBERT JOHNSON, BEAUTY OF THE DEVIL, LA NOTTE (Criterion Blue), more! (10/29 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: LAST VEGAS, ENDER’S GAME, THE COUNSELOR (11/1 on), THOR: THE DARK WORLD (3-D) (11/7)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: Illinois State University European Film Festival presents HANNAH ARENDT, Germany (10/31, 7 p.m.), GOMORRA, Italy (11/1, 7 p.m.), WELCOME, French (11/2, 7 p.m.), WINDOW TO PARIS, Russia (11/3, 7 p.m.)
@ Capital City Bar & Grill, Springfield, IL: 12th annual Route 66 International Film Festival* (11/1-11/2)
@ Landmark Cinemas, Peoria, IL: 5th annual Drunken Zombie Film Festival (11/2-11/3)
@ Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL: 9th annual Embarrass Valley Film Festival* (11/7-11/9)
@ Sleepy Creek Vineyards, Fairmount, IL: 4th annual Freeky Creek Short Film Festival* (through 11/2)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: ENDER’S GAME, LAST VEGAS, FREE BIRDS (3-D & 2-D), JACKASS PRESENTS BAD GRANDPA (11/1 on), Monday Night Football: Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers (11/4, 7 p.m., free), THOR: THE DARK WORLD (3-D) (11/7, 8 p.m.)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: Digital conversion fundraiser – The Timothy Tegge Show (magic; 11/2, 2 & 7 p.m.)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL: GRAVITY (3-D & 2-D) (11/1-11/3)
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: FREE BIRDS, PARANOIA (11/1-11/2)
@ various, Chicago, IL: 31st annual Reeling LGBT International Film Festival (11/7-11/14)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: Closed for the season!
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: Closed for the season!
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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
UPDATE! TBD: Issue release: C-U Confidential #7
+ Paper Opteryx, Champaign, IL
11/12: 100th Anniversary: “From Nickel to Pixel: The Art’s History”
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, 6 p.m.
11/12: 100th Anniversary: TIME TRIP silent shorts program w/Andrew Alden Ensemble performance
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, 8 p.m.
11/13: 100th Anniversary: VAMPYR w/ Andrew Alden Ensemble performance
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, 8:30 p.m.
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
3/7-3/15, 2014: 21st annual SXSW Film Festival, Austin, TX
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
4/5-4/13, 2014: 18th annual Kansas City FilmFest, Kansas City, MO
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
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
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
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
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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