Calendar du C-U: Nov. 29-Dec. 5
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
11/29/13-12/5/13
LOCAL FILMS, ETC.
@ WILL-TV Channel 12, PBS/Illinois Public Media, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Broadcast premiere – WE ARE MONTICELLO* (12/5, 7 p.m. CST)
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: DALLAS BUYERS CLUB (11/29 on), MEDORA w/filmmakers (12/4, 7 p.m.), RARE EXPORTS: A CHRISTMAS TALE (12/4, 10 p.m.), Late Night: THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS (11/29-11/30, 10 p.m.; 12/1, 11:30 a.m.; 12/5, 10 p.m.)
@ Room 317, School of Art and Design, UIUC, Champaign, IL: Illini Film & Video meeting (12/5, 7 p.m.)
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illinois Public Media and ITVS present Community Cinema feat. THE STATE OF ARIZONA (12/3, 7 p.m., free)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: RED 2, JOBS, THE CANYONS, GETAWAY, ANIMALS, WOLF CHILDREN, BREAKING BAD (s5), more! (11/26 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: FROZEN, THE BOOK THIEF, THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (11/29 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947; 11/28-11/29, 7 p.m.), MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (11/30-12/1, 7 p.m.)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE, DELIVERY MAN, FROZEN (3-D & 2-D), BLACK NATIVITY (11/29 on)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: FROZEN (11/29 on)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL: FREE BIRDS (11/29-12/1)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: Closed for the season!
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: Closed for the season!
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: 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
12/10: SCARY NORMAL* screening & DVD release
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, 7:30 p.m.
12/13: HOUSE OF THADDEUS* screening & DVD release
@ Kathryn Randolph Theatre, Danville, IL, 8 p.m.
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.
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
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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