Calendar du C-U: December 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
12/6/13-12/12/13
LOCAL FILMS, ETC.
@ WILL-TV Channel 12, PBS/Illinois Public Media, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Broadcast premiere – COURSE WORK: DINNER SEASON AT PRAIRIE FRUIT FARMS* (12/9, 7 p.m. CST)
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: SCARY NORMAL* DVD release show w/filmmakers (12/10, 7 p.m.)
@ SrirachaMovie.com: On-line streaming premiere – SRIRACHA* documentary (12/11, 12 a.m. on)
@ Kathryn Randolph Theatre, Danville, IL: HOUSE OF THADDEUS* DVD release show w/filmmakers (12/13, 8 p.m.)
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: DALLAS BUYERS CLUB (12/6 on), SCARY NORMAL* DVD release show w/filmmakers (12/10, 7 p.m.), Late Night: EDWARD SCISSORHANDS (12/6-12/7, 10 p.m.; 12/8, 11:30 a.m.; 12/12, 10 p.m.)
@ Shatterglass Studios, Champaign, IL: Champaign-Urbana Film Society presents “Assistant Directing Workshop” feat. Anthony Cabral (12/10,
@ Room C118, Parkland College, Champaign, IL: Parkland Art Gallery presents Global Lens Film Series 2013 selection BEIJING FLICKERS, China (12/12, 6:30 p.m., free)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: THE WOLVERINE, THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES, THE SMURFS 2, DRINKING BUDDIES, GOOD OL’ FREDA, WINNIE MANDELA, IL GENERALE DELLA ROVERE, NASHVILLE (Criterion Blu), more! (12/3 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: FROZEN (3-D & 2-D), THE BOOK THIEF, THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (12/6 on), NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION (12/12, 7 p.m., free)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: WHITE CHRISTMAS (12/5-12/8, 7 p.m.)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE, DELIVERY MAN, FROZEN (3-D & 2-D), BLACK NATIVITY (12/6 on), THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (3-D) (12/12, 11:59 p.m.)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: FROZEN (12/6-12/8)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL: LAST VEGAS (12/6-12/8)
@ 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
NEW! 12/17: Champaign Movie Makers* meeting
@ Shatterglass Studios, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m., free
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
UPDATE! The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
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; 8/2/14: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES
Illinois Public Media and ITVS present Community Cinema: Engaging Communities through Film
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
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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