Calendar du C-U: December 20-26
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
12/20/13-12/26/13
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: NEBRASKA (12/20 on), THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (12/25, 10 p.m., free), Late Night: HOME ALONE (12/20-12/21, 10 p.m.; 12/22, 11:30 a.m.; 12/26, 10 p.m.)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: ELYSIUM, PRISONERS, THE LONE RANGER, KICK-ASS 2, THE FAMILY, PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS, AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS, NIGHT TRAIN TO LISBON, ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US, BURN NOTICE (s7), more! (12/17 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: SAVING MR. BANKS, ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES, THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (3-D & 2-D) (12/20 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (12/19-12/22, 12/24, 7 p.m.)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: WALKING WITH DINOSAURS (3-D & 2-D), ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES, THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (3-D & 2-D) (12/20 on), FROZEN (3-D & 2-D) (12/20-12/24), GRUDGE MATCH (12/25 on)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2 (12/20-12/22, 7 p.m.)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL: THOR: THE DARK WORLD (12/20-12/22)
@ 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! 1/16-1/26, 2014: 30th annual Sundance Film Festival, Park City, UT
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.
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
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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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