Calendar du C-U: January 17-23
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
1/17/14-1/23/14
LOCAL FILMS, ETC.
@ The MARC, Park City, UT: Sundance Film Festival feat. LIFE ITSELF* world premiere w/filmmakers (1/19, 5:15 p.m. PST)
@ Crowne Plaza Hotel, 3000 S. Dirksen Pkwy., Springfield, IL: Indie feature auditions for MIDWEST HUSTLER (four primary & numerous secondary roles) and HAILCAB (numerous roles) during IAAF Convention (1/17-1/19) Contact: 309-275-9053, APlusTalentLLC [at] yahoo [dot] com (MIDWEST) or 217-960-0526, robpb1 [at] comcast [dot] net (HAILCAB)
@ Union Station, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Springfield, IL: Opening of “Lincoln: From History to Hollywood” movie set exhibit (1/17, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; on loan indefinitely from DreamWorks Studios and Steven Spielberg)
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS (1/17 on), UIUC Department of African-American Studies presents Martin Luther King, Jr., celebration feat. FREEDOM RIDERS (1/21, 6 p.m.), Champaign-Urbana Film Society and ACM @ UIUC present SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival (1/22, 10 p.m.), Late Night: A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1/17-1/18, 1/23, 10 p.m.)
@ Shatterglass Studios, Champaign, IL: Champaign Movie Makers meeting, “Skill Stations” (1/21, 7 p.m., free)
@ Room 111, Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Film & Video meeting (1/23, 8 p.m.)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: RIDDICK, FRUITVALE STATION, SHORT TERM 12, ENOUGH SAID, LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER, CARRIE, 20 FEET FROM STARDOM, YOU’RE NEXT, THE SPECTACULAR NOW, GASLAND PART II, BLUE CAPRICE, REWIND THIS!, more! (1/14 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS, AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, SAVING MR. BANKS (1/17 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: ENOUGH SAID (1/16-1/19, 7 p.m.)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT, THE NUT JOB (3-D & 2-D), LONE SURVIVOR, SAVING MR. BANKS, FROZEN (1/17 on)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: THE NUT JOB (1/17 on)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL: ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES (1/17-1/19)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL: Save the Lorraine Foundation fundraiser screenings feat. UNFORGIVEN (1/17, 7 p.m.; 1/18, 2 & 7 p.m., 1/19, 6 p.m.), THE BREAKFAST CLUB (1/18, 12 & 5 p.m.; 1/19, 4 p.m.)
@ various, Park City, UT: 30th annual Sundance Film Festival (through 1/26)
@ Treasure Mountain Inn, Park City, UT: 20th annual Slamdance Film Festival (1/17-1/23)
@ 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! 2/5: CUDO presents “Meet the Pros” feat. Chris & Anne Lukeman
@ Buvons Wine Bar, Urbana, IL, 6 p.m., free
2/18-2/23: 36th annual Big Muddy Film Festival*
@ Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
3/7-3/15: 21st annual SXSW Film Festival, Austin, TX
NEW! 3/17-3/20: 7th annual Central Illinois Feminist Film Festival
@ Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
3/25-3/30: 52nd annual Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI
4/2-4/6: 21st annual Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL
4/3-4/11: 16th annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
4/5-4/13: 18th annual Kansas City FilmFest, Kansas City, MO
4/10-4/13: 40 North | 88 West presents the Boneyard Arts Festival
@ Various, Champaign-Urbana, IL
4/13: 3rd Buttered Corn on the Cob Film Festival
@ Fluid Events Center, Champaign, IL
4/23-4/27: 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.
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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