Calendar du C-U: Jan. 31-Feb. 6
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
1/31/14-2/6/14
LOCAL FILMS, ETC.
@ Buvons Wine Bar, Urbana, IL: Champaign-Urbana Design Organization presents “Meet the Pros” talk series feat. filmmakers Chris & Anne Lukeman (2/5, 6-7 p.m., free)
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: THE GREAT BEAUTY, THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN (1/31-2/3, 2/5-2/6), A TOUCH OF SIN (2/3-2/4), GROUNDHOG DAY (2/2, 11:30 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.; 2/5, 10 p.m.), Late Night: THE WARRIORS (1/31, 2/1, 2/6, 10 p.m.)
@ Room 111, Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Film & Video meeting (2/6, 8 p.m.)
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illinois Public Media and ITVS present Community Cinema feat. LAS MARTHAS (2/4, 7 p.m., free)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: LAST VEGAS, RUSH, CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2, JACKASS PRESENTS BAD GRANDPA, DARIO ARGENTO’S DRACULA, THE CAT, I USED TO BE DARKER, DOWNTON ABBEY (s4), more! (1/28 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: LABOR DAY, PHILOMENA, NEBRASKA (1/31 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: IN A WORLD… (1/30-2/2, 7 p.m.)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: LABOR DAY, 12 YEARS A SLAVE, AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, THE NUT JOB (3-D & 2-D), LONE SURVIVOR (1/31 on)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: SAVING MR. BANKS (1/31-2/2, 2/5)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL: AMERICAN HUSTLE, WALKING WITH DINOSAURS (3-D & 2-D) (1/31-2/2)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL: Closed for the weekend!
@ 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
2/7: Parkland College Black History Month Committee presents THIS LIFE AIN’T PRETTY*
@ Room L111, Parkland College, Champaign, IL, 12 p.m., free
2/18-2/23: 36th annual Big Muddy Film Festival*
@ Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
2/22: 31st annual Insect Fear Film Festival
@ Foellinger Auditorium, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
3/7-3/15: 21st annual SXSW Film Festival, Austin, TX
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
4/13: 5th annual New Art Film Festival*
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, 5 p.m.
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: A NIGHT AT THE OPERA; 6/21: THE MALTESE FALCON; 7/12: MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY; 8/2: 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: LAS MARTHAS; 3/4: THE TRIALS OF MUHAMMAD ALI; 4/1: MEDORA; 6/3: 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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