Calendar du C-U: February 7-13
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
2/7/14-2/13/14
LOCAL FILMS, ETC.
@ YouTube.com: ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE 1970s, Episode Two: 1973, part 1* (2/6 on, free streaming)
@ Room L111, Parkland College, Champaign, IL: Parkland College Black History Month Committee presents THIS LIFE AIN’T PRETTY* (2/7, 12 p.m., free)
@ Schnucks, 2801 Chatham Rd., Springfield, IL: 22 AFTER indie film auditions (2/8, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., numerous roles) Contact: mpthoma2003 [at] yahoo [dot] com
@ Buvons Wine Bar, Urbana, IL: Champaign-Urbana Design Organization presents “Meet the Pros” talk series feat. filmmakers Chris & Anne Lukeman (Rescheduled: 2/12, 6-7 p.m., free)
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2014: Animation (2/7-2/9, 2/12, 2/13), Live Action (2/7-2/12, 2/13), Documentary (2/10), Late Night: THE ROOM (2/7-2/9, 2/11, 2/13, 10 p.m.), THE WARRIORS (2/12, 10 p.m.) [Note: Wednesday’s original program with actor Crispin Hellion Glover has been postponed indefinitely.]
@ Room 111, Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Film & Video meeting (2/13, 8 p.m.)
@ Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL: AsiaLENS: AEMS Documentary/Film Series presents MULBERRY CHILD (2/11, 7 p.m., free)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: ESCAPE PLAN, DALLAS BUYERS CLUB, FREE BIRDS, ABOUT TIME, A CASE OF YOU, THE INEVITABLE DEFEAT OF MISTER & PETE, BAGGAGE CLAIM, CUTIE AND THE BOXER, NUIT #1, MOTHER OF GEORGE, BLOOD BROTHER, more! (2/4 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: THE LEGO MOVIE (3-D & 2-D), LABOR DAY, NEBRASKA (2/7 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: THE HUNT (2/6-2/9, 7 p.m.)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: THE LEGO MOVIE (3-D & 2-D), AMERICAN HUSTLE, LABOR DAY (2/7 on), LONE SURVIVOR, THE NUT JOB (3-D & 2-D) (2/7-2/11), ROBOCOP (2/12 on)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: THE LEGO MOVIE (2/7 on)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL: THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY (2/7-2/9), DESPICABLE ME 2 (2/8, 11 a.m., free)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL: Save the Lorraine Foundation fundraiser screenings feat. ONE HIT FROM HOME (2/7, 7 p.m.; 2/8, 3:30 & 6 p.m.; 2/9, 2 & 4:30 p.m.)
@ 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! 2/18: Champaign Movie Makers meeting*
@ Shatterglass Studios, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m., free
2/18-2/23: 36th annual Big Muddy Film Festival*
@ Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
NEW! 2/21: Opening of “Social Habitat: The Porch Project” by Heather Hart
@ Figure One, Champaign, IL, 5-8 p.m.
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
NEW! AEMS, IPRH, and Spurlock Museum present AsiaLENS Documentary/Film Series
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
2/11: MULBERRY CHILD; 3/11: HIGH TECH, LOW LIFE; 4/8: THE REVOLUTIONARY
Illinois Public Media and ITVS present Community Cinema: Engaging Communities through Film
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
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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