Calendar du C-U: February 14-20
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
2/14/14-2/20/14
LOCAL FILMS, ETC.
@ YouTube.com: ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE 1970s, Episode Three: 1973, part 2* (2/13 on, free streaming)
@ Urbana Landmark Hotel, Urbana, IL: CUDO Plays Grand Exhibition feat. ONCE UPON IN THE 1970s* board game demo (2/16, Noon-8 p.m.)
@ Undisclosed location, Champaign, IL: THE THINKING MOLECULES OF TITAN short film production (2/22, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., numerous extras needed, college age on up) Contact: annelukeman [at] gmail [dot] com with name, e-mail address, cell phone number if interested
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: PHILOMENA (2/15-2/19), 12 YEARS A SLAVE (2/15-2/19), Philip Seymour Hoffman tribute double feature: CAPOTE (2/20, 5 p.m.) and SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK (2/20, 7:30 p.m.), CASABLANCA (2/14, 5 & 7:30 p.m.; 2/15, 11:30 a.m.; 2/19, 10 p.m.), Late Night: THE PRINCESS BRIDE (Quote-a-long: 2/14, 10 p.m.; Standard: 2/15, 10 p.m.; 2/16, 11:30 a.m.; 2/20, 10 p.m.)
@ Shatterglass Studios, Champaign, IL: Champaign Movie Makers meeting, “Crew Call!” (2/18, 7 p.m., free)
@ Room 111, Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Film & Video meeting (2/20, 8 p.m.)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: ENDER’S GAME, THE BEST MAN HOLIDAY, THE COUNSELOR, ALL IS LOST, AUSTENLAND, DIANA, THE ARTIST AND THE MODEL, THE SUMMIT, KILLING KENNEDY, SHERLOCK (s3), THE AMERICANS (s1), more! (2/11 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: WINTER’S TALE, THE LEGO MOVIE (3-D & 2-D), NEBRASKA (2/14 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER (2/13-2/14, 7 p.m.), CHOCOLAT (2/15-2/16, 7 p.m.)
@ Highland Room, Hilton Hotel, Springfield, IL: Central Illinois Film Commission meeting (2/20, 7 p.m., free)
@ various, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL: 36th annual Big Muddy Film Festival* (2/18-2/23)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: ROBOCOP, WINTER’S TALE, ENDLESS LOVE, THE LEGO MOVIE (3-D & 2-D) (2/14 on)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: THE LEGO MOVIE (2/14-2/16, 2/19)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL: HER (2/14-2/16)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL: Save the Lorraine Foundation fundraiser screenings feat. GHOST (2/14, 5:30 p.m.; 2/15-2/16, 3:30 p.m.), DESPICABLE ME 2 (2/15-2/16, 1 p.m.), MY BLOODY VALENTINE (1981; 2/14, 8 p.m.; 2/15-2/16, 6 p.m.)
UPDATE! @ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: Season begins March 21!
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: Closed for the season!
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: 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
2/21: 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
NEW! 2/25: DVD release: MY DOG THE SPACE TRAVELER*
+ Cinedigm/GVE, Century City, CA/Dreamscape Cinema, Champaign, IL
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
AEMS, IPRH, and Spurlock Museum present AsiaLENS Documentary/Film Series
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
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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