Calendar du C-U: April 25-May 1
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
4/25/14-5/1/14
MILESTONES
Happy Birthday to … Friday, April 25: Marty McKee (contributor, MICRO-FILM) … Wednesday, April 30: Eric Sizemore (actor, REVOLTING), Matt Shivers (voice actor/sound editor, FLUFFYSTEIN) … celebrate!
LOCAL FILMS, ETC.
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: World premiere of THE THINKING MOLECULES OF TITAN* short film feat. filmmakers Q&A moderated by C-U Blogfidential editor Jason Pankoke (4/27, 3:30 p.m., free)
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (4/25 on), THE THINKING MOLECULES OF TITAN* w/filmmaker Q&A (4/27, 3:30 p.m., free), UNESCO Jazz Film Fantasy (4/29, 5 p.m.), Late Night: NYMPHOMANIAC: VOLUME 2 (4/25, 4/26, 5/1, 10 p.m.), PITCH PERFECT (4/30, 10 p.m.)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL: UIUC College of Media presents the 16th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival (through 4/27) Schedule
@ Room 111, Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Film & Video meeting (5/1, 8 p.m.)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: BIG BAD WOLVES, THE TRIALS OF MUHAMMED ALI, BETTIE PAGE REVEALS ALL, MASTER OF THE HOUSE (Criterion), RIOT IN CELL BLOCK 11 (Criterion), STRANGER ON THE PROWL (Olive), more! (4/22 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: THE OTHER WOMAN, HEAVEN IS FOR REAL, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (4/25 on), THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (5/1, 7 p.m.)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: GROUNDHOG DAY (4/24-4/25, 7 p.m.), STRIPES (4/26-4/27, 7 p.m.)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER, DIVERGENT, GOD’S NOT DEAD, NOAH (4/25-4/26)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: THE OTHER WOMAN, HEAVEN IS FOR REAL, TRANSCENDENCE, RIO 2 (3-D & 2-D) (4/25 on), THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (3-D) (5/1, 7 p.m.)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: RIO 2 (4/25-4/27, 4/30, 7 p.m.)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL: DIVERGENT (4/25-4/27), FROZEN (4/26, 11 a.m., free)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL: Save the Lorraine Foundation fundraiser screenings feat. AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY (4/25, 7 p.m.; 4/26, 4:30 & 7 p.m.; 4/27, 3 p.m.), BROTHER WHITE (4/27, 1 p.m.)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: RIO 2, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (4/25-4/27)
@ various, Chicago, IL: 6th annual Chicago International Movies and Music Festival (5/1-5/4)
@ various, UW-Milwaukee campus, Milwaukee, WI: 5th annual Milwaukee Underground Film Festival (5/1-5/4)
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: RIO 2, MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN (4/25-4/26)
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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! 5/3: CITY LIGHTS accompanied by Millikin Symphony Orchestra
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL, 7:30 p.m.
NEW! 5/3-5/4: UIUC “Etc.” Student Film Festival*
@ various, University of Illinois campus, Urbana, IL, free
5/8: 5th annual UIUC Feminist Film Festival*
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
TBD: Issue release: C-U Confidential #8
Paper Opteryx, Champaign, IL
7/17-7/27: 10th annual Indianapolis International Film Festival, Indianapolis, IN
TBD: Issue release: C-U Confidential #9
Paper Opteryx, Champaign, IL
10/31-11/1: 5th annual Freeky Creek Short Film Festival*
@ Sleepy Creek Vineyards, Fairmount, IL
11/6-11/9: 10th annual Embarras Valley Film Festival
@ Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
11/7-11/8: 13th annual Route 66 International Film Festival
@ Capital City Bar & Grill, Springfield, IL
11/7-11/8: 6th annual Drunken Zombie Film Festival
@ Landmark Cinemas, Peoria, 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
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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