Calendar du C-U: June 6-12
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
6/6/14-6/12/14
MILESTONES
Happy Birthday to … Sunday, June 8: Jiger Patel (incoming president, Illini Film & Video RSO, UIUC) … celebrate!
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: LOCKE (6/6 on), PARTICLE FEVER (6/7, 6/8, 11:30 a.m.), 5th annual Reel It UP LGBT Film Festival presents KUMU HINA (6/10, 7:30 p.m.) and TRANS (6/10, 9:30 p.m.), Late Night: THE DOUBLE (6/6, 6/7, 6/11, 6/12, 10 p.m.)
@ Institute 4 Creativity, SoDo Theatre, Champaign, IL: I4Cinema Movie Night presents THE CANDIDATE (6/11, 7 p.m.)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: SON OF GOD, ROBOCOP, LONE SURVIVOR, WE ALWAYS LIE TO STRANGERS, PARTS PER BILLION, MIRAGE MEN, VALENTINE ROAD, THE MOTEL LIFE, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS (s4), FALLING SKIES (s3), GRACELAND (s1), more! (6/3 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, MALEFICENT, X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (6/6 on), HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (3-D & 2-D) (6/12, 8 p.m.), “Overlooked Films” classes with Skip Huston (weekly, 6/12-7/31, 6:30 p.m.)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: THE LUNCHBOX (6/5-6/8, 7 p.m.)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: MALEFICENT, MILLION DOLLAR ARM, EDGE OF TOMORROW, NEIGHBORS (6/6 on)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: EDGE OF TOMORROW (3-D & 2-D), THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, MALEFICENT (3-D & 2-D), X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (3-D & 2-D) (6/6 on), HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (3-D) (6/12, 8 p.m.)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: MALEFICENT (6/6-6/8)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL: MOMS’ NIGHT OUT (6/6-6/8)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL: Save the Lorraine Foundation fundraiser screenings feat. ROBOCOP (6/6-6/8)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: EDGE OF TOMORROW, MALEFICENT (6/6 on)
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: MALEFICENT, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (6/6-6/8, 6/10), MALEFICENT, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (6/12)
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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
TBD: Issue release: C-U Confidential #8
Paper Opteryx, Champaign, IL
7/11 on: LIFE ITSELF*
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL (times TBA)
7/17-7/27: 10th annual Indianapolis International Film Festival, Indianapolis, IN
8/8-8/10: 8th annual B-Movie Celebration, Nashville, IN
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.
6/21: THE MALTESE FALCON; 7/12: MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY; 8/2: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES
Illini Union Board presents Summer Quad Cinema Series
@ Anniversary Plaza, Main Quad, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 9 p.m., free
7/1: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER; 8/7: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2
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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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