Calendar du C-U: June 13-19
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
6/13/14-6/19/14
MILESTONES
Happy Birthday to … Sunday, June 15: Caragh Brooks (cover model, C-U Confidential #3) … Wednesday, June 18: Perry C. Morris (co-author, The Art Theater: Playing Movies for 100 Years) … celebrate!
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE (6/13 on), PARTICLE FEVER (6/15, 11:30 a.m.), FED UP w/discussion (6/16, 7:30 p.m.), 5th annual Reel It UP LGBT Film Festival presents I’M A LESBIAN, MONTREAL/OUT OF SUBURBIA (6/17, 7:30 p.m.) and LEADING LADIES* (6/17, 9:30 p.m.), Late Night: SERENITY (6/13, 6/14, 6/19, 10 p.m.)
@ Shatterglass Studios, Champaign, IL: Champaign Movie Makers meeting, “Pens to Lens Updates” (6/17, 7 p.m., free)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL: Reel Deals presents THE LEGO MOVIE (6/17, 6/18, 7 p.m.; 6/19, 1:30 & 7 p.m.)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: NON-STOP, JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT, ADULT WORLD, OMAR, CAPITAL, TIM’S VERMEER, THE ANONYMOUS PEOPLE, TRUE DETECTIVE (s1), COSMOS: A SPACETIME ODYSSEY (cs), more! (6/10 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (3-D & 2-D), THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, MALEFICENT (6/13 on), “Overlooked Films” classes with Skip Huston (weekly, 6/12-7/31, 6:30 p.m.)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: FARGO (6/12-6/13, 7 p.m.), THE BIG LEBOWSKI (6/14-6/15, 7 p.m.)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2, X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, MALEFICENT, EDGE OF TOMORROW (6/13-6/18), Live at the Drive-in Music Series presents Live Cast feat. Jimmy Buffett & the Coral Reefer Band in concert (6/19, 7 p.m.)
@ Highland Room, Hilton Hotel, Springfield, IL: Central Illinois Film Commission meeting (6/19, 7 p.m., free)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: 22 JUMP STREET, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (3-D & 2-D), EDGE OF TOMORROW (3-D & 2-D), THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (6/13 on)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (6/13 on)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL: BEARS, NEIGHBORS (6/13-6/15), MEET THE ROBINSONS (6/14, 11 a.m., free)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL: Save the Lorraine Foundation fundraiser screenings feat. LONE SURVIVOR (6/13-6/15), BRAVE @ McFerrin Park (6/18, dusk)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2, MALEFICENT, 22 JUMP STREET, EDGE OF TOMORROW (6/13-15), HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2, 22 JUMP STREET (6/16-6/18), Live at the Drive-in Music Series presents Live Cast feat. Jimmy Buffett & the Coral Reefer Band in concert (6/19, 7 p.m.)
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2, RIO 2 (6/13-6/15, 6/17, 6/19)
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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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