Calendar du C-U: October 10-16
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
10/10/14-10/16/14
MILESTONES
Happy Birthday to … Sunday, October 12: Chris Folkens (filmmaker, TRIGGER) … Monday, October 13: Brett Hays (line producer, CONSUMED), Alaric Rocha (filmmaker, DEADLY EMBRACE) … Tuesday, October 14: Myles Beeson (photographer, Shatterglass Studios) … celebrate!
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: MY OLD LADY (10/10-10/12, 10/15), THE TRIP TO ITALY (10/10-10/13, 10/15-10/16), ALIVE INSIDE (10/12-10/16), Food & Water Watch presents GMO OMG w/discussion (10/14, 7:30 p.m.), Late Night: Shocktober feat. RE-ANIMATOR (10/10, 10/11, 10/16, 10 p.m.) and THE LOST BOYS (10/15, 10 p.m.)
@ Fluid Event Center, Champaign, IL: Immersed in Ink Tattoo Arts and Horror Festival feat. R.A. Mihailoff, Tiffany Shepis (10/10, 2-10 p.m.; 10/11, 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m.; 10/12, 12-8 p.m.) Information
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL: Courage Connection (formerly The Center for Women in Transition) presents Sing-a-Long GREASE fundraiser (10/12, 7:30 p.m.)
@ The Canopy Club, Urbana, IL: 40 North 88 West presents the 10th annual ACE Awards* feat. Pens to Lens (10/14, 5:30 p.m.)
@ Jean Evans Archives Room (2nd floor), Urbana Free Library, Urbana, IL: Champaign Co. Genealogical Society meeting feat. “100 Years of the Orpheum Theatre” presentation by Perry C. Morris (10/14, 7 p.m., free)
@ Lewis Auditorium (ground floor), Urbana Free Library, Urbana, IL: Student Life and Culture Archives, UIUC, and Champaign Co. Historical Archives present “Town & Gown Speaker Series: Champaign County on Film” presentation by Josh Harris and Perry C. Morris (10/15, 7 p.m., free)
@ Room 104, English Building, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Film & Video meeting (10/16, 8 p.m.)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: EDGE OF TOMORROW, A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST, MILLION DOLLAR ARM, OBVIOUS CHILD, THE GRAND SEDUCTION, SHARKNADO 2, ADVENTURE TIME (s4), AMERICAN HORROR STORY (s3), VIKINGS (s2), HOUDINI (cs), more! (10/7 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: THE JUDGE, MY OLD LADY, GONE GIRL (10/10 on), HOCUS POCUS (10/10, 10:30 p.m., free), YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (10/11, 10:30 p.m., free)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (10/9, 10/12, 7 p.m.), FORREST GUMP (10/10, 10/11, 7 p.m.)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: THE BOXTROLLS, PARANORMAN, ANNABELLE, THE PURGE: ANARCHY (10/10-10/11)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY, GONE GIRL, LEFT BEHIND, “Classics Double Feature” with SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN, CASABLANCA (10/10 on)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: THE BOXTROLLS (10/10-10/12, 10/15)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL: LET’S BE COPS (10/10-10/12), DUMBO (10/11, 11 a.m., free)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL: Save the Lorraine Foundation fundraiser screenings feat. THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (10/10-10/12), GOD’S NOT DEAD (10/12)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: THE BOXTROLLS, ANNABELLE (10/10-10/11)
@ Effingham Performance Center, Effingham, IL: Evil Dead: the Musical (10/16, 7:30 p.m.)
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: THE PURGE: ANARCHY, AS ABOVE SO BELOW (10/10-10/11)
@ AMC River East 21, etc., Chicago, IL: 50th annual Chicago International Film Festival (through 10/23)
@ Film Row Cinema, Columbia College, Chicago, IL: IFP/Chicago presents 2014 Filmmakers Conference (10/10-10/11) Information
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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
TBA: Issue release: C-U Confidential #8
Paper Opteryx, Champaign, IL
NEW! 10/17-12/13: “Global Groove 1973/2012” video art exhibition
@ East Gallery, Krannert Art Museum, FAA, UIUC, Champaign, IL
NEW! 10/17-11/29: “Descent into Darkness” multimedia exhibit by Coriana Close
@ Figure One, UIUC, Champaign, IL
10/18: The Orpheum Theatre Centennial Celebration
@ The Orpheum Children’s Science Museum, Champaign, IL, 6-10 p.m. Event Information
10/21: Champaign Movie Makers meeting
@ WILL-TV, Campbell Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
NEW! 10/23: “Local History & Genealogy Authors Panel” feat. The Art Theater coauthors
@ Jean Evans Archives Room (2nd floor), Urbana Free Library, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
NEW! 10/24: DVD release: SPACE NINJA: THE ANIMATED MOVIE*
+ Neon Harbor Entertainment, Champaign, IL
10/24-10/25: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW w/shadow cast
@ The Avon Theatre, Decatur, IL, Midnight
10/31: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
@ Effingham Performance Center, Effingham, IL, 10 p.m.
10/31-11/1: 5th annual Freeky Creek Short Film Festival*
@ Sleepy Creek Vineyards, Fairmount, IL
11/1: Central Illinois Film Commission presents “Filmmaking 101” panels
@ Heroic Age Art Center, Mt. Zion, IL, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
NEW! 11/5: Champaign Screenwriters meeting
@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL, 6:30 p.m.
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
1/22-2/1, 2015: 31st annual Sundance Film Festival, Park City, UT
1/23-1/29, 2015: 21st annual Slamdance Film Festival, Park City, UT
2/24-3/1, 2015: 37th annual Big Muddy Film Festival
@ Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
4/9-4/16, 2015: 17th annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
4/15-4/19, 2015: 17th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
4/15-4/19, 2015: 22nd annual Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL
COMMUNITY FILM SERIES
2nd annual “5 Nights of Hitch!” Alfred Hitchcock festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7 & 10 p.m.
10/27: NORTH BY NORTHWEST; 10/28: DIAL M FOR MURDER; 10/29: THE 39 STEPS; 10/30: REAR WINDOW; 10/31: THE BIRDS
“The Best Christmas Movies Ever”
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
12/15-12/16: HOLIDAY INN; 12/17-12/18: MIRACLE ON 34th STREET; 12/19-12/20: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Late Nights at the Art Theater Co-op presents “Shocktober”
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, times TBA
10/10, 10/11, 10/16: RE-ANIMATOR; 10/15: THE LOST BOYS; 10/17, 10/18, 10/23: THE EXORCIST; 10/22: CANDYMAN; 10/24, 10/25, 10/30: HALLOWEEN (1978); 10/29: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) accompanied by the Andrew Alden Ensemble; 10/31 (w/shadow cast), 11/1, 11/6: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW; 10/24: 12-hour marathon, titles TBA!
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
11/8: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE; 12/13: SOME LIKE IT HOT; 1/24/15: WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION; 2/14/15: THE PHILADELPHIA STORY; 3/28/15: STEAMBOAT BILL, JR.; 4/4/15: GILDA; 5/30/15: HIS GIRL FRIDAY; 6/20/15: ON THE TOWN; 7/11/15: DOUBLE INDEMNITY; 8/8/15: NASHVILLE
NEW! “Zombie Film Festival”
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
10/21, 10/22: SHAUN OF THE DEAD; 10/23, 10/24: DAWN OF THE DEAD (2004); 10/25: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968; 1 & 7 p.m.)
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke
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