Calendar du C-U: October 17-23
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
10/17/14-10/23/14
MILESTONES
Happy Birthday to … Friday, October 17: Maggie Gottlieb (actress, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE 1970s) … Saturday, October 18: Sasan Shabrou (publicist, Buttered Corn on the Cob Film Festival) … Wednesday, October 22: Bob Dignan (cover model, C-U Confidential #5), John May (filmmaker, CASTLE ASSHOLE ‘99) … Thursday, October 23: Jennifer Bechtel (director, SCARY NORMAL), Blake Stubbs (actor, THE TRANSIENT) … celebrate!
100 Years Ago … Monday, October 19, 1914: Owners of the brand-new New Orpheum Theatre in downtown Champaign open for business according to the Urbana Courier-Herald; entertainment scheduled for 7:30 and 9 p.m. shows includes “five high-class vaudeville acts,” an “enlarged orchestra,” and “special exclusive photo plays” per a news item and advertisement in that day’s edition. Designed by the Chicago architectural firm of Rapp & Rapp after the Royal Opera theater within the Palace of Versailles in Versailles, France, the building now houses the Orpheum Children’s Science Museum.
LOCAL FILMS, ETC.
SPACE NINJA: THE ANIMATED MOVIE* U.S. DVD release: Friday, 10/24, via Neon Harbor Entertainment, Champaign, IL
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: KILL THE MESSENGER (10/17 on), Late Night: Shocktober feat. THE EXORCIST (10/17, 10/18, 10/23, 10 p.m.) and CANDYMAN (10/22, 10 p.m.)
@ East Gallery, Krannert Art Museum, FAA, UIUC, Champaign, IL: Opening of “Global Groove 1973/2012” video art exhibition (10/17, 8:30 a.m.; runs through 12/13) Information
@ Figure One, UIUC, Champaign, IL: Opening of “Descent into Darkness” multimedia exhibit by Coriana Close (10/17, 5-8 p.m.; runs through 11/29) Interview
@ The Orpheum Children’s Science Museum, Champaign, IL: The Orpheum Theatre Centennial Celebration w/performances by Katie Flynn, Illini Contraband, Crash Events (10/18, 6-10 p.m.) Tickets
@ WILL-TV, Campbell Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Champaign Movie Makers meeting, “Post Sound” (10/21, 7 p.m., free)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL: “Zombie Film Festival” feat. SHAUN OF THE DEAD (10/21, 10/22, 7 p.m.), DAWN OF THE DEAD (2004; 10/23, 10/24, 7 p.m.), NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968; 10/25, 1 & 7 p.m.)
@ Jean Evans Archives Room (2nd floor), Urbana Free Library, Urbana, IL: “Local History & Genealogy Authors Panel” feat. The Art Theater coauthors (10/23, 7 p.m., free)
@ Room 104, English Building, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Film & Video meeting (10/23, 8 p.m.)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN, CHINESE PUZZLE, HIMIZU, BENEATH THE HARVEST SKY, WHITEY, EUROCRIME!, MY DARLING CLEMENTINE (Criterion), FARGO (s1), PENNY DREADFUL (s1), more! (10/14 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: THE BOOK OF LIFE (3-D & 2-D), THE JUDGE, GONE GIRL (10/17 on), BEETLEJUICE (10/17, 10:30 p.m., free), TRICK ‘R TREAT (10/18, 10:30 p.m., free)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: Your Normal LGBT Film Festival 2014 presents THE NEW BLACK (10/15, 7 p.m.), LILTING (10/16, 7 p.m.), TO BE TAKEI (10/17, 7 p.m.), APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR (10/18, 7 p.m.), THE WAY HE LOOKS (10/19, 7 p.m.)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: GONE GIRL, THE DROP, ANNABELLE, THE PURGE: ANARCHY (10/17-10/18)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: THE BEST OF ME, THE BOOK OF LIFE (3-D & 2-D), GONE GIRL, ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY (10/17 on)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: THE BOOK OF LIFE (10/17 on)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL: WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL (10/17-10/19)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL: Save the Lorraine Foundation fundraiser screenings feat. X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (10/17-10/19)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: GONE GIRL, THE EQUALIZER (10/17-10/18)
@ AMC River East 21, etc., Chicago, IL: 50th annual Chicago International Film Festival (through 10/23)
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: Closed for the weekend!
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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
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.
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
10/17, 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
“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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