Calendar du C-U: December 12-18
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
12/12/14-12/18/14
MILESTONES
Happy Birthday to … Tuesday, December 16: Lauren Laws (contributor, C-U Confidential) … Wednesday, December 17: Lexi Hadley (actress, NEITHER COULD MAYA) … celebrate!
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING (12/12 on), DEAR WHITE PEOPLE (12/12-12/14, 12/17-12/18), Essential Cinema 002: MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (12/15, 7:30 p.m.), FRUITVALE STATION (12/16, 7:30 p.m., free), Late Night: A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT (12/12, 12/13, 12/18, 10 p.m.)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL: WILL-TV presents “DOWNTON ABBEY Season 5 Preview Event” feat. Episode 1 screening (12/12, 7 p.m., free w/registration), The News-Gazette Film Series presents SOME LIKE IT HOT (12/13, 1 & 7 p.m.), Reel Deals’ “The Best Christmas Movies Ever” feat. HOLIDAY INN (12/15-12/16, 7 p.m.), MIRACLE ON 34th STREET (12/17-12/18), IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (12/19-12/20)
@ WILL-TV, Campbell Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Champaign Movie Makers meeting, “Secret Santa Critiques” (12/16, 7 p.m., free)
@ East Gallery, Krannert Art Museum, FAA, UIUC, Champaign, IL: “Global Groove 1973/2012” video art exhibition (through 12/23)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, FRANK, DOLPHIN TALE 2, WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL, THE STRANGE COLOR OF YOUR BODY’S TEARS, CATCH HELL, SAFE (Criterion Blu), THE NIGHT PORTER (Criterion Blu), more! (12/9 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS (3-D & 2-D) (12/12 on), THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY, PART 1 (12/12-12/17), PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR (12/13-12/14, 1 p.m.), NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB (12/18, 7 p.m.), WHITE CHRISTMAS (12/18, 7 p.m., free)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION (12/11-12/14, 7 p.m.)
@ Highland Room, Hilton Hotel, Springfield, IL: Central Illinois Film Commission meeting (12/18, 7 p.m., free)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS (3-D & 2-D), PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR (3-D & 2-D), THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY, PART 1 (12/12 on), THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES (3-D & 2-D) (12/16 on)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY, PART 1 (12/12 on)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL: THE BOOK OF LIFE (3-D & 2-D) (12/5-12/7), ARTHUR CHRISTMAS (12/13, 11 a.m., free)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL: Save the Lorraine Foundation fundraiser screenings feat. THE SANTA CLAUSE (12/12), THE POLAR EXPRESS (12/13-12/14)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: Closed for the season!
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: Closed for the season!
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: Closed for the season!
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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
1/4, 2015: World broadcast premiere: LIFE ITSELF*
@ CNN, 8 & 10 p.m. CST
1/10, 2015: Broadcast encore: LIFE ITSELF*
@ CNN, 8 & 10 p.m. CST
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
NEW! 1/29-2/1, 2015: 26th annual Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival, Chicago, IL
2/24-3/1, 2015: 37th annual Big Muddy Film Festival
@ Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
3/10, 2015: “Beyond Zero: 1914-1918” performed by the Kronos Quartet feat. Bill Morrison film collage
@ Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7:30 p.m.
3/23-3/25, 2015: 8th annual Central Illinois Feminist Film Festival*
@ Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
3/24-3/29, 2015: 53rd annual Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI
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: 19th annual Kansas City FilmFest, Kansas City, MO
5/13-5/17, 2015: 22nd annual Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL
COMMUNITY FILM SERIES
“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
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
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
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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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