Calendar du C-U: March 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
3/13/15-3/19/15
MILESTONES
Happy Birthday to … Thursday, March 12: Rich Koz (television personality, SVENGOOLIE) … Wednesday, March 18: Jim Mefford (cast/crew, WEREWOLF CEMETERY) … celebrate!
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (3/13 on), MAPS TO THE STARS (3/13, 3/14, 3/19, 10 p.m.), Essential Cinema 010: HIROSHIMA, MON AMOUR (3/16, 7:30 p.m. w/discussion; 3/17, 7:30 p.m.; 3/18, 1:45 p.m.)
@ Pine Lounge, Main Floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Union Board presents “Friday Night Films” feat. INTO THE WOODS (3/13, 7 p.m., free)
@ Wyndam Garden Hotel, Urbana, IL: Twin Cities Comic Book Convention (3/15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., free admission)
@ WILL-TV, Campbell Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Champaign Movie Makers meeting, “Pens to Lens!” (3/17, 7 p.m., free)
@ I-Rooms, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Union Board presents Lecture Series feat. Marvel Comics creative director Bill Rosemann (3/17, 7 p.m., free)
@ Room 104, English Building, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Film & Video meeting (3/19, 8 p.m.)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY, PART 1, NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB, LIFE OF RILEY, WHITE HAIRED WITCH, more! (3/10 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: CINDERELLA, THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL, INTO THE WOODS (3/13 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: TO CATCH A THIEF (3/12-3/15, 7 p.m.)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: CINDERELLA, THE DUFF, CHAPPIE, MCFARLAND, USA (3/13 on), THE DIVERGENT SERIES: INSURGENT (3-D) (3/19, 8 p.m.)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: CINDERELLA (3/13 on)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL: FIFTY SHADES OF GREY (3/13-3/15), BIG HERO 6 (3/14, 11 a.m., free)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL: Save the Lorraine Foundation screenings feat. NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB (3/13-3/15)
ADDED! @ Carmike 13, Champaign, IL: CINDERELLA, RUN ALL NIGHT, AMERICAN SNIPER, CHAPPIE, THE DUFF, FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, FOCUS, KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE, THE LAZARUS EFFECT, MCFARLAND, USA, THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL, THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER, UNFINISHED BUSINESS (3/13 on)
ADDED! @ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL: CINDERELLA, RUN ALL NIGHT, AMERICAN SNIPER, BIRDMAN, CHAPPIE, THE DUFF, FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, FOCUS, THE IMITATION GAME, KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE, THE LAZARUS EFFECT, MCFARLAND, USA, THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL, THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER, UNFINISHED BUSINESS (3/13 on), EARTH TO ECHO (3/14, 3/15, 9 & 10 a.m.), WHERE WAS GOD? (3/16, 5 & 7 p.m.), THE DROP BOX (3/16, 7 p.m.), DO YOU BELIEVE? (3/19, 7 & 9:45 p.m.), THE DIVERGENT SERIES: INSURGENT (3/19, 8 & 10:40 p.m.), The Metropolitan Opera: La Donna del Lago (3/14, 11:55 a.m., live simulcast; 3/18, encore presentation), Drake’s Homecoming: The Lost Footage (3/19, 7:30 p.m.)
@ various venues, Austin, TX: 22nd annual SXSW Film Festival (3/13-3/21)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: Season begins March 20!
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: Closed for the season!
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: Season begins March 20!
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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
3/23-3/25: 8th annual Central Illinois Feminist Film Festival*
@ Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
3/24-3/28: “Ray Bradbury: From Science to the Supernatural” film series, Bloomington, IN
3/24-3/29: 53rd annual Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI
4/9-4/16: 17th annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
4/15-4/19: 17th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
4/15-4/19: 19th annual Kansas City FilmFest, Kansas City, MO
4/16-4/19: Lake FX Summit + Expo, Chicago, IL
5/2: Illinifest: University of Illinois Student Film Festival
@ TBA, Champaign-Urbana, IL
5/13-5/17: 22nd annual Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL
COMMUNITY FILM SERIES
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
3/28: STEAMBOAT BILL, JR.; 4/4: GILDA; 5/30: HIS GIRL FRIDAY; 6/20: ON THE TOWN; 7/11: DOUBLE INDEMNITY; 8/8: NASHVILLE
Reel Deals presents “March Movie Madness: Robin Williams Week”
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
3/23: THE BIRDCAGE; 3/24: GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM; 3/25: THE FISHER KING; 3/26: DEAD POETS SOCIETY; 3/27: GOOD WILL HUNTING
UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES
Illini Union Board presents “Friday Night Films”
@ Pine Lounge, Main Level, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
3/13: INTO THE WOODS; 3/20: THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES; 3/27: THE IMITATION GAME; 4/3: BLACKHAT; 4/10: ANNIE (2014); 4/17: THE WEDDING RINGER; 4/24: JUPITER ASCENDING; 5/1: WITH HONORS*
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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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