Calendar: October 7-13, 2016
Our movie and media Calendar appears every Friday/Saturday on C-U Blogfidential and caters to the downstate region anchored by Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, USA.
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MILESTONES | Happy Birthday to You!
10/12: Chris Folkens (freelance director, Disney ABC Television Group)
10/13: Brett Hays (co-producer, THE HOLLOW)
10/13: Alaric Rocha (camera operator, THE ART POLICE)
FLICKER OF THE WEEK | Suggestions in Full-Motion Arts
With the nationwide theatrical release of the controversial Nate Parker film THE BIRTH OF A NATION (Fox Searchlight), revisiting the 1831 slave revolt in Virginia led by evangelist Nat Turner, and the streaming debut last week of the equally adept conversation-starter LUKE CAGE (Marvel Studios/Netflix), the Web series starring Mike Colter as a superhuman protector of the streets, we have high-profile examples of storytelling that takes liberal cues from the ongoing difficulties African-Americans face in our country. One is based on a real-life plantation uprising and the other is a fictional serial about an accidental defender, but, so what? As adults, we should welcome attempts within certain entertainment vehicles to inform or enlighten, especially ones as primed for the fight as these. Go with it and see what you might get out of them, regardless of your skin color or whether the material is “made just for you.” The Art Theater Co-op, which opened NATION last night, Thurs., 10/6, will host a discussion panel after the showing on Sun., 10/9, 7 p.m., featuring several faculty members from the UI Department of African-American Studies whose authority might enhance your viewing tenfold of this particular film. Elsewhere, fans of the hit stage musical Hamilton, created by Lin-Manuel Miranda as a biography of founding father Alexander Hamilton told in a contemporized tempo and cast with multicultural hues, can enjoy a preview of the behind-the-scenes documentary HAMILTON’S AMERICA on Mon., 10/10, 7 p.m., at the Champaign Public Library. This free event is sponsored by WILL-TV and the full program will air nationally on PBS stations on Fri., 10/21, under the “Great Performances” banner. “FOW” is hereby fin.
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL
THE BIRTH OF A NATION (10/7 on), “Shocktober 2016” feat. POSSESSION (10/12, 10 p.m.)
@ Carmike 13, Champaign, IL
THE BIRTH OF A NATION, THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, MIDDLE SCHOOL, DEEPWATER HORIZON, THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, MASTERMINDS, MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN (3-D & 2-D), M.S. DHONI, QUEEN OF KATWE, STORKS, SULLY (10/7 on), KEVIN HART: NOW WHAT? (10/13, 7 & 9:30 p.m.)
@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL
CPL and WILL-TV present HAMILTON’S AMERICA sneak preview (10/10, 7 p.m.)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
X-MEN: APOCALYPSE, THE PURGE: ELECTION YEAR, SWISS ARMY MAN, INTO THE FOREST, FENDER BENDER, AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL (s5), PENNY DREADFUL (s3), PREACHER (s1), more! (10/4 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
THE BIRTH OF A NATION, THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, MIDDLE SCHOOL, BRIDGET JONES’S BABY, DEEPWATER HORIZON (IMAX & 2-D), DON’T BREATHE, I BELONGED TO YOU, THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, MASTERMINDS, MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN (3-D & 2-D), QUEEN OF KATWE, SAUSAGE PARTY, STORKS, SULLY (10/7 on), THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE (10/7-10/9, 10 a.m.), Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde (10/8, 11 a.m., simulcast; 10/12, 6:30 p.m., encore), THE WIZARD OF OZ (10/9, 10/12, 2 & 7 p.m.), HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCEROR’S STONE (IMAX) (10/13, 6:15 p.m.), KEVIN HART: NOW WHAT? (10/13, 7 & 9:20 p.m.), HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 (IMAX) (10/13, 9:45 p.m.)
@ Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Film & Video meeting, Room 205 (10/11, 6 p.m.)
@ Pine Lounge, Main Floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Weekend Films at the Union” feat. THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS (10/7, 10/8, 7 p.m., free w/i-card)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
Reel Deals presents “Films Directed by Kathryn Bigelow” feat. THE HURT LOCKER (10/7-10/8, 7 p.m.) and “Films Directed by Mel Brooks” feat. THE PRODUCERS (10/11, 10/13, 7 p.m.)
Events featuring locally produced movies are marked with an asterisk (*). Additional “Now Playing” and “Coming Soon” listings appear after the jump!
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NOW PLAYING | The Cities Beyond
@ AMC Village Mall 6, Danville, IL
THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, MIDDLE SCHOOL, DEEPWATER HORIZON, MASTERMINDS, MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN (3-D & 2-D), THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, STORKS (10/7 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, DEEPWATER HORIZON, MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN (10/7 on), THE ACCOUNTANT (10/13, 7 p.m.)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL
MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN (Screen 1), THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (Screen 2) (10/7-10/8), UI College of Veterinary Medicine “Howl at the Moon” annual fundraiser for the Wildlife Medical Clinic feat. ZOOTOPIA (Screen 1), MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN (Screen 2) (10/9)
@ Heroic Age Art Center, Mt. Zion, IL
3rd annual “The Art of Fear” event (10/8, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.)
@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, MIDDLE SCHOOL, DEEPWATER HORIZON, THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, MASTERMINDS, MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN (3-D & 2-D), STORKS, SULLY (10/7 on), THE ACCOUNTANT (10/13, 7 p.m.)
@ The Lincoln Square Theatre, Decatur, IL
THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE (10/7, 8 p.m.), YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (10/8, 7 p.m.), CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962; 10/13, 7 p.m.)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
Save the Lorraine Foundation presents THE PURGE: ELECTION YEAR (10/7-10/9)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
The Normal Humor Fall Comedy Showcase (10/7, 8 p.m.), HOT TUB TIME MACHINE (10/7, 10:30 p.m.), MORRIS FROM AMERICA (10/8, 7 p.m.), DON’T THINK TWICE (10/9, 10/13, 7 p.m.), the Normal Humor Comedy Hour (10/10, 8 p.m., free), “Film Noir Series” feat. MURDER, MY SWEET w/discussion (10/12, 7 p.m.)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (10/7-10/9, 10/12)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
SULLY (10/7-10/9), MEGAMIND (10/8, 11 a.m., free)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL
MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN, ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE (Screen 1), MIDDLE SCHOOL, NERVE (Screen 2) (10/7-10/8)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ AMC River East 21, etc., Chicago, IL
52nd annual Chicago International Film Festival (10/13-10/27)
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN
PHANTASM, PHANTASM: RAVAGER (10/7-10/8)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
10/14-10/16
Lincoln Film Festival
@ Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
10/18
Champaign Movie Makers meeting
@ WILL-TV, Campbell Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
10/19
“Shocktober” presents DEVOTION* world premiere
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, 10 p.m.
10/21
“100th Birthday Celebration”
@ The Lincoln Square Theatre, Decatur, IL, 7 p.m.
10/21-10/23
2nd annual Dark History & Horror Convention
@ Fluid Event Center, Champaign, IL
10/25
“Movies under the Dome” feat. STAR TREK, THE TWILIGHT ZONE episodes
@ McLean County Museum of History, Bloomington, IL, 6 p.m., free
10/29
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
@ Effingham Performance Center, Effingham, IL, 10 p.m.
10/30
7th annual New Art Film Festival*
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, 6-11 p.m.
11/3-11/13
25th annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival, St. Louis, MO
11/3-11/5
12th annual Embarras Valley Film Festival
@ Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
11/4-11/5
15th annual Route 66 International Film Festival
@ Capital City Bar & Grill, Springfield, IL
11/11-11/12
Penny Dreadful Players presents The Flick by Annie Baker
@ TBA, UIUC, Urbana, IL
2/21/17-2/26/17
39th annual Big Muddy Film Festival
@ Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
3/30/17-4/6/17
19th annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
4/19/17-4/23/17
19th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
AEMS presents AsiaLENS Documentary/Film Series
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
10/18: THREADS: THE ART AND LIFE OF SURAYIA RAHMAN; 11/16: ALL EYES AND EARS
Illini Union Board Presents “Weekend Films at the Union”
@ Pine Lounge, Main Level, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free w/i-card
10/7, 10/8: THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS; 10/14, 10/15: WAR DOGS; 10/21, 10/22: SUICIDE SQUAD; 10/28, 10/29: DON’T BREATHE; 11/4, 11/5: JASON BOURNE; 11/11, 11/12: KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS; 12/2, 12/3: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN; 12/9, 12/10: QUEEN OF KATWE
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
10/24-10/28: “Five Nights of Hitch!” feat VERTIGO, THE BIRDS, NORTH BY NORTHWEST, REAR WINDOW, PSYCHO; 11/26: Reader’s Choice TBA; 12/12-12/17: “The Best Christmas Movies Ever!” feat. THE BISHOP’S WIFE, THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER, MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET, IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE; 1/21/17: DRACULA; 2/4/17: SWING TIME; 3/25/17: THE GENERAL; 4/15/17: DUCK SOUP; 5/27/17: CITIZEN KANE; 6/24/17: HIGH NOON; 7/22/17: THE GOLD RUSH; 8/26/17: THE WIZARD OF OZ
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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