Calendar: November 11-17, 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!
11/15: Brian Hagy (producer, BUDDING ROMANCE)
11/16: Scott Jenkins (owner/sculptor, Evil Jinx Studios)
FLICKER OF THE WEEK | Suggestions in Full-Motion Arts
It almost feels de rigueur that we work Art Theater Co-op fare into this section of the Calendar nearly every week, yet we can’t help but acknowledge their consistency in booking the most interesting viewing choices. Case in point this time is the critically-lauded MOONLIGHT (A24 Films), directed by Barry Jenkins and starring Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Janelle Monáe, Mahershala Ali, and Naomie Harris in the gently mesmerizing story of a Miami youth who must navigate hardships, crime, and uncertain sexuality as he comes of age. Set in the recent past and told in three chapters, the beautifully-made drama reflects a complex reality for African-Americans that is not typically seen in contemporary films and may provide audiences across the board with a necessary jolt of perspective and empathy post-Election Day. Since MOONLIGHT will illuminate the Art for at least the next two weeks beginning today, Fri., 11/11, you can also clear a few moments for our other selections that qualify as “short run” and “offbeat.” We think the aesthetic qualities and historic value of DOCTOR WHO: THE POWER OF THE DALEKS (Fathom Events/BBC Worldwide), which plays the Goodrich Savoy 16 on Mon., 11/14, at 7 p.m., will supersede any hesitations one might have for spending good money on what amounts to a “very special episode” of a television series. More than 40 years after destroying the master elements of the six-episode arc “The Power of the Daleks,” which aired during the 1966 season of DOCTOR WHO and depicted the first regeneration of the Doctor from a grandfatherly type (William Hartnell) to a younger and more puckish guise (Patrick Troughton), the BBC has used ephemera such as stills and surviving audio tracks to retell the adventure as a feature-length animated movie! This presentation will include new and vintage interviews that will presumably address the creative path to rescuing “Power” from permanent extermination. On campus, the Penny Dreadful Players student theater group at the University of Illinois will stage an Obie Award– and Pulitzer Prize-winning play, The Flick by Annie Baker, at the Channing-Murray Foundation in Urbana at 7:30 p.m. both tonight, Fri., 11/11, and tomorrow, Sat., 11/12. First performed off-Broadway in 2013, the acclaimed character study involves a series of encounters and observations between employees of a run-down Massachusetts movie theater in line for a digital upgrade. Criticisms have touched on the often defeatist tone of the material, a relative lack of action or plot progression, and a two-act structure that somehow warrants a three-hour running time, so you have been warned if slow-burn introspection is not your bag. Attendees can judge if director Jon Murphy and his company pull off enough compelling moments to make the time investment and $7 ticket price worthwhile. “FOW” is hereby fin and almost qualifies as an anagram of “WHO,” but, not really.
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL
MOONLIGHT (11/11 on; 11/14, 7 p.m., w/panel discussion)
@ Carmike 13, Champaign, IL
ALMOST CHRISTMAS, ARRIVAL, SHUT IN, THE ACCOUNTANT, BOO! A MADEA HALLOWEEN, DOCTOR STRANGE, HACKSAW RIDGE, INFERNO, JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK, TROLLS (11/11 on), FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM (11/17)
@ Channing-Murray Foundation, Urbana, IL
Penny Dreadful Players presents The Flick by Annie Baker (11/11-11/12, 7:30 p.m.)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
SAUSAGE PARTY, MORRIS FROM AMERICA, PHANTOM BOY, KICKBOXER: VENGEANCE, THE LOST BLADESMAN, TURN: WASHINGTON’S SPIES (s3), BLACK SAILS (s3), BILLIONS (s1), more! (11/8 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
ALMOST CHRISTMAS, ARRIVAL, MR. DONKEY, SHUT IN, THE ACCOUNTANT, BOO! A MADEA HALLOWEEN, DOCTOR STRANGE, HACKSAW RIDGE, INFERNO, JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK, OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL, TROLLS (11/11 on), CASABLANCA (11/13, 11/16), SPACE JAM 20th Anniversary (11/13, 11/16), DOCTOR WHO: THE POWER OF THE DALEKS (11/14), National Theatre Live: Hamlet starring Benedict Cumberbatch (11/15, recorded), FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM (11/17)
@ Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Film & Video meeting, Room 205 (11/15, 6 p.m.)
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Weekend Films at the Union” feat. KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS, Pine Lounge (11/11, 11/12, 7 p.m., free w/i-card)
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL
AEMS presents AsiaLENS Documentary/Film Series feat. ALL EYES AND EARS (11/16, 7 p.m., free)
@ WILL-TV, Campbell Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Champaign Movie Makers meeting, “Learning from Improv” (11/15, 7 p.m., free)
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
ALMOST CHRISTMAS, BOO! A MADEA HALLOWEEN, DOCTOR STRANGE, HACKSAW RIDGE, TROLLS (11/11 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
DOCTOR STRANGE, HACKSAW RIDGE, TROLLS (11/11 on), FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM (11/17)
@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
ALMOST CHRISTMAS, SHUT IN, THE ACCOUNTANT, DOCTOR STRANGE, HACKSAW RIDGE, OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL, TROLLS (11/11 on), DECONSTRUCTING THE BEATLES (11/16, 7:30 p.m.), FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM (11/17)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
SAUSAGE PARTY (11/11-11/13)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
THE BEATLES: EIGHT DAYS A WEEK – THE TOURING YEARS (11/11, 11/13), SAY ANYTHING (11/11), Prairie Pride Coalition presents HURRICANE BIANCA (11/12, free), Midwest Songwriter Sessions (11/14), TOP HAT (11/15), “Film Noir Series” feat CHINATOWN (11/16), LOVE ACTUALLY (11/17)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
TROLLS (11/11-11/13, 11/16)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
THE ACCOUNTANT (11/11-11/13), ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE (11/12, 11 a.m., free)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL
Closed for the season!
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN
FINDING DORY, DOCTOR STRANGE (11/11-11/12)
@ Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema, Chicago, IL
Midwest Independent Film Festival presents 8th annual Midwest Advertising Community Shorts Night (11/15, 6 p.m.)
@ various, St. Louis, MO
25th annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival (through 11/13)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
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
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
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.
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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