Calendar: March 3-9, 2017
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!
3/3: Tariq A. Khan (entertainment commentator, Fox News)
3/9: Jason Lindsey (photojournalist/motion video director)
FLICKER OF THE WEEK | Suggestions in Full-Motion Arts
In this, our 54th consecutive “FOW” capsule of viewing recommendations in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond, we thank you for following along and trust you have discovered and enjoyed some choice cinema and interesting experiences as a result. And in this, our next-to-last “FOW” for the moment as we reallocate resources for C-U Confidential issues and other journalistic needs, we express what it means to let go of this writing exercise that we have found to be nourishing on the whole. As with the self-exiled X-Man embodied by Hugh Jackman at the center of Marvel’s latest preordained blockbuster, LOGAN (20th Century Fox), we feel a bit haggard and shunned as “our kind” really doesn’t exist in the world we inhabit; a future hope appears to he and traveling companion Professor X (Patrick Stewart) in the form of young Lauren (Dafne Keen) who brandishes mutant tendencies quite similar to the former Wolverine. James Mangold returned from the previous Logan feature to direct this lauded follow-up, which opens far and wide today, Fri., 3/3. Sometimes, not unlike the fetching Belle (Josette Day) in Jean Cocteau’s beautiful 1946 adaptation of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Janus Films), we work hard out of duty and loyalty with seemingly little to show for our efforts, although we hardly expect to be whisked away by a champion (Jean Marais) in regal attire and cat-man visage; the Normal Theater revives this poetic French fantasy on Tues., 3/7, 7 p.m., in anticipation of the flashy live-action Disney redux. Other times, akin to the slacker anti-hero Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) in the Coen Brothers cult favorite, THE BIG LEBOWSKI (Gramercy Pictures/Focus Features), we follow the beat of our own idiosyncratic drum amidst a sea of upper-crust twits, downmarket vultures, and lovable weirdos to come out the other side of our misadventures in relatively decent shape. John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, John Turturro, Peter Stormare, Tara Reid, Sam Elliott, and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman and David Huddleston also appear in this 1998 cocktail of crime and comedy, mentioned more times in “FOW” than any movie other than MOONLIGHT as far as we can tell, which will be shown during a “Day of the Dude” celebration at the Art Theater Co-op on Mon., 3/6, 7 p.m., sponsored by Triptych Brewing of Savoy; attendees will go home with a collectible beer glass in their hands, two beers in their bellies, and a beer-swilling smile on their faces to justify the $20 cover charge. Be sure to reference the Calendar next Friday for one final shout-out to that which floats our (banana) boat as well as a modest proposal for those dearest reader-writers out there! We also might post a bonus solo suggestion before the pause. “FOW” is hereby fin.
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL
THE SALESMAN (3/3-3/6, 3/8-3/9), I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO (3/3-3/5, 3/7-3/9), MOONLIGHT (3/3-3/5, 3/8), THE BIG LEBOWSKI (3/6, 7 p.m.), Member Screening: NERUDA (3/7, 7 p.m.)
@ Carmike 13, Champaign, IL
BEFORE I FALL, LOGAN, THE SHACK, TABLE 19, COLLIDE, FIFTY SHADES DARKER, FIST FIGHT, GET OUT, THE GREAT WALL, JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2, LA LA LAND, THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA, MOONLIGHT, ROCK DOG (3/3 on), IS GENESIS HISTORY? (3/7)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
MOONLIGHT, DOCTOR STRANGE, ALLIED, RULES DON’T APPLY, SHUT IN, CHRONIC, BAD KIDS OF CRESTVIEW ACADEMY, ALL WE HAD, OFFICER DOWNE, THE BRONX BULL, more! (2/28 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
BEFORE I FALL, LOGAN, THE SHACK, TABLE 19, A DOG’S PURPOSE, FIFTY SHADES DARKER, FIST FIGHT, GET OUT, THE GREAT WALL, HIDDEN FIGURES, JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2, THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE, LION, ROCK DOG, SPLIT (3/3 on), Newsies: The Broadway Musical (3/4, recorded), REAR WINDOW (1954; 3/5, 3/8), KONG: SKULL ISLAND (3/9)
@ Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Film & Video meeting, Room 205 (3/7, 6:30 p.m.)
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Weekend Films at the Union” feat. PASSENGERS, Pine Lounge (3/3, 3/4, 7 p.m., free w/i-card)
@ Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL
“Did You Know We Taught Them How to Dance?” photography/video installation by Zina Saro-Wiwa, East Gallery on Main Level (through 3/25)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
Films of Ang Lee: CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON (3/7, 3/9)
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
BEFORE I FALL, LOGAN, THE SHACK, GET OUT, THE GREAT WALL, THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE (3/3 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
FENCES, LOGAN, TABLE 19 (3/3 on)
@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
BEFORE I FALL, LOGAN, THE SHACK, GET OUT, THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE, LION, MOONLIGHT, ROCK DOG (3/3 on), KONG: SKULL ISLAND (3/9)
@ The Lincoln Square Theatre, Decatur, IL
THE MIGHTY DUCKS (3/3)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
HACKSAW RIDGE (3/3-3/5)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
Illinois State Night Live comedy, THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE (3/3-3/4), STORKS “dress up” event (3/4), I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO (3/5), BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1946; 3/7), THE BIRDS (3/8), BNF Farlee Film Festival: CERTAIN WOMEN (3/9)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
LOGAN (3/3-3/5, 3/8)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
A DOG’S PURPOSE (3/3-3/5)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
NEW! 3/13
Cyberfest 20th Anniversary
@ NCSA Auditorium, UIUC, Urbana, IL
3/30-4/6
19th annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
4/19-4/23
19th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
4/20-4/23
9th annual Chicago International Movies & Music Festival, Chicago, IL
4/29
3rd annual Illinifest Student Film Festival
@ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
5/31-6/4
24th annual Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
AEMS presents AsiaLENS Documentary/Film Series
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
3/14: PLAYING WITH FIRE: WOMEN ACTORS OF AFGHANISTAN; 4/11: DON’T THINK I’VE FORGOTTEN
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
3/3, 3/4: PASSENGERS; 3/10, 3/11: ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY; 3/17, 3/18: LA LA LAND; 3/24, 3/25: MOONLIGHT; 3/31, 4/1: THE BYE BYE MAN; 4/7, 4/8: THE FOUNDER; 4/14, 4/15: SING; 4/21, 4/22: BASTARDS; 4/28, 4/29: SPLIT
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
3/25: THE GENERAL; 4/15: DUCK SOUP; 5/27: CITIZEN KANE; 6/24: HIGH NOON; 7/22: THE GOLD RUSH; 8/26: THE WIZARD OF OZ
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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