Calendar: May 12-18, 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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LOCAL FILMS, ETC. | Media that Hits Close to Home
C-U Confidential #9 Issue Release: Friday, 5/12, across Champaign, Urbana, and the Cities Beyond! Via Paper Opteryx, Champaign, IL
@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL
Champaign Movie Makers meeting, “THE SHERIFF’S CHILDREN* preview,” Robeson Pavilion Room A (5/16, 7 p.m., free)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL
NORMAN (5/12 on), TWISTER (5/12-5/13, 5/18, 10 p.m.), The Seventh Art Stand: THE MULBERRY HOUSE w/KARMA HAS NO WALLS (5/16, 7 p.m.)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD, SNATCHED, BAAHUBALI 2 (Hindi & Telugu languages), BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, THE BOSS BABY, THE CIRCLE, THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS, GIFTED, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2, SLEIGHT, SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE (5/12 on), ALIEN: COVENANT, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE LONG HAUL, EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING (5/18 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
FIFTY SHADES DARKER, THE VOID, FEAR INC., ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (s4), more! (5/9 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING, KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD, SNATCHED, THE WALL, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, BORN IN CHINA, THE BOSS BABY, THE CIRCLE, THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS, GIFTED, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2, THE LOST CITY OF Z, THEIR FINEST (5/12 on), The Metropolitan Opera: Der Rosenkavalier (5/13, simulcast; 5/17, recorded), THE SOUND OF MUSIC (5/14, 5/17), ALIEN: COVENANT (5/18 on)
@ Main Quad, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Summer Quad Cinema Series” feat. GET OUT, Anniversary Plaza (5/18, 9 p.m., free)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
Rewind 92.5 Film Series: LEGALLY BLONDE (5/13)
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
KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD, SNATCHED, THE BOSS BABY, THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 (5/12 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
SNATCHED, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 (5/12 on), THE LAST WORD (5/12-5/17), THE LOST CITY OF Z (5/12-5/14)
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2, GREASE (5/12-5/14)
@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD, SNATCHED, BORN IN CHINA, THE BOSS BABY, THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 (5/12 on), ALIEN: COVENANT, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE LONG HAUL (5/18 on)
@ The Lincoln Square Theatre, Decatur, IL
Closed indefinitely.
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
FIFTY SHADES DARKER (5/12-5/13)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
The Seventh Art Stand: QUEENS OF SYRIA (5/12, 5/17), THE SALESMAN (5/13), Jafar Panahi’s TAXI (5/14, 5/18), and CAIRO STATION (5/16); THE TRANSFIGURATION (5/12-5/13)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 (5/12-5/14, 5/17)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
GOING IN STYLE (5/12-5/14), FLUSHED AWAY (5/13, 11 a.m., free)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
THE CIRCLE, SNATCHED (Screen 1), GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2, CHIPS (Screen 2) (5/12-5/13)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
5/31-6/4
24th annual Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL
8/12
5th annual Pens to Lens Screenwriting Competition + Gala
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
NEW! Illini Union Board presents “Summer Quad Cinema Series”
@ Anniversary Plaza, Main Quad, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 9 p.m., free
Rain Location: Pine Lounge (1st floor), Illini Union
5/18: GET OUT; 5/25: POWER RANGERS; 6/8: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST; 6/15: LIFE; 6/22: THE ZOOKEEPER’S WIFE; 7/6: THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS; 7/13: THE CIRCLE; 7/20: EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING; 8/17: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
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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