Calendar: July 14-20, 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!
7/15: Charlie Kessler (director, LANCE LAWSON, Pens to Lens 2016)
7/15: Jill Van Voorst (owner, LIX)
CONFIDENTIAL ALMANAC | Dates in Film Culture History
20 Years Ago … Tuesday, July 15, 1997: As part of its tenth season on PBS, the nonfiction showcase POV airs a documentary produced by University of Illinois faculty member Jay Rosenstein, IN WHOSE HONOR? At its heart is Charlene Teters, a Native American belonging to the Spokane tribe who became alarmed by the presence of sports mascot “Chief Illiniwek” on the UI campus while attending for graduate studies in the late Eighties. Her subsequent efforts to alert the general public on the misuse of Indians as commercialized symbols, in particular for activities embraced largely by white audiences who otherwise ignore their racist and classist overtones, created a firestorm of opinion and emotion in Champaign-Urbana. HONOR presents the issue in a balanced and rational manner while illustrating a stubborn lack of empathy from “Chief” defenders who see the fictional warrior as a positive influence on the student body and iconic symbol embraced by alumni. More than one million viewers tune in to this episode of POV, according to Rosenstein, and HONOR has persisted as a catalyst in the discussion of cultural appropriation in America during conferences and film festivals, via community organizations, and within the classroom ever since. Following Teters’ lead and Rosenstein’s convictions, Indian activists and allies would accelerate their protests across the United States of similar imagery connected to sports teams. Original distributor New Day Films of Blooming Grove, NY, a specialist in social issue media, still offers HONOR to rent or purchase for educational use.
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL
THE BIG SICK (7/14 on), Smart Kids: LONGING AND BELONGING: LIVE ACTION SHORTS (7/15-7/16), STOP MAKING SENSE (7/19, 7:30 & 10 p.m.), A HARD DAY’S NIGHT (7/14-7/15, 7/20, 10 p.m.)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
THE BIG SICK, JAGGA JASOOS, WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, WISH UPON, BABY DRIVER, CARS 3, DESPICABLE ME 3, THE HERO, THE HOUSE, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT, WONDER WOMAN (7/14 on), DUNKIRK, GIRLS TRIP (7/20 on)
@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL
Champaign Movie Makers meeting, “Lighting Recreation,” Robeson Pavilion Rooms A & B (6/20, 7 p.m., free)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS, SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE, THE LOST CITY OF Z, AMERICAN FABLE, LONDON HEIST, WHITE RAVEN, THE MAGICIANS (s2), UNDERGROUND (s2), more! (7/11 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
THE BIG SICK, WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, WISH UPON, 47 METERS DOWN, BABY DRIVER, CARS 3, DESPICABLE ME 3, THE HOUSE, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT, WONDER WOMAN (7/14 on), MAMA MIA! (7/16, 7/19), Discovery Channel: “Shark Week at the Movies 2017” (7/18, 7:30 p.m.), The Metropolitan Opera: Carmen (7/19, 7 p.m., recorded), National Theatre Live: Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches (7/20, 7 p.m., simulcast), DUNKIRK (7/20 on)
@ Main Quad, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Summer Quad Cinema Series” feat. EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING, Anniversary Plaza (7/20, 9 p.m., free)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
Films of Alfonso Cuarón: GRAVITY (7/18, 7/20)
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 BIG SICK, WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, BABY DRIVER, DESPICABLE ME 3, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT (7/14 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
THE BEGUILED, WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, THE HERO (7/14 on)
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING (Screen 1), DESPICABLE ME 3 (Screen 2) (7/14 on)
@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
THE BIG SICK, WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, WISH UPON, THE BEGUILED, DESPICABLE ME 3, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING (7/14 on), HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA (7/19, 10 a.m., free), DUNKIRK (7/20 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS (7/14-7/16)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
Closed for repairs (through 8/20)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (7/14-7/16, 7/19)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
CARS 3 (7/14-7/16)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, BABY DRIVER (Screen 1), WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, DESPICABLE ME 3 (Screen 2) (7/14 on)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
UPDATE! 8/12
5th annual Pens to Lens Screenwriting Competition + Gala
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 2 & 6 p.m.
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
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
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.
7/22: THE GOLD RUSH; 8/26: THE WIZARD OF OZ
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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