Calendar: July 21-27, 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!
7/21: Shawnee Tefteller (owner, Shawnee Studios talent agency)
7/21: Carter Boyce (filmmaker, DIE FLUCHT)
7/23: Randy Wheat (producer, Imagemaker Video Productions)
7/24: Colin Price (host, PRICELESS B MOVIES)
7/26: Epiphany Ayla Paris (producer, Epiphany Paris Productions)
CONFIDENTIAL ALMANAC | Dates in Film Culture History
10 Years Ago … Friday, July 20, 2007: Brandon Clayton, a recent graduate of the cinema and photography program at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, premieres his horror-comedy featurette ZOMBIE MOVIE at the Lincoln Square Theatre in downtown Decatur, IL, according to the Herald & Review. A crowd of several hundred takes in the black-and-white film, serving as both spoof and homage to vintage science fiction thrillers, which Clayton produced on a shoestring budget some 30 miles away in his hometown of Taylorville, IL. The show also samples the budding filmmaker’s previous shorts created during his high school and college years. Following a move to Los Angeles, Clayton has since established a career in reality television including a current position as manager of operations at Lighthearted Entertainment of Burbank, CA. His on-set credits include Lighthearted’s LONE STAR LEGEND, PLASTIC WIVES, and ARE YOU THE ONE? along with DEADLIEST CATCH, ICE ROAD TRUCKERS, and DANCING WITH THE STARS prior to them. As reported on 7/18/07 at CUBlog.
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
THE BIG SICK (7/21 on), Smart Kids: ZARAFA (7/22-7/23, 11:30 a.m.), THE LITTLE HOURS (7/21-7/22, 7/26-7/27, 10 p.m.)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
DUNKIRK, GIRLS TRIP, VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS, BABY DRIVER, THE BIG SICK, DESPICABLE ME 3, JAGGA JASOOS, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, WISH UPON, WONDER WOMAN (7/21 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
KONG: SKULL ISLAND, FREE FIRE, THE PROMISE, BUSTER’S MAL HEART, PRAY FOR RAIN, RESIDENT EVIL: VENDETTA, THE 100 (s4), more! (7/18 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
DUNKIRK, GIRLS TRIP, VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS, BABY DRIVER, THE BIG SICK, CARS 3, DESPICABLE ME 3, THE HOUSE, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, WISH UPON, WONDER WOMAN (7/21 on), THE PEANUTS MOVIE (7/21, 10 a.m.), NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VACATION (7/23, 7/26), Studio Ghibli Fest: KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE (7/23-7/24), MONSTER TRUCKS (7/24-7/26), National Theatre Live: Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika (7/27, 7 p.m., simulcast),
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
The News-Gazette Film Series: THE GOLD RUSH (7/22), Films of Spike Jonze: ADAPTATION (7/24-7/25), Films of Alfonso Cuarón: Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN (7/26-7/27)
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
DUNKIRK, GIRLS TRIP, VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS, THE BIG SICK, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (7/21 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
DUNKIRK, THE BEGUILED, WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (7/21 on)
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
DESPICABLE ME 3 (Screen 1), WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (Screen 2) (7/21-7/26), Ford Co. Historical Society fundraiser: THE BEGINNING OF THE END (Screen 1), WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (Screen 2) (7/27)
@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
DUNKIRK, VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS, THE BIG SICK, DESPICABLE ME 3, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, WISH UPON (7/21 on), MR. POPPER’S PENGUINS (7/26, 10 a.m., free), ATOMIC BLONDE (7/27 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
KONG: SKULL ISLAND (7/21-7/23)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
Closed for repairs (through 8/20)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (7/21-7/23, 7/26)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT (7/21-7/23), SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE (7/22, 11 a.m., free)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, BABY DRIVER (Screen 1), DESPICABLE ME 3, WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, (Screen 2) (7/21 on)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
8/12
5th annual Pens to Lens Screenwriting Competition + Gala
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 2 & 6 p.m.
NEW! 8/14
Local premiere: THE POOKA* w/HARVEY
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
NEW! 8/15-8/20
DUNKIRK in 70mm
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
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
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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