Calendar: September 1-7, 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!
9/1: Matt Wiley (illustrator, Matt Wiley Art)
9/1: Mark Williams (volunteer, The Virginia Theatre)
9/1: Erik Khamphouy (member, Illini Film & Video)
9/2: Audrey Wells (co-author, The Art Theater)
9/5: Anthony “Ace” Cabral (first assistant director, SLICE)
LOCAL FILMS, ETC.
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
Call for Entries for the 8th annual New Art Film Festival* (8/15-9/15) Information
@ Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
Call for Entries for the 13th annual Embarras Valley Film Festival* (9/4-10/9) Information
@ Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL
Call for Entries for ChamPain Horror Indie Festival* (7/2-10/2) Information
@ Pizza M, Urbana, IL
Champaign Screenwriters mixer (9/7, 8 p.m.)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
THE TRIP TO SPAIN (9/1 on), THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE (9/1-9/2, 9/6-9/7, 9:30 p.m.), MENASHE (9/2-9/3), STALKER (9/4, 7 p.m.), WHOSE STREETS? (9/5-9/6, 7 p.m.)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
CLOSE ENCOUNERS OF THE THIRD KIND (re-release), VALLEY OF BONES, WIND RIVER, 47 METERS DOWN, ALL SAINTS, ANNABELLE: CREATION, BABY DRIVER, THE BIG SICK, BIRTH OF THE DRAGON, CARS 3, THE DARK TOWER, DESPICABLE ME 3, DUNKIRK, GIRLS TRIP, THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD, LOGAN LUCKY, MEGAN LEAVEY, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING (9/1 on), HOME AGAIN, IT (9/7 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
BAYWATCH, BATMAN AND HARLEY QUINN, A FAMILY MAN, THE HOLLOW ONE, BRING IT ON: WORLDWIDE #CHEERSMACK, KILLING HASSELHOFF, THE ORIGINALS (s4), GOTHAM (s3), THE WHITE PRINCESS (cs), more! (8/29 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
CLOSE ENCOUNERS OF THE THIRD KIND (re-release), INHUMANS (IMAX only), TULIP FEVER, ALL SAINTS, ANNABELLE: CREATION, BABY DRIVER, THE BIG SICK, CARS 3, DESPICABLE ME 3, DUNKIRK, THE EMOJI MOVIE, THE GLASS CASTLE, GOOD TIME, THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD, INGRID GOES WEST, LEAP!, LOGAN LUCKY, THE NUT JOB 2, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, WIND RIVER, WONDER WOMAN (9/1 on), UNFORGIVEN (9/3, 9/6), EXTRAORDINARY (9/7, 7 p.m.), IT (9/7 on)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
FROZEN Sing-a-long (9/1-9/3), DANCES WITH WOLVES (9/5, 9/7)
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 Classic Village Mall 6, Danville, IL
47 METERS DOWN, ANNABELLE: CREATION, CARS 3, THE DARK TOWER, DESPICABLE ME 3, DUNKIRK, THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD, KIDNAP, LOGAN LUCKY, MEGAN LEAVEY, THE NUT JOB 2 (9/1 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
ANNABELLE: CREATION, LOGAN LUCKY, MAUDIE (9/1 on), NORMAN (9/1-9/3)
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
DESPICABLE ME 3, WONDER WOMAN (Screen 1), CARS 3, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING (Screen 2) (9/1-9/3)
@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
ANNABELLE: CREATION, DUNKIRK, THE EMOJI MOVIE, FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF, THE GLASS CASTLE, THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD, LEAP!, LOGAN LUCKY, THE NUT JOB 2, TROLLS, WIND RIVER (9/1 on), IT (9/7 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
Closed for weekend (through 9/3)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
LOST IN PARIS (9/1-9/3), THE LITTLE HOURS (9/1-9/2), WHOSE STREETS? (9/2), DOUBLE OR NOTHING (9/5), SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (9/7)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
Closed for cleaning (through 10/1)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
THE NUT JOB 2 (9/1-9/3)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
CARS 3, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 (Screen 1), ANNABELLE: CREATION, WONDER WOMAN (Screen 2) (9/1-9/3)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema, Chicago, IL
Midwest Independent Film Festival presents “Pilot Showcase” (9/5, 6 p.m.)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
9/19
Local music panels feat. excerpt from WHERE IT BEGINS* documentary
@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m., free
9/21-10/1
Fall 2017 Farlee Film Festival – French cinema
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
9/21-9/28
REELING 35: Chicago LGBTQ+ International Festival, Chicago, IL
NEW! 10/4
“Shocktober 2017” kick-off feat. DEVOTION* local premiere
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
10/12-10/26
53rd annual Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago, IL
NEW! 10/12-10/22
26th annual Heartland Film Festival, Indianapolis, IN
10/14
The Art of Fear 2017
@ Heroic Age Art Center, Mt. Zion, IL
NEW! 10/26-10/28
13th annual Embarras Valley Film Festival*
@ Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
10/27-10/29
2nd annual Lincoln Film Festival
@ Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
10/28
ChamPain Indie Horror Fest*
@ Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL
10/29
8th annual New Art Film Festival*
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
11/3-11/4
16th annual Route 66 International Film Festival
@ Capital City Bar & Grill, Springfield, IL
2/19/18-2/25/18
40th annual Big Muddy Film Festival
@ Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
4/5/18-4/12/18
20th annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
4/18/18-4/22/18
20th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
NEW! 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
9/8, 9/9: THE HOUSE; 9/15, 9/16: THE MUMMY; 9/22, 9/23: DESPICABLE ME 3; 9/29, 9/30: BABY DRIVER; 10/6, 10/7: GIRLS TRIP; 10/13, 10/14: SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING; 10/20, 10/21: ALL I SEE IS YOU; 10/27, 10/28: ANNABELLE: CREATION; 11/3, 11/4: THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD; 11/10, 11/11: LEAP!; 12/1, 12/2: IT; 12/8, 12/9: FLATLINERS
UPDATE! The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
9/23: LAWRENCE OF ARABIA; Alfred Hitchcock series – 10/23: STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, 10/24: THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY, 10/25: TO CATCH A THIEF, 10/26: REBECCA, 10/27: PSYCHO; 11/11: BEN HUR (1959)
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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