Calendar: October 6-12, 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!
10/12: Chris Folkens (filmmaker, YOU CAN’T HEAR ME)
10/12: Debra Domal (co-founder, Glass House Studios)
10/12: Phil Hall (columnist, “The Bootleg Files,” Cinema-Crazed.com)
LOCAL FILMS, ETC.
@ Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
Call for Entries for the 13th annual Embarras Valley Film Festival* (9/4-10/9) Information
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
VICTORIA & ABDUL (10/6 on), DECONSTRUCTING THE BEATLES: THE WHITE ALBUM (10/7-10/8, 12 p.m.), HAPPY DEATH DAY advance screening (10/11, 8 p.m., free), Shocktober 2017: ERASERHEAD (10/6-10/7, 10/12, 10 p.m.)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
BATTLE OF THE SEXES, BLADE RUNNER 2049, THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US, MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE, THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG (re-release), THE STRAY, AMERICAN MADE, FLATLINERS, IT, JUDWAA 2, KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE, THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE, A QUESTION OF FAITH (10/6 on), THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (10/6-10/7, 10 p.m.), STEVE MCQUEEN: AMERICAN ICON (10/10, 7 p.m.)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES, A GHOST STORY, THE BOOK OF HENRY, THE SURVIVALIST, CULT OF CHUCKY, THE LAYOVER, SHARKNADO 5, REALIVE, AMERICAN HORROR STORY (s6), HOUSE OF CARDS (s5), VIKINGS (s4 v2), more! (10/3 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
BATTLE OF THE SEXES, BLADE RUNNER 2049, THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US, MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE, AMERICAN ASSASSIN, AMERICAN MADE, FLATLINERS, HOME AGAIN, IT, KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE, THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE, MOTHER!, NEVER SAY DIE, A QUESTION OF FAITH (10/6 on), SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE (10/6-10/8, 10 a.m.), The Metropolitan Opera: Norma (10/7, 11:55 a.m., simulcast; 10/11, 1 & 6:30 p.m., recorded), THE FIFTH ELEMENT (10/8, 10/11), NO GAME NO LIFE ZERO (10/8, 12:55 p.m., English dub), TWO TRAINS RUNNIN’ (10/10, 7 p.m.), STEVE MCQUEEN: AMERICAN ICON (10/10, 7 p.m.), 6 BELOW: MIRACLE ON THE MOUNTAIN (10/12, 7 p.m.)
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Weekend Films at the Union” feat. GIRLS TRIP, Pine Lounge (10/6-10/7, 7 p.m., free w/i-card)
@ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Film & Video meeting, Room 1022 (10/9, 7 p.m.)
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL
AEMS presents AsiaLENS Documentary/Film Series feat. THE APOLOGY (10/1, 7 p.m., free)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
Rewind 92.5 Film Series: HOCUS POCUS (10/7, 2 p.m.)
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
BLADE RUNNER 2049, THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US, MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE, AMERICAN MADE, FLATLINERS, IT, THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE (10/6 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
BATTLE OF THE SEXES, BLADE RUNNER 2049, IT (10/6 on), GHOSTBUSTERS (1984; 10/12, 7 p.m., free)
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE (Screen 1), KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE (Screen 2) (10/6-10/8)
@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
BATTLE OF THE SEXES, BLADE RUNNER 2049, THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US, MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE, FLATLINERS, IT, KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE, THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE (10/6 on), HAPPY DEATH DAY (10/12 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES (10/6-10/8), Hoosier Ditty Band concert (10/7, 7 p.m., @ The Lorraine Theatre)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
Manhattan Short Film Festival 2017 (10/6-10/8), INGRID GOES WEST (10/6-10/7), “Vaudeville Monday” (10/9), THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST (10/11), MONSIEUR LAZHAR (10/12)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
Closed for cleaning (through 10/12)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE (10/6-10/8)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
Closed for the weekend.
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ AMC River East 21, etc., Chicago, IL
53rd annual Chicago International Film Festival (10/12-10/26)
@ AMC Castleton Square 14, etc., Indianapolis, IN
26th annual Heartland Film Festival (10/12-10/22)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
10/14
The Art of Fear 2017
@ Heroic Age Art Center, Mt. Zion, IL
10/26-10/28
13th annual Embarras Valley Film Festival*
@ Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
10/27
Illini Film & Video “Shocktoberfest” (48 Hour Film Fest screening)
@ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 8 p.m.
UPDATE! 10/28
ChamPain Indie Horror Fest*
@ Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL 8-10 p.m.
10/29
8th annual New Art Film Festival*
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
11/2-11/12
26th annual St. Louis International Film Festival, St. Louis, MO
11/3-11/4
16th annual Route 66 International Film Festival*
@ Capital City Bar & Grill, Springfield, IL
11/3-11/5
2nd annual Lincoln Film Festival
@ Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, 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
5/31/18-6/4/18
25th 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
10/10: THE APOLOGY; 11/14: THIS ISLAND IS OURS
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
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
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
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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