Calendar: October 20-26, 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!
10/22: John May (filmmaker, Tabletop Studios)
10/23: Blake Stubbs (staff, 509 Creative, WCIA-TV 3)
10/23: Jennifer Bechtel (director, Sustainability Shorts Film Festival, UIUC)
10/25: Paul Kotheimer (performer, “Genevieve” music video, Morgan Orion & the Afterburners)
LOCAL FILMS, ETC.
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
C-U Confidential presents the 8th annual New Art Film Festival* (10/29, 6-11:20 p.m., free) Information
@ various, Champaign-Urbana, IL
Illini Film & Video 48 Hour Film Competition (10/20-10/22; screening on 10/27 @ Lincoln Hall, UIUC)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
VICTORIA & ABDUL (10/20 on), FLOWER AND SWORD (10/22, 10 a.m.), Shocktober 2017: DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1920) w/live accompaniment by the Invincible Czars (10/22, 8:30 p.m.) and THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW w/UI shadow cast (10/20-10/21, 10/25-10/26, 10 p.m.)
@ Allen Hall/Unit One, UIUC, Urbana, IL
STATELESS THINGS w/filmmaker Kyungmook Kim (10/23, 7 p.m., free)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
BOO 2! A MADEA HALLOWEEN, GEOSTORM, ONLY THE BRAVE, SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME, AMERICAN MADE, BLADE RUNNER 2049, THE FOREIGNER, HAPPY DEATH DAY, IT, KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE, THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US, MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE, PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN (10/20 on), THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (10/20-10/21, 10 p.m.), JIGSAW, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE (10/27 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, GIRLS TRIP, LADY MACBETH, THE WILDE WEDDING, GOD OF WAR, BATMAN VS. TWO-FACE, AMERICAN GODS (s1), more! (10/17 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
BOO 2! A MADEA HALLOWEEN, GEOSTORM, MARK FELT: THE MAN WHO BROUGHT DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE, MARSHALL, ONLY THE BRAVE, SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME, THE SNOWMAN, AMERICAN MADE, BLADE RUNNER 2049, THE FOREIGNER, HAPPY DEATH DAY, IT, KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE, THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE, THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US, MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE, VICTORIA & ABDUL (10/20 on), DESPICABLE ME 3 (10/20-10/22, 10 a.m.), “Disney Junior at the Movies: Happy HalloVeen!” (10/21, 10/26, 10 a.m.), GHOSTBUSTERS (1984; 10/22, 10/25), A SILENT VOICE (10/23-10/24, 7 p.m.), DECONSTRUCTING THE BEATLES’ “WHITE ALBUM” (10/24, 7 p.m.), Kirk Cameron’s “Revive Us 2” (10/24, 7 p.m., recorded), RiffTrax Live: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) (10/25, 7:30 p.m., recorded)
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Weekend Films at the Union” feat. ATOMIC BLONDE, Pine Lounge (10/20-10/21, 7 p.m., free w/i-card)
@ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Film & Video meeting, Room 1022 (10/23, 7 p.m.)
@ Parasol Label Group, Urbana, IL
That’s Rentertainment pop-up shop in the “Rec Room” (10/11 on; Mon.-Tues., Thurs.-Fri. 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Wed. 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
Films of Alfred Hitchcock: STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (10/23, 7 p.m.), THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY (10/24, 7 p.m.), TO CATCH A THIEF (10/25, 7 p.m.), REBECCA (10/26, 7 p.m.), PSYCHO (10/27, 7 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
BOO 2! A MADEA HALLOWEEN, GEOSTORM, ONLY THE BRAVE, THE FOREIGNER, HAPPY DEATH DAY, IT, THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US (10/20 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
MARK FELT: THE MAN WHO BROUGHT DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE, THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US, VICTORIA & ABDUL (10/20 on), THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW w/shadow cast (10/20-10/21, Midnight)
@ Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
13th annual Embarras Valley Film Festival*, “Horror and the Thriller in Illinois,” feat. THE BRAIN EATERS, SITA SINGS THE BLUES, THE EXORCIST, shorts programs (10/25-10/28, free) Information
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
Closed for the season!
@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
BOO 2! A MADEA HALLOWEEN, GEOSTORM, ONLY THE BRAVE, SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME, AMERICAN MADE, HAPPY DEATH DAY, KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE, THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US, MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE (10/20 on), JIGSAW (10/26 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING (10/20-10/22)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
HOCUS POCUS, CREEPSHOW (10/20), LUCKY, EVIL DEAD 2: DEAD BY DAWN (10/21), WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (10/22), “Vaudeville Monday” (10/23), GANGS OF NEW YORK (10/25), YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (10/26)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE (10/20-10/22, 10/25)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE (10/20-10/22)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
Closed for the season!
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ AMC River East 21, etc., Chicago, IL
53rd annual Chicago International Film Festival (through 10/26)
@ AMC Castleton Square 14, etc., Indianapolis, IN
26th annual Heartland Film Festival (through 10/22)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
10/27
Illini Film & Video “Shocktoberfest” (48 Hour Film Fest screening)
@ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 8 p.m.
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
11/14: THIS ISLAND IS OURS
UPDATE! 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
10/20, 10/21: ATOMIC BLONDE; 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.
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); Christmas series – HOME ALONE (12/11), WHITE CHRISTMAS (12/12), IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (12/15), A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951; 12/19), and MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947; 12/21)
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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