Calendar: November 24-30, 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!

11/24: Shauna Miller (actress, DAUGHTERS)
11/28: Ryan Mitchelle (co-editor, SHARKNADO 5: GLOBAL SWARMING)
11/29: Samantha June Ducey (contributor, C-U Confidential)


MFHQ MEMO | From Chambana with Love

Be thankful for whom you love, what you have, and where you can contribute to the arts and society. Cheers.


NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area

@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
NOVITATE (11/24 on), THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER (11/24-11/25, 11/29-11/39), Brilliant Corners: MOSES AND AARON (11/28, 7 p.m., free)

@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
COCO, ROMAN J. ISRAEL ESQ., A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS, DADDY’S HOME 2, JUSTICE LEAGUE, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, THE STAR, THOR: RAGNAROK, WONDER (11/24 on)

@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL
Champaign Movie Makers meeting, “GREENE*,” Robeson Room A (11/28, 7 p.m., free)

@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD, VALERAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS, LEAP!, BIRTH OF THE DRAGON, GOOD TIME, JUNGLE, THE VILLAINESS, BEACH RATS, more! (11/21 on)

@ Foreign Languages Building, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Polish-Jewish Film Series: THE RETURN, Room 1080 (11/30, 5:45 p.m., free)

@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
COCO, LADY BIRD, THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS, ROMAN J. ISRAEL ESQ., A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS, DADDY’S HOME 2, JUSTICE LEAGUE, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, THE STAR, THOR: RAGNAROK, WONDER (11/24 on), HOME ALONE (11/26, 11/29), Studio Ghibli Fest: HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE (11/26-11/27, 11/29), The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel (11/29, encore)

@ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Film & Video meeting, Room 1022 (11/13, 7 p.m.)

@ Parasol Label Group, Urbana, IL
That’s Rentertainment pop-up shop in the “Rec Room” (10/11 on; Mon.-Tues., Wed. 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Thurs.-Fri. 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-1 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
COCO, DADDY’S HOME 2, JUSTICE LEAGUE, THE STAR, THOR: RAGNAROK, WONDER (11/24 on)

@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
COCO, JUSTICE LEAGUE, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (11/24 on)

@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
COCO, DADDY’S HOME 2, JUSTICE LEAGUE, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, THE STAR, THOR: RAGNAROK, WONDER (11/24 on)

@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
PRICELESS (11/24-11/26)

@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
HOLIDAY INN (11/24, 11/26), TRAGEDY GIRLS (11/24-11/25), MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (11/25-11/26), THE SQUARE (11/25), WE’RE NO ANGELS (11/28), FOOD CHAINS: THE REVOLUTION OF AMERICA’S FIELDS (11/29, 7 p.m., free), The Littlest Nutcracker performed by Uptown Dance (11/30)

@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
COCO (11/24-11/26)

@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
THOR: RAGNAROK (11/24-11/26), FROZEN (11/25, 11 a.m., free)


COMING SOON | Area-wide Events

12/2
“A Night of Short Films” feat. WORDS*
@ Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free

2/19/18-2/25/18
40th annual Big Muddy Film Festival
@ Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL

3/8/18-3/11/18
Onion City Experimental Film + Video Festival, Chicago, 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

6/6/18-6/10/18
25th annual Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL


COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area

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
12/1, 12/2: IT; 12/8, 12/9: FLATLINERS

The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
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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