Calendar: January 19-25, 2018
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!
1/20: Thomas Polk (director, GNARLED ALLIANCE, Pens to Lens 2017)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
PHANTOM THREAD (1/19 on), TAXI DRIVER (1/19, 1/20, 10 p.m.), WENDY AND LUCY (1/23, 7 p.m.)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
12 STRONG, DEN OF THIEVES, FOREVER MY GIRL, THE COMMUTER, FERDINAND, THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY, JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, PADDINGTON 2, PITCH PERFECT 3, THE POST, PROUD MARY, STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING MISSOURI (1/19 on), THE MAZE RUNNER: THE DEATH CURE (1/25 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
BLADE RUNNER 2049, HAPPY DEATH DAY, THE SNOWMAN, HOLLOW IN THE LAND, BEYOND SKYLINE, LOVE BEATS RHYMES, ALMOST FRIENDS, BETTER CALL SAUL (s3), more! (1/16 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
12 STRONG, CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, DEN OF THIEVES, PHANTOM THREAD, THE COMMUTER, DARKEST HOUR, FERDINAND, THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY, I, TONYA, JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, LADY BIRD, MOLLY’S GAME, PADDINGTON 2, THE POST, PROUD MARY, STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING MISSOURI (1/19 on), ALIEN (1/21, 1/24), THE MAZE RUNNER: THE DEATH CURE (1/25 on)
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Weekend Films at the Union” feat. WONDER, Pine Lounge (1/19-1/20, 7 p.m., free w/i-card)
@ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Film & Video meeting, Room 1022 (1/22, 7 p.m.)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
SLUMDOG MILLIONARE (1/23, 1/25, 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
12 STRONG, DEN OF THIEVES, THE COMMUTER, INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY, JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, PADDINGTON 2 (1/19 on)
@ AMC Parkway 8 Theatre, Springfield, IL
Molly Schlich Independent | International Film Series
COLUMBUS (1/21, 1/23)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
PHANTOM THREAD, PADDINGTON 2, THE POST (1/19 on), Film Class: “Hollywood’s Greatest Leading Ladies Vol. 1” (Thursdays, 1/18-3/8, sign up at Avon)
@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
12 STRONG, FOREVER MY GIRL, THE COMMUTER, THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY, JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, PADDINGTON 2, THE POST (1/19 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
Trivia Night (1/20)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
LADY BIRD (1/19, 1/21), BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1/19), BILL NYE: SCIENCE GUY (1/20), MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN (1/21), THE LAST SUIT (1/25)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (1/19-1/21, 1/24)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (1/19-1/21)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
2/19-2/25
40th annual Big Muddy Film Festival
@ Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
2/24
4th annual Sustainability Shorts Film Festival
@ Lincoln Avenue Residence Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m.
3/6
DVD release: BEFORE ‘I DO’*
+ Maverick Entertainment Group, Deerfield Beach, FL/Predestined Arts & Entertainment, Springfield, IL
3/8-3/11
Onion City Experimental Film + Video Festival, Chicago, IL
4/5-4/12
20th annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
4/18-4/22
20th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
6/6-6/10
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
1/19, 1/20: WONDER; 1/26, 1/27: HAPPY DEATH DAY; 2/2, 2/3: MARSHALL; 2/9, 2/10: THE FLORIDA PROJECT; 2/16, 2/17: THOR: RAGNAROK; 2/23, 2/24: JUSTICE LEAGUE; 3/1: JUMANJI; 3/2, 3/3: JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE; 3/9, 3/10: COCO; 3/16, 3/17: THE DISASTER ARTIST; 3/23, 3/24: LADY BIRD; 3/30, 3/31: MOLLY’S GAME; 4/6, 4/7: INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY; 4/12: STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS; 4/13, 4/14: STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI; 4/20, 4/21: DEN OF THIEVES; 4/26: FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, FIFTY SHADES DARKER; 4/27, 4/28: FIFTY SHADES FREED
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
2/3: DOCTOR ZHIVAGO; 3/17: GONE WITH THE WIND; 4/14: SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN; 5/12: MY DARLING CLEMENTINE; 6/23: TBA
Springfield Art Association presents
The Molly Schlich Independent | International Film Series 2018
@ AMC Parkway 8 Theatre, Springfield, IL, 1 & 4 p.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Tuesdays.
1/21, 1/23: COLUMBUS; 1/28, 1/30: THE FLORIDA PROJECT; 2/4, 2/6: POLINA; 2/11, 2/13: LOVING VINCENT; 2/18, 2/20: FACES PLACES; 2/25, 2/27: FRANTZ; 3/4, 3/6: THE MIDWIFE
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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