Calendar: Jan. 26-Feb. 1, 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!
1/30: Eric Watkins (music composer, THE SHERIFF’S CHILDREN)
1/31: Paul Scrabo (video technician, NBC Universal, retired)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
PHANTOM THREAD (1/26 on), MARY AND THE WITCH’S FLOWER (1/26-1/28, 1/30), ON THE BEACH AT NIGHT ALONE (1/28-1/29, 1/31, 7:30 p.m.)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
HOSTILES, LADY BIRD, THE MAZE RUNNER: THE DEATH CURE, PADMAAVAT, THE SHAPE OF WATER, 12 STRONG, DEN OF THIEVES, FOREVER MY GIRL, THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY, JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, PADDINGTON 2, THE POST, STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (1/26 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
JIGSAW, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, GEOSTORM, LUCKY, THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER, BITCH, CHASING THE DRAGON, THE HOUSES OCTOBER BUILT 2, THE LOST TREE, more! (1/23 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
FOREVER MY GIRL, HOSTILES, THE MAZE RUNNER: THE DEATH CURE, THE SHAPE OF WATER, 12 STRONG, CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, THE COMMUTER, DARKEST HOUR, DEN OF THIEVES, THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, I, TONYA, JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, LADY BIRD, PADDINGTON 2, PHANTOM THREAD, THE POST, STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING MISSOURI (1/26 on), The Metropolitan Opera: Tosca (1/27, 11:55 a.m., simulcast; 1/31, 1 & 6:30 p.m., recorded), GONE WITH THE WIND (1/28, 1/31), ’85: THE GREATEST TEAM IN FOOTBALL HISTORY (1/29, 7:30 p.m.), STEP UP: HIGH WATER special event (1/30, 7 p.m.), DIGIMON ADVENTURE TRI. Part 4: Loss (2/1, 7:30 p.m.)
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Weekend Films at the Union” feat. HAPPY DEATH DAY, Pine Lounge (1/26-1/27, 7 p.m., free w/i-card)
@ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Film & Video meeting, Room 1022 (1/29, 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
HOSTILES, LADY BIRD, THE MAZE RUNNER: THE DEATH CURE, 12 STRONG, DEN OF THIEVES, JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING MISSOURI (1/26 on)
@ AMC Parkway 8 Theatre, Springfield, IL
Molly Schlich Independent | International Film Series
THE FLORIDA PROJECT (1/28, 1/30)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
THE SHAPE OF WATER, PHANTOM THREAD, THE POST (1/26 on), Film Class: “Hollywood’s Greatest Leading Ladies Vol. 1” (Thursdays, 1/18-3/8, sign up at Avon)
@ Heroic Age Art Center, Mt. Zion, IL
Heroic Age Studios* 25th Anniversary & Business After Hours (2/1, 5-8 p.m.)
@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
HOSTILES, LADY BIRD, THE MAZE RUNNER: THE DEATH CURE, THE SHAPE OF WATER, 12 STRONG, FOREVER MY GIRL, THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, THE POST (1/26 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE (1/26-1/28)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
BILL NYE: SCIENCE GUY (1/26, 1/28), DEAD OR ALIVE (1/26), THE LAST SUIT (1/27), RED RIVER (1/30), THE HITCH-HIKER (1/31), IN BETWEEN (2/1)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
PADDINGTON 2 (1/26-1/28, 1/31)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (3-D), PITCH PERFECT 3 (1/26-1/28), MADAGASCAR (1/27, 11 a.m., free)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ Norris University Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
B-Fest 2018, McCormick Auditorium (1/26-1/27, 6 p.m.-6 p.m. marathon)
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
1/26, 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.
1/28, 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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