Calendar: Feb. 23-Mar. 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!
2/26: Troy Michael (publisher, InnocentWords.com)
2/28: Julia Megan Sullivan (actress, WRITER’S BLOCK, Pens to Lens 2017)
DEADLINES, ETC. | Participate in Cinema Activity
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
Shocktober Film Festival call for entries | Full Information
Early: 3/1; Regular: 6/30; Late: 7/16; Extended: 8/1
@ Capital City Bar & Grill, Springfield, IL
Route 66 Film Festival call for entries | Full Information
Early: 4/1; Regular: 6/30; Late: 7/31; Extended: 8/15
@ Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illinifest Student Film Festival call for entries | Full Information
Regular: 3/10; Late: 3/20
@ Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL
ChamPain Indie Horror Festival call for entries | Full Information
Early: 3/16; Regular: 6/4; Late: 7/6; Extended: 8/3
@ Savoy Recreation Center, Savoy, IL
Dark History & Horror Convention call for entries | Full Information
Early: 3/31; Regular: 5/31; Late: 6/30; Extended: 7/31
@ TBA, Champaign-Urbana, IL
UIUC Feminist Film Festival call for entries | Full Information
Regular: 4/4
CONFIDENTIAL ALMANAC | Dates in Film Culture History
12 Years Ago … Saturday, February 25, 2006: Opteryx Press of Champaign launches C-U Blogfidential, an Internet adaptation of the “C-U Confidential” section from their flagship journal MICRO-FILM. In the first entry, dated 8:57 p.m., editor Jason Pankoke describes an intention of “[making] a minor splash creating a community history through cinema, one that we can definitely call our own,” with the forum as its potential epicenter. CUBlog has published local film-related content every single month since then.
20 Years Ago … Friday, February 27, 1998: The Blind Pig Co. in downtown Champaign hosts the CD release party for the Hammerhead Records album Get a Load of This by the Funky Butt Drum Club, a sextet of seasoned local musicians including Josh Quirk, Josh Walden, Ian Shepherd, Jesse Brown, Peter Roubal, and charismatic singer Brandon T. Washington. Opening the show is fellow Hammerhead act The Vibe Tribe from Terre Haute, Indiana, providing a full-bodied rock sound in contrast to Funky Butt’s dance-groove anthems. Word on the street is the lyrics of the second track on Get a Load of This, “No Movie,” inspired the mantra of a certain independent film journal that would claim “this is not just movies, it’s our lives” in print for the first time nearly two years later.
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2018: Animation (2/23, 2/25), Live Action (2/23, 2/25, 2/27), Documentaries 1 (2/24, 2/26), and Documentaries 2 (2/24, 2/28), Cinema Noir: SPACE IS THE PLACE (2/23-2/24, 10 p.m.) and TELL THEM WE ARE RISING (2/28, 7:30 p.m.), Oscar Trivia Night (2/25, 7 p.m.), Science on Screen: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (2/26, 7:30 p.m.)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
ANNIHILATION, EVERY DAY, GAME NIGHT, THE 15:17 TO PARIS, BLACK PANTHER, DETECTIVE CHINATOWN 2, EARLY MAN, FIFTY SHADES FREED, THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, MONSTER HUNT 2, PETER RABBIT (2/23 on), Best Picture Showcase 2018 marathon (2/24) featuring PHANTOM THREAD (10:30 a.m.), LADY BIRD (1 p.m.), THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE OF EBBING MISSOURI (3 p.m.), and THE SHAPE OF WATER (6 p.m.), DEATH WISH, RED SPARROW (3/1 on)
@ English Building, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Film & Video meeting, Room 160 (2/26, 7 p.m.)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
DADDY’S HOME 2, THE STAR, SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME, STEVE McQUEEN: AN AMERICAN ICON, BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL, MOM AND DAD, TEENAGE COCKTAIL, ACCIDENT MAN, more! (2/20 on)
@ Foellinger Auditorium, UIUC, Urbana, IL
35th annual Insect Fear Film Festival feat. TICKS (2/24, 6 p.m., free)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
ANNIHILATION, EVERY DAY, GAME NIGHT, THE 15:17 TO PARIS, BLACK PANTHER, DETECTIVE CHINATOWN 2, EARLY MAN, FIFTY SHADES FREED, THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, MONSTER HUNT 2, PETER RABBIT, SAMSON, THE SHAPE OF WATER (2/23 on), The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème (2/24, 11:30 a.m., simulcast; 2/28, 1 & 6:30 p.m., recorded), TRUE GRIT (1969; 2/25, 2/28), PRIMAL RAGE (2/27, 7 p.m.), “Kirk Cameron: Connect” (2/27, 3/1, 7 p.m.),
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Weekend Films at the Union” feat. JUSTICE LEAGUE, Pine Lounge (2/23-2/24, 7 p.m., free w/i-card)
@ Lincoln Avenue Residence Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
4th annual Sustainability Shorts Film Festival (2/24, 7 p.m., free)
@ Shawnee Studios, Mt. Olive, IL
Meet-and-greet with Susan Collins from The Innovative Actor (2/25, 3-5 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
GAME NIGHT, THE 15:17 TO PARIS, BLACK PANTHER, EARLY MAN, FIFTY SHADES FREED, PETER RABBIT (2/23 on)
@ AMC Parkway 8 Theatre, Springfield, IL
Molly Schlich Independent | International Film Series
FRANTZ (2/25, 2/27)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
GAME NIGHT, BLACK PANTHER (2/23 on)
@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
GAME NIGHT, SAMSON, THE 15:17 TO PARIS, BLACK PANTHER, FIFTY SHADES FREED, THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, PETER RABBIT, WINCHESTER (2/23 on), RED SPARROW (3/1 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
DADDY’S HOME 2 (2/23-2/25)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2018: Animation, THE VIOLENT YEARS (2/23), ISU FLAME presents The Vagina Monologues (2/24-2/25), SHALL WE DANCE (1937; 2/27), SELMA (2/28), The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2018: Documentaries (3/1)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
WINCHESTER (2/23-2/25, 2/28)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
12 STRONG (2/23-2/25), THE NUT JOB 2 (2/24, 11 a.m., free)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ various locations, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
40th annual Big Muddy Film Festival (through 2/25)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
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
4/28
4th annual Illinifest Student Film Festival
@ Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL, free
6/6-6/10
25th annual Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL
10/3
2018 Shocktober Film Festival
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
10/28
2nd annual ChamPain Indie Horror Festival
@ Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL
11/2-11/3
17th annual Route 66 Film Festival
@ Capital City Bar & Grill, Springfield, IL
11/9-11/10
4th Dark History & Horror Convention
@ Savoy Recreation Center, Savoy, IL
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
AEMS presents AsiaLENS Documentary/Film Series
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
3/13: GUANGZHOU DREAM FACTORY; 4/10: DRAWING THE TIGER
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
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.
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.
2/25, 2/27: FRANTZ; 3/4, 3/6: THE MIDWIFE
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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