Calendar: June 22-28, 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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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
@ 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
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
Pens to Lens Student Filmmaking Competition call for entries | Full Information
Regular: 6/30
LOCAL FILMS, ETC. | Support Your Media Storytellers
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
Champaign Movie Makers 10th anniversary show* w/filmmakers (6/25, 7:30 p.m., free)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
FIRST REFORMED (6/22 on), RGB (6/23-6/24, 11:30 a.m.), SCARLET DIVA (6/22-6/23, 10 p.m.), Champaign Movie Makers 10th anniversary show* (6/25, 7:30 p.m., free), Stories from the City, Stories from the State: ROGERS PARK (6/26, 7:30 p.m., w/filmmaker)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
AMERICAN ANIMALS, JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM, HEREDITARY, INCREDIBLES 2, OCEAN’S 8, SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY, SUPERFLY, TAG (6/22 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING, UNSANE, THE DEATH OF STALIN, MIDNIGHT SUN, PAUL, APOSTLE OF CHRIST, FLOWER, FREAK SHOW, THE HUMANITY BUREAU, YEAR BY THE SEA, more! (6/19 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
AMERICAN ANIMALS, JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM, AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, DEADPOOL 2, HEREDITARY, INCREDIBLES 2, OCEAN’S 8, SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY, SUPERFLY, TAG (6/22 on), DIRTY DANCING (6/24, 6/27), TROLLS (6/25-6/27, 10 a.m.), Bandstand: The Broadway Musical (6/25, 7 p.m., recorded), The Metropolitan Opera: Il Trovatore (6/27, 7 p.m., recorded)
@ Main Quad, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board Presents “Summer Quad Cinema Series” feat. READY PLAYER ONE, Anniversary Plaza (6/28, 9 p.m., free, rain location: Pine Lounge (1st floor), Illini Union)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
The News-Gazette Film Series: BRINGING UP BABY (6/23, 1 & 7 p.m.), THE JUNGLE BOOK (1967; 6/26, 6/28, 6:30 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
JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM, HEREDITARY, INCREDIBLES 2, OCEAN’S 8, TAG (6/22 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM, INCREDIBLES 2, TAG (6/22 on), “Overlooked Films” classes with Skip Huston (Thursdays, 6/14-8/2, 6:30 p.m., enroll @ Avon)
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
INCREDIBLES 2 (Screen 1), JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM (Screen 2) (6/22 on)
@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM, INCREDIBLES 2, OCEAN’S 8, SUPERFLY, TAG (6/22 on), CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS (6/23, 6/26, 10 a.m., free), SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO (6/28 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE (6/22-6/24)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
FILMWORKER (6/22, 6/24, 6/28), PURPLE RAIN (6/22), ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK (6/24)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
INCREDIBLES 2 (6/22-6/24, 6/27)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
LIFE OF THE PARTY (6/22-6/24), FINDING NEMO (6/23, 11 a.m., free)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
INCREDIBLES 2, COCO (Screen 1), JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM, BREAKING IN (Screen 2) (6/22 on)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
7/14
Indie Art Convention & Film Festival
@ Savoy Recreation Center, Savoy, 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
Illini Union Board Presents “Summer Quad Cinema Series”
@ Anniversary Plaza, Main Quad, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 9 p.m., free
Rain Location: Pine Lounge (1st floor), Illini Union
6/28: READY PLAYER ONE; 7/5: A QUIET PLACE; 7/12: RAMPAGE; 7/19: OVERBOARD; 7/26: LIFE OF THE PARTY; 8/2: BREAKING IN; 8/9: I FEEL PRETTY
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
6/23: BRINGING UP BABY; 7/7: THE AFRICAN QUEEN; 8/18: THE LONG, LONG TRAILER
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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