Calendar: July 20-26, 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!
7/21: Shawnee Tefteller (owner, Shawnee Studios)
7/24: Colin Price (director/writer, WHAT’S IN THE CARDS)
GIVINGS | Contribute to the Greater Good
@ The Brass Rail, Champaign, IL
Fundraiser for healthcare costs of Mark Peaslee (WEREWOLF CEMETERY) (7/21, 5 p.m.) GoFundMe
DEADLINES, ETC. | Participate in Cinema Activity
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
New Art Film Festival call for entries | Full Information
Regular: 8/31
@ 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
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
SORRY TO BOTHER YOU (7/20 on), Smart Kids: LILA’S BOOK (7/21-7/22, 11:30 a.m., free), Member Screening: MCKELLEN: PLAYING THE PART (7/24, 7:30 p.m.), WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? (7/26, 11:30 a.m.)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
THE EQUALIZER 2, MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN, UNFRIENDED: DARK WEB, ANT-MAN AND THE WASP, THE FIRST PURGE, HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION, INCREDIBLES 2, JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM, SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO, SKYSCRAPER, UNCLE DREW (7/20 on), MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FALLOUT, TEEN TITANS GO! TO THE MOVIES (7/26 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
RAMPAGE, I FEEL PRETTY, SUPER TROOPERS 2, TRUTH OR DARE, ISLE OF DOGS, YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE, DISOBEDIENCE, TRAFFIK, more! (7/17 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
THE EQUALIZER 2, MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN, SORRY TO BOTHER YOU, ANT-MAN AND THE WASP, THE FIRST PURGE, HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION, INCREDIBLES 2, JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM, LEAVE NO TRACE, OCEAN’S 8, SKYSCRAPER, TAG, UNCLE DREW, WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? (7/20 on), THE BOSS BABY (7/20, 10 a.m., free), BATMAN (7/22, 7/25), Studio Ghibli Fest: PRINCESS MONONOKE (7/22-7/23), SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE (7/23-7/25, 10 a.m., free), MAQUIA: WHEN THE PROMISED FLOWER BLOOMS (7/24, 7 p.m.), THE SANDLOT 25th Anniversary (7/24, 2 & 7 p.m.), Newsies: The Broadway Musical (7/26, 7 p.m., recorded)
@ Main Quad, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board Presents “Summer Quad Cinema Series” feat. LIFE OF THE PARTY, Anniversary Plaza (7/26, 9 p.m., free, rain location: Pine Lounge (1st floor), Illini Union)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
THE LITTLE MERMAID (7/24, 7/26, 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
THE EQUALIZER 2, MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN, ANT-MAN AND THE WASP, HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION, JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM, SKYSCRAPER (7/20 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
YELLOW SUBMARINE, JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM, WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? (7/20 on), MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FALLOUT (7/26 on)
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION, INCREDIBLES 2 (Screen 1), SKYSCRAPER, THE FIRST PURGE (Screen 2) (7/20-7/21), HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION (Screen 1), SKYSCRAPER (Screen 2) (7/22 on)
@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
THE EQUALIZER 2, MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN, ANT-MAN AND THE WASP, HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION, JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM, SKYSCRAPER, WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? (7/20 on), SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE (7/21, 7/24, 10 a.m., free), MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FALLOUT, TEEN TITANS GO! TO THE MOVIES (7/26 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
“Amateur Variety Show” @ the Lorraine Theatre (7/20, 7 p.m.)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
THE KING (7/20, 7/22, 7/26), BUBBA HO-TEP (7/20-7/21), JAILHOUSE ROCK (7/21), FIRST REFORMED (7/21-7/22), ARABY (7/25)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION (7/20-7/22, 7/25)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
INCREDIBLES 2 (7/20-7/22)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION, JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM (Screen 1), SKYSCRAPER, THE FIRST PURGE (7/20 on)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
8/11
6th annual Pens to Lens Screenwriting Competition + Gala*
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 2 & 6 p.m.
NEW! 8/28
Blu-ray/DVD release: SHOT*
+ Vinegar Syndrome, Bridgeport, CT
10/3
2018 Shocktober Film Festival
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
10/28
2nd annual ChamPain Indie Horror Festival
@ Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL
10/30
9th annual New Art Film Festival*
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, 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
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.
8/18: THE LONG, LONG TRAILER
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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