Calendar: August 3-9, 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!
8/6: Jason Cerezo (proprietor, ThirdSide)
8/6: Sam Ambler (producer, Ambler Video)
8/7: Rachel Rebecca Berry (director, STANDING ROCK 19,000, MASCOTS 0, Pens to Lens 2017)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS (8/3 on), DAMSEL (8/3-8/4, 8/6, 8/9), GHOST STORIES (8/3-8/4, 8/8, 10 p.m.; 8/9, 9:45 p.m.), Smart Kids: New York International Children’s Film Festival’s “Kid Flicks Two” (8/4-8/5, 11:30 a.m., free), YELLOW SUBMARINE (8/7, 7:30 p.m.), Stories from the City, Stories from the State: MINDING THE GAP (8/8, 7:30 p.m., w/filmmaker)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN, THE DARKEST MINDS, DEATH OF A NATION, EIGHTH GRADE, THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME, ANT-MAN AND THE WASP, THE EQUALIZER 2, HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION, INCREDIBLES 2, MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FALLOUT, TEEN TITANS GO! TO THE MOVIES (8/3 on), DOG DAYS (8/7 on), CRAZY RICH ASIANS (8/8, 8 p.m.), THE MEG (8/9 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
OVERBOARD, TULLY, DARK CRIMES, LOVE AFTER LOVE, HOUSE SHARK, COUNTERPART (s1), more! (7/31 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN, THE DARKEST MINDS, DEATH OF A NATION, EIGHTH GRADE, THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME, ANT-MAN AND THE WASP, THE EQUALIZER 2, THE FIRST PURGE, HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION, INCREDIBLES 2, JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM, MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FALLOUT, SKYSCRAPER, TEEN TITANS GO! TO THE MOVIES (8/3 on), THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE (8/3, 10 a.m., free), SAILOR MOON SUPER S THE MOVIE (8/4, 8/6), BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (8/5, 8/8), DCI 2018 “Big, Loud & Live 15” drum corps performance (8/9, 5:30 p.m., simulcast)
@ Main Quad, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board Presents “Summer Quad Cinema Series” feat. I FEEL PRETTY, Anniversary Plaza (8/9, 9 p.m., free, rain location: Pine Lounge (1st floor), Illini Union)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
MINIONS (8/7, 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
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN, THE DARKEST MINDS, THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME, HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FALLOUT, TEEN TITANS GO! TO THE MOVIES (8/3 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN, MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FALLOUT (8/3 on), THE MEG (8/9 on)
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN (Screen 1), MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FALLOUT (Screen 2) (8/3-8/4)
@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN, THE DARKEST MINDS, DEATH OF A NATION, THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME, HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION, MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FALLOUT (8/3 on), TEEN TITANS GO! TO THE MOVIES (8/3-8/6), THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE (8/4, 8/7, 10 a.m., free), DOG DAYS (8/7 on), THE MEG, SLENDER MAN (8/9 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
THE MIRACLE SEASON (8/3-8/5)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? (8/3-8/5, 8/9), PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE (8/3, 8/6), BEACH BLANKET BINGO (8/4)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FALLOUT (8/3-8/5, 8/8)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (8/3-8/5)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
ANT-MAN AND THE WASP, INCREDIBLES 2 (Screen 1), MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FALLOUT, SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO (8/3 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.
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
11/16-11/18
4th Dark History & Horror Convention
@ Garden Hotel, Urbana, 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
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
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
@ Garden Hotel, Urbana, IL
Dark History & Horror Convention call for entries | Full Information
Early: 3/31; Regular: 5/31; Late: 6/30; Extended: 7/31
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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