Calendar: January 25-31, 2019
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!
1/26: Mike Watt (editor/publisher, Exploitation Nation)
LOCAL FILMS, ETC. | Support Your Media Storytellers
@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL
Pens to Lens* “Story to Script Workshop,” Robeson Pavilion Rooms A & B (1/26, 10 a.m., free)
@ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Film & Video* meeting, Room 1022 (11/12, 7 p.m.)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
SHOPLIFTERS (1/25-1/28, 1/30-1/31), BURNING (1/25-1/27, 1/29, 1/31), IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK (1/26-1/27, 1/30), Member Screening: I AM NOT A WITCH (1/28, 7:30 p.m.), MISSISSIPPI MASALA (1/29, 7 p.m., free), Late Night: HALLOWEEN (2018; 1/25-1/27, 1/31, 9:30 p.m.; 1/28, 12 p.m.)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
DRAGON BALL SUPER: BROLY, THE FAVOURITE, THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING, SERENITY, AQUAMAN, A DOG’S WAY HOME, ESCAPE ROOM, GLASS, GREEN BOOK, MARY POPPINS RETURNS, RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET, SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE, THE UPSIDE (1/25 on), BTS WORLD TOUR: “LOVE YOURSELF” IN SEOUL (1/26, 11 a.m., 2 & 5 p.m.)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
FIRST MAN, THE HATE U GIVE, JOHNNY ENGLISH STRIKES AGAIN, AMERICAN RENEGADES, DEATH NOTE: LIGHT UP THE NEW WORLD, more! (1/22 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING, SERENITY, STAN & OLLIE, AQUAMAN, BUMBLEBEE, A DOG’S WAY HOME, ESCAPE ROOM, GLASS, GREEN BOOK, IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK, MARY POPPINS RETURNS, THE MULE, ON THE BASIS OF SEX, SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE, THE UPSIDE, VICE (1/25 on), DRAGON BALL SUPER: BROLY (1/25, 1/29, 7 p.m.), BTS WORLD TOUR: “LOVE YOURSELF” IN SEOUL (1/26, 11 a.m. & 2 p.m.), MY COUSIN VINNY (1/27, 1/30), A SILENT VOICE (1/28, 1/31, 7 p.m.)
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Weekend Films at the Union” feat. VENOM, Pine Lounge (1/25-1/26, 7 p.m., free w/i-card)
@ Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL
Hallways Microcinema presents Vol. 22: “Sense of Time – Experimental/Poetic Film and Video by Wenhua Shi” w/artist in person (1/27, 7 p.m., free or donation)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
Rewind 92.5 Film Series: TREMORS (1/28, 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
THE FAVOURITE, THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING, A DOG’S WAY HOME, GLASS, GREEN BOOK, THE UPSIDE (1/25 on)
@ AMC Parkway Pointe 8, Springfield, IL
Molly Schlich Independent | International Film Series
FOXTROT (1/27, 1/29)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
THE FAVOURITE, STAN & OLLIE, SERENITY (1/25 on), “More Americana at the Movies” classes with Skip Huston (Thursdays, 1/31-3/21, 6:30 p.m., enroll @ Avon)
@ The Lincoln Family Theater & Community Center, Lincoln, IL
THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING, SERENITY, BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY, A DOG’S WAY HOME, GLASS, GREEN BOOK, THE UPSIDE (1/25 on), WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL (1/25-1/31, daily show, free), MISS BALA (1/31 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
FIRST MAN (1/25-1/27)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
THE FAVOURITE (1/25-1/27), THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (1/25, 1/28), WOMAN OF THE YEAR (1/27), “IWU Jazz Festival All-Stars” concert (1/31, 7 p.m.)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
A DOG’S WAY HOME (1/25-1/27, 1/30)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
AQUAMAN (1/25-1/27), ENCHANTED (1/26, 11 a.m., free), MARY POPPINS RETURNS (1/26, 3 p.m.)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
2/18-2/24
41st Big Muddy Film Festival, Carbondale, IL
NEW! 2/23
36th Insect Fear Film Festival feat. ALIEN APOCALPYSE
@ Foellinger Auditorium, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7:30 p.m., free
NEW! 2/24
BORDERLINE silent film w/live score by Chicago Modern Orchestra Project
@ Foellinger Auditorium, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 3 p.m., free
2/28-3/3
15th True/False Film Fest, Columbia, MO
3/21-3/24
29th Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival, Chicago, IL
4/4-4/7
4th Twisted Dreams Film Festival, Milwaukee, WI
4/4-4/11
21st Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
UPDATE! 4/10-4/13
21st Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
4/10-4/14
23rd Kansas City FilmFest International, Kansas City, MO
4/25-4/28
6th Milwaukee Underground Film Festival, Milwaukee, WI
5/2-5/12
16th Indy Film Festival, Indianapolis, IN
UPDATE! 6/5-6/9
26th Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL
NEW! 10/26
Dark History & Horror Con’s Screaming Mad Film Festival
@ Garden Hotel, Urbana, IL, 11:30 a.m.
11/1-11/2
18th annual Route 66 Film Festival
@ Capital City Bar & Grill, Springfield, IL
TBD
10th New Art Film Festival, Champaign, 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. Fri., 7 & 10 p.m. Sat., free w/i-card
1/25, 1/26: VENOM; 2/1, 2/2: INSTANT FAMILY; 2/8, 2/9: A STAR IS BORN; 2/15, 2/16: GREEN BOOK; 2/22, 2/23: CREED II; 3/1, 3/2: SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE; 3/8, 3/9: RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET; 3/15, 3/16: BUMBLEBEE; 3/22, 3/23: ESCAPE ROOM; 3/29, 3/30: AQUAMAN; 4/5, 4/6: MARY POPPINS RETURNS; 4/12, 4/13: HOLMES & WATSON; 4/19, 4/20: WHAT MEN WANT; 4/26, 4/27: THE LEGO MOVIE 2
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
2/9: TOP HAT; 3/9: GASLIGHT; 4/6: METROPOLIS; 5/25: THE THIN MAN; 6/22: ON THE WATERFRONT; 7/13: STAGE DOOR
Springfield Art Association presents
The Molly Schlich Independent | International Film Series 2019
@ AMC Parkway 8 Theatre, Springfield, IL, 1 & 4 p.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Tuesdays
1/27, 1/29: FOXTROT; 2/3, 2/5: PUZZLE; 2/10, 2/12: A TAXI DRIVER; 2/17, 2/19: IN THE FADE; 2/24, 2/26: THE SQUARE; 3/3, 3/5: THE GUILTY
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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