Calendar: February 1-7, 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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CONFIDENTIAL ALMANAC | Dates in Film Culture History
10 Years Ago … Friday, August 29, 2008: Students roaming through the courtyard of the Illini Union at the University of Illinois receive quite the scare and several good laughs when they encounter the debut showing of THE TRANSIENT, courtesy of Illini Film & Video and Illinites. Created by recent graduate Chris Lukeman and UI senior Anne Shivers, while crewed by an unusual mix of undergraduates and community talents, the project pairs a case worker (Blake Stubbs) and self-appointed avenger of the streets (Dave Ruthenberg) as they aim to thwart a vampire Abraham Lincoln, played by professional Lincoln portrayer Michael Krebs. THE TRANSIENT is a shorter and more polished affair than the club’s previous monster opus, THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS VS. A MUMMY, qualities that soon boded well for its off-campus afterlife as did the imminent explosion of literary mash-ups in genre fiction and pop culture. This would include wire service coverage and a presence in non-traditional spaces for film like gaming and comic conventions – Gen Con, the massive role-playing gathering in Indianapolis, became an influential stop for the featurette’s makers – thanks to that novel premise. As reported on 8/2/07, 6/30/12 at CUBlog.
LOCAL FILMS, ETC. | Support Your Media Storytellers
@ Eastland Suites Hotel & Conference Center, Bloomington, IL
Magnanimous Rentals production gear demonstration (2/5, 8:30 a.m., free)
@ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Film & Video* meeting, Room 1022 (2/4, 7 p.m.)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
AT ETERNITY’S GATE (2/1-2/3, 2/5-2/7), SHOPLIFTERS (2/1-2/3, 2/5, 2/7), IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK (2/2, 2 p.m.), THE FAVOURITE (2/2-2/4, 2/6-2/7), MISSISSIPPI MASALA w/discussion (2/4, 7 p.m.), Late Night: POLICE STORY (2/1-2/2, 2/7, 9:30 p.m.; 2/3, 12 p.m.)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
MISS BALA, THE GANDHI MURDER, AQUAMAN, A DOG’S WAY HOME, DRAGON BALL SUPER: BROLY, ESCAPE ROOM, THE FAVOURITE, GLASS, GREEN BOOK, THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING, SERENITY, SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE, THE UPSIDE (2/1 on), PEGASUS, CRAZY ALIEN (2/5-2/6), THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART (2/7 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
THE WIFE, SLICE, BLOOD BROTHER, BENCHWARMERS 2, more! (1/29 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
FREE SOLO (IMAX), MISS BALA, AQUAMAN, BUMBLEBEE, A DOG’S WAY HOME, ESCAPE ROOM, GLASS, GREEN BOOK, THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING, MARY POPPINS RETURNS, ON THE BASIS OF SEX, SECOND ACT, SERENITY, SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE, STAN & OLLIE, A STAR IS BORN, THE UPSIDE, VICE (2/1 on), The Metropolitan Opera: Carmen (2/2, 11:55 a.m., simulcast), OKLAHOMA! (2/3, 2/6), PEPPA CELEBRATES CHINESE NEW YEAR (2/5-2/7, subtitled), CRAZY ALIEN (2/6), I WANT TO EAT YOUR PANCREAS (2/7, 7 p.m., subtitled),
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Weekend Films at the Union” feat. INSTANT FAMILY, Pine Lounge (2/1-2/2, 7 p.m., free w/i-card)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
Reel Deals: STAND BY ME (2/5, 2/7, 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
A DOG’S WAY HOME, THE FAVOURITE, GLASS, GREEN BOOK, THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING, SECOND ACT, THE UPSIDE (2/1 on)
@ AMC Parkway Pointe 8, Springfield, IL
Molly Schlich Independent | International Film Series
PUZZLE (2/3, 2/5)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
THE FAVOURITE, SERENITY, STAN & OLLIE (2/1 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
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, WELCOME TO MARWEN, A DOG’S WAY HOME, GLASS, GREEN BOOK, THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING, THE UPSIDE (2/1 on), SERENITY (2/1-2/6), PRICELESS (2/1-2/7, daily show, free), THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART, WHAT MEN WANT (2/7 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (2/1, 7 p.m.), THE WAY WE WERE (2/3, 3 p.m.)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
THE FAVOURITE (2/1-2/3), CASABLANCA (2/5), SPACEBALLS (2/6), BLINDSPOTTING (2/7)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
A DOG’S WAY HOME (2/1-2/3, 2/6)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
BUMBLEBEE (2/1-2/3)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ Landmark’s Century Centre Cinemas, Chicago, IL
Midwest Independent Film Festival presents AN ACCEPTABLE LOSS (2/5, 6 p.m.)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
2/18-2/24
41st Big Muddy Film Festival, Carbondale, IL
NEW! 2/19
Champaign Movie Makers* meeting
@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m., free
2/23
36th Insect Fear Film Festival feat. ALIEN APOCALPYSE
@ Foellinger Auditorium, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7:30 p.m., free
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
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
6/5-6/9
26th Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL
NEW! 8/1-8/4
11th Gen Con Film Festival @ Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN
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
NEW! 11/1-11/2
3rd Dead in Decatur Film Festival
@ Decatur Area Arts Council, Decatur, IL
TBD
10th New Art Film Festival, Champaign, IL
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
NEW! AEMS presents AsiaLENS Documentary/Film Series
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
2/12: THE SILK ROAD OF POP; 3/12: THE SONG COLLECTOR; 4/9: FINDING KUKAN
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
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
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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