Calendar: March 8-14, 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!
3/9: Meredith Dumyahn (producer/director, WSEC-TV (PBS), Springfield-Jacksonville, IL)
3/9: Jason Lindsey (commercial photographer, Jason Lindsey Photography)
LOCAL FILMS, ETC. | Support Your Media Storytellers
@ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Film & Video* meeting, Room 1022 (3/11, 7 p.m.)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
STAN & OLLIE, THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD (3/8-3/12, 3/14), SCIENCE FAIR (3/9, 3/13), 2019 Jewish Film Festival: THE CAKEMAKER (3/10, 7 p.m.), Member Screening: MEETING THE MAN: JAMES BALDWIN IN PARIS and ORNETTE: MADE IN AMERICA (3/13, 7:30 p.m.)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
CAPTAIN MARVEL, ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY, GRETA, GULLY BOY, HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD, ISN’T IT ROMANTIC, THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART, A MADEA FAMILY FUNERAL (3/8 on), FIVE FEET APART event (3/13, 7 p.m.), PATTERNS OF EVIDENCE: THE MOSES CONTROVERSY (3/14, 6:30 p.m.), CAPTIVE STATE, FIVE FEET APART, WONDER PARK (3/14 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
CREED II, INSTANT FAMILY, THE FAVOURITE, MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, BEN IS BACK, VOX LUX, THE CLOVEHITCH KILLER, THE VANISHING, DON’T COME BACK FROM THE MOON, GUNPOWDER, FEAR THE WALKING DEAD (s4), more! (3/5 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
APOLLO 11, CAPTAIN MARVEL, ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, ARCTIC, FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY, GREEN BOOK, GRETA, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD, ISN’T IT ROMANTIC, THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART, A MADEA FAMILY FUNERAL, A STAR IS BORN, THE UPSIDE (3/8 on), SHERLOCK GNOMES (3/8-3/10, 10 a.m.), THE WIZARD OF OZ (3/10, 3/13), DOCTOR WHO: LOGOPOLIS (3/13, 7 p.m.), PATTERNS OF EVIDENCE: THE MOSES CONTROVERSY (3/14, 6:30 p.m.), FATE/STAY NIGHT [HEAVEN’S FEEL] II: LOST BUTTERFLY (3/14, 7 p.m.)
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Weekend Films at the Union” feat. RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET, Pine Lounge (3/8-3/9, 7 p.m., free w/i-card)
@ Lincoln Ave. Residence Halls, UIUC, Urbana, IL
5th Sustainability Shorts Film Festival, Ballroom (3/9, 7 p.m., free)
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL
AEMS presents AsiaLENS Documentary/Film Series feat. THE SONG COLLECTOR (3/12, 7 p.m., free)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
The News-Gazette Film Series: GASLIGHT (3/9, 1 & 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
CAPTAIN MARVEL, FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD, THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART, A MADEA FAMILY FUNERAL (3/8 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
CAPTAIN MARVEL, FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY (3/8 on), GREEN BOOK (3/8-3/10, 5 p.m.)
@ The Lincoln Family Theater & Community Center, Lincoln, IL
CAPTAIN MARVEL, COLD PURSUIT, GRETA, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD, A MADEA FAMILY FUNERAL, RUN THE RACE (3/8 on), MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN (daily shows, free), WONDER PARK (3/14 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
A STAR IS BORN (3/8-3/10)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
COLD WAR (3/8-3/10), TOP SECRET! (3/8), THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD (3/10), THE COMMITMENTS (3/14)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD (3/8-3/10, 3/13)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
COLD PURSUIT (3/8-3/10), THE LITTLE MERMAID (3/9, 11 a.m., free)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, IL
Chicago European Union Film Festival (3/8-4/4)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
NEW! 3/19
Champaign Movie Makers* meeting
@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
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
4/13
Small Press Fest
@ Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
4/25-4/28
6th Milwaukee Underground Film Festival, Milwaukee, WI
NEW! 4/27
5th annual Illinifest Student Film Festival
@ TBA, UIUC, Urbana, IL, free
5/2-5/12
16th Indy Film Festival, Indianapolis, IN
6/5-6/9
26th Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL
6/29
Laugh and Slash Film Festival
@ Garden Hotel, Urbana, IL
8/1-8/4
11th Gen Con Film Festival @ Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN
8/10
7th annual Pens to Lens Screenwriting Competition + Gala*
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
9/19-29
37th Reeling LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, Chicago, IL
10/26
Dark History & Horror Con’s Screaming Mad Film Festival
@ The City Center, Champaign, IL, 1:30 p.m.
11/1-11/2
18th annual Route 66 Film Festival
@ Capital City Bar & Grill, Springfield, IL
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
AEMS presents AsiaLENS Documentary/Film Series
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
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
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.
3/9: GASLIGHT; 4/6: METROPOLIS; 5/25: THE THIN MAN; 6/22: ON THE WATERFRONT; 7/13: STAGE DOOR
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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