Calendar: March 15-21, 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!
3/19: Andrew Gleason (co-director, IRREPARABLE)
3/19: Brad Decker (composer/collaborator, Hallways Microcinema)
LOCAL FILMS, ETC. | Support Your Media Storytellers
@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL
Champaign Movie Makers* meeting, “Pens to Lens Pitches and Set Safety,” Robeson Pavilion Room A (3/19, 7 p.m., free)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
JIMI HENDRIX: ELECTRIC CHURCH (3/15 on), ZAMA (3/15, 3/17, 3/20-3/21), THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD (3/16-3/18), HOTEL BY THE RIVER (3/16-3/17, 3/19)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
APOLLO 11, CAPTIVE STATE, FIVE FEET APART, NANCY DREW AND THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE, WONDER PARK, CAPTAIN MARVEL, ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY, GRETA, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD, THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART, A MADEA FAMILY FUNERAL (3/15 on), PATTERNS OF EVIDENCE: THE MOSES CONTROVERSY (3/16, 12:55 p.m.; 3/19, 6:30 p.m.), CRUEL INTENTIONS 20th anniversary (3/21, 7 p.m.), US (3/21 on)
@ Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
Central Illinois Feminist Film Festival, Doudna Fine Arts Center (3/20, 4-6 p.m.)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDENWALD, GREEN BOOK, MORTAL ENGINES, LONDON FIELDS, THE STANDOFF AT SPARROW CREEK, PIERCING, THE LAST MAN, WELCOME TO MERCY, A.I. RISING, ANCIENT ALIENS (s11 v2), more! (3/12 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
CAPTIVE STATE, FIVE FEET APART, WONDER PARK, ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, APOLLO 11, CAPTAIN MARVEL, 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, THE UPSIDE (3/15 on), SMALLFOOT (3/15-3/17, 10 a.m.), THE QUIET MAN (3/17, 3/20), MADE IN ABYSS: JOURNEY’S DAWN (3/20, 7 p.m., subtitled), US (3/21 on)
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Weekend Films at the Union” feat. BUMBLEBEE, Pine Lounge (3/15-3/16, 7 p.m., free w/i-card)
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
CAPTIVE STATE, FIVE FEET APART, WONDER PARK, CAPTAIN MARVEL, A MADEA FAMILY FUNERAL (3/15 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
WHAT MEN WANT, WONDER PARK, CAPTAIN MARVEL (3/15 on)
@ The Lincoln Family Theater & Community Center, Lincoln, IL
CAPTIVE STATE, FIVE FEET APART, WONDER PARK, CAPTAIN MARVEL, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD, A MADEA FAMILY FUNERAL (3/15 on), HACKSAW RIDGE (daily shows, free), US (3/21 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
GREEN BOOK (3/15-3/17)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
THE QUIET MAN (3/15-3/17), RUMBLE: THE INDIANS WHO ROCKED THE WORLD (3/16), THE COMMITMENTS (3/17), Tuesday Night Classic: THE TIME MACHINE (1960; 3/19), Six Week Film School: “Stanley Kubrick” feat. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (3/20, free), MIRAI (3/21, dubbed)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
WONDER PARK (3/15-3/17, 3/20)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
ISN’T IT ROMANTIC (3/15-3/17)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago, IL
29th Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival (3/21-3/24)
@ Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, IL
Chicago European Union Film Festival (through 4/ 4)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
NEW! 3/26-3/31
57th Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI
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
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
NEW! TBD
Issue release: C-U Confidential #10
+ Paper Opteryx, Champaign, 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
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
3/15, 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.
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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