Calendar: March 22-28, 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!
3/22: Jonathan Culp (multimedia artist, Unpopular Arts)
3/24: Brian Krumm (lead singer/guitarist, The Great Crusades)
3/26: Jack Snyder (screenwriter, BAD STEPMOTHER)
LOCAL FILMS, ETC. | Support Your Media Storytellers
@ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Film & Video* meeting, Room 1022 (3/25, 7 p.m.)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
RUBEN BRANDT, COLLECTOR (3/22-3/26), THE HEIRESS (3/22-3/24, 3/26-3/27), DESTROYER (3/22-3/24), SPEAK UP (3/23, 3/28), Member Screening: BIRDS OF PASSAGE (3/25, 7:30 p.m.), Essential Cinema: KILLER OF SHEEP (3/27, 7:30 p.m.), THE UNITED STATES OF AUTISM (3/28, 7:30 p.m.)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
US, ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, APOLLO 11, CAPTAIN MARVEL, CAPTIVE STATE, FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY, FIVE FEET APART, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD, THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART, A MADEA FAMILY FUNERAL, NANCY DREW AND THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE, WONDER PARK (3/22 on), CRUEL INTENTIONS 20th anniversary (3/22-3/26), DUMBO, HOTEL MUMBAI (3/28 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE, MARY POPPINS RETURNS, THE FINAL WISH, DON’T GO, THE QUAKE, THEN CAME YOU, THE MERCY, 100 YARDS, more! (3/19 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
US, ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, APOLLO 11, CAPTAIN MARVEL, CAPTIVE STATE, FIVE FEET APART, GREEN BOOK, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD, A MADEA FAMILY FUNERAL, THE UPSIDE, WONDER PARK (3/22 on), CRUEL INTENTIONS 20th anniversary (3/22-3/27), THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK ON ITS WALLS (3/22-3/24, 10 a.m.), THE GODFATHER PART II (3/24, 3/27), MADE IN ABYSS: JOURNEY’S DAWN (3/25, 7 p.m., dubbed), DIANA ROSS: HER LIFE, LOVE AND LEGACY (3/26, 7 p.m.), DUMBO, UNPLANNED (3/28 on)
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Weekend Films at the Union” feat. ESCAPE ROOM, Pine Lounge (3/22-3/23, 7 p.m., free w/i-card)
@ Urbana Free Library, Urbana, IL
“The Magic Lantern” animation demonstration by EKAH, Lewis Auditorium (3/25, 6:30 p.m., free)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
Rewind 92.5 Film Series: XANADU (3/25, 7 p.m.), Reel Deals: WONDER WOMAN (3/26, 3/28, 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
US, CAPTAIN MARVEL, CAPTIVE STATE, FIVE FEET APART, A MADEA FAMILY FUNERAL, WONDER PARK (3/22 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, CAPTAIN MARVEL, WONDER PARK (3/22 on), DUMBO (3/28 on)
@ The Lincoln Family Theater & Community Center, Lincoln, IL
US, CAPTAIN MARVEL, CAPTIVE STATE, FIVE FEET APART, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD, WONDER PARK (3/22 on), MOM’S NIGHT OUT (daily shows, free), DUMBO (3/28 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
MARY POPPINS RETURNS (3/22-3/24)
@ McLean County Museum of History, Bloomington, IL
“Movies Under the Dome” feat. A MIGHTY WIND, acoustic performance by Emily Hope (3/23, 1:45 p.m.)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
MIRAI (3/22-3/24), THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (3/22), THE TIME MACHINE (1960; 3/23), Six Week Film School: “Stanley Kubrick” feat. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (3/27, free), THE WIZARD OF OZ (3/28)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
WONDER PARK (3/22-3/24, 3/27)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD (3/22-3/24), SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE (3/23, 11 a.m., free)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago, IL
29th Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival (through 3/24)
@ Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, IL
Chicago European Union Film Festival (through 4/ 4)
@ Michigan Theater, etc., Ann Arbor, MI
57th Ann Arbor Film Festival (3/26-3/31)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
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
UPDATE! 4/27
5th annual Illinifest Student Film Festival
@ Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 5 p.m., 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
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
3/22, 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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