Calendar: July 12-18, 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!
7/14: Griffin Hammond (co-host, Indy Mogul channel, YouTube)
7/14: Shane M. Dallmann (writer, SCREEM Magazine)
7/15: Charlie Kessler (graduate, Film and Television MFA program, DePaul University, Chicago, IL)
7/15: Jill Van Voorst (owner, LIX)
7/18: Brian Dolinar (author, The Black Cultural Front)
PASSINGS | You Will Be Missed
7/6: Eddie Jones, 84 (actor, ACT YOUR AGE, DISCONNECT)
7/6: Milos Stehlik, 70 (co-founder, Facets Multi-Media, Chicago, IL)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
MIDSOMMAR (7/12 on), Smart Kids: TITO AND THE BIRDS (7/13-7/14, 11:30 a.m.), THE RIVER AND THE WALL w/discussion (7/15, 7:30 p.m.)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
CRAWL, STUBER, SUPER 30, THE WHITE STORM 2, ALADDIN, ANNABELLE COMES HOME, MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL, MIDSOMMAR, THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2, SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME, TOY STORY 4 (7/12 on), THE LION KING (7/18 on)
@ Boneyard Creek Crossing (corner of Race & Griggs), Urbana, IL
“Urbanalove Summer Movie Nights” feat. HEARTS BEAT LOUD (7/17, 8 p.m., free)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
PET SEMATARY, LITTLE, AFTER, HIGH LIFE, THE PROFESSOR, MOJIN: THE WORM VALLEY, GOTHAM (s5), more! (7/9 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
CRAWL, STUBER, ALADDIN, ANNABELLE COMES HOME, AVENGERS: ENDGAME, JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM, MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL, MIDSOMMAR, ROCKETMAN, THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2, SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME, TOY STORY 4, YESTERDAY (7/12 on), JURASSIC PARK (7/14, 7/17), SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE (7/15-7/17, 10 a.m.), SOUND! EUPHORUM: THE MOVIE (7/15, 7 p.m., dubbed), THE LION KING (7/18 on)
@ Main Quad, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board Presents “Summer Quad Cinema Series” feat. US, Anniversary Plaza (7/18, 9 p.m., free, rain location: Pine Lounge (1st floor), Illini Union)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
The News-Gazette Film Series: RED RIVER (7/13, 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
CRAWL, STUBER, ANNABELLE COMES HOME, MIDSOMMAR, SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME, TOY STORY 4 (7/12 on)
@ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL
CRAWL, STUBER, ANNABELLE COMES HOME, MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL, MIDSOMMAR, THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2, SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME, TOY STORY 4, YESTERDAY (7/12 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
THE DEAD DON’T DIE, PAVAROTTI, TOY STORY 4 (7/12 on), THE LION KING (7/18 on)
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
TOY STORY 4 (Screen 1), SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME (Screen 2) (7/12 on)
@ The Lincoln Family Theater & Community Center, Lincoln, IL
CRAWL, STUBER, YESTERDAY, ANNABELLE COMES HOME, THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2, TOY STORY 4 (7/12 on), RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (7/12-7/14), DOLPHIN TALE 2 (7/13, 7/16, 10 a.m.), THE LION KING (7/18 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
DUMBO (7/12-7/14)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
ECHO IN THE CANYON (7/12-7/14), THE BAND WAGON (7/14)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME (7/12-7/14, 7/17)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
ALADDIN (7/12-7/14), HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD (7/13, 11 a.m., free)
@ Route 34 Drive-in, Earlville, IL
TOY STORY 4, DUMBO (7/12-7/14)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
TOY STORY 4, ALADDIN (Screen 1), SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME, THE DEAD DON’T DIE (Screen 2) (7/12 on)
@ Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL
CRAWL, STUBER, ANNABELLE COMES HOME, SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME, TOY STORY 4, YESTERDAY (7/12 on)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
UPDATE! 7/19
Issue release: C-U Confidential #10
+ Paper Opteryx, Champaign, IL
7/23
Champaign Movie Makers* meeting
@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
NEW! 7/26
DVD/VOD release: ANOTHER CINEMA SNOB MOVIE*
+ Walkaway Entertainment, Springfield, IL/Los Angeles, CA
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
9/19-9/29
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
3rd Dead in Decatur Film Festival
@ Decatur Area Arts Council, Decatur, IL
11/4
10th annual New Art Film Festival*
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
11/22-11/23
18th annual Route 66 Film Festival
@ Route 66 Hotel & Conference Center, Springfield, IL
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
UPDATE! Illini Union Board Presents “Summer Quad Cinema Series”
@ Anniversary Plaza, Main Quad, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 9 p.m., free
Rain Location: Pine Lounge (1st floor), Illini Union
7/18: US; 7/25: THE HUSTLE; 8/1: A DOG’S JOURNEY; 8/8: ALADDIN; 8/15: POKÉMON: DETECTIVE PIKACHU; 8/24: AVENGERS: ENDGAME @ Memorial Stadium
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
7/13: RED RIVER; TBD: ON THE WATERFRONT
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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