Calendar: December 6-12, 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!
12/6: Andy Due (producer, THE ANDY DUE SHOW, Charleston, IL)
12/8: CJay Wallace (producer/writer, Red Lens Productions, Champaign, IL)
12/8: David B. Busboom (author, Nightbird, Champaign, IL)
12/10: Sidney Taiko (publisher, Storm Cellar, San Diego, CA)
12/11: Jackie Tice (executive producer, THE PAINTING HOUSE, Gibson City, IL)
LOCAL FILMS, ETC. | Support Your Media Storytellers
@ Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
C-U Cinefile* meeting, Room 219 (12/6, 4 p.m.)
@ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Film & Video* meeting, Room 1022 (12/9, 7 p.m.)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
DARK WATERS, PLAYMOBIL: THE MOVIE, THE WHISTLEBLOWER, 21 BRIDGES, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, CHARLIE’S ANGELS, FORD V FERRARI, FROZEN II, HARRIET, KNIVES OUT, MIDWAY, PLAYING WITH FIRE, QUEEN & SLIM (12/6 on), THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD (12/7, 4 & 7 p.m., 3-D), PROMARE (REDUX) (12/8, 12:55 p.m.; 12/10, 7 p.m.; subtitled), BLACK CHRISTMAS, JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL (12/12 on)
@ Armory Building, UIUC, Champaign, IL
“For Art’s Sake” cinema screenings, Armory 101, 7 p.m., free: THE WAGES OF FEAR (12/6)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
READY OR NOT, THE GOLDFINCH, KILLERMAN, BOAR, PORTALS, 2ND CHANCE FOR CHRISTMAS, OUT OF LIBERTY, BUTTONS: A CHRISTMAS TALE, GAME OF THRONES (s8), CITY ON A HILL (s1), more! (12/3 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
DARK WATERS, HONEY BOY, PLAYMOBIL: THE MOVIE, WAVES, KNIVES OUT, QUEEN & SLIM, 21 BRIDGES, A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, FORD V FERRARI, FROZEN II, THE GOOD LIAR, JOKER, LAST CHRISTMAS, MIDWAY, PARASITE, PLAYING WITH FIRE (12/6 on), WHITE CHRISTMAS (12/8, 12/11), INXS: LIVE BABY LIVE (12/9, 7 p.m.), LOVE AND MERCY: FAUSTINA (12/10, 7 p.m.), JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL (12/12 on)
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Weekend Films at the Union” feat. IT: CHAPTER TWO, Pine Lounge (12/6, 7 p.m.; 12/7, 7 & 10 p.m.; free w/i-card)
@ School of Information Sciences, UIUC, Champaign IL
ISchool Students of Color presents ILLEGAL ROSE screening and discussion, Room 126 (12/6, 6:30 p.m., free)
@ SoDo Theatre, Champaign, IL
Krampusnacht Freeky Film Festival* (12/7, 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
HARRIET, FORD V FERRARI, FROZEN II, KNIVES OUT, PLAYING WITH FIRE (12/6 on)
@ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL
NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION, PLAYMOBIL: THE MOVIE, 21 BRIDGES, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, FORD V FERRARI, FROZEN II, KNIVES OUT, MIDWAY (12/6 on), BLACK CHRISTMAS, JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL (12/12 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
THE CURRENT WAR, FORD V FERRARI, FROZEN II (12/6 on)
NEW! @ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL
LOVE ACTUALLY/DIE HARD double feature (12/6, 6 p.m.), ELF (12/7, 2 & 6 p.m.), NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION (12/11, 7 p.m.)
@ The Lincoln Family Theater & Community Center, Lincoln, IL
HARRIET, FORD V FERRARI, FROZEN II, KNIVES OUT, MIDWAY, PLAYING WITH FIRE (12/6 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME (12/6-12/8)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
WHITE CHRISTMAS “sing along edition” (12/6), RARE EXPORTS: A CHRISTMAS TALE (12/6), CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (12/7, 12/11), A CHRISTMAS STORY (12/7), THE PREACHER’S WIFE (12/7), HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE (12/8), ELF (12/9), NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION (12/10), IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (12/12)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
FROZEN II (12/6-12/8, 12/11)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
PLAYING WITH FIRE (12/6-12/8)
@ Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL
21 BRIDGES, PLAYMOBIL: THE MOVIE, A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, FORD V FERRARI, FROZEN II, KNIVES OUT (12/6 on)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
For detailed and curated listings of Chicago-area film presentations and related events, please visit the fine folks at Cine-File and subscribe to their definitive “Cine-List” weekly blast.
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
2/24-3/1/20
42nd Big Muddy Film Festival, Carbondale, IL
NEW! 3/12-3/15/20
30th Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival, Chicago, IL
3/24/20
SHERLOCK, JR. w/live organ accompaniment by Dennis Scott
@ Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, Bloomington, IL, 7 p.m.
4/2-4/9/20
22nd annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
4/15-4/18/20
22nd annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
“For Art’s Sake” cinema screenings
@ Armory Building, UIUC, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m., free
12/6: THE WAGES OF FEAR
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
12/6, 12/7: IT: CHAPTER TWO
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m. (holiday series are 7 p.m. only)
12/16: CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT; 12/17: MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947); 12/18: WHITE CHRISTMAS; 12/19: A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951); 12/20-12/21: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE; 1/11/20: 12 ANGRY MEN (1957); 2/2/20: THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER; 3/21/20: ON THE WATERFRONT; 4/26/20: COOL HAND LUKE; 5/16/20: CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF; 6/20/20: FANTASIA
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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