Calendar: Dec. 27 ’19-Jan. 2 ’20
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!
12/29: Patricia Pankoke Pellow (matron saint to our arts, C-U Confidential, Champaign, IL)
12/30: Jason Pankoke (editor/publisher, C-U Blogfidential, Champaign, IL)
12/30: Paul Benson (director/writer, OFFICE TRAP, Workshop Films Collective, Champaign, IL)
12/31: Leigh Kaiser (producer, Looming Castle Productions, Champaign, IL)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
LITTLE WOMEN, SPIES IN DISGUISE, UNCUT GEMS, BOMBSHELL, CATS, FROZEN II, JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL, KNIVES OUT, RICHARD JEWELL, STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (12/27 on), THE GRUDGE (1/2 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
JUDY, THE FANATIC, BADLAND, JUNKIE, BLACK SPRUCE, THE RELIANT, BERNIE THE DOLPHIN 2, more! (12/24 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
LITTLE WOMEN, SPIES IN DISGUISE, UNCUT GEMS, A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BLACK CHRISTMAS, BOMBSHELL, CATS, FORD V FERRARI, FROZEN II, JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL, KNIVES OUT, RICHARD JEWELL, STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (12/27 on)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
Rewind 92.5 Film Series: SPACEBALLS (12/30, 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
SPIES IN DISGUISE, CATS, FROZEN II, JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL, STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (12/27 on)
@ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL
LITTLE WOMEN, SPIES IN DISGUISE, CATS, FROZEN II, JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL, RICHARD JEWELL, STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (12/27 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
SPIES IN DISGUISE, CATS, STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (12/27 on)
@ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL
WHITE CHRISTMAS (12/28, 6 p.m.; 12/29, 2 p.m.), THE GOONIES (1/1, 2 & 6 p.m.)
@ The Lincoln Family Theater & Community Center, Lincoln, IL
SPIES IN DISGUISE, UNCUT GEMS, CATS, FROZEN II, RICHARD JEWELL, STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (12/27 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
DOWNTON ABBEY (12/26-12/29)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
THE PASSIONATE THIEF (12/27-12/29)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL (12/27-12/29, 1/1)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
FROZEN II (12/27-12/29), JINGLE ALL THE WAY (12/28, 11 a.m., free)
@ Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL
LITTLE WOMEN, SPIES IN DISGUISE, CATS, JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL, STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (12/27 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
NEW! 1/13/20
Champaign Movie Makers* meeting
@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL
2/24-3/1/20
42nd Big Muddy Film Festival, Carbondale, IL
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
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m. (holiday series are 7 p.m. only)
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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