Calendar: February 21-27, 2020
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!
2/21: Eric Benson (faculty adviser, Fresh Press Studio, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL)
2/25: Josh Schafer (publisher, Lunchmeat VHS, Elmer, NJ)
2/26: Troy Michael (publisher, Innocent Words, Oakwood, IL)
LOCAL FILMS, ETC. | Support Your Media Storytellers
@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL
Champaign Movie Makers* meeting, “48hr Screening,” Robeson Pavilion Room B (2/24, 7 p.m., free)
@ Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
C-U Cinefile* meeting, Room 223 (2/21, 4 p.m.)
@ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Film & Video* meeting, Room 1022 (2/24, 7 p.m.)
@ Shatterglass Studios, Champaign, IL
Workshop Films Collective* meeting (2/26, 5:30 p.m.)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
BRAHMS: THE BOY II, THE CALL OF THE WILD, IMPRACTICAL JOKERS: THE MOVIE, 1917, BAD BOYS FOR LIFE, BIRDS OF PREY, DOLITTLE, DOWNHILL, FANTASY ISLAND, JOJO RABBIT, KNIVES OUT, PARASITE, THE PHOTOGRAPH, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (2/21 on), MY HERO ACADEMIA: HEROES RISING (2/26 on), THE INVISIBLE MAN (2/27 on)
@ Armory Building, UIUC, Champaign-Urbana, IL
“For Art’s Sake” cinema screenings, Armory Building 101, 7 p.m., free: CASABLANCA (2/21), RIO BRAVO (2/28)
@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL
Studio – FROZEN II, KNIVES OUT, JOJO RABBIT; Independent – COLOR OUT OF SPACE, THE CORRUPTED; Documentary – AFTER PARKLAND, WAKING THE SLEEPING GIANT; International – EXTRACURRICULAR, RETABLO, SYNONYMS; Criterion Collection – PARIS IS BURNING, ‘THREE FANTASTIC JOURNEYS BY KARL ZEMAN’ (2/25 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
JOJO RABBIT, A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, MIDWAY, 21 BRIDGES, FRANKIE, WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY, THE GREAT WAR, DISTURBING THE PEACE, THE TWILIGHT ZONE (s1), more! (2/18 on)
@ Foellinger Auditorium, UIUC, Urbana, IL
37th annual Insect Fear Film Festival feat. ATTACK OF THE CRAB MONSTERS, THE BAY (2/22, 6 p.m. doors, 7 p.m. films, free)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
BRAHMS: THE BOY II, THE CALL OF THE WILD, DOWNHILL, 1917, BAD BOYS FOR LIFE, BIRDS OF PREY, DOLITTLE, FANTASY ISLAND, THE GENTLEMEN, JOJO RABBIT, JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL, KNIVES OUT, PARASITE, THE PHOTOGRAPH, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG, STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (2/21 on), Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury boxing championship match (2/22, 8 p.m., simulcast), THE GODFATHER (2/23, 2/26), FREE BURMA RANGERS (2/24, 7 p.m.), MY HERO ACADEMIA: HEROES RISING (2/26 on)
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Weekend Films at the Union” feat. ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP, Pine Lounge (2/21, 7 p.m.; 2/22, 7 & 10 p.m.; free w/i-card), “Throwback Films at the Union” feat. JURASSIC PARK, Courtyard Café (2/27, 8:30 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 Parkway Pointe 8, Springfield, IL
Springfield Art Association presents Molly Schlich Independent | International Film Series feat. WOMAN AT WAR (2/23, 1 & 4 p.m.; 2/25, 7 p.m.)
@ AMC Classic Village Mall 6, Danville, IL
THE CALL OF THE WILD, IMPRACTICAL JOKERS: THE MOVIE, BAD BOYS FOR LIFE, BIRDS OF PREY, DOLITTLE, KNIVES OUT, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (2/21 on)
@ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL
THE CALL OF THE WILD, 1917, BAD BOYS FOR LIFE, BIRDS OF PREY, DOLITTLE, FANTASY ISLAND, THE GENTLEMEN, JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (2/21 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
THE CALL OF THE WILD, DOWNHILL, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (2/21 on)
@ The Lincoln Family Theater & Community Center, Lincoln, IL
THE CALL OF THE WILD, DOWNHILL, 1917, BIRDS OF PREY, DOLITTLE, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG, THE TURNING (2/21 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
Elliott Ferguson acoustic performance (2/22)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
CLEMENCY (2/21-2/23), BLUE NOTE RECORDS: BEYOND THE NOTES screening plus Glenn Wilson and Friends performance (2/22, 7 p.m.), COLOR OUT OF SPACE (2/27)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (2/21-2/23, 2/26)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
1917 (2/21-2/23), THE ADDAMS FAMILY (2019; 2/22, 11 a.m., free)
@ Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL
THE CALL OF THE WILD, BAD BOYS FOR LIFE, BIRDS OF PREY, DOLITTLE, DOWNHILL, FANTASY ISLAND, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (2/21 on)
@ Streator Eagle 6, Streator, IL
THE CALL OF THE WILD, BIRDS OF PREY, DOLITTLE, DOWNHILL, PARASITE, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (2/21 on)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ Southern Illinois University campus + various venues, Carbondale, IL
42nd Big Muddy Film Festival (2/24-3/1, free)
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
3/12-3/15
30th Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival, Chicago, IL
3/13-3/14
Slasher Film Festival, Peoria, IL
NEW! 3/14
SAFETY LAST w/live organ accompanied by Steven Ball
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
3/24
SHERLOCK, JR. w/live organ accompaniment by Dennis Scott
@ Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, Bloomington, IL, 7 p.m.
4/2-4/9
22nd annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
4/15-4/18
22nd annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
AEMS presents AsiaLENS Documentary/Film Series
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
3/10: DAY OF THE WESTERN SUNRISE; 4/14: AMERICAVILLE
“For Art’s Sake” cinema screenings
@ Armory Building/Gregory Hall, UIUC, Champaign-Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
(AB 101) 2/21: CASABLANCA; 2/28: RIO BRAVO; (GH 100) 3/6: DOUBLE INDEMNITY; 3/13: SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN; 3/27: EASY RIDER; (AB 101) 4/3: TAXI DRIVER; 4/10: CHINATOWN; 4/24: OPENING NIGHT; 5/1: A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE
Illini Union Board presents “Throwback Films at the Union”
@ Courtyard Cafe, Main Level, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 8:30 p.m. Thurs., free w/i-card
2/27: JURASSIC PARK; 3/5: A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN; 3/12: SPACE JAM; 3/19: TOY STORY; 3/26: FROZEN; 4/2: MAMMA MIA!; 4/9: FORREST GUMP; 4/16: WALL-E; 4/23: JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE; 4/30: STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS/STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
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
2/21, 2/22: ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP; 2/28, 2/29: JOKER; 3/6, 3/7: BOMBSHELL; 3/13, 3/14: LIKE A BOSS; 3/20, 3/21: DOLITTLE; 3/27, 3/28: FROZEN II; 4/3, 4/4: CATS; 4/10, 4/11: A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD; 4/17, 4/18: BIRDS OF PREY; 4/24, 4/25: JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL; 5/1, 5/2: STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
3/21: ON THE WATERFRONT; 4/26: COOL HAND LUKE; 5/16: CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF; 6/20: FANTASIA
Springfield Art Association presents
29th Molly Schlich Independent | International Film Series
@ AMC Classic Parkway Pointe 8, Springfield, IL, 1 & 4 p.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Tuesdays
2/23, 2/25: WOMAN AT WAR; 3/1, 3/3: PAIN AND GLORY
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
Champaign Public Library listing is courtesy Rebecca Knaur/CPL.
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