Calendar: Feb. 28-March 5, 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!
2/29: Julia Megan Sullivan (actress, EMPOWERED, Malachi Entertainment, Urbana, IL)
3/2: Anne Lukeman (“chief adventurist,” C-U Adventures in Time & Space)
3/2: Kelly White (executive director, 40 North 88 West: Champaign County Arts Council)
3/3: Tariq A. Khan (entertainment reporter, Fox News)
LOCAL FILMS, ETC. | Support Your Media Storytellers
@ Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
C-U Cinefile* meeting, Room 223 (2/28, 4 p.m.)
@ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Film & Video* meeting, Room 1022 (3/2, 7 p.m.)
@ Shatterglass Studios, Champaign, IL
Workshop Films Collective* meeting (3/4, 5:30 p.m.)
@ WILL Channel 12/PBS, Illinois Public Media, UIUC, Urbana, IL
ILLINOIS COUNTRY* documentary world premiere broadcast (3/2, 7 p.m.)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
CREATED EQUAL: CLARENCE THOMAS IN HIS OWN WORDS, THE INVISIBLE MAN, THE LAST FULL MEASURE, 1917, BIRDS OF PREY, BRAHMS: THE BOY II, THE CALL OF THE WILD, FANTASY ISLAND, THE GENTLEMEN, IMPRACTICAL JOKERS: THE MOVIE, KNIVES OUT, THE PHOTOGRAPH, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (2/28 on), BAD BOYS FOR LIFE (2/28-3/3), MY HERO ACADEMIA: HEROES RISING (2/28-2/29, 3/3-3/5), EMMA., ONWARD (3/5 on)
@ Armory Building/Gregory Hall, UIUC, Champaign-Urbana, IL
“For Art’s Sake” cinema screenings, Armory Building 101, 7 p.m., free: RIO BRAVO (2/28); Greg Hall 100, 7 p.m., free: DOUBLE INDEMNITY (3/6)
@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL
Studio – DARK WATERS, PLAYMOBIL: THE MOVIE, QUEEN & SLIM; Independent – 2 GRAVES IN THE DESERT, ANA, THE FURIES, RADIOFLASH (3/3 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
FROZEN II, KNIVES OUT, COLOR OUT OF SPACE, RABID, VILLAINS, ANOTHER MOTHER’S SON, THE CORRUPTED, THE ROCKET LIST, FEEDBACK, AFTER WE LEAVE, more! (2/25 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
IMPRACTICAL JOKERS: THE MOVIE, THE INVISIBLE MAN, THE LODGE, 1917, BAD BOYS FOR LIFE, BIRDS OF PREY, BRAHMS: THE BOY II, THE CALL OF THE WILD, FANTASY ISLAND, JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL, KNIVES OUT, PARASITE, THE PHOTOGRAPH, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (2/28 on), MY HERO ACADEMIA: HEROES RISING (2/28-2/29, 3/3-3/5), The Metropolitan Opera: Agrippina (2/29, 11:55 a.m., simulcast; 3/ 4, 6:30 p.m., recorded), NORTH BY NORTHWEST (3/1, 3/ 4), ONWARD (3/5 on)
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Weekend Films at the Union” feat. JOKER, Pine Lounge (2/28, 7 p.m.; 2/29, 7 & 10 p.m.; free w/i-card), “Throwback Films at the Union” feat. A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN, Courtyard Café (3/5, 8:30 p.m., free w/i-card)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
Reel Deals: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (3/3, 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 Parkway Pointe 8, Springfield, IL
Springfield Art Association presents Molly Schlich Independent | International Film Series feat. PAIN AND GLORY (3/1, 1 & 4 p.m.; 3/3, 7 p.m.)
@ AMC Classic Village Mall 6, Danville, IL
THE INVISIBLE MAN, BAD BOYS FOR LIFE, BIRDS OF PREY, THE CALL OF THE WILD, IMPRACTICAL JOKERS: THE MOVIE, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (2/28 on)
@ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL
IMPRACTICAL JOKERS: THE MOVIE, THE INVISIBLE MAN, 1917, BAD BOYS FOR LIFE, BIRDS OF PREY, THE CALL OF THE WILD, FANTASY ISLAND, THE GENTLEMEN, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (2/28 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
THE CALL OF THE WILD, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (2/28 on), THE SONG OF NAMES (2/28-3/1)
@ The Lincoln Family Theater & Community Center, Lincoln, IL
THE INVISIBLE MAN, 1917, BIRDS OF PREY, THE CALL OF THE WILD, DOWNHILL, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (2/28 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
FROZEN II (2/28-3/1)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
CLEMENCY (2/28-3/1), COLOR OUT OF SPACE (2/28-2/29), THE GENERAL (1926; 3/5)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (2/28-3/1, 3/4)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
DOLITLE (2/28-3/1)
@ Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL
THE INVISIBLE MAN, BAD BOYS FOR LIFE, BIRDS OF PREY, THE CALL OF THE WILD, DOLITTLE, DOWNHILL, FANTASY ISLAND, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (2/28 on)
@ Streator Eagle 6, Streator, IL
IMPRACTICAL JOKERS: THE MOVIE, THE INVISIBLE MAN, THE PHOTOGRAPH, THE CALL OF THE WILD, FANTASY ISLAND, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (2/28 on)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ Southern Illinois University campus + various venues, Carbondale, IL
42nd Big Muddy Film Festival (through 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
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) 2/28: 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
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
2/28, 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
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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