Calendar: March 13-19, 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!
3/14: Stephen Bissette (editor, Cryptid Cinema, SpiderBaby Graphix & Publications, Windsor, VT)
3/18: Joseph Muskin (co-author, The Art Theater, Champaign Urbana Theater History, Urbana, IL)
3/18: Katrina Catizone (pop culture artist, Studio Art de Katrina, Champaign, IL)
3/19: Andrew F. Gleason (writer/editor/assistant director, SUPERZUZAA, WildBrain/DHX Media, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
MFHQ MEMO | From Chambana Mendota with Love Advice
As the world shapes its policies and social behavior to begin to attempt to curb the reach of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, we must do our part to stay cleanly, limit public activity, and refrain from panic. Listen carefully to what our doctors and scientists have to say to us through official sources, such as the webpage of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or a local organization like the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District, and share only verifiable information with others. If you feel the symptoms, go immediately for a diagnosis and then self-quarantine if necessary. Help your friends and neighbors if you can; to be a hero at this stage is to be smart and responsible, especially when it comes to the hands-on welfare of those who are potentially the most vulnerable: the elderly, the young, and the economically disenfranchised. We hope that you can be constructive and creative with your time whether you contract the virus or not. Certainly, it feels like others are deciding what we can’t do with the rash of event cancellations, school closings, and the like. This may soon include movie theaters. We’ll reflect the reality as best as possible in the Calendar although we won’t be updating it to the minute when changes come. Take it as a guide and no more. Visit direct sources so you know if the show will still go on. Honestly, it’s not that important. Concentrate instead on your lives and the stability of your community. The motion picture can be revisited and replayed. Our time on Earth cannot. Cheers.
LOCAL FILMS, ETC. | Support Your Media Storytellers
@ Shatterglass Studios, Champaign, IL
Cancelled: Workshop Films Collective* meeting (3/18, 5:30 p.m.)
@ WILL Channel 12/PBS, Illinois Public Media, UIUC, Urbana, IL
ILLINOIS COUNTRY* documentary encore broadcasts (3/15, 8 p.m.)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
BLOODSHOT, THE HUNT, I STILL BELIEVE, BIRDS OF PREY, THE CALL OF THE WILD, EMMA., IMPRACTICAL JOKERS: THE MOVIE, THE INVISIBLE MAN, ONWARD, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG, THE WAY BACK (3/13 on), I AM PATRICK (3/17, 3/18, 6:30 p.m.)
@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL
Studio – BLACK CHRISTMAS, A HIDDEN LIFE, JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL, RICHARD JEWELL, SUPERMAN: RED SON (animated); Independent – AMITYVILLE ISLAND, DUSTWALKER, INTRIGO: DEATH OF AN AUTHOR, NEFARIOUS, SACRIFICE; Documentary – HOMES ON THE RANGE, THE LAST DALAI LAMA?; International – FANNEY KHAN (3/17 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
SPIES IN DISGUISE, UNCUT GEMS, BOMBSHELL, CHARLIE’S ANGELS, RADIOFLASH, INHERIT THE VIPER, THE SONATA, THE ALPHA TEST, more! (3/10 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
BLOODSHOT, EMMA., THE HUNT, I STILL BELIEVE, BAD BOYS FOR LIFE, BIRDS OF PREY, THE CALL OF THE WILD, IMPRACTICAL JOKERS: THE MOVIE, THE INVISIBLE MAN, ONWARD, PARASITE, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG, THE WAY BACK (3/13 on), HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE (3/15, 3/18), I AM PATRICK (3/17, 3/18, 6:30 p.m.)
@ Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
“For Art’s Sake” cinema screenings, Room 100, 7 p.m., free: SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (3/13)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
Postponed: SAFETY LAST w/live organ accompaniment by Steven Ball (3/14, 7 p.m.), Rewind 92.5 Film Series: ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (3/16, 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
THE HUNT, I STILL BELIEVE, THE INVISIBLE MAN, ONWARD, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG, THE WAY BACK (3/13 on)
@ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL
BLOODSHOT, THE HUNT, I STILL BELIEVE, THE CALL OF THE WILD, THE INVISIBLE MAN, ONWARD, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG, THE WAY BACK (3/13 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
THE INVISIBLE MAN, ORDINARY LOVE, ONWARD (3/13 on)
@ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL
Cancelled: LEPRECHAUN (3/17, 7 p.m.)
@ Landmark Cinemas at Landmark Recreation Center, Peoria, IL
Slasher Film Festival* (3/13-3/14)
@ The Lincoln Family Theater & Community Center, Lincoln, IL
THE HUNT, I STILL BELIEVE, THE CALL OF THE WILD, THE INVISIBLE MAN, ONWARD, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (3/13 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
SPIES IN DISGUISE (3/13-3/15)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
Postponed: PREMATURE (3/13), Coalescence Theatre Project presents The Exonerated (3/14-3/15, 2:30 & 7:30 p.m.), CORPUS CHRISTI (3/19)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
ONWARD (3/13-3/15, 3/18)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
BIRDS OF PREY (3/13-3/15)
@ Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL
THE HUNT, I STILL BELIEVE, THE CALL OF THE WILD, THE INVISIBLE MAN, ONWARD (3/13 on)
@ Streator Eagle 6, Streator, IL
THE HUNT, I STILL BELIEVE, THE CALL OF THE WILD, THE INVISIBLE MAN, ONWARD, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (3/13 on)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
UPDATE! @ Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago, IL
Postponed: 30th Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival, Chicago, IL (through 3/15)
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
3/24
SHERLOCK, JR. w/live organ accompaniment by Dennis Scott
@ Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, Bloomington, IL, 7 p.m.
3/28
Community Supported Film presents BE KIND REWIND
@ Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
UPDATE! 4/2-4/9
Cancelled: 22nd annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
UPDATE! 4/15-4/18
Cancelled: 22nd annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
NEW! 5/22-5/24
INCIDENT AT KICKAPOO CREEK* 50th anniversary screenings
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
UPDATE! AEMS presents AsiaLENS Documentary/Film Series
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
Cancelled: 4/14: AMERICAVILLE
“For Art’s Sake” cinema screenings
@ Armory Building/Gregory Hall, UIUC, Champaign-Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
(GH 100) 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
UPDATE! 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
Cancelled: 3/19: TOY STORY; 3/26: FROZEN; 4/2: MAMMA MIA!; TBD: 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
UPDATE! 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
Cancelled: 3/13, 3/14: LIKE A BOSS; 3/20, 3/21: DOLITTLE; 3/27, 3/28: FROZEN II; 4/3, 4/4: CATS; TBD: 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
UPDATE! The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
Postponed: 3/21: ON THE WATERFRONT; 4/26: COOL HAND LUKE; 5/16: CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF; 6/20: FANTASIA
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
Champaign Public Library listing is courtesy Rebecca Knaur/CPL.
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