Calendar: August 7-13, 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.
~~~~~
MILESTONES | Happy Birthday to You!
8/7: Rachel Rebecca Berry (instructor, “Make a Movie” virtual camp, Class Act, Champaign, IL)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
Closed for the week.
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
SWALLOW, MR. JONES, DIRT MUSIC, EXIT PLAN, COMA, THE SOUL COLLECTOR, PATRIOT: A NATION AT WAR, GATES OF DARKNESS, JACK RYAN (s2), HIS DARK MATERIALS (s1), more! (8/7 on)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
Closed for the week. “Virtual Virginia Theatre” screenings: HEAVEN CAN WAIT (1943), AND THEN THERE WERE NONE (1945), THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR “House Guest” episode (1962) free on YouTube, BILL AND TED’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE for Purchase (8/7 on)
Events featuring locally produced movies are marked with an asterisk (*). Additional “Now Playing” and “Coming Soon” listings appear after the jump!
~~~~~
NOW PLAYING | The Cities Beyond
@ AMC Classic Village Mall 6, Danville, IL
Closed for the week.
@ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL
Closed for the week.
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
GREMLINS, JAWS, JURASSIC PARK (8/7-8/9)
@ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL
GREASE (8/8, 9 p.m., outdoors @ Palace Park)
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
TROLLS, TROLLS WORLD TOUR (Screen 1), THE IRON GIANT, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (Screen 2) (8/7-8/9), GROWN UPS, HAPPY GILMORE (Screen 1), PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES, THE GREAT OUTDOORS (Screen 2) (8/13-8/16)
@ The Lincoln Family Theater & Community Center, Lincoln, IL
Closed for the week.
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
Closed for the week.
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
Closed for the week. “Living Room Film Festival” virtual screenings: ALL I CAN SAY, WE ARE LITTLE ZOMBIES (through 8/13), BEATS, CREEM: AMERICA’S ONLY ROCK ‘N’ ROLL MAGAZINE (8/7-8/20) Purchase
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
Closed for the week.
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
Closed for the week.
@ Route 34 Drive-in, Earlville, IL
THE MUMMY, THE MUMMY RETURNS (8/7-8/9)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
KUNG FU PANDA, ANCHORMAN (Screen 1), PULP FICTION, A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (Screen 2) (8/7-8/9, 8/13-8/14)
@ Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL
SHREK, WAITING FOR THE BARBARIANS, GHOSTBUSTERS (1984), THE GOONIES, JAWS, JURASSIC PARK, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, THE RENTAL (8/7 on)
@ Streator Eagle 6, Streator, IL
DREAMGIRLS, GODZILLA (2014), GROUNDHOG DAY, HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (8/7-8/9, 8/12-13), “Drive-In Week” outdoor screenings: DIRTY DANCING (8/7-8/8)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
For detailed and curated listings of Chicago-area film presentations and related events, as well as cancellations and postponements due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, please visit the fine folks at Cine-File and subscribe to their definitive “Cine-List” weekly blast.
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
11/6-11/7
19th annual Route 66 Film Festival
@ State House Inn, Springfield, IL
11/28
SAFETY LAST feat. BIG BUSINESS w/live organ accompaniment by Steven Ball
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
~~~~~
Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
~~~~~
“Calendar du C-U”
© 2020 Jason Pankoke/C-U Blogfidential