Calendar: November 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!
11/15: Brian Hagy (cinematographer, A-LISTER, Looming Castle Productions, Champaign, IL)
11/16: Kymberly Harris (writer/director, I HEARD SARAH, Firsthand Films, Los Angeles, CA)
MFHQ MEMO | From Chambana Mendota with Love Not Much
I’m writing this at 2:30 a.m. after finally checking the mailbox, bringing in the garbage bin, and trotting Ma JaPan to the bathroom in an event-free excursion. I just didn’t have it to put any solid work into C-U Blogfidential this week. I should feel a lot more stressed than I do. Maybe it’s because I am dull to the senses for the time being and it may become a problem very quickly. Ennui has nothing on the stupefying effects of the year 2020, even if we have things to look forward to in 2021. Keep reaching, folks.
LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers
@ online Zoom
Small Press Fest! virtual events (11/12-11/14) Schedule & Registration
@ online Zoom
C-U Cinefile virtual meeting (11/13, 11/20, 4 p.m.) Join mailing list
@ online Zoom
Illini Film & Video virtual meeting (11/16, 8 p.m.) Join mailing list
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
THE CLIMB, FREAKY, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, COME PLAY, LET HIM GO, TENET, TOY STORY, TRUE TO THE GAME 2, THE WAR WITH GRANDPA (11/13 on), HONEST THIEF (11/13-11/16, 11/18), TOY STORY (11/13-11/15, 11/17), THE LAST SHIFT (11/14, 2:15 p.m.), VANGUARD Jackie Chan fan event (11/19, 6:45 p.m.)
@ Family Video, Champaign, IL
MULAN, BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC, A RAINY DAY IN NEW YORK, HENCHMEN, SPONTANEOUS, GUEST HOUSE, MORTAL, BLADE: THE IRON CROSS, more! (11/10 on), store closing – inventory sale (11/9 on).
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Throwback Films at the Union” feat. CLUELESS, Illini Union Ballroom, 2nd floor (11/13, 7 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 Village Mall 6, Danville, IL
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, FREAKY, COME PLAY, LET HIM GO, THE WAR WITH GRANDPA (11/13-11/15)
@ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, FREAKY, TOY STORY, COME PLAY, HONEST THIEF, LET HIM GO, THE NEW MUTANTS, THE WAR WITH GRANDPA (11/13-11/15)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
HILLBILLY ELEGY, LET HIM GO (11/13-11/15)
@ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL
PITCH PERFECT (11/13, 6 p.m.), WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (11/15, 1, 4 & 7 p.m.)
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
Closed for the week.
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
Closed for the week.
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
MEMORIES OF MURDER (11/13-11/15), A HARD DAY’S NIGHT (11/19). “Living Room Film Festival” virtual screenings: ACTION U.S.A., CITY HALL (11/13-12/3) Purchase
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
Popcorn sale! (11/13, 6-8 p.m.)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
Closed for the week.
@ Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL
THE INFORMER, JUNGLELAND, LET HIM GO, TOY STORY, COME PLAY, THE EMPTY MAN, HONEST THIEF, THE WAR WITH GRANDPA (11/6 on)
@ Streator Eagle 6, Streator, IL
KINDRED, LET HIM GO, TOY STORY, COME PLAY, SPELL, THE WAR WITH GRANDPA (11/6 on)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ online
Cinema St. Louis presents the 29th annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival (11/5-11/22) Information
@ Pilsen’s ChiTown Movies drive-in, Chicago, IL
Midwest Film Festival presents “Music Night” feat. The Thomas Pace Band (11/16, 5:30 p.m. performance, 6:30 p.m. program)
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
9/8-9/11, 2021
22nd Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
Illini Union Board presents “Throwback Films at the Union”
@ Illini Union Ballroom, 2nd floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m. Fri., free w/i-card
11/13: CLUELESS; 11/20: THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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