Calendar: Dec. 31, ‘21-Jan. 6, ‘22
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!
12/30: Jason Pankoke (editor/publisher, C-U Blogfidential, Mendota, IL)
FIELD REPORT DU HQ | From Wherever It May Be Said
It’s time to face the New Year, dearest readers, so we’re easing the transition by offering you something old (a long-intended Chef Ra tribute, drifting into view next week), something new (the BAKING UP LOVE article we ran on Tuesday), something borrowed (the scene-specific info on this and every Calendar, if we’re to be honest about it), and something blue (our salute to the creative folks whom we’ve lost in 2021, appearing last night). Read up, drink up, and shake the jitters out of your systems. I don’t believe that 2022 will be a walk in the park, even if we skirt 2021 and 2020 standards by miles, but we have to give our best effort if we’re going to shape it into something worthwhile. CUBlog will be rooting for you.
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
’83, AMERICAN UNDERDOG, ENCANTO, GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE, A JOURNAL FOR JORDAN, THE KING’S MAN, THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS, NIGHTMARE ALLEY, SHYAM SINGHA ROY, SING 2, SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME, WEST SIDE STORY (12/31 on), THE 355 (1/6 on)
@ Danville Public Library, Danville, IL
DPL and the Danville Library Foundation present “An Evening with LeVar Burton” virtual event (1/6, 6 p.m. watch party, 7 p.m. Zoom discussion) Registration
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
AMERICAN UNDERDOG, A JOURNAL FOR JORDAN, THE KING’S MAN, LICORICE PIZZA, THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS, NIGHTMARE ALLEY, SING 2, SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME, WEST SIDE STORY (12/31 on), GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE (12/31-1/1, 12:50 p.m.), The Metropolitan Opera: Cinderella (1/1, 11:55 a.m., simulcast; 1/5, 1 & 6:30 p.m., recorded)
@ Redbox, Champaign-Urbana, IL
13 MINUTES, CASTLE FALLS, THE GARDENER, MONSTER FAMILY: NOBODY’S PERFECT, more! (12/28 on) Online rentals
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
Closed for the week.
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
AMERICAN UNDERDOG, A JOURNAL FOR JORDAN, THE KING’S MAN, THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS, SING 2, SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME (12/31 on)
@ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL
AMERICAN UNDERDOG, ENCANTO, A JOURNAL FOR JORDAN, THE KING’S MAN, THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS, SING 2, SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME, WEST SIDE STORY (12/31 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
THE KING’S MAN, WEST SIDE STORY (12/31-1/2), SING 2 (12/31-1/4)
@ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL
BIG (1/1, 3 p.m.)
@ The Legacy Theatre, Springfield, IL
“Mystery Movie Monday,” movie 1 of 5 (1/3, 6 p.m. doors, 7 p.m. film) Tickets
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
Private rentals for the week.
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
Closed for the week.
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
Closed for the week.
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
ENCANTO (12/31, 1/2)
@ Streator Eagle 6, Streator, IL
AMERICAN UNDERDOG, THE KING’S MAN, THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS, SING 2, SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME, WEST SIDE STORY (12/31 on)
@ VIP Lincoln Grand 6, Lincoln, IL
AMERICAN UNDERDOG, GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE (4:15 p.m. daily), THE KING’S MAN, THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS, SING 2, SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME (12/31 on)
@ VIP Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL
AMERICAN UNDERDOG, GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE (4:30 p.m. daily), THE KING’S MAN, THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS, SING 2, SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME (12/31 on)
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
NEW! 2/18-2/19, 2022
B-Fest 2022
@ Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
3/31-4/3, 2022
32nd Onion City Experimental Film + Video Festival
@ Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago, IL
4/7-4/17, 2022
24th annual Wisconsin Film Festival
@ University of Wisconsin, etc., Madison, WI
4/8-4/10, 2022
Dead in Decatur presents “The Art of Fear”
@ Heroic Age Art Center, Mt. Zion, IL
4/20-4/23, 2022
22nd Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
9/22-10/2, 2022
40th Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, Chicago, IL
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
“The Arthouse Experience Film Series” curated by Sanford Hess
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
1/19/22: WILD TALES; 2/23/22: ADAPTATION; 3/23/22: THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS; 4/6/22: BIG NIGHT; 5/25/22: EIGHTH GRADE; 6/1/22: THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI: to be rescheduled: THE ARTIST
Illini Radio Group presents “Rewind 92.5 Film Series”/“Mix 94.5 Throwback Thursdays”*
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
1/13/22: CLUELESS*; 1/20/22: SAY ANYTHING; 2/2/22: GROUNDHOG DAY; 3/21/22: ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK; 4/4/22: FACE/OFF; 5/23/22: MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME; 6/30/22: WAYNE’S WORLD; 7/14/22: STARSHIP TROOPERS
NEW! Springfield Art Association presents the 30th annual Molly Schlich Independent | International Film Series
@ AMC Classic Springfield 12, Springfield, IL, 1 & 4 p.m. Sunday + 7 p.m. Tuesday
1/9, 1/11: PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE; 1/16, 1/18: THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS; 1/23, 1/25: THE TRUTH; 1/30, 2/1: SPOOR; 2/6, 2/8: INDIA SWEETS AND SPICES; 2/13, 2/15: THE MAN WHO SOLD HIS SKIN; 2/20, 2/22: THE RESCUE; 2/27, 3/1: RIDERS OF JUSTICE
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
1/22/22: ALL ABOUT EVE; 2/19/22: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT; 4/30/22: DUCK SOUP; 6/25/22: HIGH NOON; 7/29/22: TOP HAT
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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