Calendar du C-U: July 17-23
Our unique movie and media Calendar appears every Friday on C-U Blogfidential and caters to the discerning tastes of citizens in the downstate region anchored by Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, USA.
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PLAYING THIS WEEK
7/17/15-7/23/15
MILESTONES
10 Years Ago … Friday, July 22, 2005: On “Collector’s Day,” That’s Rentertainment launched the arduous task of purging approximately 16,000 VHS cassettes from their library to make way for DVD replacements and fresh stock. After dropping prices daily through that weekend, the sale racks would linger for another two years until the remainders vanished. Approximately 100 tapes remain in a token VHS section … but not for long. Promo
LOCAL FILMS, ETC.
@ Secret MICRO-FILM Headquarters, Champaign, IL: Entries now being accepted for sixth annual New Art Film Festival! (7/10-8/28) Details
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: AMY (7/17 on), THE OVERNIGHT (7/17, 7/18, 7/22, 7/23, 10 p.m.), BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN w/live accompaniment by Andrew Alden Ensemble (7/21, 8 p.m.)
@ 129 N. Race St., Urbana, IL (north of Courier Café): Neutral Cycle, etc., present “Urbanalove Summer Movie Night Series” feat. SPIRITED AWAY (7/18, sunset, free)
@ WILL-TV, Campbell Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Champaign Movie Makers* meeting, “Open Screen Night” (7/21, 7 p.m., free)
@ Anniversary Plaza, Main Quad, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Union Board presents “Summer Quad Cinema Series” feat. AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON (7/23, 7 p.m., free)
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: EX MACHINA, THE LONGEST RIDE, PALL BLART: MALL COP 2, WHILE WE’RE YOUNG, THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL, IT FOLLOWS, CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA, more! (7/14 on), store inventory sale ongoing, $9.95/video (6/15 on) Sale terms
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: LOVE & MERCY, MINIONS (3-D & 2-D) (7/17 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: THE WOLFPACK (7/16-7/19, 7 p.m.)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: ANT-MAN, INSIDE OUT (Screen 1), MINIONS, JURASSIC WORLD (Screen 2) (7/17 on)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: ANT-MAN (3-D & 2-D), MAX, MINIONS (3-D & 2-D) (7/17 on), THE BOOK OF LIFE (7/18, 7/21, 10 a.m.), PIXELS (3-D) (7/23, 8:15 p.m.)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: MINIONS (7/17 on)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL: INSIDE OUT (7/17-7/19)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL: Save the Lorraine Foundation presents the 2nd annual Lorraine Street Party fundraiser (7/18, 12 p.m.-12 a.m., no movies)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: MINIONS, ANT-MAN (7/17-7/22), Throwback Thursday: MINIONS, DAZED AND CONFUSED (7/23)
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: MINIONS, INSIDE OUT (7/16-7/19)
@ Carmike 13, Champaign, IL: ANT-MAN (3-D & 2-D), BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN, TRAINWRECK, THE GALLOWS, INSIDE OUT, JURASSIC WORLD (3-D & 2-D), MAGIC MIKE XXL, MINIONS (3-D & 2-D), SELF/LESS, TERMINATOR GENISYS (7/17 on), Carmike Classic Cinema presents THE USUAL SUSPECTS (7/21, 7 p.m.), THE TOOTH FAIRY (7/23, 10 a.m.), Fathom Events presents La Fille mal gardée performed by The Royal Ballet (7/23, 7 p.m.), PAPER TOWNS (7/23, 9 p.m.)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL: ANT-MAN (3-D & 2-D), TRAINWRECK, THE GALLOWS, INSIDE OUT, JURASSIC WORLD, MAGIC MIKE XXL, MAX, MINIONS (3-D & 2-D), SELF/LESS, SPY, TERMINATOR GENISYS (7/17 on), Turner Classic Movies presents DOUBLE INDEMNITY (7/19, 7/20 2 & 7 p.m.), ARTHUR CHRISTMAS (7/20-7/23, 10 a.m.), Fathom Events presents “All Work All Play: The Pursuit of eSports Glory Live” (7/21, 7:30 p.m.), Fathom Events presents Metropolitan Opera Summer Encores: The Merry Widow (7/22, 7 p.m.), 20th Century Fox presents “Night on the Towns” event feat. PAPER TOWNS advance screening and live simulcast w/talent (7/23, 7:30 p.m.)
ADDED! @ AMC Village Mall 6, Danville, IL: ANT-MAN (3-D & 2-D), TRAINWRECK, JURASSIC WORLD (3-D & 2-D), MAGIC MIKE XXL, MINIONS (3-D & 2-D), TERMINATOR GENISYS (3-D & 2-D),
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Locally produced movies and events featuring locally produced movies are marked with an asterisk (*). Also find out what is “Coming Soon” by hitting the jump below. Go see ‘em, C-U!
COMING SOON
8/15: 3rd annual Pens to Lens Screenwriting Competitions + Awards Gala*
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 2 & 6 p.m.
9/7-9/12: THE END OF THE TOUR
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
NEW! 9/17: Central Illinois Film Commission meeting
@ TBA
10/4: 6th annual New Art Film Festival*
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, time TBA
10/29-10/31: 6th annual Freeky Creek Short Film Festival*
@ Sleepy Creek Vineyards, Fairmount, IL
11/6-11/7: 14th annual Route 66 International Film Festival
@ Capital City Bar & Grill, Springfield, IL
3/11-3/12, 2016: 7th annual Drunken Zombie Film Festival
@ Landmark Cinemas, Peoria, IL
COMMUNITY FILM SERIES
Neutral Cycle, etc., present “Urbanalove Summer Movie Night Series”
@ 129 N. Race St., Urbana, IL, sunset, free
7/18: SPIRITED AWAY; 8/22: THE GOONIES; 9/12: GHOSTBUSTERS
The News-Gazette Film Series | 2015-16 FILMS ANNOUNCED
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
8/8: NASHVILLE; 9/5: REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE; 10/26-10/30: Alfred Hitchcock Festival – SUSPICION, SABOTAGE, THE LADY VANISHES, SPELLBOUND, FRENZY (7 & 10 p.m.); 11/14: DOUBLE INDEMNITY; 12/12: MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS; 1/23/16: SHANE; 2/27/16: FORBIDDEN PLANET; 3/19/16: 42ND STREET; 4/2/16: SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS; 5/21/16: THE GRADUATE; 6/25/16: Reader’s Choice TBA; 7/16/16: THE AWFUL TRUTH; 8/6/16: WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES
Illini Union Board presents “Summer Quad Cinema Series”
@ Anniversary Plaza, Main Quad, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
7/23: AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON; 8/23: PITCH PERFECT 2
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke
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