Calendar du C-U: September 4-10
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
9/4/15-9/10/15
MILESTONES
Happy Birthday to … Saturday, September 5: Anthony Cabral (first assistant director, RACE YOU TO RUSSIA, Pens to Lens 2014) … Tuesday, September 8: Devin Dugan (model, MICRO-FILM) … celebrate!
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: PHOENIX (9/4 on; 9/6, 7 p.m., discussion w/Pat Gill), KAHLIL GIBRAN’S THE PROPHET (9/4-9/7, 9/9-9/10; 9/4, 7 p.m., discussion w/Nina Paley, Richard Leskosky), THE SEARCHERS (9/4, 9/5, 10 p.m.; 9/6, 11 a.m.; 9/10, 10 p.m.), UI Department of Dance presents the Flatlands Dance Film Festival feat. “dance on camera” shorts (9/8, 7 p.m.), Krannert Center for the Performing Arts and ELLNORA | The Guitar Festival present IN SEARCH OF BLIND JOE DEATH: THE SAGA OF JOHN FAHEY (9/9, 6:30 p.m.), SHARON ISBIN: TROUBADOR (9/9, 8 p.m., Q&A w/Sharon Isbin)
@ Pine Lounge, Main Floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Union Board presents “Films at the Union” feat. TED 2 (9/4, 9/5, 7 p.m., free)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL: The News-Gazette Film Series presents REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (9/5, 1 & 7 p.m.), Reel Deals presents THE END OF THE TOUR (9/7-9/12, 7 p.m.)
@ Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL: AsiaLENS: AEMS Documentary/Film Series presents COTTON ROAD (9/8, 7 p.m., free)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: A WALK IN THE WOODS, MISTRESS AMERICA, MR. HOLMES (9/4 on), MAX (9/4-9/6, 5 p.m.), “Great Screen Teams Part 2” classes with Skip Huston (Thursdays, 9/17 on, 6:30 p.m.)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: WJBC presents BLAZING SADDLES (9/3, 7 p.m.), Beyond Normal Films presents BEST OF ENEMIES (9/4-9/6, 7 p.m.), WBNQ presents BACK TO THE FUTURE (9/10, 7 p.m.)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: INSIDE OUT, AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON (Screen 1) (9/4-9/6)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED, SINISTER 2, PAPER TOWNS, MR. HOLMES, NO ESCAPE, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (9/4 on), INSIDE OUT (9/5=9/7, 1:20 p.m.)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL: ANT-MAN (9/4-9/6)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: MINIONS, INSIDE OUT (Screen 1), FURIOUS 7, JURASSIC WORLD (Screen 2) (9/4-9/6)
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: MINIONS, JURASSIC WORLD (9/4), MINIONS, JURASSIC WORLD, TERMINATOR: GENISYS (9/5-9/6)
@ Carmike 13, Champaign, IL: JURASSIC WORLD (2-D), INSIDE OUT (2-D), PIXELS (2-D), SOUTHPAW, THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED, A WALK IN THE WOODS, AMERICAN ULTRA, ANT-MAN, THE GIFT, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: ROGUE NATION, NO ESCAPE, SINISTER 2, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON, WAR ROOM, WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS (9/4 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL: DOPE, JURASSIC WORLD (2-D), MISTRESS AMERICA, PIXELS (2-D), THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED (IMAX), A WALK IN THE WOODS, ANT-MAN, THE GIFT, HITMAN: AGENT 47, INSIDE OUT, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., MINIONS, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: ROGUE NATION, NO ESCAPE, RICKI AND THE FLASH, SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE, SINISTER 2, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON, TRAINWRECK (9/4 on), Fathom Events presents HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD live premiere (9/9, 7:30 p.m.), 90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN (9/10, 7 & 9:45 p.m.)
@ AMC Village Mall 6, Danville, IL: INSIDE OUT, THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., NO ESCAPE, RICKI AND THE FLASH, SINISTER 2, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, THE D TRAIN, GOOD KILL, THE CURSE OF DOWNERS GROVE, I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS, THE FACE OF AN ANGEL, ARMY OF FRANKENSTEINS, THE ORIGINALS (s2), TEXAS RISING (cs), more! (9/1 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL: Closed through 9/7!
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: Closed through 9/30!
@ That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, IL: Closed
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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
9/17: Central Illinois Film Commission meeting
@ TBA
NEW! 9/19-9/20: The Dark History Con 2015 feat. THE GARBAGE MAN* local premiere
@ Fluid Event Center, Champaign, IL, date/time TBA
10/4: 6th annual New Art Film Festival*
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, 5 p.m.
NEW! 10/10: “The Art of Fear” event
@ Heroic Age Art Center, Mt. Zion, IL, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
NEW! 10/28: THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI w/live organ accompaniment by Dennis Scott
@ Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, Bloomington, IL, 7 p.m.
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
NEW! 4/13-4/17, 2016: 18th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
COMMUNITY FILM SERIES
Neutral Cycle, etc., present “Urbanalove Summer Movie Night Series”
@ 129 N. Race St., Urbana, IL, sunset, free
9/12: GHOSTBUSTERS
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
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
NEW! AEMS, IPRH, and Spurlock Museum present AsiaLENS Documentary/Film Series
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
9/8: COTTON ROAD; 10/13: AGRARIAN UTOPIA; 11/10: BITTER SEEDS
Illini Union Board Presents “Films at the Union”
@ Pine Lounge, Main Level, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
9/4, 9/5: TED 2; 9/11, 9/12: INSIDE OUT; 9/18, 9/19: MAGIC MIKE XXL; 9/25, 9/26: PIXELS; 10/2, 10/3: ANT-MAN; 10/9, 10/10: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: ROGUE NATION; 10/16, 10/17: VACATION; 10/23, 10/24: MINIONS; 10/30, 10/31: SINSTER 2; 11/6, 11/7: STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON; 11/13, 11/14: SOUTHPAW; 11/20, 11/21: WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS; 12/4, 12/5: THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke
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