Calendar C-U: September 18-24
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
9/18/15-9/24/15
MILESTONES
Happy Birthday to … Saturday, September 19: Eric S. Pankoke (editor, RustySabre.com), Paul A. Brooks (director, Above Normal Video) … Sunday, September 20: Lisa Cerezo (co-owner, ThirdSide), Christopher Sharpe (producer, HILAH COOKING) … Wednesday, September 23: Austin McCann (general manager, The Art Theater Co-op) … celebrate!
LOCAL FILMS, ETC.
@ Fluid Event Center, Champaign, IL: The Dark History Con 2015 presents SERIAL KILLER CULTURE (w/filmmaker John Borowski) and THE GARBAGE MAN* (w/filmmaker Hart D. Fisher) double feature (9/19, 7 p.m.) Details
@ Room 1255, Coleman Hall, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL: Alternative Television and Film Club presents World Premiere of INDIAN BEN* w/filmmaker Ben Hoene (9/19, 7:15 p.m., free, parental guidance suggested)
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: The UIUC Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies presents the 8th annual Latin American Film Festival: BEHAVIOR (9/18, 9/20, 9/23), THE INVISIBLE COLLECTION (9/18, 9/21, 9/24; 9/18, 8:15 p.m., discussion w/filmmaker Bernard Attal), ALL OF ME (9/19, 9/20), I’M NOT LORENA (9/19, 9/20, 9/22), THE FILM CRITIC (9/19, 9/22, 9/24), HIS WEDDING DRESS (9/19, 9/21, 9/23), ZANAHORIA (9/20, 9/22, 9/24) (All films w/English subtitles)
@ Pine Lounge, Main Floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Union Board presents “Films at the Union” feat. MAGIC MIKE XXL (9/18, 9/19, 7 p.m., free)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL: Rewind 92.5 FM and Riley Homes present “Rewind Film Festival: 1985” feat. THE BREAKFAST CLUB (9/18, 7:30 p.m.), CLUE (9/18, 10:30 p.m.), THE GOONIES (9/19, 1 p.m.), TEEN WOLF (9/19, 4 p.m.), ST. ELMO’S FIRE (9/19, 8 p.m.)
@ ???, Champaign, IL: Hallways Microcinema Vol. 15, “‘80s Back to School Night,” feat. industrial films on VHS (9/19, 9 p.m., free, BYOB) Facebook
@ Room 62, Krannert Art Museum, UIUC, Champaign, IL: Author talk and film screening feat. Lisa Silverman (Interwar Vienna) and WOMAN IN GOLD (9/21, 5:30 p.m., free)
@ Room 205, Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Film & Video meeting (9/24, 7:30 p.m.)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS, A WALK IN THE WOODS (9/18 on), MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: ROGUE NATION (9/18-9/23), ANT-MAN (9/18-9/20), “Great Screen Teams Part 2” classes with Skip Huston (Thursdays, 9/17-11/5, 6:30 p.m.)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: Beyond Normal Films presents TESTAMENT OF YOUTH (9/17, 9/18, 7 p.m.) and GETT (9/19, 9/20, 7 p.m.)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS, PAPER TOWNS (Screen 1), HITMAN: AGENT 47, SPY (Screen 2) (9/18-9/19)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS, WAR ROOM, THE VISIT (9/18 on)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL: FANTASTIC FOUR (9/18-9/20)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL: Save the Lorraine Foundation presents CINDERELLA (2015; 9/18-9/20)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: “‘80s Flashback Weekend” feat. BACK TO THE FUTURE, BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (Screen 1), GHOSTBUSTERS, WEIRD SCIENCE (Screen 2) (9/18-9/19)
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: ANT-MAN, AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON (9/18-9/19)
@ Carmike 13, Champaign, IL: BLACK MASS, MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS, THE GIFT, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: ROGUE NATION, NO ESCAPE, THE PERFECT GUY, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON, THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED, THE VISIT, A WALK IN THE WOODS, WAR ROOM (9/18 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL: BLACK MASS, CAPTIVE, EVEREST (IMAX 3-D), GRANDMA, MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS, 90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN, ANT-MAN, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., MINIONS, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: ROGUE NATION, THE PERFECT GUY, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON, TRAINWRECK, THE VISIT, A WALK IN THE WOODS (9/18 on), THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER (9/18, 9/19, 9 & 10 a.m.), LET’S HAVE SOME CHURCH DETROIT STYLE (9/21, 5 & 7 p.m.), Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies present PSYCHO (1960; 9/20, 9/23, 2 & 7 p.m.), Fathom Events and the Lincoln Center present “Lincoln Center at the Movies: Romeo and Juliet performed by the San Francisco Ballet” (9/24, 7 p.m.)
@ AMC Village Mall 6, Danville, IL: BLACK MASS, MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS, NO ESCAPE, THE PERFECT GUY, THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED, THE VISIT
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL: FURIOUS 7, CINDERELLA, LOVE & MERCY, CLOSER TO THE MOON, THE OVERNIGHT, SLEEPY HOLLOW (s2), EMPIRE (s1), more! (9/15 on)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: Closed through 9/30!
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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
10/4: 6th annual New Art Film Festival*
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, 5-11 p.m.
10/10: “The Art of Fear” event
@ Heroic Age Art Center, Mt. Zion, IL, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
10/15-10/29: 51st annual Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago, IL
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
11/12-11/14: 11th annual Embarras Valley Film Festival
@ Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
3/11-3/12, 2016: 7th annual Drunken Zombie Film Festival
@ Landmark Cinemas, Peoria, IL
4/13-4/17, 2016: 18th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
COMMUNITY FILM SERIES
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
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
AEMS, IPRH, and Spurlock Museum present AsiaLENS Documentary/Film Series
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
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
9/18, 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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