Calendar du C-U: October 9-15
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
10/9/15-10/15/15
MILESTONES
Happy Birthday to … Monday, October 12: Chris Folkens (filmmaker, TRIGGER), Phil Hall (author, The Encyclopedia of Underground Movies) … Tuesday, October 13: Alaric Rocha (director, DEMONOID ‘71), Brett Hays (co-owner, Shatterglass Films) … celebrate!
LOCAL FILMS, ETC.
@ Red Herring Coffee House, Channing-Murray Foundation, Urbana, IL: UU Social Action Film Series presents IN WHOSE HONOR?* screening and discussion w/filmmaker Jay Rosenstein (10/12, 6:30 p.m., free)
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: HE NAMED ME MALALA (10/9 on), Essential Cinema 015: The Apu Trilogy, PATHER PANCHALI (SONG OF THE LITTLE ROAD) (10/10, 11:30 a.m.), Essential Cinema 016: The Apu Trilogy, APARAJITO (THE UNVANQUISHED) (10/10, 2:30 p.m.), Essential Cinema 017: The Apu Trilogy, APUR SANSUR (THE WORLD OF APU) (10/11, 11:30 a.m.; 10/12, 7:30 p.m., discussion w/Rini Bhattacharya Mehta, UIUC), A FARMER’S ROAD* (10/11, 2:30 p.m., free, discussion w/director John Murray), Shocktober 2015 feat. THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE (1974; 10/9, 10/10, 10/15, 10 p.m.; 10/9, intro by Chuck Koplinski) and MARTYRS (10/14, 10 p.m.)
@ The City Center, Champaign, IL: 40 North 88 West presents the 11th annual ACE Awards* feat. Nina Paley, Carolyn Baxley (10/9, 5:30 p.m.)
@ Pine Lounge, Main Floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Union Board presents “Films at the Union” feat. MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: ROGUE NATION (10/9, 10/10, 7 p.m., free)
@ Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL: AsiaLENS: AEMS Documentary/Film Series presents AGRARIAN UTOPIA (10/13, 7 p.m., free)
@ Room 205, Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Film & Video meeting (10/15, 7:30 p.m.)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: THE MARTIAN (3-D & 2-D), THE INTERN (10/9 on)
@ Heroic Age Art Center, Mt. Zion, IL: “The Art of Fear” event feat. make-up artist J. Anthony Kosar, THE WALKING DEAD actor Michael Koske, VOLUMES OF BLOOD indie film screening (10/10, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.) Information
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: WJBC presents NORTH BY NORTHWEST (10/8, 7 p.m.), DRUNK STONED BRILLIANT DEAD: THE STORY OF THE NATIONAL LAMPOON (10/9-10/10, 7 p.m.), live comedy show feat. Brett Walkow and Jeremy Nunes (10/11, 7 p.m.)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: THE MARTIAN, MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS (Screen 1), HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2, PIXELS (Screen 2) (10/9-10/10)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: PAN (3-D & 2-D), 90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN, THE MARTIAN, HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2, THE INTERN (10/9 on)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: THE MARTIAN (10/9-10/11, 10/14)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL: WAR ROOM (10/9-10/11), MONSTER HOUSE (10/10, 11 a.m., free)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL: Save the Lorraine Foundation presents AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON (10/9-10/11)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: PAN, HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 (10/9-10/11)
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: THE VISIT, TED 2 (10/9-10/10)
@ Carmike 13, Champaign, IL: PAN (3-D & 2-D), THE WALK (3-D & 2-D), BLACK MASS, EVEREST, HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 (3-D & 2-D), THE INTERN, THE MARTIAN (3-D), MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS, SICARIO, THE VISIT, WAR ROOM (10/9 on), BRIDGE OF SPIES (10/15, 7 & 10 p.m.), CRIMSON PEAK (10/15, 8 p.m.), WOODLAWN (10/15, 7 & 10 p.m.)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL: 99 HOMES, PAN (3-D & 2-D), BLACK MASS, EVEREST, HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2, THE INTERN, THE MARTIAN (3-D & 2-D), MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS, THE PERFECT GUY, SICARIO, THE VISIT, THE WALK (IMAX 3-D & 2-D), ANNIE (2014; 10/10, 10/11, 9 & 10 a.m.), BECOMING BULLETPROOF (10/12, 5 & 7 p.m.), THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES – Extended Edition (10/13, 7:30 p.m.), Fathom Events, National Theatre Live, and BY Experience present Hamlet starring Benedict Cumberbatch (10/15, 7 p.m., live simulcast), WOODLAWN (10/15, 7 & 9:45 p.m.)
@ AMC Village Mall 6, Danville, IL: PAN (3-D & 2-D), HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2, THE INTERN, THE MARTIAN (3-D & 2-D), SICARIO, THE VISIT
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL: AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, MAGIC MIKE XXL, INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 3, ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL, MANGLEHORN, BATKID BEGINS, FINAL GIRL, WE ARE STILL HERE, TREMORS 5: BLOODLINES, SHARKNADO 3: OH HELL NO!, AMERICAN HORROR STORY (s4), VIKINGS (s3), PENNY DREADFUL (s2), more! (10/6 on)
@ Emporium Arcade Bar (Wicker Park), Chicago, IL: Alaric Rocha presents DEMONOID ’71 screening/fundraiser feat. bands, caricature artist (10/9, 9 p.m. doors, 10:30 p.m. screening)
@ AMC River East 21, etc., Chicago, IL: 51st annual Chicago International Film Festival (10/15-10/29)
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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
10/28: 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
NEW! 11/5-11/15: 24th annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival, St. Louis, MO
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
NEW! 11/17: CONSUMED* local premiere
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
NEW! 12/20: HOLLY* local film premiere w/filmmakers
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, 10 p.m.
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
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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