Calendar du C-U: Oct. 30-Nov. 5
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
10/30/15-11/5/15
MILESTONES
Happy Birthday to … Saturday, October 31: Jake Aurelian (creator, RIPPER THE CLOWN Web series), Don Gerard (extra, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE 1970s) … Sunday, November 1: Amy Lynn Best (producer/actress, RAZOR DAYS) … celebrate!
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: THE ASSASSIN (10/30-11/2, 11/4-11/5), The Barbican Centre and National Theatre Live present Hamlet starring Benedict Cumberbatch (11/1, 11/3, 11/4, encore presentations), The North End Breakfast Club presents THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION (11/2, 7:30 p.m.), Shocktober 2015 feat. CARRIE (1976; 10/30, 10/31, 10 p.m.), GOODNIGHT MOMMY (11/4, 8 p.m.; 11/5, 10 p.m.), closed for private rental (10/31, 4 p.m.; 11/1, 8 p.m.)
@ Pine Lounge, Main Floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Union Board presents “Films at the Union” feat. SINISTER 2 (10/30, 10/31, 7 p.m., free)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL: The News-Gazette Film Series presents “5 Nights of Hitch!” feat. FRENZY (10/30, 7 & 10 p.m)
@ Mike ‘n Molly’s, Champaign, IL: Live score performance to NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) by Los Guapos (10/31, 10 p.m.)
@ Room 205, Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Film & Video meeting (11/5, 7:30 p.m.)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: TRUTH, SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE, BRIDGE OF SPIES (10/30 on), HALLOWEENTOWN (10/30, 10:30 p.m., free), TRICK ‘R TREAT (10/31, 10:30 p.m., free)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW w/shadow cast (10/30, 7 p.m.; 10/31, 7 & 10:30 p.m.), A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984; 10/30, 10:30 p.m.), THE BOXTROLLS (10/31, 1 p.m.), FRANKENSTEIN (1931; 11/1, 7 p.m.), DINNER AT EIGHT (11/3, 7 p.m.), THE AMAZING NINA SIMONE (11/4, 7 p.m.), COOL HAND LUKE (11/5, 7 p.m.)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2, GOOSEBUMPS (Screen 1), PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE GHOST DIMENSION, SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE (Screen 2) (10/30-10/31)
@ Sleepy Creek Vineyards, Fairmount, IL: 6th annual Freeky Creek Short Film Festival* (10/30-10/31, 8:30 p.m.)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: BURNT, FANTASIA 75th Anniversary Celebration, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE GHOST DIMENSION, BRIDGE OF SPIES, GOOSEBUMPS (3-D & 2-D) (10/30 on), THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (10/30-10/31, 10:30 p.m.), SPECTRE (11/5, 7 p.m.)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: GOOSEBUMPS (10/30 on)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL: HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 (10/29-11/1), MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (10/31, 11 a.m., free)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL: Save the Lorraine Foundation presents MAX (10/30-11/1)
@ Carmike 13, Champaign, IL: BURNT, OUR BRAND IS CRISIS, TRUTH, BRIDGE OF SPIES, CRIMSON PEAK, GOOSEBUMPS (3-D & 2-D), HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2, JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS, THE LAST WITCH HUNTER, THE MARTIAN (3-D), ROCK THE KASBAH, STEVE JOBS (10/30 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL: BURNT, OUR BRAND IS CRISIS, TRUTH, THE WITNESS, BRIDGE OF SPIES, CRIMSON PEAK, GOOSEBUMPS, HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2, THE INTERN, JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS, THE LAST WITCH HUNTER, THE MARTIAN (3-D IMAX & 2-D), MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS, ROCK THE KASBAH, STEVE JOBS, WOODLAWN (10/30 on), MINIONS (10/31, 11/1, 9 & 10 a.m.), Fathom Events presents Metropolitan Opera Live: Tannhaüser (10/31, 11 a.m., live simulcast; 11/4, 6:30 p.m., encore), 20th Century Fox and BY Experience present OKLAHOMA! 60th Anniversary Celebration (11/1, 2 & 7 p.m.; 11/3, 7 p.m.), IRIS (11/2, 5 & 7 p.m.), Fathom Events and More2Screen present The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde performed in London’s West End (11/3, 7 p.m.), SPECTRE (11/5, 7 & 10:10 p.m. (IMAX), 7:15 & 10:25 p.m. (standard))
@ AMC Village Mall 6, Danville, IL: OUR BRAND IS CRISIS, SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE, BRIDGE OF SPIES, GOOSEBUMPS (3-D & 2-D), JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS, THE LAST WITCH HUNTER, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE GHOST DIMENSION (3-D)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL: SOUTHPAW, THE GIFT, PIXELS, MAX, THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE 3, CHLOE & THEO, 10,000 SAINTS, THE ANOMALY, more! (10/27 on)
@ Landmark’s Century Centre Cinemas, Chicago, IL: Midwest Independent Film Festival presents Chicago premiere of ANGUISH w/filmmakers (11/3, 6 p.m. reception, 6:30 p.m. Producers Panel, 7:30 p.m. screening)
@ Tivoli Theatre, etc., St. Louis, MO: 24th annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival (11/5-11/15)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: Closed for the season!
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: Closed for the season!
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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
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
11/17-11/18: CONSUMED* local premiere
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL
12/20: HOLLY* local film premiere w/filmmakers
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, 10 p.m.
NEW! 2/26-2/28, 2016: 38th annual Big Muddy Film Festival
@ Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 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
4/14-4/21, 2016: 18th annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
6/1-6/5, 2016: 23rd annual Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL
COMMUNITY FILM SERIES
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
10/30: Alfred Hitchcock Festival – 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
11/10: BITTER SEEDS
UPDATE! Illini Union Board Presents “Films at the Union”
@ Pine Lounge, Main Level, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
10/30, 10/31: SINSTER 2; 11/6, 11/7: SOUTHPAW; 11/13, 11/14: WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS; 11/20, 11/21: STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON; 12/4, 12/5: THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke
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