Calendar du C-U: November 6-12
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
11/6/15-11/12/15
MILESTONES
Happy Birthday to … Tuesday, November 10: Andrew Stengele (director, BOB AND OSCAR’S EPIC QUEST FOR ICE CREAM, Pens to Lens 2015), Andrew Nygard (director, THE GIANT COMMUNIST) … celebrate!
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: SUFFRAGETTE (11/6 on), THE GODFATHER (11/6, 11/7, 10 p.m.; 11/8, 11 a.m.; 11/9, 7 p.m.; 11/12, 10 p.m.), FANTASIA 75th Anniversary Celebration (11/7, 11:30 a.m.; 11/8, 7:30 p.m.; 11/11, 10 p.m.)
@ Pine Lounge, Main Floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Union Board presents “Films at the Union” feat. SOUTHPAW (11/6, 11/7, 7 p.m., free)
@ Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL: AsiaLENS: AEMS Documentary/Film Series presents BITTER SEEDS (11/10, 7 p.m., free)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL: Reel Deals presents “And Now for Something Completely Different…” feat. MONTY PYTHON’S THE MEANING OF LIFE (11/10-11/11, 7 p.m.), MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL (11/12-11/13, 7 p.m.)
@ Room 205, Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Film & Video meeting (11/12, 7:30 p.m.)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: THE PEANUTS MOVIE (3-D & 2-D), TRUTH, BRIDGE OF SPIES (11/6 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: COOL HAND LUKE (11/5, 7 p.m.), MERU (11/6-11/8, 7 p.m.), Bloomington Thunder presents THE MIGHTY DUCKS (11/12, 7 p.m.)
@ Capital City Bar & Grill Theater, Springfield, IL: 14th annual Route 66 International Film Festival (11/6-11/7)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: SPECTRE, THE PEANUTS MOVIE (3-D & 2-D), BURNT (11/6 on)
@ Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL: 11th annual Embarras Valley Film Festival feat. Richard Pryor in CAR WASH, THE WIZ, RICHARD PRYOR LIVE ON THE SUNSET STRIP (11/12-11/14)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: THE PEANUTS MOVIE (11/6 on)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL: THE MARTIAN (11/6-11/8)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL: Save the Lorraine Foundation presents INSIDE OUT (11/6-11/8)
@ Carmike 13, Champaign, IL: THE PEANUTS MOVIE (3-D & 2-D), SPECTRE, BRIDGE OF SPIES, BURNT, CRIMSON PEAK, GOOSEBUMPS, HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2, THE LAST WITCH HUNTER, THE MARTIAN (3-D & 2-D), OUR BRAND IS CRISIS (11/6 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL: THE PEANUTS MOVIE (3-D & 2-D), SPECTRE (IMAX & 2-D), BRIDGE OF SPIES, BURNT, CRIMSON PEAK, GOOSEBUMPS, HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2, THE INTERN, THE LAST WITCH HUNTER, THE MARTIAN, OUR BRAND IS CRISIS, THE WITNESS, WOODLAWN (11/6 on), SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE (11/7, 11/8, 9 & 10 a.m.), FANTASIA 75th Anniversary Celebration (11/8, 2 & 7 p.m.; 11/10, 7 p.m.), Fathom Events and 20th Century Fox present HOME ALONE 25th Anniversary (11/8, 11/11, 4:30 & 7:30 p.m.), THE WRECKING CREW (11/9, 5 & 7:15 p.m.), Fathom Events and Lincoln Center present “Lincoln Center at the Movies: Ballet Hispanico feat. CARMEN.maquia and Club Havana” (11/12, 7 p.m.)
@ AMC Village Mall 6, Danville, IL: THE PEANUTS MOVIE (3-D & 2-D), SPECTRE, BRIDGE OF SPIES, GOOSEBUMPS (3-D & 2-D), THE LAST WITCH HUNTER, OUR BRAND IS CRISIS, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE GHOST DIMENSION (3-D), SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE (11/6 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL: INSIDE OUT, VACATION, THE END OF THE TOUR, SHE’S FUNNY THAT WAY, THE FINAL GIRLS, BEFORE WE GO, DJINN, A LEGO BRICKUMENTARY, more! (11/3 on)
@ Tivoli Theatre, etc., St. Louis, MO: 24th annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival (through 11/15)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: Closed for the season!
@ 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
11/17-11/18: CONSUMED* local premiere
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL
NEW! 11/17: Champaign Movie Makers meeting*
@ WILL-TV, Campbell Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
12/20: HOLLY* local film premiere w/filmmakers
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, 10 p.m.
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.
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
Illini Union Board Presents “Films at the Union”
@ Pine Lounge, Main Level, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
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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