Calendar du C-U: January 8-14
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
1/8/16-1/14/16
MILESTONES
Happy Birthday to … Tuesday, January 12: Damian Duffy (host, Damian Duffy Hates Everything podcast) … celebrate!
Passings … Sunday, December 27: Haskell Wexler, 93 (cinematographer, THE BABE) … Friday, January 1: Vilmos Zsigmond, 85 (cinematographer, FLESH AND BLOOD, DEATH RIDERS) … you will be missed.
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: CAROL (1/8 on), SPACEBALLS (1/8, 1/9, 1/13, 1/14, 10 p.m.)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: THE REVENANT, JOY, STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (3-D & 2-D) (1/8 on), “Crime, Courtroom & Conspiracy Movies” classes with Skip Huston (Thursdays, 1/21-3/10, 6:30 p.m., enroll @ Avon)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: VICTORIA (1/8-1/10, 7 p.m.), CLUE (1/14, 7 p.m.)
@ AMC Parkway 8 Theatre, Springfield, IL: Springfield Art Association presents the Molly Schlich Independent | International Film Series feat. HUMAN CAPITAL (1/10, 1 & 4 p.m.; 1/12, 7 p.m.)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: THE REVENANT, THE BIG SHORT, THE HATEFUL EIGHT, JOY, DADDY’S HOME, STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (3-D & 2-D) (1/8 on), ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP (1/9, 1/10, 1:40 p.m.)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (1/8-1/10, 1/13)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL: SISTERS, ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP (1/8-1/10), LADY AND THE TRAMP (1/9, 11 a.m., free)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL: Save the Lorraine Foundation presents THE VISIT (1/8-1/10)
@ Carmike 13, Champaign, IL: THE FOREST, THE REVENANT, ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP, THE BIG SHORT, CONCUSSION, DADDY’S HOME, THE HATEFUL EIGHT, JOY, POINT BREAK, SISTERS, STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (3-D & 2-D) (1/8 on), RIDE ALONG 2 (1/14, 7 & 9:30 p.m.)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL: THE FOREST, THE MASKED SAINT, THE REVENANT, ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP, THE BIG SHORT, CONCUSSION, CREED, DADDY’S HOME, THE GOOD DINOSAUR, THE HATEFUL EIGHT, THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2, JOY, POINT BREAK, SISTERS, SPOTLIGHT, STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (IMAX 3-D & 2-D) (1/8 on), Fathom Events, Touchstone Pictures, TriStar Pictures, and RiffTrax.com present Best of RiffTrax Live! STARSHIP TROOPERS (1/14, 7:30 p.m.)
@ AMC Village Mall 6, Danville, IL: THE BIG SHORT, THE FOREST, THE REVENANT, ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP, DADDY’S HOME, SISTERS, STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (3-D & 2-D) (1/8 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL: SICARIO, THE VISIT, CAPTIVE, THE WALK, SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE, SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE, THE GREEN INFERNO, HELL AND BACK, EXPERIMENTER, ASHBY, SHANGHAI, MEMORIES OF THE SWORD, TRUE DETECTIVE (s2), more! (1/5 on)
@ NBC-TV: 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (1/10, 7 p.m. CST)
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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
NEW! 1/19: Champaign Movie Makers meeting
@ WILL-TV, Campbell Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
NEW! 1/21-1/31: 32nd annual Sundance Film Festival, Park City, UT
NEW! 1/22-1/28: 22nd annual Slamdance Film Festival, Park City, UT
1/30: Pens to Lens* Screenwriting Class, Grades K-8
@ Bresnan Meeting Center, CPD, Champaign, IL, 2-3:30 p.m.
2/26-2/28: 38th annual Big Muddy Film Festival
@ Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
3/11-3/12: 7th annual Drunken Zombie Film Festival
@ Landmark Cinemas, Peoria, IL
4/13-4/17: 18th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
4/14-4/21: 18th annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
6/1-6/5: 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.
1/23: SHANE; 2/27: FORBIDDEN PLANET; 3/19: 42ND STREET; 4/2: SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS; 5/21: THE GRADUATE; 6/25: Reader’s Choice TBA; 7/16: THE AWFUL TRUTH; 8/6: WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
Springfield Art Association presents
The Molly Schlich Independent | International Film Series 2016
@ AMC Parkway 8 Theatre, Springfield, IL, 1 & 4 p.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Tuesdays.
1/10, 1/12: HUMAN CAPITAL; 1/17, 1/19: MEET THE PATELS; 1/24, 1/26: THE SECOND MOTHER; 1/31, 2/2: JAFAR PANAHI’S TAXI; 2/7, 2/9: PHOENIX; 2/14, 2/16: LABYRINTH OF LIES; 2/21, 2/23: THE WONDERS; 2/28, 3/1: THE SALT OF THE EARTH
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke
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