Calendar: April 7-13, 2017
Our movie and media Calendar appears every Friday/Saturday on C-U Blogfidential and caters to the downstate region anchored by Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, USA.
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NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL
THE ZOOKEEPER’S WIFE (4/7 on), DONNIE DARKO (4/7-4/8, 4/12-4/13), Boneyard Arts Festival art opening – Lainey Waugh & Jessie Seitz (4/9, 6:30 p.m., free), the Art and Hallways Microcinema present TONY CONRAD: COMPLETELY IN THE PRESENT w/pre-show concert by SUNSAT IV (4/9, 7:30 p.m.)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
GOING IN STYLE, SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, THE BOSS BABY, CHIPS, THE DEVOTION OF SUSPECT X, GHOST IN THE SHELL, KONG: SKULL ISLAND, LIFE, LOGAN, POWER RANGERS (4/7 on), BEFORE I FALL (4/7-4/13, 12 p.m.), FACING DARKNESS (4/10, 7 p.m.), THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS (4/13)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY, OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY, PATERSON, THE BOOK OF LOVE, RUNNING WILD, TANK 432, DON’T HANG UP, THE EVIL WITHIN, more! (4/4 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
THE CASE FOR CHRIST, GOING IN STYLE, SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, THE BOSS BABY, GET OUT, GHOST IN THE SHELL, KONG: SKULL ISLAND, LIFE, LOGAN, POWER RANGERS (4/7 on), KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS (4/7-4/9), THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (4/9, 4/12), FACING DARKNESS (4/10, 7 p.m.), RiffTrax Live: SAMURAI COP (4/13, 7 p.m.), THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS (4/13)
@ Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Film & Video meeting, Room 221 (4/11, 6:30 p.m.)
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Weekend Films at the Union” feat. THE FOUNDER, Pine Lounge (4/7, 4/8, 7 p.m., free w/i-card)
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL
AEMS presents AsiaLENS Documentary/Film Series feat. DON’T THINK I’VE FORGOTTEN (4/11, 7 p.m., free)
Events featuring locally produced movies are marked with an asterisk (*). Additional “Now Playing” and “Coming Soon” listings appear after the jump!
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NOW PLAYING | The Cities Beyond
@ AMC Village Mall 6, Danville, IL
SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, THE BOSS BABY, GHOST IN THE SHELL, KONG: SKULL ISLAND, POWER RANGERS (4/7 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
GOING IN STYLE, THE BOSS BABY, GHOST IN THE SHELL (4/7 on), THE ZOOKEEPER’S WIFE (4/13)
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
THE BOSS BABY, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (4/7-4/8)
@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
CHIPS, GOING IN STYLE, SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, THE BOSS BABY, GHOST IN THE SHELL, KONG: SKULL ISLAND, POWER RANGERS (4/7 on), THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS (4/13)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (4/7-4/9)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
2017 Arts Tech Film Fest: WALL-E, ROBOCOP (1987) (4/7); MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI (4/8, English dub; 4/9, French w/subtitles), Normal’s Top Comic – Final Round (4/8), Midwest Songwriter Sessions (4/10); 2017 Asian Film Festival: THE COLOR OF PARADISE, HOW TO WIN AT CHECKERS EVERY TIME (4/12); FEAR STRIKES OUT (4/13)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE (4/7-4/9, 4/12)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
LOGAN (4/7-4/9), SING (4/8, 11 a.m., free)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (Screen 1), SING, THE GREAT WALL (Screen 2) (4/7-4/8)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
4/19-4/23
19th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
4/20-4/23
9th annual Chicago International Movies & Music Festival, Chicago, IL
4/21
Issue release: C-U Confidential #9
+ Paper Opteryx, Champaign, IL
4/29
3rd annual Illinifest Student Film Festival
@ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
5/31-6/4
24th annual Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL
8/12
5th annual Pens to Lens Screenwriting Competition + Gala
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
AEMS presents AsiaLENS Documentary/Film Series
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
4/11: DON’T THINK I’VE FORGOTTEN
Illini Union Board Presents “Weekend Films at the Union”
@ Pine Lounge, Main Level, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free w/i-card
4/7, 4/8: THE FOUNDER; 4/14, 4/15: SING; 4/21, 4/22: BASTARDS; 4/28, 4/29: SPLIT
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
4/15: DUCK SOUP; 5/27: CITIZEN KANE; 6/24: HIGH NOON; 7/22: THE GOLD RUSH; 8/26: THE WIZARD OF OZ
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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