Calendar: August 25-31, 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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MILESTONES | Happy Birthday to You!
8/27: Doug Hoepker (former sales manager, The Octopus)
8/30: John Oak Dalton (writer, CALAMITY JANE’S REVENGE)
8/31: Jennifer Veile (librarian/media professional, Hennepin County (MN) Library)
LOCAL FILMS, ETC.
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
Call for Entries for the 8th annual New Art Film Festival* (8/15-9/15) Information
@ Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL
Call for Entries for ChamPain Horror Indie Festival* (7/2-10/2) Information
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
MENASHE (8/25 on), LEMON (8/25-8/28, 8/31, 10 p.m.), THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (8/26-8/27, 8/29), A GOOFY MOVIE (8/30, 10 p.m., free)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
ALL SAINTS, BIRTH OF THE DRAGON, TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (3-D, re-release), WOLF WARRIOR 2, ANNABELLE: CREATION, BABY DRIVER, THE BIG SICK, DESPICABLE ME 3, DUNKIRK, GIRLS TRIP, THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD, KIDNAP, LOGAN LUCKY, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, WONDER WOMAN (8/25 on), CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (re-release, 8/31 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2, CHUCK, KILL SWITCH, EXECUTOR, SCALES, WOLVES, SUPERGIRL (s2), ASH VS. EVIL DEAD (s2), more! (8/22 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
ALL SAINTS, GOOD TIME, INGRID GOES WEST, LEAP!, ANNABELLE: CREATION, ATOMIC BLONDE, BABY DRIVER, BRIGSBY BEAR, THE DARK TOWER, DESPICABLE ME 3, DUNKIRK, THE EMOJI MOVIE, THE GLASS CASTLE, THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD, LOGAN LUCKY, THE NUT JOB 2, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, WIND RIVER, WONDER WOMAN (8/25 on), Floyd Mayweather vs. Connor McGregor boxing match (8/26, 8 p.m., simulcast), AIRPLANE! (8/27, 8/30), Studio Ghibli Fest: CASTLE IN THE SKY (8/27-8/28, 8/30), INHUMANS (IMAX only, 8/31 on)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
The News-Gazette Film Series: THE WIZARD OF OZ (8/26), LA LA LAND (8/29, 8/31)
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 Classic Village Mall 6, Danville, IL
ANNABELLE: CREATION, BABY DRIVER, DESPICABLE ME 3, THE EMOJI MOVIE, THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD, KIDNAP, LOGAN LUCKY, THE NUT JOB 2, WONDER WOMAN (8/25 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
ANNABELLE: CREATION, KIDNAP, LOGAN LUCKY (8/25 on), MAUDIE (8/25-8/27)
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
“Classics & Classic Cars”: GREASE, AMERICAN GRAFFITI (Screen 1), ANNABELLE: CREATION, DUNKIRK (Screen 2) (8/25-8/26)
@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
THE GLASS CASTLE, LEAP!, WIND RIVER, ANNABELLE: CREATION, DUNKIRK, THE EMOJI MOVIE, THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD, LOGAN LUCKY, THE NUT JOB 2 (8/25 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 (8/25-8/27)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
WHOSE STREETS? (8/25, 8/27, 8/31), THE LITTLE HOURS (8/25-8/26), LOST IN PARIS (8/26)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
Closed for cleaning (through 10/1)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
DUNKIRK (8/25-8/27), TANGLED (8/26, 11 a.m., free)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
ANNABELLE: CREATION, WONDER WOMAN (Screen 1), THE NUT JOB 2, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING (Screen 2) (8/25-8/26)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
9/19
Local music panels feat. excerpt from WHERE IT BEGINS* documentary
@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m., free
9/21-10/1
Fall 2017 Farlee Film Festival – French cinema
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
9/21-9/28
REELING 35: Chicago LGBTQ+ International Festival, Chicago, IL
10/12-10/26
53rd annual Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago, IL
10/14
The Art of Fear 2017
@ Heroic Age Art Center, Mt. Zion, IL
NEW! 10/27-10/29
2nd annual Lincoln Film Festival
@ Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
NEW! 10/28
ChamPain Indie Horror Fest
@ Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL
10/29
8th annual New Art Film Festival
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
11/3-11/4
16th annual Route 66 International Film Festival
@ Capital City Bar & Grill, Springfield, IL
NEW! 2/19/18-2/25/18
40th annual Big Muddy Film Festival
@ Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
4/5/18-4/12/18
20th annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
4/18/18-4/22/18
20th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
8/26: THE WIZARD OF OZ
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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