Calendar: September 15-21, 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!
9/16: Jay Rosenstein (filmmaker, IN WHOSE HONOR?)
9/19: Paul A. Brooks (camera operator, CITIZEN IN THE TEMPLE)
9/19: Eric Pankoke (webmaster, C-U Blogfidential)
9/21: Lisa Cerezo (co-founder, ThirdSide)
9/21: Inga Mucha-Putney (still photographer, SOPHOMORE)
9/21: Christopher Sharpe (producer, HILAH COOKING)
CONFIDENTIAL ALMANAC | Dates in Film Culture History
20 Years Ago … Friday, September 19, 1997: Warner Bros. releases the Regency Enterprises production of L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, based on the James Ellroy crime novel of the same name, to more than 750 theaters nationwide. The stylish neo-noir is directed by Curtis Hanson and stars Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, David Strathairn, Danny DeVito, and Kim Basinger, the latter of whom would win an Academy Award for her work along with Hanson and Brian Helgeland for their screenplay adaptation. It is rumored this genre classic’s title, style, and apropos mise-en-scène might possibly have influenced the identity of a certain film digest published far from the City of Angels, mired somewhere in the middle of the mysterious Midwest, beginning a decade later.
LOCAL FILMS, ETC.
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
Call for Entries for the 8th annual New Art Film Festival* (8/15-9/15) Information
@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL
WHERE IT BEGINS: 1977-2000* panel discussion and excerpts, Robeson Pavilion rooms A & B (9/19, 7 p.m., free), Champaign Movie Makers meeting, “Champaign Screenwriters pitches,” Robeson Pavilion room C (9/19, 7 p.m., free)
@ Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
Call for Entries for the 13th annual Embarras Valley Film Festival* (9/4-10/9) 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
COLUMBUS (9/15 on), NAPPING PRINCESS (9/15-9/17, 9/20-9/21), HARD TO BE A GOD (9/18, 7 p.m.), THE NUTTY PROFESSOR (1963; 9/19, 7 p.m.)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
AMERICAN ASSASSIN, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1991, re-release), MOTHER!, ANNABELLE: CREATION, THE BIG SICK, THE DARK TOWER, DESPICABLE ME 3, DUNKIRK, THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD, HOME AGAIN, IT, LOGAN LUCKY, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, WIND RIVER (9/15 on), FRIEND REQUEST, KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE (9/21 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
THE MUMMY, CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS, BEATRIZ AT DINNER, IT COMES AT NIGHT, DEAD AGAIN IN TOMBSTONE, STRANGE WEATER, MAN UNDERGROUND, EMPIRE (s3), THIS IS US (s1), more! (9/12 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
AMERICAN ASSASSIN, MOTHER!, 9/11, ANNABELLE: CREATION, DUNKIRK, THE GLASS CASTLE, THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD, HOME AGAIN, IT, LEAP!, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, WIND RIVER (9/15 on), THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE (9/15-9/17, 10 a.m.), Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin boxing match (9/16, 7 p.m., simulcast), DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (9/17, 9/20), HARE KRISHNA! (9/19, 7 p.m.), Studio Ghibli Fest: LUPIN THE 3RD – THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO (9/19, 7 p.m.), KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE (9/21 on)
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Weekend Films at the Union” feat. THE MUMMY, Pine Lounge (9/15-9/16, 7 p.m., free w/i-card)
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
AMERICAN ASSASSIN, ANNABELLE: CREATION, THE DARK TOWER, DESPICABLE ME 3, THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD, HOME AGAIN, IT (9/15 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
IT, WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (9/15 on), KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE, THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE (9/21 on), “Hollywood’s Greatest Leading Men” classes with Skip Huston (Thursdays, 9/14-11/3, 6:30 p.m., enroll @ Avon)
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
“Frightfest”: IT, HALLOWEEN (1978) (Screen 1), CORALINE, THE ADDAMS FAMILY (Screen 2) (9/15-9/16)
@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
AMERICAN ASSASSIN, GONE WITH THE WIND, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS (free daily shows), THE GLASS CASTLE, THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD, HOME AGAIN, IT, WIND RIVER (9/15 on), KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE (9/21 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
GIFTED (9/15-9/17)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (9/15, 9/17), BATMAN (9/15-9/16), RUMBLE: THE INDIANS WHO ROCKED THE WORLD (9/16), IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (9/19), performance by Bocafloja feat. NANA DIJO short film (9/20), Farlee Film Festival: CHILDREN OF PARADISE (9/21)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
Closed for cleaning (through 10/1)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
ALL SAINTS (9/15-9/17)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
IT, ANNABELLE: CREATION (Screen 1), THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD, LOGAN LUCKY (Screen 2) (9/15-9/16)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
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
10/4
“Shocktober 2017” kick-off feat. DEVOTION* local premiere
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
10/12-10/26
53rd annual Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago, IL
10/12-10/22
26th annual Heartland Film Festival, Indianapolis, IN
10/14
The Art of Fear 2017
@ Heroic Age Art Center, Mt. Zion, IL
10/26-10/28
13th annual Embarras Valley Film Festival*
@ Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
10/27-10/29
2nd annual Lincoln Film Festival
@ Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
10/28
ChamPain Indie Horror Fest*
@ Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL
10/29
8th annual New Art Film Festival*
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
11/2-11/12
26th annual St. Louis International Film Festival, St. Louis, MO
11/3-11/4
16th annual Route 66 International Film Festival
@ Capital City Bar & Grill, Springfield, IL
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
5/31/18-6/4/18
25th annual Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
AEMS presents AsiaLENS Documentary/Film Series
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
10/10: THE APOLOGY; 11/14: THIS ISLAND IS OURS
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
9/15, 9/16: THE MUMMY; 9/22, 9/23: DESPICABLE ME 3; 9/29, 9/30: BABY DRIVER; 10/6, 10/7: GIRLS TRIP; 10/13, 10/14: SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING; 10/20, 10/21: ALL I SEE IS YOU; 10/27, 10/28: ANNABELLE: CREATION; 11/3, 11/4: THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD; 11/10, 11/11: LEAP!; 12/1, 12/2: IT; 12/8, 12/9: FLATLINERS
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
9/23: LAWRENCE OF ARABIA; Alfred Hitchcock series – 10/23: STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, 10/24: THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY, 10/25: TO CATCH A THIEF, 10/26: REBECCA, 10/27: PSYCHO; 11/11: BEN HUR (1959)
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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