Calendar: October 13-19, 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!
10/15: Kassandra Ighreen (talent, Kathy Jean – Model Actress)
10/18: David Domal (actor, MONSTER)
LOCAL FILMS, ETC.
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
C-U Confidential presents the 8th annual New Art Film Festival* (10/29, 6-11:20 p.m., free) Information
@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL
Champaign Movie Makers meeting, “Pizza Protagonist Productions,” Room C (10/17, 7 p.m., free)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
VICTORIA & ABDUL (10/13 on), DAWSON CITY: FROZEN TIME (10/17, 7:30 p.m., member screening), Shocktober 2017: “All-Nite Horror Marathon” feat. FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE FINAL CHAPTER, HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH, THE LAST HOUSE ON DEAD END STREET, EATEN ALIVE, NIGHTMARE SISTERS (10/13, 10 p.m.), TALES FROM THE HOOD (10/17, 7:30 p.m.), ERNEST SCARED STUPID (10/18, 10 p.m., free), and HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (10/19, 10 p.m.)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
BRAVE (re-release), THE FOREIGNER, HAPPY DEATH DAY, PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN, AMERICAN MADE, BATTLE OF THE SEXES, BLADE RUNNER 2049, FLATLINERS, IT, KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE, THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE, THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US, MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE, THE STRAY (10/13 on), THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (10/13-10/14, 10 p.m.), BOO 2! A MADEA HALLOWEEN (10/19 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
THE BEGUILED, THE HOUSE, WISH UPON, FALLEN, MAUDIE, OPEN WATER 3: CAGE DIVE, ARMED RESPONSE, DEMONIC, more! (10/10 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
THE FOREIGNER, HAPPY DEATH DAY, PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN, VICTORIA & ABDUL, AMERICAN MADE, BATTLE OF THE SEXES, BLADE RUNNER 2049, FLATLINERS, IT, KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE, THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE, THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US, MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE, NEVER SAY DIE, ONLY THE BRAVE preview (10/14, 7 p.m.), CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS (10/13-10/15, 10 a.m.), The Metropolitan Opera: Die Zauberflote (10/14, 11:55 a.m., simulcast; 10/18, 1 & 6:30 p.m., recorded), CLUE (10/15, 10/18), SAMURAI JACK “Premiere Movie Event” (10/16, 7 p.m.), BIRTHRIGHT: A WAR STORY (10/17, 7 p.m.), SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME (10/19 on)
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Weekend Films at the Union” feat. SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, Pine Lounge (10/13-10/14, 7 p.m., free w/i-card)
@ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Film & Video meeting, Room 1022 (10/16, 7 p.m.)
@ Parasol Label Group, Urbana, IL
That’s Rentertainment pop-up shop in the “Rec Room” (10/11 on; M-F 9 a.m.-4 p.m.)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984; 10/17, 10/19, 7 p.m.)
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
THE FOREIGNER, HAPPY DEATH DAY, BLADE RUNNER 2049, IT, THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US, MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE (10/13 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
VICTORIA & ABDUL, BATTLE OF THE SEXES, BLADE RUNNER 2049, IT (10/13 on)
@ Clintonia Eagle Theater, Clinton, IL
2017 Dead in Decatur International Film Festival (10/13-10/14)
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
Closed for the season!
@ Heroic Age Art Center, Mt. Zion, IL
The Art of Fear 2017 (10/14, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., free)
@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
AMERICAN MADE, HAPPY DEATH DAY, A QUESTION OF FAITH, BLADE RUNNER 2049, IT, KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE, THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE, THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US, MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE (10/13 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
“Ladies Night Out!” feat. MUSIC FROM ANOTHER ROOM (10/13, 6 p.m.)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
Music concert feat. Stone & Snow w/Sherwood Forest, Sarah Quah (10/13), I CALLED HIM MORGAN w/post-film jazz concert (10/14), live comedy feat. Stewart Huff (10/15), THE WOLF MAN (1941; 10/17), ISU 2017 Homecoming Step Show (10/18), LUCKY (10/19)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE (10/13-10/15)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
IT (10/13-10/15), HALLOWEENTOWN (10/14, 11 a.m., free)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
THE GRAND TOUR event feat. s1 episode (2016), THE ITALIAN JOB (2003) (10/14, 6 p.m., free)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ AMC River East 21, etc., Chicago, IL
53rd annual Chicago International Film Festival (through 10/26)
@ AMC Castleton Square 14, etc., Indianapolis, IN
26th annual Heartland Film Festival (through 10/22)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
10/26-10/28
13th annual Embarras Valley Film Festival*
@ Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
10/27
Illini Film & Video “Shocktoberfest” (48 Hour Film Fest screening)
@ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 8 p.m.
10/28
ChamPain Indie Horror Fest*
@ Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL 8-10 p.m.
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
11/3-11/5
2nd annual Lincoln Film Festival
@ Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, 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
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
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.
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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