Calendar: November 10-16, 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!
11/15: Brian Hagy (director, DAYDREAMER)
11/16: Scott Jenkins (featured contestant, FACE OFF: GAME FACE)
MFHQ MEMO | From Chambana with Love
Given that he’s been living 150 miles away during the past four months and all but AWOL from the Secret MICRO-FILM Headquarters, your humble editor wants to thank everyone who attended the eighth annual New Art Film Festival two weekends ago in downtown Champaign. It made his long-distance dedication to C-U film culture totally worth the effort! With the NAFF in the can, we hope you stick with us through the winter months here at CUBlog as we pursue fresh writing, provide updates on our next digest, and prime you for an upcoming MHFQ “fire sale” of goods and collectibles we need to unload. Thank you, friends!
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
THE FLORIDA PROJECT (11/10 on), LOVING VINCENT (11/11-11/12, 11/15), EX LIBRIS: THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY (11/14, 6:30 p.m., free for members)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
DADDY’S HOME 2, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS, BOO 2! A MADEA HALLOWEEN, GEOSTORM, HAPPY DEATH DAY, JIGSAW, LET THERE BE LIGHT, ONLY THE BRAVE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, THOR: RAGNAROK (11/10 on), CASABLANCA 75th Anniversary event (11/12, 11/15), GENESIS: PARADISE LOST (11/13, 11/16, 3-D), JUSTICE LEAGUE, THE STAR (11/16 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
CARS 3, THE GLASS CASTLE, INGRID GOES WEST, THE SHOW, OVERDRIVE, THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM, KILLING GROUND, GUN SHY, WESTWORLD (s1), TROLLHUNTERS (s1), more! (11/7 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
DADDY’S HOME 2, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS, BLADE RUNNER 2049, BOO 2! A MADEA HALLOWEEN, GEOSTORM, HAPPY DEATH DAY, JIGSAW, LBJ, LET THERE BE LIGHT, MARSHALL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, THOR: RAGNAROK (11/10 on), POKEMON THE MOVIE: I CHOOSE YOU! (11/11), BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (11/12, 11/15), GENESIS: PARADISE LOST (11/13, 11/16, 3-D), “Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn: The Broadway Musical” (11/16, 7:30 p.m., recorded), JUSTICE LEAGUE, THE STAR, WONDER (11/16 on)
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Weekend Films at the Union” feat. LEAP!, Pine Lounge (11/10-11/11, 7 p.m., free w/i-card)
@ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Film & Video meeting, Room 1022 (11/13, 7 p.m.)
@ Parasol Label Group, Urbana, IL
That’s Rentertainment pop-up shop in the “Rec Room” (10/11 on; Mon.-Tues., Thurs.-Fri. 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Wed. 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.)
@ Parkland College, Champaign, IL
GRAPHIC MEANS: A HISTORY OF GRAPHIC DESIGN PRODUCTION w/featured designer April Greiman in person, filmmaker Briar Levit via Skype (11/14, 7 p.m.)
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL
AEMS presents AsiaLENS Documentary/Film Series feat. THIS ISLAND IS OURS (11/14, 7 p.m., free)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
The News-Gazette Film Series: BEN-HUR (1959; 11/11, 1 & 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
DADDY’S HOME 2, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS, BOO 2! A MADEA HALLOWEEN, JIGSAW, THOR: RAGNAROK (11/10 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, THOR: RAGNAROK (11/10 on), GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN (11/10-11/12)
@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
DADDY’S HOME 2, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS, JIGSAW, LET THERE BE LIGHT, THOR: RAGNAROK (11/10 on), JUSTICE LEAGUE (11/16 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
CARS 3 (11/10-11/12), “Elvis Tribute” feat. Doug Church (11/11, 6:30 p.m., @ Lorraine Theatre)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
CALLE 54 w/opening concert by University of Illinois Latin Jazz Ensemble (11/10), 3rd annual TEDxNormal (11/11), COLUMBUS (11/11), BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL (11/11), ROBERT SHAW: MAN OF MANY VOICES (11/12, free), UNDER CONTRACT: FARMERS AND THE FINE PRINT (11/13, free), GRAND HOTEL (11/14), “Harvest Bash 2017” concert feat. Shinzon (11/16)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
THOR: RAGNAROK (11/10-11/12, 11/15)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US (11/10-11/12), ENCHANTED (11/11, 11 a.m., free)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ Davis Theater, etc., Chicago, IL
9th annual Chicago International Movies & Music Festival (11/9-11/12)
@ various venues, St. Louis, MO
26th annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival (through 11/12)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
NEW! 11/28
Champaign Movie Makers meeting feat. GREENE*
@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m., free
NEW! 12/2
“A Night of Short Films” feat. WORDS*
@ Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
2/19/18-2/25/18
40th annual Big Muddy Film Festival
@ Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
NEW! 3/8/18-3/11/18
Onion City Experimental Film + Video Festival, Chicago, 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
UPDATE! 6/6/18-6/10/18
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
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.
11/11: BEN HUR (1959); Christmas series – HOME ALONE (12/11), WHITE CHRISTMAS (12/12), IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (12/15), A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951; 12/19), and MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947; 12/21)
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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