Calendar: December 1-7, 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!
12/3: Greg Woods (contributor, C-U Confidential)
12/3: Bryan Wendorf (director, Chicago Underground Film Festival)
12/6: Andy Due (producer, Rubber Chicken Films)
12/7: David Tietz (University of Illinois projectionist, retired)
LOCAL FILMS, ETC. | Support Your Media Storytellers
@ Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL
“A Night of Short Films” feat. WORDS* (12/2, 7 p.m., free)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING MISSOURI (12/1 on), THE ROOM (12/1-12/2, 12/7, 10 p.m.)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
LADY BIRD, MARSHALL, A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS, COCO, DADDY’S HOME 2, JUSTICE LEAGUE, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, ROMAN J. ISRAEL ESQ., THE STAR, THOR: RAGNAROK, WONDER (12/1 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
LOGAN LUCY, TULIP FEVER, M.F.A., YOUR NAME, REMEMORY, ACTS OF VENGEANCE, more! (11/28 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING MISSOURI, A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS, COCO, DADDY’S HOME 2, JUSTICE LEAGUE, LADY BIRD, THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, ROMAN J. ISRAEL ESQ., THE STAR, THOR: RAGNAROK, WONDER (12/1 on), WHITE CHRISTMAS (12/3, 12/6), “Red ‘til I’m Dead: Sammy Hagar’s Rock-and-Roll Birthday Bash” (12/5, 7:30 p.m.), Allegiance: The Broadway Musical (12/7, 7:30 p.m., recorded), THE DISASTER ARTIST (12/7 on)
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Weekend Films at the Union” feat. IT, Pine Lounge (12/1-12/2, 7 p.m., free w/i-card)
@ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Film & Video meeting, Room 1022 (12/4, 7 p.m.)
@ Parasol Label Group, Urbana, IL
That’s Rentertainment pop-up shop in the “Rec Room” (10/11 on; Mon.-Tues., Wed. 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Thurs.-Fri. 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
Rewind 92.5 Film Series: DIE HARD (12/2, 7 p.m.), Preview of MASTERPIECE THEATRE: VICTORIA (s2) (12/5, 7 p.m., free w/reservation)
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
COCO, DADDY’S HOME 2, JUSTICE LEAGUE, THE STAR, THOR: RAGNAROK, WONDER (12/1 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING MISSOURI, COCO (12/1 on)
@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
COCO, DADDY’S HOME 2, JUSTICE LEAGUE, THE STAR, THOR: RAGNAROK, WONDER (12/1 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
THE NUT JOB 2 (12/1-12/3)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
The Littlest Nutcracker performed by Uptown Dance (12/1-12/2), SCROOGED (12/1-12/2), ELF (12/1-12/3), WE’RE NO ANGELS (12/12), LOVING VINCENT (12/2), “Vaudeville Monday” (12/4), THE BELLS OF ST. MARY’S (12/5), NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION (12/7)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
COCO (12/1-12/3)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
DADDY’S HOME 2 (12/1-12/3)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ Landmark’s Century Centre Cinemas, Chicago, IL
Midwest Independent Film Festival presents “Best of the Midwest 2017” w/filmmakers (12/5, 7 p.m.)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
2/19/18-2/25/18
40th annual Big Muddy Film Festival
@ Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
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
6/6/18-6/10/18
25th annual Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
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
12/1, 12/2: IT; 12/8, 12/9: FLATLINERS
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
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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