Calendar: December 22-28, 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!
12/25: Shea Kelly (director/actor, DOOZIES)
CONFIDENTIAL ALMANAC | Dates in Film Culture History
15 Years Ago … December 17-19, 2002: Hundreds of extras in professional attire populate the background of scenes being filmed at the Illinois State Capitol in downtown Springfield, IL, for the comedy LEGALLY BLONDE 2: RED, WHITE & BLONDE. Director Charles Herman-Wurmfeld and his production team chose the statehouse to stand in for the United States Capitol Building after searching nationwide, a necessary extra step given how Washington, D.C. landmarks are still restricted areas in the wake of the 2001 terrorist attacks. For their participation, non-speaking talent and bit part players culled from a November casting call receive pay and an opportunity to watch Hollywood filmmakers at work as well as actresses Reese Witherspoon and Sally Field perform in their roles, according to a Daily Illini story published on January 17, 2003. Also starring Regina King, Jennifer Coolidge, Bruce McGill, Luke Wilson, and Bob Newhart, the further pursuits of improbable Harvard University law graduate Elle Woods would be released to more than 3,000 theaters in North America by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures on Wednesday, July 2, 2003.
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
DARKEST HOUR (12/22 on), The Lincoln Center: The Nutcracker performed by the New York City Ballet (12/23, 12/24, 12 p.m., recorded)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
DOWNSIZING, FATHER FIGURES, THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, PITCH PERFECT 3, TIGER ZINDA HAI, COCO, FERDINAND, THE STAR, STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (12/22 on), ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD (12/25 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
DUNKIRK, THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE, VICTORIA & ABDUL, MOTHER!, STRONGER, THE TRIP TO SPAIN, BLOOD MONEY, more! (12/19 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
DARKEST HOUR, DOWNSIZING, FATHER FIGURES, THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, PITCH PERFECT 3, COCO, THE DISASTER ARTIST, FERDINAND, STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING MISSOURI (12/22 on), WONDER (12/22-12/24), IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (12/24, 12/27), ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD (12/25 on), DOCTOR WHO: TWICE UPON A TIME (12/27-12/28, 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.)
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
FATHER FIGURES, JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, PITCH PERFECT 3, FERDINAND, STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (12/22 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
DARKEST HOUR, THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (12/22 on)
@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
FATHER FIGURES, THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, PITCH PERFECT 3, FERDINAND, STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (12/22 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
Closed for the weekend!
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
WHITE CHRISTMAS (12/22, 12/24), CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945), IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (12/23), BOMBSHELL: THE HEDY LAMARR STORY (12/28)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
FERDINAND (12/22-12/24, 12/27)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
THE STAR (12/22-12/24), WONDER (12/22-12/23), DESPICABLE ME 3 (12/23, 11 a.m., free)
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
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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