Calendar: June 29-July 5, 2018
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!
6/30: Drea Abbas (cover model, C-U Confidential #9)
7/1: Dan Boomgarden (owner, Boomgarden Media)
PASSINGS | You Will Be Missed
6/16: Richard Alan Greenberg, 71 (main titles designer, SUPERMAN THE MOVIE/ALIEN/THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP)
DEADLINES, ETC. | Participate in Cinema Activity
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
Shocktober Film Festival call for entries | Full Information
Early: 3/1; Regular: 6/30; Late: 7/16; Extended: 8/1
@ Capital City Bar & Grill, Springfield, IL
Route 66 Film Festival call for entries | Full Information
Early: 4/1; Regular: 6/30; Late: 7/31; Extended: 8/15
@ Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL
ChamPain Indie Horror Festival call for entries | Full Information
Early: 3/16; Regular: 6/4; Late: 7/6; Extended: 8/3
@ Savoy Recreation Center, Savoy, IL
Dark History & Horror Convention call for entries | Full Information
Early: 3/31; Regular: 5/31; Late: 6/30; Extended: 7/31
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
Pens to Lens Student Filmmaking Competition call for entries | Full Information
Regular: 6/30
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? (6/29 on), RBG (6/30-7/1, 11:30 a.m.), HOW TO TALK TO GIRLS AT PARTIES (6/29-6/30, 10 p.m.)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
ANIMAL WORLD, SANJU, SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO, UNCLE DREW, INCREDIBLES 2, JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM, OCEAN’S 8, SUPERFLY, TAG (6/29 on), ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (7/5 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
ACRIMONY, IN DARKNESS, OH LUCY!, GEMINI, THE ENDLESS, SPINNING MAN, TERMINAL, THE ESCAPE OF PRSONER 614, FURIOUS, CHINA SALESMAN, BLACK LIGHTNING (s1), more! (6/26 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO, UNCLE DREW, AMERICAN ANIMALS, AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, DEADPOOL 2, HEREDITARY, INCREDIBLES 2, JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM, OCEAN’S 8, SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY, TAG (6/29 on), TROLLS (6/29, 10 a.m.), JAWS (7/1, 7/4), FERDINAND (7/2-7/4, 10 a.m.), THE FIRST PURGE (7/3 on), FIREWORKS premiere event (7/3, 7/5, 7 p.m.), ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (7/5 on)
@ Main Quad, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board Presents “Summer Quad Cinema Series” feat. A QUIET PLACE, Anniversary Plaza (7/5, 9 p.m., free, rain location: Pine Lounge (1st floor), Illini Union)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
TOY STORY 3 (7/3, 7/5, 6:30 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
UNCLE DREW, INCREDIBLES 2, JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM, OCEAN’S 8, TAG (6/29 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
BOOK CLUB, INCREDIBLES 2, JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM (6/29 on), ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (7/5 on), “Overlooked Films” classes with Skip Huston (Thursdays, 6/14-8/2, 6:30 p.m., enroll @ Avon)
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
INCREDIBLES 2 (Screen 1), JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM (Screen 2) (6/29 on)
@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO, INCREDIBLES 2, JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM, OCEAN’S 8, TAG (6/29 on), FERDINAND (6/30, 7/3, 10 a.m., free), THE FIRST PURGE (7/3 on), ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (7/5 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
AMERICAN ANIMALS (6/29, 7/1, 7/5), RE-ANIMATOR (6/29), FILMWORKER (6/30, 7/1), MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (7/3)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
INCREDIBLES 2 (6/29-7/1)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY (6/28-7/1)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM, ADRIFT (Screen 1), INCREDIBLES 2, AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR (6/29 on)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
7/14
Indie Art Convention & Film Festival
@ Savoy Recreation Center, Savoy, IL
10/3
2018 Shocktober Film Festival
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
10/28
2nd annual ChamPain Indie Horror Festival
@ Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL
11/2-11/3
17th annual Route 66 Film Festival
@ Capital City Bar & Grill, Springfield, IL
11/9-11/10
4th Dark History & Horror Convention
@ Savoy Recreation Center, Savoy, IL
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
Illini Union Board Presents “Summer Quad Cinema Series”
@ Anniversary Plaza, Main Quad, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 9 p.m., free
Rain Location: Pine Lounge (1st floor), Illini Union
7/5: A QUIET PLACE; 7/12: RAMPAGE; 7/19: OVERBOARD; 7/26: LIFE OF THE PARTY; 8/2: BREAKING IN; 8/9: I FEEL PRETTY
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
7/7: THE AFRICAN QUEEN; 8/18: THE LONG, LONG TRAILER
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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