Calendar: April 5-11, 2019
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!
4/4: Dakota Pruemer (filmmaker, ONLY IN IT FOR THE NEWS)
4/9: Nick Alonzo (filmmaker, DECAF DON)
LOCAL FILMS, ETC. | Support Your Media Storytellers
@ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Film & Video* meeting, Room 1022 (4/8, 7 p.m.)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
THE AFTERMATH (4/5 on), 2019 Jewish Film Festival: DREAMING OF A JEWISH CHRISTMAS (4/7, 4 p.m.), 21st annual Mountainfilm on Tour (4/9, 7 p.m.)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
THE BEST OF ENEMIES, P STORM, PET SEMATARY, SHAZAM!, CAPTAIN MARVEL, DUMBO, FIVE FEET APART, HOTEL MUMBAI, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD, US, WONDER PARK (4/5 on), HELLBOY, LITTLE, MISSING LINK (4/11 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
BUMBLEBEE, THE MULE, VICE, FREE SOLO, THE MAN WHO KILLED HITLER AND THEN THE BIGFOOT, PROSPECT, UNTOGETHER, more! (4/2 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
PET SEMATARY, SHAZAM!, THE BEACH BUM, CAPTAIN MARVEL, DUMBO, FIVE FEET APART, GLORIA BELL, HOTEL MUMBAI, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD, UNPLANNED, US, WONDER PARK (4/5 on), JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE (4/5-4/7, 10 a.m.), THE BLUES BROTHERS (4/7, 4/10), Studio Ghibli Fest: HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE (4/7-4/8), Sight & Sound Theatres presents Noah (4/9, 6:30 p.m., recorded), THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE (4/10, 7 p.m.)
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Weekend Films at the Union” feat. MARY POPPINS RETURNS, Pine Lounge (4/5-4/6, 7 p.m., free w/i-card)
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL
AEMS presents AsiaLENS Documentary/Film Series feat. FINDING KUKAN (4/9, 7 p.m., free)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
The News-Gazette Film Series: METROPOLIS (1927; 4/6, 1 & 7 p.m.), UIUC College of Media presents 21st annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival (4/10-4/13)
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
PET SEMATARY, SHAZAM!, CAPTAIN MARVEL, DUMBO, FIVE FEET APART, US, WONDER PARK (4/5 on)
ADDED! @ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL
PET SEMATARY, SHAZAM!, CAPTAIN MARVEL, DUMBO, FIVE FEET APART, UNPLANNED, US (4/5 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
PET SEMATARY, SHAZAM!, DUMBO (4/5 on)
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
DUMBO (Screen 1), SHAZAM! (Screen 2) (4/5-4/6)
@ The Lincoln Family Theater & Community Center, Lincoln, IL
PET SEMATARY, SHAZAM!, CAPTAIN MARVEL, DUMBO, FIVE FEET APART, UNPLANNED, US (4/5 on), GRACE UNPLUGGED (daily shows, free), HELLBOY (4/11 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
BUMBLEBEE (4/5-4/7)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
TRANSIT (4/5-4/7), MAD MAX: FURY ROAD “Black & Chrome” edition (4/5, 4/8), THE AWFUL TRUTH (4/7), Jewish Film Festival: HEADING HOME: THE TALE OF TEAM ISRAEL (4/7, free)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
DUMBO (4/5-4/7, 4/10)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
CAPTAIN MARVEL (4/5-4/7)
ADDED! NOW OPEN! @ Route 34 Drive-in, Earlville, IL
PET SEMATARY, BUMBLEBEE (4/5-4/7)
NOW OPEN! @ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
CAPTAIN MARVEL, RALPH WRECKS THE INTERNET (Screen 1), HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD, GLASS (Screen 2) (4/5-4/6)
ADDED! @ Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL
PET SEMATARY, SHAZAM!, CAPTAIN MARVEL, DUMBO, FIVE FEET APART, US, WONDER PARK (4/5 on)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ AMC Madison 6, etc., Madison, WI
21st Wisconsin Film Festival (4/4-4/11)
@ Cinemark on the Plaza, Kansas City, MO
23rd Kansas City FilmFest International (4/10-4/14)
@ The Times Cinema, Milwaukee, WI
4th Twisted Dreams Film Festival (4/4-4/7)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
4/13
Small Press Fest
@ Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
NEW! 4/16
Champaign Movie Makers* meeting
@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m., free
4/25-4/28
6th Milwaukee Underground Film Festival, Milwaukee, WI
4/27
5th annual Illinifest Student Film Festival
@ Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 5 p.m., free
5/2-5/12
16th Indy Film Festival, Indianapolis, IN
6/5-6/9
26th Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL
6/29
Laugh and Slash Film Festival
@ Garden Hotel, Urbana, IL
8/1-8/4
11th Gen Con Film Festival @ Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN
8/10
7th annual Pens to Lens Screenwriting Competition + Gala*
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
9/19-29
37th Reeling LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, Chicago, IL
10/26
Dark History & Horror Con’s Screaming Mad Film Festival
@ The City Center, Champaign, IL, 1:30 p.m.
11/1-11/2
18th annual Route 66 Film Festival
@ Capital City Bar & Grill, Springfield, IL
11/1-11/2
3rd Dead in Decatur Film Festival
@ Decatur Area Arts Council, Decatur, IL
TBD
Issue release: C-U Confidential #10
+ Paper Opteryx, Champaign, IL
TBD
10th New Art Film Festival, Champaign, IL
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
AEMS presents AsiaLENS Documentary/Film Series
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
4/9: FINDING KUKAN
Illini Union Board Presents “Weekend Films at the Union”
@ Pine Lounge, Main Level, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m. Fri., 7 & 10 p.m. Sat., free w/i-card
4/5, 4/6: MARY POPPINS RETURNS; 4/12, 4/13: HOLMES & WATSON; 4/19, 4/20: WHAT MEN WANT; 4/26, 4/27: THE LEGO MOVIE 2
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
4/6: METROPOLIS; 5/25: THE THIN MAN; 6/22: ON THE WATERFRONT; 7/13: STAGE DOOR
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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