Calendar: April 12-18, 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!
4/16: Sarah Christensen (co-organizer, Small Press Fest!)
4/16: Joe Taylor (creator/puppeteer, PATTY AND PAZ)
LOCAL FILMS, ETC. | Support Your Media Storytellers
@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL
Champaign Movie Makers* meeting, “Script Reads,” Room 222 (4/16, 7 p.m., free)
@ Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL
Small Press Fest! feat. C-U Confidential, Sun Room & Stage Room (4/13, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., free)
@ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Film & Video* meeting, Room 1022 (4/15, 7 p.m.)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
THE AFTERMATH (4/12 on), NAUSICAÄ OF THE VALLEY OF WIND (4/17, 7:30 p.m.), Agnès Varda tribute: THE BEACHES OF AGNÈS (4/18, 7:30 p.m.)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
AFTER, HELLBOY, LITTLE, MISSING LINK, THE MUSTANG, THE BEST OF ENEMIES, CAPTAIN MARVEL, DUMBO, FIVE FEET APART, HOTEL MUMBAI, PET SEMATARY, SHAZAM!, US (4/12 on), BREAKTHROUGH (4/17 on), THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA (4/18 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
A DOG’S WAY HOME, ON THE BASIS OF SEX, WELCOME TO MARWEN, HOLMES & WATSON, WE DIE YOUNG, PATRICK, I AM RICHARD PRYOR, CARGA, RAY DONOVAN (s6), more! (4/9 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
AFTER, THE BEST OF ENEMIES, HELLBOY, LITTLE, MISSING LINK, THE MUSTANG, CAPTAIN MARVEL, DUMBO, FIVE FEET APART, HOTEL MUMBAI, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD, PET SEMATARY, SHAZAM!, UNPLANNED, US (4/12 on), BUMBLEBEE (4/12-4/14, 10 a.m.), Sight & Sound Theatres presents Noah (4/13, 12:55 p.m., recorded), WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (4/14, 4/17), BREAKTHROUGH (4/17 on), THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS (4/18, 7 p.m.), RiffTrax Live! feat. OCTAMAN (4/18, 7 p.m.)
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Weekend Films at the Union” feat. HOLMES & WATSON, Pine Lounge (4/12-4/13, 7 p.m., free w/i-card)
@ Parkland College, Champaign, IL
FREE CECE screening and discussion, Room C-118 (4/12, 1 p.m., free)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
UIUC College of Media presents 21st annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival (through 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
HELLBOY, MISSING LINK, DUMBO, PET SEMATARY, SHAZAM!, US (4/12 on)
@ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL
AFTER, HELLBOY, LITTLE, MISSING LINK, DUMBO, FIVE FEET APART, PET SEMATARY, SHAZAM! (4/12 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
MISSING LINK, PET SEMATARY, SHAZAM! (4/12 on)
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
SHAZAM! (Screen 1), PET SEMATARY (Screen 2) (4/12-4/13)
@ The Lincoln Family Theater & Community Center, Lincoln, IL
HELLBOY, LITTLE, MISSING LINK, DUMBO, PET SEMATARY, SHAZAM! (4/12 on), FIVE FEET APART, UNPLANNED (4/12-4/16), THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD (daily shows, free), BREAKTHROUGH (4/17 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
A DOG’S WAY HOME (4/12-4/14)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
TRANSIT (4/12-4/14), LORDS OF CHAOS (4/12-4/13, 4/15), HIGH FIDELITY (4/13), Jewish Film Festival: SHALOM BOLLYWOOD: THE UNTOLD STORY OF BOLLYWOOD CINEMA (4/14, free), Tuesday Night Classic: CAMILLE (4/16)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
SHAZAM! (4/12-4/14, 4/17)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
WONDER PARK (4/12-4/14), RATATOUILLE (4/13, 11 a.m., free)
@ Route 34 Drive-in, Earlville, IL
PET SEMATARY, BUMBLEBEE (4/12-4/14)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
DUMBO, CAPTAIN MARVEL (Screen 1), US, HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U (Screen 2) (4/12-4/13)
@ Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL
HELLBOY, LITTLE, MISSING LINK, DUMBO, PET SEMATARY, SHAZAM! (4/12 on)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ Cinemark on the Plaza, Kansas City, MO
23rd Kansas City FilmFest International (through 4/14)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
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
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
4/12, 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.
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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