Calendar: July 26-Aug. 1, 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!
8/1: Cara Maurizi (actress, IRREPARABLE)
LOCAL FILMS, ETC. | Support Your Media Storytellers
@ Engineering Sciences Building, UIUC, Urbana, IL
MAGNETIC FIELDS* Web series screening and discussion, Room 190 (8/1, 3 p.m., free)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO (7/26 on), Smart Kids: THE BIG BAD FOX AND OTHER TALES (7/27-7/28, 11:30 a.m.)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, ALADDIN, ANNABELLE COMES HOME, THE ART OF SELF-DEFENSE, CRAWL, THE LION KING, THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2, SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME, STUBER, TOY STORY 4, YESTERDAY (7/26 on), HOBBS & SHAW (8/1 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, MISSING LINK, ABDUCTION, MASTER Z: IP MAN LEGACY, DOGMAN, CRITTERS ATTACK!, ROCK PAPER SCISSORS, HOW HIGH 2, more! (7/23 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, ALADDIN, THE ART OF SELF-DEFENSE, AVENGERS: ENDGAME, CRAWL, THE LION KING, THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2, SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME, STUBER, TOY STORY 4, YESTERDAY (7/26 on), BACK TO THE FUTURE (7/28, 7/31), Studio Ghibli Fest: KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE (7/28, 12:55 p.m., dubbed; 7/29, 7 p.m., subtitled), A DOG’S WAY HOME (7/28-7/31, 10 a.m.), THE MUPPET MOVIE 40th Anniversary (7/30, 12:30 & 7 p.m.), HOBBS & SHAW (8/1 on)
@ Main Quad, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board Presents “Summer Quad Cinema Series” feat. A DOG’S JOURNEY, Anniversary Plaza (8/1, 9 p.m., free, rain location: Pine Lounge (1st floor), Illini Union)
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
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, CRAWL, THE LION KING, SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME, TOY STORY 4 (7/26 on)
@ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, CRAWL, THE LION KING, SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME, STUBER, TOY STORY 4, YESTERDAY (7/26 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
YESTERDAY, THE LION KING (7/26 on)
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
THE LION KING, TOY STORY 4 (Screen 1), SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME, CRAWL (Screen 2) (7/26-7/27), THE LION KING (Screen 1), CRAWL (Screen 2) (7/28 on)
@ The Lincoln Family Theater & Community Center, Lincoln, IL
BETHANY HAMILTON: UNSTOPPABLE, MINE 9, CRAWL, THE LION KING, THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2, TOY STORY 4, YESTERDAY (7/26 on), STORKS (7/27, 7/30, 10 a.m., free), HOBBS & SHAW (8/1 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
BREAKTHROUGH (7/26-7/28)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
ALIEN (7/26-7/28), THE GOLD RUSH (7/27), THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE (8/1)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
THE LION KING (7/26-7/28, 7/31)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
TOY STORY 4 (7/26-7/28), THE WILD LIFE (7/27, 11 a.m., free)
@ Route 34 Drive-in, Earlville, IL
THE LION KING, TOY STORY 4 (7/26-7/28)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
THE LION KING, DARK PHOENIX (Screen 1), CRAWL, ROCKETMAN (Screen 2) (7/26 on)
@ Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, CRAWL, THE LION KING, SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME, TOY STORY 4 (7/26 on)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN
11th Gen Con Film Festival, Gen Con (8/1-8/4)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
8/10
7th annual Pens to Lens Screenwriting Competition + Gala*
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
NEW! 9/7-9/8
Filmscape Chicago production expo
@ Cinespace Studios, Chicago, IL
9/19-9/29
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
3rd Dead in Decatur Film Festival
@ Decatur Area Arts Council, Decatur, IL
11/4
10th annual New Art Film Festival*
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
11/22-11/23
18th annual Route 66 Film Festival
@ Route 66 Hotel & Conference Center, Springfield, 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
8/1: A DOG’S JOURNEY; 8/8: ALADDIN; 8/15: POKÉMON: DETECTIVE PIKACHU; 8/24: AVENGERS: ENDGAME @ Memorial Stadium
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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