Calendar: March 6-12, 2020
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!
3/9: Meredith Dumyahn (producer/director, WSEC-TV (PBS), Springfield-Jacksonville, IL)
3/9: Jason Lindsey (commercial photographer, Jason Lindsey Photography)
3/10: Danielle Cloutier (administrative assistant, creative production, Netflix, Los Angeles, CA)
LOCAL FILMS, ETC. | Support Your Media Storytellers
@ Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
C-U Cinefile* meeting, Room 223 (3/6, 4 p.m.)
@ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Film & Video* meeting, Room 1022 (3/9, 7 p.m.)
@ Shatterglass Studios, Champaign, IL
Workshop Films Collective* meeting (3/11, 5:30 p.m.)
@ WILL Channel 12/PBS, Illinois Public Media, UIUC, Urbana, IL
ILLINOIS COUNTRY* documentary encore broadcasts (3/6, 7:30 p.m.; 3/7, 1 a.m.; 3/8, 11 p.m.; 3/10, 7 p.m.; 3/15, 8 p.m.)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
EMMA., ONWARD, THE WAY BACK, 1917, BIRDS OF PREY, BRAHMS: THE BOY II, THE CALL OF THE WILD, FANTASY ISLAND, THE GENTLEMEN, IMPRACTICAL JOKERS: THE MOVIE, THE INVISIBLE MAN, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (3/6 on), THE HUNT, I STILL BELIEVE (3/12 on)
@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL
Studio – BOMBSHELL, CHARLIE’S ANGELS, SPIES IN DISGUISE, UNCUT GEMS; Independent – GHOST KILLERS VS. BLOODY MARY, GO BACK TO CHINA, INHERIT THE VIPER, LITTLE JOE, MANY BEAUTIFUL THINGS, THE WOLF HOUR; Documentary – 5B; International – TEMBLORES (3/10 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
DARK WATERS, QUEEN & SLIM, PLAYMOBIL: THE MOVIE, NEZHA, ADOPT A HIGHWAY, THE MURDER OF NICOLE BROWN SIMPSON, THE WARRANT, TITANS (s2), more! (3/3 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
ONWARD, THE WAY BACK, 1917, BAD BOYS FOR LIFE, BIRDS OF PREY, BRAHMS: THE BOY II, THE CALL OF THE WILD, IMPRACTICAL JOKERS: THE MOVIE, THE INVISIBLE MAN, KNIVES OUT, PARASITE, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (3/6 on), GOODFELLAS (3/8, 3/11), TOKYO GODFATHERS (3/9, 7 p.m., subtitled; 3/11, 7 p.m., dubbed), I STILL BELIEVE (3/11, 7 p.m., IMAX early screening)
@ Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
“For Art’s Sake” cinema screenings, Room 100, 7 p.m., free: DOUBLE INDEMNITY (3/6), SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (3/13); C-U Cinefile presents “Classic Cinema Series” feat. TARGETS, introduced by Jonathan Knipp, Room 319 (3/12, 7 p.m., free)
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Weekend Films at the Union” feat. BOMBSHELL, Pine Lounge (3/6, 7 p.m.; 3/7, 7 & 10 p.m.; free w/i-card), “Throwback Films at the Union” feat. SPACE JAM, Courtyard Café (3/12, 8:30 p.m., free w/i-card)
@ School of Art + Design, UIUC, Champaign, IL
“Native Artist Series” film screening feat. THROUGH THE REPELLENT FENCE (3/9, 5:30 p.m., free)
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL
AEMS presents AsiaLENS Documentary/Film Series feat. DAY OF THE WESTERN SUNRISE (3/10, 7 p.m., free)
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
ONWARD, THE WAY BACK, THE CALL OF THE WILD, IMPRACTICAL JOKERS: THE MOVIE, THE INVISIBLE MAN, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (3/6 on)
@ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL
ONWARD, THE WAY BACK, 1917, BIRDS OF PREY, THE CALL OF THE WILD, IMPRACTICAL JOKERS: THE MOVIE, THE INVISIBLE MAN, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (3/6 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
ONWARD, THE CALL OF THE WILD, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (3/6 on)
@ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL
SELMA (3/7, 7 p.m.), SILO (3/8, 3 p.m.)
@ The Lincoln Family Theater & Community Center, Lincoln, IL
ONWARD, 1917, THE CALL OF THE WILD, DOWNHILL, THE INVISIBLE MAN, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (3/6 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD (3/6-3/8)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
PREMATURE (3/6-3/8, 3/12), THE GENERAL (1926; 3/7)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
ONWARD (3/6-3/8, 3/11)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
BAD BOYS FOR LIFE (3/6-3/8)
@ Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL
ONWARD, BAD BOYS FOR LIFE, BIRDS OF PREY, THE CALL OF THE WILD, DOLITTLE, THE INVISIBLE MAN, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (3/6 on)
@ Streator Eagle 6, Streator, IL
ONWARD, THE CALL OF THE WILD, FANTASY ISLAND, IMPRACTICAL JOKERS: THE MOVIE, THE INVISIBLE MAN, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (3/6 on)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago, IL
30th Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival, Chicago, IL (3/12-3/15)
For detailed and curated listings of Chicago-area film presentations and related events, please visit the fine folks at Cine-File and subscribe to their definitive “Cine-List” weekly blast.
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
3/13-3/14
Slasher Film Festival, Peoria, IL
3/24
SHERLOCK, JR. w/live organ accompaniment by Dennis Scott
@ Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, Bloomington, IL, 7 p.m.
NEW! 3/28
Community Supported Film presents BE KIND REWIND
@ Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
4/2-4/9
22nd annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
4/15-4/18
22nd annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
AEMS presents AsiaLENS Documentary/Film Series
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
3/10: DAY OF THE WESTERN SUNRISE; 4/14: AMERICAVILLE
“For Art’s Sake” cinema screenings
@ Armory Building/Gregory Hall, UIUC, Champaign-Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
(GH 100) 3/6: DOUBLE INDEMNITY; 3/13: SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN; 3/27: EASY RIDER; (AB 101) 4/3: TAXI DRIVER; 4/10: CHINATOWN; 4/24: OPENING NIGHT; 5/1: A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE
Illini Union Board presents “Throwback Films at the Union”
@ Courtyard Cafe, Main Level, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 8:30 p.m. Thurs., free w/i-card
3/12: SPACE JAM; 3/19: TOY STORY; 3/26: FROZEN; 4/2: MAMMA MIA!; 4/9: FORREST GUMP; 4/16: WALL-E; 4/23: JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE; 4/30: STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS/STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
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
3/6, 3/7: BOMBSHELL; 3/13, 3/14: LIKE A BOSS; 3/20, 3/21: DOLITTLE; 3/27, 3/28: FROZEN II; 4/3, 4/4: CATS; 4/10, 4/11: A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD; 4/17, 4/18: BIRDS OF PREY; 4/24, 4/25: JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL; 5/1, 5/2: STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
3/21: ON THE WATERFRONT; 4/26: COOL HAND LUKE; 5/16: CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF; 6/20: FANTASIA
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
Champaign Public Library listing is courtesy Rebecca Knaur/CPL.
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