Calendar: September 4-10, 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!
9/5: Anthony Cabral (first assistant director, WORKING MAN, Brainstorm Media, Beverly Hills, CA)
MFHQ MEMO | From Chambana Mendota with Love Chambana-in-mind
Not to be lost alongside the slow wave of new movies opening at theaters to limited capacity audiences, local film programs are hightailing it to virtual space by their respective organizers so as to not miss a beat and possibly attract a captive audience that is still somewhat limited in their daily doings. We already witnessed the first such attempt via Facebook on Saturday, August 15, when the Pens to Lens “digital gala” presented their most kid-central edition to date. I believe we haven’t had a similar offering since the online version of the University of Illinois student showcase Illini Film Fest in May and the Insect Fear Film Festival at the UI Foellinger Auditorium back in February. Others plan to move forward as well with adaptations of events once meant for public consumption before the pandemic set in, starting with this weekend’s Flatlands Dance Film Festival. Choice short subjects from the world over will alternate with Zoom interviews between filmmakers and host Laura Chiaramonte, festival director and dance instructor at UIUC; a curated set live streams on Vimeo later tonight, Friday, September 4, starting at 7 p.m., while the competition section broadcasts from the same Vimeo account tomorrow night, Saturday, September 5, also at 7 p.m., both free of charge with donations accepted. Coming soon to test this new model for presentation further are the Dead in Decatur International Film Festival in October and the Pygmalion cultural extravaganza of Champaign-Urbana at September’s end. Recent publicity for the latter revealed a modest line-up of talent across several disciplines including a handful of audio-visual components that include the WILL-TV special ILLINOIS COUNTRY with discussion on the music business, an awareness raiser for the LGBTQ+ themed documentary JIMMY IN SAIGON with filmmaker Peter McDowell and author Dan Savage, and a retrospect screening of NAPOLEON DYNAMITE featuring actors Jon Heder, Efren Ramírez, and Jon Gries. It will be interesting to learn which offerings connect with internet viewers and who elects to sit out until our communities are safe enough to resume in-person camaraderie in the arts.
LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers
@ online streaming
University of Illinois Department of Dance presents 7th annual Flatlands Dance Film Festival, virtual edition (9/4, 7 p.m. on; 9/5, 7 p.m. on) Watch
@ online Zoom
Illini Film & Video virtual meeting for UIUC students (9/8, 8 p.m.) Join mailing list
@ online Zoom
C-U Cinefile virtual meeting for UIUC students (9/11, 4 p.m.) Join mailing list
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
42, TENET, THE EIGHT HUNDRED, THE NEW MUTANTS, THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD, UNHINGED, WORDS ON BATHROOM WALLS (9/4 on), THE BROKEN HEARTS GALLERY (9/10 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
IRRESISTIBLE, ROGUE, DREAMLAND, THE HAUNTING OF MARGAM CASTLE, TIME LOOP, BABA YAGA, GUNDALA, more! (9/1 on)
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Throwback Films at the Union” feat. FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF, Illini Union Ballroom, 2nd floor (9/4, 7 p.m.; free w/i-card)
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
NOW OPEN! @ AMC Classic Village Mall 6, Danville, IL
THE NEW MUTANTS, TENET, UNHINGED (9/4 on)
NOW OPEN! @ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL
42, THE NEW MUTANTS, TENET, UNHINGED (9/4 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
TENET, BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC, UNHINGED (9/4-9/6)
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
MEAN GIRLS, CLUELESS (Screen 1), JURASSIC PARK, JURASSIC WORLD (Screen 2) (9/3-9/4), MEAN GIRLS, BILL AND TED FACE THE MUSIC (Screen 1), SHREK, THE GOONIES (Screen 2) (9/5-9/6)
@ The Lincoln Family Theater & Community Center, Lincoln, IL
Closed for the week.
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
1917 (9/4-9/6)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
Closed for the week. “Living Room Film Festival” virtual screenings: MY DOG STUPID, REPRESENT (through 9/10), MR. SOUL! (9/4-9/17), THE HOLE (9/4-9/24) Purchase
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
Closed for the week.
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
Closed for the week.
@ Route 34 Drive-in, Earlville, IL
BEVERLY HILLS COP, FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF (9/4-9/6)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
TENET, BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC (Screen 1), THE NEW MUTANTS, IRON MAN (Screen 2) (9/4-9/6)
@ Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL
TENET, CUT THROAT CITY, THE NEW MUTANTS, THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD, UNHINGED, WORDS ON BATHROOM WALLS (9/4 on)
@ Streator Eagle 6, Streator, IL
HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE, TENET, THE NEW MUTANTS, BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC, UNHINGED (9/4 on)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
For detailed and curated listings of Chicago-area film presentations and related events, as well as cancellations and postponements due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, please visit the fine folks at Cine-File and subscribe to their definitive “Cine-List” weekly blast.
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
9/24-10/4
38th Reeling LGBTQ+ International Film Festival
@ Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago, IL (virtual event)
NEW! 10/16-10/17
Dead in Decatur International Film Festival
@ Decatur, IL (virtual event)
11/6-11/7
19th annual Route 66 Film Festival
@ State House Inn, Springfield, IL
9/8-9/11, 2021
22nd Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
Illini Union Board presents “Throwback Films at the Union”
@ Illini Union Ballroom, 2nd floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m. Fri., free w/i-card
9/4: FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF; 9/11: FORREST GUMP; 9/25: TITANIC; 10/2: THE BREAKFAST CLUB; 10/9: UP; 10/16: PRETTY WOMAN; 10/23: PULP FICTION; 10/30: JURASSIC PARK; 11/6: MALCOLM X; 11/13: CLUELESS; 11/20: THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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