Calendar: February 3-9, 2023
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!
2/8: Robin Christian (director, A FARGO CHRISTMAS STORY, Dreamscape Cinema, Champaign, IL)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
80 FOR BRADY, KNOCK AT THE CABIN, SWORD ART ONLINE: THE MOVIE – PROGRESSIVE (in Japanese w/sub or English dub), AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, INFINITY POOL*, A MAN CALLED OTTO, M3GAN, MISSING, PATHAAN (in Hindi w/sub), PLANE, PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH, THE WANDERING EARTH II (in Mandarin w/sub) (2/3 on), BTS: YET TO COME (concert film) (2/3-2/6, 2/9), THE CHOSEN Season 3 finale (faith film) (2/3-2/6), LEFT BEHIND: RISE OF THE ANTICHRIST* (faith film) (2/3-2/8), MAGIC MIKE’S LAST DANCE, TITANIC 25th anniversary (re-release) (2/9 on) *single shows daily
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Spring 2023 Weekend Films” feat. BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER (2/3-2/4, 7 p.m., free w/i-card)
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
80 FOR BRADY, KNOCK AT THE CABIN, AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, FEAR, HOUSE PARTY, INFINITY POOL, A MAN CALLED OTTO, M3GAN, MISSING, PLANE, PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH, TÁR, THE WHALE (2/3 on), LEFT BEHIND: RISE OF THE ANTICHRIST* (faith film) (2/3-2/8), THE CHOSEN Season 3 finale (faith film) (2/3-2/6), PILLOW TALK (2/5, 3 & 7 p.m.; 2/8, 7 p.m.), GROUNDHOG DAY 30th anniversary (2/5, 4 & 7 p.m.), FACING THE LAUGHTER: MINNIE PEARL (documentary) (2/6, 7 p.m.), LOUDRES (religious documentary) (2/8-2/9, 7 p.m.), MAGIC MIKE’S LAST DANCE, TITANIC 25th anniversary (re-release) (2/9 on)
@ Redbox, Champaign-Urbana, IL
ANGRY NEIGHBORS, MINDCAGE, more! (1/31 on) Online rentals
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
Illinois Public Media presents “The Arthouse Experience Film Series” feat. MY OCTOPUS TEACHER (2/8, 7 p.m.)
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
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
80 FOR BRADY, LIVING, THE WHALE (2/3-2/5)
@ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL
GHOST (2/4, 7 p.m.)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
Private parties and “Family Movie Packs” this week.
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
BROKER (2/3-2/5), MY BLOODY VALENTINE (1981) (2/9)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
A MAN CALLED OTTO (2/3-2/5)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY (2/3-2/5)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
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
3/30-4/2
33rd Onion City Experimental Film Festival, Chicago, IL
4/13-4/20
25th annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
4/19-4/22
23nd Roger Ebert’s Film Festival*
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
“The Arthouse Experience Film Series” curated by Sanford Hess and sponsored by Illinois Public Media
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
2/18: LET THE LITTLE LIGHT SHINE; 3/8: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE; 4/26: LET THE RIGHT ONE IN; 5/31: THE TWO POPES; 6/14: MULHOLLAND DRIVE; 7/12: BARAKA
Illini Radio Group presents “Rewind 92.5 Movie Series”/“Mix 94.5 Throwback Thursdays”*
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
3/16: DIRTY DANCING; 4/27: GHOSTBUSTERS (1984); 5/18: BEETLEJUICE; 6/29: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK; 7/27: TOP GUN
Illini Union Board presents “Spring 2023 Weekend Films”
@ Pine Lounge, 1st floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m. Fri. & Sat, free w/i-card
2/10-2/11: BROS; 2/17-2/18: THE WOMAN KING; 2/24-2/25: DEVOTION; 3/3-3/4: THE FABELMANS; 3/10-3/11: STRANGE WORLD; 3/17-3/18: BONES AND ALL; 3/24-3/25: I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY; 3/31-4/1: BABYLON; 4/7-4/8: PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH; 4/14-4/15: KNOCK AT THE CABIN; 4/21-4/22: ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA; 4/28-4/29: COCAINE BEAR
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
2/11: AN AMERICAN IN PARIS; 3/18: A NIGHT AT THE OPERA; 4/29: FANTASIA; 5/20: TOPPER; 6/17: ENTER THE DRAGON; 7/15: I LOVE LUCY: THE MOVIE
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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