Calendar: February 10-16, 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!
2/12: Gela Rediger (producer, Camp Nostalgic Studios, Champaign, IL)
2/13: Steven Bentz (director, The Virginia Theatre, Champaign Park District, Champaign, IL)
2/16: Michael J. Jones (retro culture artist, epyon5, Champaign, IL)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
MAGIC MIKE’S LAST DANCE, TITANIC 25th anniversary (re-release), 80 FOR BRADY, AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, KNOCK AT THE CABIN, PATHAAN (in Hindi w/sub), PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH, THE WANDERING EARTH II (in Mandarin w/sub), A MAN CALLED OTTO, M3GAN (2/10-2/14), MARLOWE (2/14 on), WINNIE-THE-POOH: BLOOD AND HONEY (2/15, 7:30 p.m.), ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA (2/16 on)
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Spring 2023 Weekend Films” feat. BROS (2/10-2/11, 7 p.m., free w/i-card)
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
MAGIC MIKE’S LAST DANCE, SERIOUSLY RED, TITANIC 25th anniversary (re-release), 80 FOR BRADY, AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, INFINITY POOL, KNOCK AT THE CABIN, A MAN CALLED OTTO, M3GAN, MISSING, PLANE, PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH, THE WHALE* (2/10 on), UFC 284: Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski, more (mixed martial arts) (2/11, 9 p.m., simulcast), HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (2/11-2/12, 2/15, 3 & 7 p.m.), MARLOWE (2/14 on), The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata (2/15, 1 & 6:30 p.m., recorded from Nov. 2022), WINNIE-THE-POOH: BLOOD AND HONEY (2/15, 7 p.m.), ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA (2/16 on)
@ Redbox, Champaign-Urbana, IL
BONES AND ALL, HIGH HEAT, THE LAST WARRIOR, more! (2/7 on) Online rentals
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
The News-Gazette Film Series presents AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (2/11, 1 & 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
BABYLON, PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH, 80 FOR BRADY (2/10-2/12)
@ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL
Valentine’s Day event feat. THE PRINCESS BRIDE (2/14, 5:30 p.m.)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
Private parties and “Family Movie Packs” this week.
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
MOULIN ROUGE! (2/10-2/12), MY BLOODY VALENTINE (1981) (2/10), THE PRINCESS BRIDE (2/11-2/12, 2/14), DECISION TO LEAVE (2/13), Jazz On/Screen presents BILLIE (documentary) (2/16, 7 p.m., w/post-show concert by Glenn Wilson and Friends)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
Closed for the week.
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
A MAN CALLED OTTO (2/10-2/12)
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
NEW! 3/4
40th Insect Fear Film Festival*
@ Foellinger Auditorium, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 6 p.m
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
2/17-2/18: 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.
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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