Calendar: Dec. 30 ’16–Jan. 5 ’17
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!
12/30: Mike Boedicker (producer, Roselawn Productions)
12/30: Jason Pankoke (kind rewinder, The Video Throne)
FLICKER OF THE WEEK | Suggestions in Full-Motion Arts
Let’s think outside the glowing rectangular box for a few moments, folks. Instead of settling for some average everyday viewing this week, why not redirect that effort towards catching up with the on-line cinema journalism you trust, picking up a new book about your most admired actor or director or production or studio or era, leafing through a periodical purchase that is angled on your favorite genre or franchise or movie-making technique, or all of the above? Even better, why not go pull those back issues of C-U Confidential digest we know you secretly harbor and get refreshed on how the motion picture has positively impacted our communities? As we enter the year of our digest’s 10th anniversary and our editorial focus begins a shift from the timely to the archival, we will be impressing on the citizens and academic transients of Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond to increase their CUZine interaction because right now would be a very good time for it. Elsewhere, you have probably joined fans worldwide in mourning the consecutive deaths this past Mon., 12/27, and Tues., 12/28, of actor-author-wit Carrie Fisher (1956-2016) and Hollywood entertainment icon Debbie Reynolds (1932-2016); to help settle your heartbreak, it might do you well to sample their plentiful bodies of work in film, television, albums, publications, and so forth, much of which you probably haven’t touched outside of STAR WARS or SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN. Two documentary specials that mix stage performance with candid behind-the-scenes material will play on HBO in the coming weeks: WISHFUL DRINKING (2010), a taping of Fisher’s one-woman show of the same name, is set to air on Sun., Jan. 1, 8 p.m. CST, while BRIGHT LIGHTS: STARRING CARRIE FISHER AND DEBBIE REYNOLDS (2016), bumped up from the March schedule to premiere on Sat., Jan. 7, 7 p.m. CST, captures Reynolds’ final public performances and delves into their atypical mother-daughter relationship. If you must go to a movie house near you, the Virginia Theatre will resume their “famous filmmaker” Reel Deal series next week with features directed by one or the other from another esteemed Tinseltown family, Francis Ford Coppola and Sofia Coppola. The latter’s 2000 debut, THE VIRGIN SUICIDES (American Zoetrope/Paramount Classics), launches the set on Tues., 1/3, and Thurs., 1/5, at 7 p.m., to be followed by APOCALYPSE NOW (1/10, 1/12, 7 p.m.), LOST IN TRANSLATION (1/17, 1/19, 7 p.m.), and THE GODFATHER (1/24, 1/26, 7 p.m.). “FOW” is hereby fin.
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (12/30 on), MOONLIGHT (12/30-1/1, 1/4-1/5)
@ Carmike 13, Champaign, IL
ASSASSIN’S CREED, COLLATERAL BEAUTY, DANGAL, FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM, FENCES, MOANA, OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY, PASSENGERS, ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY, SING, WHY HIM? (12/30 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS, SNOWDEN, AMERICAN HONEY, THE DRESSMAKER, IN A VALLEY OF VIOLENCE, DOG EAT DOG, RAY DONOVAN (s4), more! (12/27 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
ASSASSIN’S CREED, COLLATERAL BEAUTY, FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM, LA LA LAND, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA, MOANA, OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY, PASSENGERS, ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY, SING, WHY HIM? (12/30 on), PRINCESS MONONOKE 20th Anniversary (1/5, subtitled)
@ Quality Beer, Champaign, IL
Champaign Screenwriters mixer (1/5, 8 p.m., free)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
Films of Sofia Coppola: THE VIRGIN SUICIDES (1/3, 1/5)
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 Village Mall 6, Danville, IL
COLLATERAL BEAUTY, FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM, FENCES, MOANA, PASSENGERS, ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY, SING, WHY HIM? (12/30 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA, ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY, SING (12/30 on), HIDDEN FIGURES (1/5)
@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
ASSASSIN’S CREED, COLLATERAL BEAUTY, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA, PASSENGERS, ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY, SING, WHY HIM? (12/30 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
Closed for the weekend!
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
THE HANDMAIDEN (12/30, 1/1, 1/5), THE APARTMENT (12/31), ON THE TOWN (1/3)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
Closed for the weekend!
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
MOANA (12/29-12/31)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
2/21/17-2/26/17
39th annual Big Muddy Film Festival
@ Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
3/30/17-4/6/17
19th annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
4/19/17-4/23/17
19th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
1/21/17: DRACULA; 2/4/17: SWING TIME; 3/25/17: THE GENERAL; 4/15/17: DUCK SOUP; 5/27/17: CITIZEN KANE; 6/24/17: HIGH NOON; 7/22/17: THE GOLD RUSH; 8/26/17: THE WIZARD OF OZ
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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