Calendar: March 24-30, 2017
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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NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL
KEDI (3/24 on), THE LURE (3/24-3/26, 3/30), OCEAN WAVES (3/25-3/26), JOURNEY TO MY MOTHER’S LAND (3/27, 7 p.m., free), Mountainfilm on Tour 2017 (3/28, 7 p.m.), OUR HEAVENLY BODIES w/live accompaniment by Coupler (3/29, 8:30 p.m.)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
CHIPS, KATAMARAYUDU, LIFE, PERSONAL SHOPPER, POWER RANGERS, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, THE BELKO EXPERIMENT, GET OUT, KONG: SKULL ISLAND, LOGAN, THE SHACK (3/24 on), FACING DARKNESS (3/30, 7 p.m.), THE BOSS BABY, GHOST IN THE SHELL (3/30)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
SING, MISS SLOANE, ASSASSIN’S CREED, LIVE BY NIGHT, IN DUBOUS BATTLE, ELOISE, THE BROOKLYN BANKER, THE QUIET HOUR, WOLF CREEK (s1), more! (3/21 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
CHIPS, LIFE, POWER RANGERS, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, THE BELKO EXPERIMENT, GET OUT, HIDDEN FIGURES, KONG: SKULL ISLAND, THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE, LOGAN, THE SHACK (3/24 on), The Metropolitan Opera: Idomeneo (3/25, simulcast; 3/29, recorded), LABYRINTH (3/26, 3/29), MINDGAMERS (3/28, 8 p.m.; feature film w/”cognitive experiment” + live Q&A), FACING DARKNESS (3/30, 7 p.m.)
@ Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Film & Video meeting, Room 221 (3/28, 6:30 p.m.)
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Weekend Films at the Union” feat. MOONLIGHT, Pine Lounge (3/24, 3/25, 7 p.m., free w/i-card)
@ Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL
“Did You Know We Taught Them How to Dance?” photography/video installation by Zina Saro-Wiwa, East Gallery on Main Level (through 3/25)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
The News-Gazette Film Series: THE GENERAL w/live accompaniment by Mark Gifford (3/25)
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
LIFE, POWER RANGERS, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, KONG: SKULL ISLAND, LOGAN, THE SHACK (3/24 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, KONG: SKULL ISLAND (3/24 on)
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, POWER RANGERS (3/24-3/25)
@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
LIFE, POWER RANGERS, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, KONG: SKULL ISLAND, THE SHACK (3/24 on), THE EAGLE HUNTRESS fundraiser for Camp Reel Stories (3/30, 7 p.m.), THE BOSS BABY, GHOST IN THE SHELL (3/30)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
Doc Ashton & the Root Canals concert (3/24, 7 p.m.), SING (3/25-3/26)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
KIKI (3/24, 3/26), THE LURE (3/24-3/25), CITIZEN KANE (3/25), Midwest Songwriter Sessions (3/27), THE TRIALS OF SPRING (3/29), A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (3/30)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (3/24-3/26, 3/29)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
FIFTY SHADES DARKER (3/24-3/26), MOANA (3/25, 11 a.m., free)
NOW OPEN! @ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE, KONG: SKULL ISLAND (Screen 1), POWER RANGERS, JOHN WICK CHAPTER 2 (Screen 2) (3/24-3/25)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ various, Madison, WI
19th annual Wisconsin Film Festival (3/30-4/6)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
NEW! 4/4
Champaign Screenwriters mixer
@ Pizza M, Urbana, IL, 8 p.m.
4/19-4/23
19th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
4/20-4/23
9th annual Chicago International Movies & Music Festival, Chicago, IL
4/29
3rd annual Illinifest Student Film Festival
@ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
5/31-6/4
24th annual Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
AEMS presents AsiaLENS Documentary/Film Series
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
4/11: DON’T THINK I’VE FORGOTTEN
Illini Union Board Presents “Weekend Films at the Union”
@ Pine Lounge, Main Level, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free w/i-card
3/24, 3/25: MOONLIGHT; 3/31, 4/1: THE BYE BYE MAN; 4/7, 4/8: THE FOUNDER; 4/14, 4/15: SING; 4/21, 4/22: BASTARDS; 4/28, 4/29: SPLIT
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
3/25: THE GENERAL; 4/15: DUCK SOUP; 5/27: CITIZEN KANE; 6/24: HIGH NOON; 7/22: THE GOLD RUSH; 8/26: THE WIZARD OF OZ
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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