Calendar: May 19-25, 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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MILESTONES | Happy Birthday to You!
5/25: David Gracon (contributor, C-U Confidential)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL
NORMAN (5/19 on), TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME (5/19-5/20, 5/23, 5/25), WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? (5/21, 5/22 w/discussion), COLOSSAL (5/24, 10 p.m.)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
ALIEN: COVENANT, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE LONG HAUL, EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING, BAAHUBALI 2 (Hindi & Telugu languages), BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, THE BOSS BABY, THE CIRCLE, THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2, KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD, SNATCHED (5/19 on), IN OUR HANDS: THE BATTLE FOR JERUSALEM (5/23, 7 p.m.), BAYWATCH (5/24 on), PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES (5/25 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
xXx: RETURN OF XANDER CAGE, RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER, THE SPACE BETWEEN US, EXTORTION, THE OUTCASTS, more! (5/16 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
ALIEN: COVENANT, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE LONG HAUL, EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING, WHAT A WONDERFUL FAMILY, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, BORN IN CHINA, THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2, KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD, SNATCHED, THE WALL (5/19 on), MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL (5/21, 5/24), IN OUR HANDS: THE BATTLE FOR JERUSALEM (5/23, 7 p.m.), BAYWATCH (5/24 on), PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES (5/25 on)
@ Main Quad, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Summer Quad Cinema Series” feat. POWER RANGERS, Anniversary Plaza (5/25, 9 p.m., free)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
Films of Martin Scorsese: RAGING BULL (5/22-5/23), AFTER HOURS (5/24-5/25), THE LAST WALTZ (5/26)
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
ALIEN: COVENANT, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE LONG HAUL, EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2, KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD, SNATCHED (5/19 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
ALIEN: COVENANT (5/19 on), GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 (5/19-5/23), SNATCHED (5/19-5/24), BAYWATCH (5/24 on), PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES (5/25 on)
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
ALIEN: COVENANT, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 (5/19-5/21)
@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
ALIEN: COVENANT, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE LONG HAUL, EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2, KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD, SNATCHED (5/19 on), BAYWATCH (5/24 on), PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES (5/25 on)
@ The Lincoln Square Theatre, Decatur, IL
Closed indefinitely.
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
Trivia night (5/19)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
The Seventh Art Stand: THE SALESMAN (5/19, 5/21) and IRAQI ODYSSEY (5/20); THE TRANSFIGURATION (5/19-5/20), PERSONAL SHOPPER (5/25)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 (5/19-5/21, 5/24)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE (5/19-5/21)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE LONG HAUL, ALIEN: COVENANT (Screen 1), GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2, SNATCHED (Screen 2) (5/19-5/20)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
5/31-6/4
24th annual Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL
8/12
5th annual Pens to Lens Screenwriting Competition + Gala
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
Illini Union Board presents “Summer Quad Cinema Series”
@ Anniversary Plaza, Main Quad, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 9 p.m., free
Rain Location: Pine Lounge (1st floor), Illini Union
5/25: POWER RANGERS; 6/8: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST; 6/15: LIFE; 6/22: THE ZOOKEEPER’S WIFE; 7/6: THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS; 7/13: THE CIRCLE; 7/20: EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING; 8/17: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
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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