Calendar: September 8-14, 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!

9/14: Kimberly Conner (director, BEFORE ‘I DO’)
9/14: Jason Huls (producer, WITHOUT CHARITY)
9/14: Tim Cain (columnist, Decatur Herald & Review)


LOCAL FILMS, ETC.

@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
Call for Entries for the 8th annual New Art Film Festival* (8/15-9/15) Information

@ Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
Call for Entries for the 13th annual Embarras Valley Film Festival* (9/4-10/9) Information

@ Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL
Call for Entries for ChamPain Horror Indie Festival* (7/2-10/2) Information


NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area

@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
MARJORIE PRIME (9/8 on), LABYRINTH (9/8-9/10, 9/14), GREASE Sing-a-long (9/9, 2 & 7 p.m.), STALKER (9/10, 12 p.m.), SOLARIS (9/11, 9/13), MORTAL KOMBAT (9/13, 10 p.m.)

@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
HOME AGAIN, IT, TRUE TO THE GAME, ALL SAINTS, ANNABELLE: CREATION, BABY DRIVER, THE BIG SICK, CLOSE ENCOUNERS OF THE THIRD KIND (re-release), THE DARK TOWER, DESPICABLE ME 3, DUNKIRK, GIRLS TRIP, THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD, LOGAN LUCKY, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, WIND RIVER (9/8 on), MOTHER! (9/14 on)

@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
ROUGH NIGHT, ALL EYEZ ON ME, MEGAN LEAVEY, PARIS CAN WAIT, RAW, LOWRIDERS, THE LAST FACE, SUPERNATURAL (s12), THE FLASH (s3), NARCOS (s2), more! (9/5 on)

@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
9/11, HOME AGAIN, IT, ANNABELLE: CREATION, BABY DRIVER, CLOSE ENCOUNERS OF THE THIRD KIND (re-release), DESPICABLE ME 3, DUNKIRK, THE GLASS CASTLE, THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD, INHUMANS (IMAX only), LEAP!, LOGAN LUCKY, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, TULIP FEVER, WIND RIVER, WONDER WOMAN (9/8 on), ROCK DOG (9/8-9/10, 10 a.m.), ROMAN HOLIDAY (9/10, 9/13), TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS: DECONSTRUCTING THE BEATLES’ ‘REVOLVER’ (9/12, 7 p.m.), THE HEART OF MAN (9/14, 7 p.m.), Studio Ghibli Fest: LUPIN THE 3RD – THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO (9/14, 7 p.m.)

@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Weekend Films at the Union” feat. THE HOUSE, Pine Lounge (9/8-9/9, 7 p.m., free w/i-card)

@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL
AEMS presents AsiaLENS Documentary/Film Series feat. PEOPLE ARE THE SKY w/filmmaker Dai Sil Kim-Gibson (9/12, 7 p.m., free)

@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
Wurlitzer Pipe Organ concert with Richard Hills feat. silent film TBA (9/9)

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 Classic Village Mall 6, Danville, IL
HOME AGAIN, IT, 47 METERS DOWN, ANNABELLE: CREATION, DESPICABLE ME 3, THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD, MEGAN LEAVEY, THE NUT JOB 2 (9/8 on)

@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
INGRID GOES WEST, IT (9/8 on), “Hollywood’s Greatest Leading Men” classes with Skip Huston (Thursdays, 9/14-11/3, 6:30 p.m., enroll @ Avon)

@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
“Frightfest”: PARANORMAN, THE MONSTER SQUAD (Screen 1), IT, THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE (Screen 2) (9/8-9/9)

@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
THE GOONIES, HOME AGAIN, IT, THE BOSS BABY (free daily shows), THE GLASS CASTLE, THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD, LEAP!, LOGAN LUCKY, WIND RIVER (9/8 on)

@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
“Trivia Night” fundraiser (9/9)

@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
RUMBLE: THE INDIANS WHO ROCKED THE WORLD (9/8, 9/10, 9/13), THE ROOM (9/8), SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (9/9), CHASING TRANE w/post-film jazz concert (9/9, 7 p.m.), LEGENDS OF THE KNIGHT (9/14, free)

@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
Closed for cleaning (through 10/1)

@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
THE GLASS CASTLE (9/8-9/10), SHREK (9/9, 11 a.m., free)

@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
IT, ANNABELLE: CREATION (Screen 1, 9/8-9/9), CARS 3, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 (Screen 2, 9/8), fundraiser for Living Hope Counseling Center feat. DESPICABLE ME 3 (Screen 2, 9/9)


COMING SOON | Area-wide Events

9/19
Local music panels feat. excerpt from WHERE IT BEGINS* documentary
@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m., free

NEW! 9/19
Champaign Movie Makers meeting
@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m., free

9/21-10/1
Fall 2017 Farlee Film Festival – French cinema
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL

9/21-9/28
REELING 35: Chicago LGBTQ+ International Festival, Chicago, IL

10/4
“Shocktober 2017” kick-off feat. DEVOTION* local premiere
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL

10/12-10/26
53rd annual Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago, IL

10/12-10/22
26th annual Heartland Film Festival, Indianapolis, IN

10/14
The Art of Fear 2017
@ Heroic Age Art Center, Mt. Zion, IL

10/26-10/28
13th annual Embarras Valley Film Festival*
@ Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL

10/27-10/29
2nd annual Lincoln Film Festival
@ Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL

10/28
ChamPain Indie Horror Fest*
@ Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL

10/29
8th annual New Art Film Festival*
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL

NEW! 11/2-11/12
26th annual St. Louis International Film Festival, St. Louis, MO

11/3-11/4
16th annual Route 66 International Film Festival
@ Capital City Bar & Grill, Springfield, IL

2/19/18-2/25/18
40th annual Big Muddy Film Festival
@ Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL

4/5/18-4/12/18
20th annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI

4/18/18-4/22/18
20th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL

NEW! 5/31/18-6/4/18
25th annual Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL


COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area

NEW! AEMS presents AsiaLENS Documentary/Film Series
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
9/12: PEOPLE ARE THE SKY; 10/10: THE APOLOGY; 11/14: THIS ISLAND IS OURS

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
9/8, 9/9: THE HOUSE; 9/15, 9/16: THE MUMMY; 9/22, 9/23: DESPICABLE ME 3; 9/29, 9/30: BABY DRIVER; 10/6, 10/7: GIRLS TRIP; 10/13, 10/14: SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING; 10/20, 10/21: ALL I SEE IS YOU; 10/27, 10/28: ANNABELLE: CREATION; 11/3, 11/4: THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD; 11/10, 11/11: LEAP!; 12/1, 12/2: IT; 12/8, 12/9: FLATLINERS

The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
9/23: LAWRENCE OF ARABIA; Alfred Hitchcock series – 10/23: STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, 10/24: THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY, 10/25: TO CATCH A THIEF, 10/26: REBECCA, 10/27: PSYCHO; 11/11: BEN HUR (1959)

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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.

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