Calendar: Sept. 29-Oct. 5, 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!
10/1: Jason Croft (publisher, Bachelor Pad Magazine)
10/4: Cody Prough (filmmaker, Red Lens Productions)
10/4: Jason Christ (actor, TENNESSEE GOTHIC)
10/5: Anna Zorn (still photographer, THE ORIGINS OF WIT & HUMOR)
10/5: Jenny Southlynn (contributor, C-U Confidential)
LOCAL FILMS, ETC.
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
“Shocktober 2017” presents DEVOTION* premiere w/filmmakers (10/4, 7:30 p.m., preceded by THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD)
@ 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
VICEROY’S HOUSE (9/29 on), National Theatre Live: Yerma with Billie Piper (9/30-10/1, 12 p.m., recorded), Shocktober 2017: “An Evening with Linnea Quigley” feat. THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, DEVOTION* (10/4, 7:30 p.m.), “Found Footage Festival, Vol. 8” (10/5, 8 p.m.)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
AMERICAN MADE, FLATLINERS, JUDWAA 2, A QUESTION OF FAITH, TANGLED (re-release), AMERICAN ASSASSIN, HOME AGAIN, IT, KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE, THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE, MOTHER!, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, SPYDER (Tamil or Telugu language) (9/29 on), BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT (10/4, 7 p.m.), BLADE RUNNER 2049, THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US, THE STRAY (10/5 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT, 47 METERS DOWN, IT STAINS THE SANDS RED, THE BLACK ROOM, L.O.R.D.: LEGEND OF RAVAGING DYNASTIES, SHAMELESS (s7), TAKEN (s1), more! (9/26 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
AMERICAN MADE, FLATLINERS, NEVER SAY DIE, A QUESTION OF FAITH, AMERICAN ASSASSIN, BRAD’S STATUS, FRIEND REQUEST, HOME AGAIN, IT, KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE, LEAP!, THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE, MOTHER!, WIND RIVER (9/29 on), THE BOSS BABY (9/29-10/1, 10 a.m.), RIO BRAVO (10/1, 10/4), STEP (10/3, 7 p.m.), MULLY (10/3-10/5, 7 p.m.), JEEPERS CREEPERS 3 (10/4, 7 p.m.), NO GAME NO LIFE ZERO (10/5, 7 p.m.), BLADE RUNNER 2049 (10/5 on)
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Weekend Films at the Union” feat. BABY DRIVER, Pine Lounge (9/29-9/30, 7 p.m., free w/i-card)
@ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Film & Video meeting, Room 1022 (10/2, 7 p.m.)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
THE COMMITMENTS (10/3, 10/5)
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 Classic Village Mall 6, Danville, IL
AMERICAN MADE, FLATLINERS, AMERICAN ASSASSIN, HOME AGAIN, IT, KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE, THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE (9/29 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
IT, KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE, THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE (9/29 on), OUR DECATUR 1955* (9/30, 11 a.m., free), BLADE RUNNER 2049 (10/5 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
THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE (Screen 1), KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE (Screen 2) (9/29-9/30)
@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
ALL SAINTS, FLATLINERS, AMERICAN ASSASSIN, BACK TO THE FUTURE, HOME AGAIN, IT, KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE, THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE (9/29), BLADE RUNNER 2049 (10/5 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
THE BIG SICK (9/29-10/1)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
Farlee Film Festival: AMÉLIE (9/29, 10/1) and AU REVOIR LES ENFANTS (9/30); also: NAPPING PRINCESS (9/29-9/30), SUSTAINABLE (10/2), ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (10/3), TAXI DRIVER (10/4), Manhattan Short Film Festival 2017 (10/5)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
Closed for cleaning (through 10/12)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
LEAP! (9/29-10/1)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE, IT (Screen 1), KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE, THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD (Screen 2) (9/29-9/30)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ Landmark’s Century Centre Cinemas, Chicago, IL
35th annual Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival (through 10/1)
@ Landmark’s Century Centre Cinemas, Chicago, IL
Midwest Independent Film Festival presents SIGNATURE MOVE w/filmmakers (10/3, 6 p.m.)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
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
NEW! 10/27
Illini Film & Video “Shocktoberfest” (48 Hour Film Fest screening)
@ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 8 p.m.
10/28
ChamPain Indie Horror Fest*
@ Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL
10/29
8th annual New Art Film Festival*
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
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
UPDATE! 11/3-11/5
2nd annual Lincoln Film Festival
@ Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, 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
5/31/18-6/4/18
25th 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
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
9/29, 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.
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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