Calendar: December 7-13, 2018

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!

12/8: David B. Busboom (author, Nightbird)
12/10: Sidney Taiko (publisher, Storm Cellar)

 

NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area

@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
MIRAI (12/7 on), WILDLIFE (12/7-12/9), SUSPIRIA (12/7-12/9, 12/12-12/13), “CatVideoFest” (12/8-12/9, 12 p.m.), BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (12/10, 7:30 p.m.), Member Screening: A BREAD FACTORY, PART ONE w/filmmaker Skype Q&A (12/11, 7 p.m.)

@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY, A COOL FISH, CREED II, FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDENWALD, THE GRINCH, INSTANT FAMILY, THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS, THE POSSESSION OF HANNAH GRACE, 2.0, RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET, ROBIN HOOD, A STAR IS BORN, WIDOWS (12/7 on), MIRAI (12/8, 12:55 p.m.), ONCE UPON A DEADPOOL (12/11 on), MORTAL ENGINES, SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE (12/13 on)

@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FALLOUT, THE NUN, THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS, OPERATION FINALE, GOD BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD, I AM PAUL WALKER, WESTWORLD (s2), THE HANDMAID’S TALE (s2), YELLOWSTONE (s1), more! (12/4 on)

@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
SCHINDLER’S LIST (re-release), THE WIFE, BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY, BOY ERASED, CREED II, FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDENWALD, GREEN BOOK, THE GRINCH, INSTANT FAMILY, THE POSSESSION OF HANNAH GRACE, RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET, ROBIN HOOD, A STAR IS BORN, WIDOWS (12/7 on), BUTTONS w/GENE KELLY: THE LEGACY (12/8, 12:55 p.m.), ELF (12/9, 12/12), “Jim Henson’s Holiday Special” feat. EMMET OTTER’S JUG BAND CHRISTMAS, THE BELLS OF FRAGGLE ROCK (12/10, 7 p.m.), Allegiance: The Broadway Musical (12/11, 7:30 p.m.), NEVER ENDING MAN: HAYAO MIYAZAKI (12/13, 7:30 p.m.), SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE (12/13 on)

@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Weekend Films at the Union” feat. CHRISTOPHER ROBIN, Pine Lounge (12/7-12/8, 7 p.m., free w/i-card)

@ University Galleries, ISU, Normal, IL
“To Hypnotize Them With Forgetfulness” exhibit feat. film work by Basim Magdy (through 12/16)

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
CREED II, FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDENWALD, THE GRINCH, INSTANT FAMILY, RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET, A STAR IS BORN (12/7 on)

@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
BOY ERASED, CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?, RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET (12/6 on)

@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL
GOSNELL: THE TRIAL OF AMERICA’S BIGGEST SERIAL KILLER, CREED II, FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDENWALD, THE GRINCH, INSTANT FAMILY, THE POSSESSION OF HANNAH GRACE, RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET (12/7 on), HEAVEN IS FOR REAL (12/8-12/13, free), THE STAR, HOME ALONE (12/8-12/9, 12/11, free), HOLIDAY INN, NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION (12/8-12/10, 12/12, free), MORTAL ENGINES (12/13 on)

@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FALLOUT (12/7-12/9)

@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
“A Further Jazz Holiday Concert” feat. Glenn Wilson & Friends (12/7), THE EIGHT DIAGRAM POLE FIGHTER (12/7, 12/10), THE BISHOP’S WIFE (12/8), MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947; 12/9), NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION (12/9), THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (12/11), IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (12/12), ELF (12/13)

@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDENWALD (12/7-12/9, 12/12)

@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
THE GRINCH (12/8-12/9)

 

COMING SOON | Area-wide Events

3/21-3/24, 2019
29th Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival, Chicago, IL

4/4-4/11, 2019
21st Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI

4/10-4/14, 2019
21st Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL

 

COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area

Illini Union Board Presents “Weekend Films at the Union”
@ Pine Lounge, Main Level, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m. Fri., 7 & 10 p.m. Sat., free w/i-card
12/7, 12/8: CHRISTOPHER ROBIN

The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
12/17: THE BISHOP’S WIFE (7 p.m. only); 12/18: MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947; 7 p.m. only); 12/19: WHITE CHRISTMAS (7 p.m. only); 12/20: A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951; 7 p.m. only); 12/21-12/22: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (7 p.m. only on 12/21); 1/12/19: CHARADE; 2/9/19: TOP HAT; 3/9/19: GASLIGHT; 4/6/19: METROPOLIS; 5/25/19: THE THIN MAN; 6/22/19: ON THE WATERFRONT; 7/13: STAGE DOOR

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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.

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