Calendar: April 19-25, 2019
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!
4/21: William Kephart (actor, GREEN AND HORNY)
4/22: Chelsea Norton (co-host. “Surfabilly Freakout,” WEFT 90.1 FM)
4/24: Ron Bonk (producer, DEADLY PLAYTHINGS)
CONFIDENTIAL ALMANAC | Dates in Film Culture History
10 Years Ago … Friday, April 17, 2009: Participating in the annual Boneyard Arts Festival for the first time, C-U Confidential sponsors an event at Caffe Paradiso on the University of Illinois campus to share films by area filmmakers. “Local Cinema @ Paradiso,” or the “C-U Confidential Local Movie Show,” compiles more than 20 trailers, shorts, and Webisodes that pique the interest of a steady crowd. Luke Boyce of Shatterglass Studios provides the sound and projection, the UI student creators of ONE FINE DAY and A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW make an appearance to discuss their projects with host Jason Pankoke, and composer Todd Mazierski’s cuts from the soundtrack of the documentary HOOPESTON set the mood during intermissions. Attendee Sanford Hess would soon convince Pankoke that a similar event of larger scope made perfect programming sense for a venue he was looking to purchase, the Art Theater in Champaign. One year later, the New Art Film Festival era began. As reported on 4/16/09 at CUBlog.
LOCAL FILMS, ETC. | Support Your Media Storytellers
@ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Film & Video* meeting, Room 1022 (4/22, 7 p.m.)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
APOLLO 11 (4/19 on), GIANT LITTLE ONES (4/19-4/20, 4/23, 4/25), Latin American Film Festival: RETALBO (4/20, 5 p.m.), BIRDS OF PASSAGE (4/21, 5 p.m.), and RUBEN BLADES IS NOT MY NAME (4/21, 7:30 p.m.), C-U Comedy presents Jake “The Snake” Roberts (4/22, 7:30 p.m.), Member Screening: SATAN & ADAM (4/24, 7:30 p.m.), Late Night: MAXIMUM OVERDIRVE (4/19-4/20, 9:30 p.m.)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
BREAKTHROUGH, THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA, KALANK, PENGUINS, AFTER, CAPTAIN MARVEL, DUMBO, HELLBOY, LITTLE, MISSING LINK, PET SEMATARY, SHAZAM!, US (4/19 on), AVENGERS: ENDGAME (4/25 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
GLASS, THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING, REPLICAS, ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA (cs), PROJECT BLUE BOOK (s1), more! (4/16 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
BREAKTHROUGH, THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA, PENGUINS, TEEN SPIRIT, AFTER, CAPTAIN MARVEL, DUMBO, HELLBOY, LITTLE, MISSING LINK, THE MUSTANG, PET SEMATARY, SHAZAM!, UNPLANNED, US (4/19 on), THE WORLD WE MAKE (4/19-4/23), PETER RABBIT (4/19-4/21, 10 a.m.), SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (4/21, 4/24), BRIGHT ONES (4/22, 6:30 p.m.), OKKO’S INN (4/22-4/23, 7 p.m.), RiffTrax Live! feat. OCTAMAN (4/24, 7:30 p.m.), AVENGERS: ENDGAME Opening Night Fan Event (4/25, 5 p.m.), AVENGERS: ENDGAME (4/25 on)
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Weekend Films at the Union” feat. WHAT MEN WANT, Pine Lounge (4/19-4/20, 7 p.m., free w/i-card)
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
BREAKTHROUGH, THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA, HELLBOY, MISSING LINK, PET SEMATARY, SHAZAM! (4/19 on)
@ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL
BREAKTHROUGH, THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA, AFTER, DUMBO, HELLBOY, LITTLE, MISSING LINK, PET SEMATARY, SHAZAM! (4/19 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
THE AFTERMATH, THE MUSTANG, PET SEMATARY (4/19 on; closed 4/21), MISSING LINK (4/19-4/20, 5 p.m.), AVENGERS: ENDGAME (4/25 on)
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA, PET SEMATARY (Screen 1), DUMBO, SHAZAM! (Screen 2) (4/19-4/20)
@ The Lincoln Family Theater & Community Center, Lincoln, IL
BREAKTHROUGH, THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA, DUMBO, HELLBOY, LITTLE, MISSING LINK, PET SEMATARY, SHAZAM! (4/19 on), TAKEN BY GRACE (daily shows, free), AVENGERS: ENDGAME (4/25 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
GREEN BOOK (4/19-4/20)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
GREASE (4/19, 7 p.m., sing-a-long edition), CAMILLE (4/20), THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH w/Gamma Phi Circus performance (4/20, 6:30 p.m.), Agnès Varda tribute: CLÈO FROM 5 TO 7 (4/25)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
SHAZAM! (4/19-4/21, 4/24)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
DUMBO (4/19-4/21)
@ Route 34 Drive-in, Earlville, IL
PET SEMATARY, US (4/19-4/21)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
DUMBO, CAPTAIN MARVEL (Screen 1), WONDER PARK, PET SEMATARY (Screen 2) (4/19-4/20)
@ Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL
THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA, DUMBO, HELLBOY, LITTLE, MISSING LINK, PET SEMATARY, SHAZAM! (4/19 on)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ Company Brewing & University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
6th Milwaukee Underground Film Festival (4/25-4/28)
@ Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, IL
18th annual Chicago Palestine Film Festival (4/20-5/2)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
4/27
5th annual Illinifest Student Film Festival*
@ Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 5 p.m., free
5/2-5/12
16th Indy Film Festival, Indianapolis, IN
6/5-6/9
26th Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL
6/29
Laugh and Slash Film Festival
@ Garden Hotel, Urbana, IL
8/1-8/4
11th Gen Con Film Festival @ Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN
8/10
7th annual Pens to Lens Screenwriting Competition + Gala*
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
9/19-29
37th Reeling LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, Chicago, IL
10/26
Dark History & Horror Con’s Screaming Mad Film Festival
@ The City Center, Champaign, IL, 1:30 p.m.
11/1-11/2
18th annual Route 66 Film Festival
@ Capital City Bar & Grill, Springfield, IL
11/1-11/2
3rd Dead in Decatur Film Festival
@ Decatur Area Arts Council, Decatur, IL
TBD
Issue release: C-U Confidential #10
+ Paper Opteryx, Champaign, IL
TBD
10th New Art Film Festival*, 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
4/19, 4/20: WHAT MEN WANT; 4/26, 4/27: THE LEGO MOVIE 2
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
5/25: THE THIN MAN; 6/22: ON THE WATERFRONT; 7/13: STAGE DOOR
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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