Calendar: May 31-June 6, 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!
5/31: Bill Yauch (owner, RiellyBoy Productions, Urbana, IL)
5/31: William Pace (writer/director, THIRD PARTY WITNESS)
6/1: DeShawn Hill (producer/director, DAWN)
6/3: Amanda Baker (owner, Five Foot Productions, Champaign, IL)
6/4: Jarrod Finn (owner, Malachi Entertainment, Urbana, IL)
LOCAL FILMS, ETC. | Support Your Media Storytellers
MAGNETIC FIELDS* U.S. Streaming Release: Saturday, June 1, via Illinois Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL/Swede Films, Urbana, IL | Internet Portal
@ Hoogland Center for the Arts, Springfield, IL
Central Illinois Film Commission* meeting, “Navigating the Actor Roadmap” w/ Susan Collins (5/6, 7 p.m., free)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
MEETING GORBACHEV (5/31-6/4), SHADOW (5/31-6/2, 6/4, 6/6), RED JOAN (6/1-6/3, 6/5-6/6), OKKO’S INN (6/1, 2:30 p.m.), ASK DR. RUTH w/panel discussion (6/5, 7:30 p.m.)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS, MA, ROCKETMAN, A DOG’S JOURNEY, ALADDIN, AVENGERS: ENDGAME, BOOKSMART, BRIGHTBURN, THE HUSTLE, THE INTRUDER, JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM, LONG SHOT, POKÉMON: DETECTIVE PIKACHU (5/31 on), BHARAT (6/5), DARK PHOENIX, THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2 (6/6 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
GRETA, CLIMAX, A VIGILANTE, GENERAL COMMANDER, A DARK PLACE, WHITE CHAMBER, NEAR EXTINCTION: SHANGRI-LA, TRICKSTER, ELEVEN, OUTLANDER (s4), more! (5/28 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS, MA, ROCKETMAN, A DOG’S JOURNEY, ALADDIN, AVENGERS: ENDGAME, BOOKSMART, BRIGHTBURN, THE HUSTLE, JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM, POKÉMON: DETECTIVE PIKACHU (5/31 on), FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF (6/2, 6/5), National Theatre Live “10 Years on Screen”: The Audience w/Helen Mirren (6/3, 7 p.m., recorded), PAVAROTTI Premiere Screening Event (6/4, 7 p.m.), DARK PHOENIX Opening Night Fan Event (6/6, 6 p.m., IMAX), Rifftrax Live! feat. STAR RAIDERS (6/6, 7:30 p.m., simulcast), DARK PHOENIX (6/6 on)
@ Main Quad, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board Presents “Summer Quad Cinema Series” feat. CAPTAIN MARVEL, Anniversary Plaza (6/6, 9 p.m., free, rain location: Pine Lounge (1st floor), Illini Union)
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
GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS, MA, ROCKETMAN, ALADDIN, BOOKSMART, JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM, POKÉMON: DETECTIVE PIKACHU (5/31 on)
@ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL
GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS, MA, ROCKETMAN, ALADDIN, AVENGERS: ENDGAME, BOOKSMART, BRIGHTBURN, JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM, POKÉMON: DETECTIVE PIKACHU (5/31 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS, ROCKETMAN, ALADDIN (5/31 on)
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
ALADDIN (Screen 1), GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS (Screen 2) (5/31 on)
@ The Lincoln Family Theater & Community Center, Lincoln, IL
GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS, ALADDIN, JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM, POKÉMON: DETECTIVE PIKACHU (5/31 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
THE UPSIDE (5/31-6/1)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
THE CHAPERONE (5/31-6/2), CALAMITY JANE (6/2), ASK FOR JANE (6/6)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
ALADDIN (5/31-6/2, 6/5)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
POMS (5/31-6/2)
@ Route 34 Drive-in, Earlville, IL
ALADDIN, DUMBO (5/31-6/2)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS, THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA (Screen 1), ALADDIN, CAPTAIN MARVEL (Screen 2) (5/31 on)
@ Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL
GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS, MA, ROCKETMAN, ALADDIN, JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM, POKÉMON: DETECTIVE PIKACHU (5/31 on)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ Landmark’s Century Centre Cinemas, Chicago, IL
Midwest Independent Film Festival presents “Midwest Sci-Fi & Futurism Night” (6/4, 6 p.m.)
@ The Logan Theatre, Chicago, IL
26th Chicago Underground Film Festival (6/5-6/9)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
NEW! 6/18
Champaign Movie Makers* meeting
@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m., free
UPDATE! 6/29
Laugh and Slash Film Festival
@ Mahomet Public Library, Mahomet, 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 “Summer Quad Cinema Series”
@ Anniversary Plaza, Main Quad, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 9 p.m., free
Rain Location: Pine Lounge (1st floor), Illini Union
6/6: CAPTAIN MARVEL; 6/13: DUMBO; 6/20: SHAZAM!; 6/27: LITTLE; 7/11: THE BEST OF ENEMIES; 7/25: THE HUSTLE; 8/1: A DOG’S JOURNEY; 8/8: ALADDIN; 8/15: POKÉMON: DETECTIVE PIKACHU; 8/24: AVENGERS: ENDGAME @ Memorial Stadium
UPDATE! The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
7/13: STAGE DOOR; TBD: ON THE WATERFRONT
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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