Calendar: June 14-20, 2019
Our movie and media Calendar appears every Friday/Saturday on and caters to the downstate region anchored by Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, USA.
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MILESTONES | Happy Birthday to You!
6/18: Perry Morris (board member, Champaign County History Museum)
LOCAL FILMS, ETC. | Support Your Media Storytellers
@ Campbell Hall for Public Telecommunication (WILL-TV), UIUC, Urbana, IL
Champaign Movie Makers* meeting, “Foley Exercise” (6/18, 7 p.m., free, arrive promptly)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL
NON-FICTION (6/14 on), TOO LATE TO DIE YOUNG (6/14-6/18, 6/20), Membership Screening: BEFORE NIGHT FALLS (6/19, 7:30 p.m.), Late Night/Pride Month/John Waters tribute: POLYESTER (6/14, 6/20, 9:30 p.m.)
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
LATE NIGHT, MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL, SHAFT, ALADDIN, AVENGERS: ENDGAME, BOOKSMART, DARK PHOENIX, GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS, JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM, MA, ROCKETMAN, THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2 (6/14 on), EMANUEL (6/17, 6/19, 7 p.m.), ANNA, CHILD’S PLAY, THE DEAD DON’T DIE, TOY STORY 4 (6/20 on)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
CAPTAIN MARVEL, FIVE FEET APART, CAPTIVE STATE, THE MUSTANG, NO MAN’S LAND, LEPRECHAUN RETURNS, T-34, THE CONVENT, ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (s6), more! (6/11 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
LATE NIGHT, MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL, SHAFT, ALADDIN, AVENGERS: ENDGAME, DARK PHOENIX, GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS, JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM, MA, POKÉMON: DETECTIVE PIKACHU, ROCKETMAN, THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2 (6/14 on), RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (6/16, 6/19), SMALLFOOT (6/17-6/19, 10 a.m.), EMANUEL (6/17, 6/19, 7 p.m.), TOY STORY 4 (6/20 on)
@ Main Quad, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board Presents “Summer Quad Cinema Series” feat. SHAZAM!, Anniversary Plaza (6/20, 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
MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL, SHAFT, ALADDIN, DARK PHOENIX, GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS, THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2 (6/14 on)
@ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL
MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL, SHAFT, ALADDIN, GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS, ROCKETMAN, THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2 (6/14 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
ALL IS TRUE, LATE NIGHT, ROCKETMAN (6/14 on), TOY STORY 4 (6/20 on), “Overlooked Films – 20th Anniversary” classes with Skip Huston (Thursdays, 6/20-8/15, 6:30 p.m., enroll @ Avon)
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2 (Screen 1), MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL (Screen 2) (6/14 on)
@ The Lincoln Family Theater & Community Center, Lincoln, IL
SHAFT, ALADDIN, DARK PHOENIX, GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS, JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM, POKÉMON: DETECTIVE PIKACHU, POMS (6/14 on), TOY STORY 4 (6/20 on)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
FIVE FEET APART (6/14-6/16)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
ASK FOR JANE (6/14, 6/16), ANIARA (6/15-6/16), TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME (6/16), THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM (6/20)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2 (6/14-6/16, 6/19)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
POKÉMON: DETECTIVE PIKACHU (6/14-6/16)
@ Route 34 Drive-in, Earlville, IL
THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2, A DOG’S JOURNEY (6/14-6/16)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL, THE INTRUDER (Screen 1), THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2, A DOG’S JOURNEY (Screen 2) (6/14 on)
@ Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL
MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL, ALADDIN, DARK PHOENIX, GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS, THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2, ROCKETMAN (6/14 on)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
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
9/19-9/29
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
TBA
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
6/20: 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
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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