Calendar: April 17-23, 2020
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!
4/18: Mike Trippiedi (actor, A NORMAL DAY/THE DISCOVERY OF THE JACKABOW, Pens to Lens 2018, Champaign-Urbana Film Society, Champaign, IL)
4/21: William Kephart (actor, CORNERED/THE MONSTER WHO ATE THE BOY, Pens to Lens 2018, Champaign-Urbana Film Society, Champaign, IL)
4/21: Brian Paris (multimedia producer, City of Champaign administration department, Champaign, IL)
4/23: Chelsea Norton (director of marketing and communications, Champaign Park District, Champaign, IL)
MFHQ MEMO | From Chambana Mendota with Love Language
People who craft words for a living or simply the love of literature have undoubtedly run into “writer’s block.” Is there such a thing as running into “writer’s brusque” when jotting down a draft? Asking for a friend who must remind himself often enough that rewrites are his salvation.
CONFIDENTIAL ALMANAC | Dates in Film Culture History
15 Years Ago … Friday, April 22, 2005: Chris Folkens, an ambitious University of Illinois senior in LAS-Speech Communication and member of Illini Film & Video, premiered his second narrative featurette TOXIN during two shows at Armory 101 inside the Armory Building concurrent with that year’s Roger Ebert’s Film Festival. Rumored to be in attendance was Hollywood producer Roy Lee (THE RING, THE GRUDGE), otherwise visiting campus to speak at the East Asian Languages and Cultures department. Folkens’ action-drama starred then-UI students Aaron Golden (FALLING OVERNIGHT) and Karla Strum (TERRI, LITTLE ACCIDENTS) along with genre film veteran Robert Nolan Clark (RHINELAND). [R]
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
Closed for the week.
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL
JUST MERCY, UNDERWATER, ESCAPE FROM PRETORIA, FINAL KILL, REALITY QUEEN!, THE NIGHT CLERK, ROOTWOOD, THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES (s1), more! (4/14 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL
Closed for the week.
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
Closed for the week.
@ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL
Closed for the week.
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
Closed for the week.
@ The Lincoln Family Theater & Community Center, Lincoln, IL
Closed for the week.
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
Closed for the week.
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
Closed for the week. “Living Room Film Festival” virtual screenings: THEN WE DANCED, SAINT FRANCES (through 4/19), SORRY WE MISSED YOU, ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON & THE BAND (4/17-4/26) Purchase
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
Closed for the week.
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
Closed for the week.
@ Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL
Closed for the week.
@ Streator Eagle 6, Streator, IL
Closed for the week.
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
For detailed and curated listings of Chicago-area film presentations and related events, as well as cancellations and postponements due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, please visit the fine folks at Cine-File and subscribe to their definitive “Cine-List” weekly blast.
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
5/22-5/24
Postponed: INCIDENT AT KICKAPOO CREEK* 50th anniversary screenings
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
11/28
SAFETY LAST feat. BIG BUSINESS w/live organ accompaniment by Steven Ball
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
5/16: CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF; 6/20: FANTASIA
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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