Calendar du C-U: October 23-29
Our unique movie and media Calendar appears every Friday on C-U Blogfidential and caters to the discerning tastes of citizens in the downstate region anchored by Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, USA.
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PLAYING THIS WEEK
10/23/15-10/29/15
MILESTONES
Happy Birthday to … Friday, October 23: Jennifer Bechtel (director, LATTÉ FEELINGS, Pens to Lens 2015) … Wednesday, October 26: Joseph F. Alexandre (filmmaker, WARRIORS OF THE DISCOTHEQUE) … celebrate!
10 Years Ago … Week of Monday, October 24, 2005: Opteryx Press of Champaign begins shipping and store placement of MICRO-FILM 7, the imprint’s flagship journal. Articles cover the Lars von Trier “challenge” documentary THE FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS, the Ron Santo biographical film THIS OLD CUB, current productions from Haxan Films (THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT), regional indies such as FIVE YEARS and QUALITY OF LIFE, the passing of Sarah Jacobson (MARY JANE’S NOT A VIRGIN ANYMORE), and more. This 64-page issue is the last print edition of MF to date. Purchase
NOW PLAYING
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL: JAFAR PANAHI’S TAXI (10/23-10/24, 10/28-10/29; 10/29, discussion w/Katy Salmasi & Farin Zahedi), PAWN SACRIFICE (10/23-10/26), COURT (10/24-10/25, 10/27, 10/29; 10/25, 7:30 p.m., discussion w/Rini Bhattacharya Mehta, UIUC), Brilliant Corners Film Series 005: THE FORBIDDEN ROOM (10/26-10/28), Shocktober 2015 feat. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984; 10/23, 10/29, 10 p.m.), THE DESCENT (10/28, 10 p.m.), All-Nite Horror Marathon w/A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, THEY LIVE, additional films TBA (10/24, 10 p.m.-6 a.m.)
@ Pine Lounge, Main Floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Union Board presents “Films at the Union” feat. MINIONS (10/23, 10/24, 7 p.m., free)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL: Reel Deals presents “Classic Chills” feat. THE SHINING (1980; 10/23, 7 p.m.), The News-Gazette Film Series presents “5 Nights of Hitch!” feat. SUSPICION (10/26, 7 & 10 p.m), SABOTAGE (10/27, 7 & 10 p.m), THE LADY VANISHES (10/28, 7 & 10 p.m), SPELLBOUND (10/29, 7 & 10 p.m), FRENZY (10/30, 7 & 10 p.m)
@ ???, Champaign, IL: Hallways Microcinema Vol. 16, “‘NSEW,” feat. work of Portland, OR, filmmaker Vanessa Renwick (10/24, 9 p.m., free, BYOB) Facebook
@ Mike ‘n Molly’s, Champaign, IL: “Noiseferatu” live score performance to NOSFERATU (1922) by Angelspit, The Dead Room, and The Gothsicles (10/29, 7 p.m. doors, 9:30 p.m. show)
@ Room 205, Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL: Illini Film & Video meeting (10/29, 7:30 p.m.)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE GHOST DIMENSION (3-D & 2-D), BRIDGE OF SPIES, THE MARTIAN (10/23 on), THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW w/shadow cast (10/13, 10/24, Midnight)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL: WBNQ presents GREASE (10/22, 7 p.m.), THE END OF THE TOUR (10/23-10/25, 7 p.m.), THEY LIVE (10/23, 10:30 p.m.), FRANKENSTEIN (1931; 10/27, 7 p.m.), THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW w/shadow cast (10/28-10/31, 7 p.m.)
@ Hansen Student Center, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL: IWU Center for Human Rights and Social Justice presents “A Conversation with Jesse Eisenberg: Depicting Social Justice in a Subversive Way” (10/26, 7 p.m., free, open to the public)
@ Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, Bloomington, IL: THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI w/live organ accompaniment by Dennis Scott (10/28, 7 p.m.)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-In, Springfield, IL: CRIMSON PEAK, THE VISIT (Screen 1), GOOSEBUMPS, WAR ROOM (Screen 2) (10/23-10/24)
@ Sleepy Creek Vineyards, Fairmount, IL: 6th annual Freeky Creek Short Film Festival* (10/29, 7:30 p.m.; 10/30-10/31, 8:30 p.m.)
@ The Lincoln Theater 4, Lincoln, IL: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE GHOST DIMENSION, BRIDGE OF SPIES, GOOSEBUMPS (3-D & 2-D), THE MARTIAN (10/23 on)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL: HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 (10/23-10/25, 10/28)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL: THE INTERN (10/23-10/25)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL: Save the Lorraine Foundation presents JURASSIC WORLD (10/23-10/25)
@ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City, IL: GOOSEBUMPS, THE MARTIAN (10/23-10/24)
@ Carmike 13, Champaign, IL: JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS, THE LAST WITCH HUNTER, ROCK THE KASBAH, STEVE JOBS, BRIDGE OF SPIES, CRIMSON PEAK, GOOSEBUMPS (3-D & 2-D), HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2, THE INTERN, THE MARTIAN (3-D & 2-D), WOODLAWN (10/23 on)
@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL: JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS, THE LAST WITCH HUNTER, ROCK THE KASBAH, STEVE JOBS, BRIDGE OF SPIES, CRIMSON PEAK (IMAX & 2-D), GOODBYE MR. LOSER, GOOSEBUMPS, HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2, THE INTERN, THE MARTIAN, MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS, PAN, SICARIO, WOODLAWN (10/23 on), NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB (10/24, 10/25, 9 & 10 a.m.), Fathom Events and ScreenLive present Ed Sheeran “X Tour” concert at Wembley Stadium (10/25, 12:55 p.m.; 10/26, 7:30 p.m.), Turner Classic Movies presents “Dracula Double Feature” w/DRACULA (1931), DRÁCULA (1931, Spanish language version) (10/25, 10/28, 2 & 7 p.m.), THE STARFISH THROWERS (10/26, 5 & 7 p.m.), Fathom Events, No Whining Productions, and Fuseic Entertainment present CHONDA PIERCE: LAUGHING IN THE DARK (10/27, 7 p.m.), Fathom Events and Specticast present John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN (1978; 10/29, 7:30 p.m.)
@ AMC Village Mall 6, Danville, IL: JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS, THE LAST WITCH HUNTER, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE GHOST DIMENSION (3-D & 2-D), BRIDGE OF SPIES, CRIMSON PEAK, GOOSEBUMPS (3-D & 2-D)
@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL: JURASSIC WORLD, SAN ANDREAS, PAPER TOWNS, HUNGRY HEARTS, Z FOR ZACHARIAH, THE VATICAN TAPES, TESTAMENT OF YOUTH, THE EXORCISM OF MOLLY HARTLEY, NURSE JACKIE (s7), more! (10/20 on)
@ AMC River East 21, etc., Chicago, IL: 51st annual Chicago International Film Festival (through 10/29)
@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN: Closed for the season!
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Locally produced movies and events featuring locally produced movies are marked with an asterisk (*). Also find out what is “Coming Soon” by hitting the jump below. Go see ‘em, C-U!
COMING SOON
11/5-11/15: 24th annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival, St. Louis, MO
11/6-11/7: 14th annual Route 66 International Film Festival
@ Capital City Bar & Grill, Springfield, IL
11/12-11/14: 11th annual Embarras Valley Film Festival
@ Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
11/17-11/18: CONSUMED* local premiere
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL
12/20: HOLLY* local film premiere w/filmmakers
@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL, 10 p.m.
3/11-3/12, 2016: 7th annual Drunken Zombie Film Festival
@ Landmark Cinemas, Peoria, IL
4/13-4/17, 2016: 18th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
4/14-4/21, 2016: 18th annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
6/1-6/5, 2016: 23rd annual Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL
COMMUNITY FILM SERIES
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
10/26-10/30: Alfred Hitchcock Festival – SUSPICION, SABOTAGE, THE LADY VANISHES, SPELLBOUND, FRENZY (7 & 10 p.m.); 11/14: DOUBLE INDEMNITY; 12/12: MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS; 1/23/16: SHANE; 2/27/16: FORBIDDEN PLANET; 3/19/16: 42ND STREET; 4/2/16: SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS; 5/21/16: THE GRADUATE; 6/25/16: Reader’s Choice TBA; 7/16/16: THE AWFUL TRUTH; 8/6/16: WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES
AEMS, IPRH, and Spurlock Museum present AsiaLENS Documentary/Film Series
@ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
11/10: BITTER SEEDS
Illini Union Board Presents “Films at the Union”
@ Pine Lounge, Main Level, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free
10/23, 10/24: MINIONS; 10/30, 10/31: SINSTER 2; 11/6, 11/7: STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON; 11/13, 11/14: SOUTHPAW; 11/20, 11/21: WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS; 12/4, 12/5: THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke
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