{"id":10445,"date":"2016-11-25T10:00:33","date_gmt":"2016-11-25T16:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=10445"},"modified":"2017-11-28T16:24:26","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T22:24:26","slug":"calendar-nov-25-dec-1-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=10445","title":{"rendered":"Calendar: Nov. 25-Dec. 1, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our movie and media Calendar appears every Friday\/Saturday on <\/em>C-U Blogfidential<\/strong><\/span> and caters to the downstate region anchored by Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, USA.<\/em><\/p>\n

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MILESTONES | Happy Birthday to You!<\/strong><\/p>\n

11\/28: Ryan Mitchelle (editor, A CHRISTMAS IN VERMONT)<\/p>\n


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CONFIDENTIAL ALMANAC | Dates in Film Culture History<\/strong><\/p>\n

100 Years Ago<\/strong> \u2026 Tuesday, November 28, 1916:<\/em> Mayor Dan Dineen<\/strong> excitedly welcomes a capacity crowd to opening night at the Avon Theatre<\/strong><\/a><\/span> on Water Street<\/strong> in downtown Decatur<\/strong>, as retold in Flickering Images: The History and Haunting of the Avon Theatre<\/strong><\/span> by Troy Taylor<\/strong>. Unlike the month-old Lincoln Square Theatre<\/strong> located just three blocks away, the Avon is designed by owner\/manager Joseph Allman<\/strong> and architect R.O. Rosen<\/strong> to be a motion picture house, first and foremost, with floor space allotted for a small orchestra to accompany certain films and a pipe organ scheduled for installation by year\u2019s end. The debut attraction is THE FALL OF A NATION<\/strong>, a far-fetched war fantasia that is directed and written by the controversial minister, lecturer, and segregationist Thomas F. Dixon, Jr.<\/strong>, whose novel The Clansman<\/strong><\/span> was adapted recently by D.W. Griffith<\/strong> as THE BIRTH OF A NATION<\/strong>.<\/p>\n


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FLICKER OF THE WEEK | Suggestions in Full-Motion Arts<\/strong><\/p>\n

This week feels like a catalog title week to us, friends! If you\u2019re able to break away from the onslaught of parades, football games, basketball tournaments, rerun marathons, and commercials for Christmas<\/strong> sales on the family television set, options await at theaters near you that sidestep the new Hollywood<\/strong> releases we discussed previously. Turner Classic Movies<\/strong> presents a two-day revival of BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY\u2019S<\/strong> (Fathom Events\/Paramount Pictures<\/strong>) that will play the Goodrich Savoy 16<\/strong> on Sun., 11\/27<\/strong>, and Weds., 11\/30<\/strong>, at both 2<\/strong> and 7 p.m.<\/strong>; Blake Edwards<\/strong>\u2019 adaptation of the Truman Capote<\/strong> novella about New York City<\/strong> socialites turned actress Audrey Hepburn<\/strong> into a style icon, although the breezy 1961 drama co-starring George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen<\/strong>, and Martin Balsam<\/strong> has lost style points in recent times due to Mickey Rooney<\/strong>\u2019s unfortunate comic relief role as a highly caricatured Japanese man. At the other end of the table sits the cult comedy ALICE\u2019S RESTAURANT<\/strong> (United Artists\/MGM<\/strong>) from 1969 that is not exactly a holiday classic, so we applaud the gumption of the Normal Theater<\/strong> to dress their late show tonight, Fri., 11\/25, 10:30 p.m.<\/strong>, with some vintage anti-establishment garnish. Based on the same-named song by folk singer Arlo Guthrie<\/strong> and directed by Arthur Penn<\/strong>, the movie starts with a hippie-heavy Thanksgiving<\/strong> held in an abandoned church that is attended by Guthrie\u2019s screen alter ego, who is subsequently busted by the police for littering and forced into the draft while bemoaning The Man! Finally, we give thanks to the Virginia Theatre<\/strong> for assembling a choice set of Joel<\/strong> and Ethan Coen<\/strong> hits the C-U can feast upon starting next Mon., 11\/28<\/strong>; NO COUNTRY FOR OLD<\/strong> MEN<\/strong> (2007), RAISING ARIZONA<\/strong> (1987), FARGO<\/strong> (1996), and THE BIG LEBOWSKI<\/strong> (1998) will run in succession between then and Sat., 12\/3<\/strong>, all at 7 p.m.,<\/strong> with a bonus LEBOWSKI<\/strong> at 1 p.m.<\/strong> on the final day. \u201cFOW<\/strong>\u201d is hereby fin<\/em>, Donny.<\/p>\n


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NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area<\/strong><\/p>\n

@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL<\/strong>
\nLOVING (11\/25 on), THE HANDMAIDEN (11\/25-11\/27, 11\/30), STARVING THE BEAST (12\/1, 7:30 p.m., free)<\/p>\n

@ Carmike 13, Champaign, IL<\/strong>
\nALLIED, BAD SANTA 2, MOANA, RULES DON\u2019T APPLY, ALMOST CHRISTMAS, ARRIVAL, BILLY FLYNN\u2019S LONG HALFTIME WALK, BLEED FOR THIS, DOCTOR STRANGE, THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN, FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM, HACKSAW RIDGE, TROLLS (11\/25 on)<\/p>\n

@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL<\/strong>
\nKUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS, HELL OR HIGH WATER, WAR DOGS, MECHANIC: RESURRECTION, YOGA HOSERS, HANDS OF STONE, THE LAND, I.T., more! (11\/22 on)<\/p>\n

@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL<\/strong>
\nALLIED, BAD SANTA 2, MOANA, RULES DON\u2019T APPLY, ALMOST CHRISTMAS, ARRIVAL, BILLY FLYNN\u2019S LONG HALFTIME WALK, BLEED FOR THIS, DOCTOR STRANGE, THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN, FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM, HACKSAW RIDGE, MOONLIGHT, TROLLS (11\/25 on), THE POLAR EXPRESS, BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY\u2019S (11\/27, 11\/30), RiffTrax Holiday Special Double Feature: SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS, \u201cChristmas Shorts-stravaganza\u201d (12\/1), Broadway\u2019s Studio 54 performs She Loves Me<\/span> (12\/1, recorded)<\/p>\n

@ Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL<\/strong>
\nIllini Film & Video meeting, Room 205 (11\/29, 6 p.m.)<\/p>\n

@ Quality Beer, Champaign, IL<\/strong>
\nChampaign Screenwriters mixer (12\/1, 8 p.m., free)<\/p>\n

@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL<\/strong>
\nThe News-Gazette<\/span> Film Series presents HARVEY (11\/26), Reel Deals presents \u201cFilms of the Coen Brothers\u201d feat. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (11\/28-11\/29), RAISING ARIZONA (11\/30-12\/1), FARGO (12\/2), THE BIG LEBOWSKI (12\/3)<\/p>\n

Events featuring locally produced movies are marked with an asterisk (*). Additional \u201cNow Playing\u201d and \u201cComing Soon\u201d listings appear after the jump!<\/em><\/p>\n

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NOW PLAYING | The Cities Beyond<\/strong><\/p>\n

@ AMC Village Mall 6, Danville, IL<\/strong>
\nALLIED, BAD SANTA 2, MOANA, DOCTOR STRANGE, FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM, TROLLS (11\/25 on)<\/p>\n

@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL<\/strong>
\nALLIED, MOANA, FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM (11\/25 on)<\/p>\n

@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL<\/strong>
\nALLIED, ARRIVAL, BAD SANTA 2, MOANA, RULES DON\u2019T APPLY, FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM, HACKSAW RIDGE, TROLLS (11\/25 on)<\/p>\n

@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL<\/strong>
\nKUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS (11\/25-11\/27)<\/p>\n

@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL<\/strong>
\nMIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947; 11\/25, 11\/27), ALICE\u2019S RESTAURANT (11\/25), THE STUDENT AND MR. HENRI (11\/26), Midwest Songwriter Sessions (11\/28), IT HAPPENED ON FIFTH AVENUE (11\/29), The Littlest Nutcracker<\/span> (12\/1, live), NATIONAL LAMPOON\u2019S CHRISTMAS VACATION (12\/1)<\/p>\n

@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL<\/strong>
\nFANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM (11\/25-11\/27, 11\/30)<\/p>\n

@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL<\/strong>
\nTROLLS (11\/23-11\/27), FINDING DORY (11\/26, 11 a.m., free)<\/p>\n


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NOW PLAYING | Midwest<\/strong><\/p>\n

@ Centerbrook Drive-In, Martinsville, IN<\/strong>
\n Closed for the season!<\/em><\/p>\n


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COMING SOON | Area-wide Events<\/strong><\/p>\n

2\/21\/17-2\/26\/17<\/strong>
\n39th annual Big Muddy Film Festival
\n@ Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL<\/p>\n

3\/30\/17-4\/6\/17<\/strong>
\n19th annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI<\/p>\n

4\/19\/17-4\/23\/17<\/strong>
\n19th annual Roger Ebert\u2019s Film Festival
\n@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL<\/p>\n


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COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area<\/strong><\/p>\n

Illini Union Board Presents \u201cWeekend Films at the Union\u201d<\/strong>
\n @ Pine Lounge, Main Level, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free w\/i-card<\/strong>
\n12\/2, 12\/3: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN; 12\/9, 12\/10: QUEEN OF KATWE<\/p>\n

The News-Gazette<\/span> Film Series<\/strong>
\n @ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.<\/strong>
\n11\/26: HARVEY; 12\/12-12\/17: \u201cThe Best Christmas Movies Ever!\u201d feat. THE BISHOP\u2019S WIFE, THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER, MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET, IT\u2019S A WONDERFUL LIFE; 1\/21\/17: DRACULA; 2\/4\/17: SWING TIME; 3\/25\/17: THE GENERAL; 4\/15\/17: DUCK SOUP; 5\/27\/17: CITIZEN KANE; 6\/24\/17: HIGH NOON; 7\/22\/17: THE GOLD RUSH; 8\/26\/17: THE WIZARD OF OZ<\/p>\n

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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.<\/em><\/p>\n

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