{"id":11090,"date":"2017-07-11T16:00:21","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T22:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=11090"},"modified":"2017-07-21T19:25:45","modified_gmt":"2017-07-22T01:25:45","slug":"calendar-july-7-13-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=11090","title":{"rendered":"Calendar: July 7-13, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our movie and media Calendar appears every Friday\/Saturday on <\/em>C-U Blogfidential<\/span><\/strong> 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

7\/12: Michael Wiese (producer, TALKING WITH SPIRITS)<\/p>\n


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

60 Years Ago<\/strong> \u2026 Thursday, June 20, 1957:<\/em> Per news items in Boxoffice<\/span><\/strong> magazine<\/a><\/span>, the science-fiction double feature of BEGINNING OF THE END<\/strong> and THE UNEARTHLY<\/strong> is scheduled to open today on more than 200 screens in the South and Midwest through Los Angeles <\/strong>distributor Republic Pictures Corporation<\/strong>. Already, the bill appears to be a hit for a brand-new production studio, AB-PT Pictures<\/strong>, based on the response afforded its world premiere<\/a><\/span> at the Roosevelt Theater<\/strong> in Chicago<\/strong> last night with BEGINNING<\/strong> stars Peggie Castle<\/strong> and Peter Graves<\/strong> in attendance. Possibly more appealing to the Roosevelt audience is the film\u2019s scenario, placing the action almost entirely in the Land of Lincoln despite the yarn being shot in California<\/strong> locations and sound stages by producer-director Bert I. Gordon<\/strong>. (Chicago Daily Tribune<\/span><\/strong> reviewer \u201cMae Tinee<\/strong>\u201d falls into this camp<\/a><\/span>.) BEGINNING<\/strong> recounts a rampage from downstate Illinois<\/strong> to the Windy City of ravenous locusts, enlarged greatly after consuming experimental seeds and grains developed by local agriculturalists. Castle\u2019s wire reporter character detours from covering a jet fighter unveiling at the real-life Chanute Air Force Base<\/strong> in Rantoul<\/strong> to net her big bug story, while the roll call of cities and towns referenced in the first two acts also includes Champaign, Decatur, Joliet, Ludlow, Paxton, Peoria, Pontiac, Springfield<\/strong>, and Urbana<\/strong>. Flights of geographic fancy are intermixed with the regional accuracy \u2013 \u201cthe Ludlow forest,\u201d \u201csuburbs of Paxton\u201d \u2013 never mind the omnipresent SoCal hills in many an exterior frame! Nearly a half-century later in February of 2003, \u201cMr. B.I.G.<\/strong>\u201d \u2013 nicknamed so due to the plethora of oversized men, women, and monsters in his output<\/a><\/span> \u2013 would attend the annual Insect Fear Film Festival<\/strong> at the University of Illinois<\/strong>; an honorary slate paired Gordon\u2019s EARTH VS. THE SPIDER<\/strong> (1958) and EMPIRE OF THE ANTS<\/strong> (1977) with BEGINNING<\/strong>.<\/p>\n


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

@ The Art Theater Co-op, Champaign, IL<\/strong>
\nTHE BEGUILED (7\/7 on), Smart Kids: THE RED TURTLE (7\/8-7\/9), TERMINAL ISLAND (7\/10, 8 p.m.), JURASSIC PARK (7\/7-78, 7\/12-13, 10 p.m.)<\/p>\n

@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL<\/strong>
\nTHE HERO, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, 47 METERS DOWN, BABY DRIVER, CARS 3, DESPICABLE ME 3, THE HOUSE, THE MUMMY, TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT, WONDER WOMAN (7\/7 on), \u201cPlanet of the Apes Triple Feature\u201d feat. WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (7\/12, 4 p.m.), THE BIG SICK, WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, WISH UPON (7\/13 on)<\/p>\n

@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL<\/strong>
\nTHE ZOOKEEPER\u2019S WIFE, DRONE, CAR DOGS, SUMMER OF DREAMS, ACCIDENTAL EXORCIST, SONG TO SONG, more! (7\/3 on)<\/p>\n

@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL<\/strong>
\nSPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, 47 METERS DOWN, BABY DRIVER, BEATRIZ AT DINNER, THE BOOK OF HENRY, CARS 3, DESPICABLE ME 3, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2, THE HOUSE, MEGAN LEAVY, TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT, WONDER WOMAN (7\/7 on), THE SANDLOT (7\/9, 7\/12), STORKS (7\/10-7\/12), Carole King: Tapestry (7\/11, 7 p.m., recorded), \u201cPlanet of the Apes Triple Feature\u201d feat. WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (7\/12, 4:30 p.m.),The Metropolitan Opera: Nabucco<\/span> (7\/12, 7 p.m., recorded), THE BIG SICK, WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, WISH UPON (7\/13 on)<\/p>\n

@ Main Quad, UIUC, Urbana, IL<\/strong>
\nIllini Union Board presents \u201cSummer Quad Cinema Series\u201d feat. THE CIRCLE, Anniversary Plaza (7\/13, 9 p.m., free)<\/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>
\nSPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, BABY DRIVER, CARS 3, DESPICABLE ME 3, THE HOUSE, TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT (7\/7 on)<\/p>\n

@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL<\/strong>
\nTHE HERO, CARS 3, WONDER WOMAN (7\/7 on), WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (7\/13 on)<\/p>\n

@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL<\/strong>
\nSPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING (Screen 1), DESPICABLE ME 3 (Screen 2) (7\/7 on)<\/p>\n

@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL<\/strong>
\nTHE BEGUILED, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, BABY DRIVER, CARS 3, DESPICABLE ME 3, THE HOUSE, WONDER WOMAN (7\/7 on), TROLLS (7\/12, 10 a.m., free), \u201cPlanet of the Apes Triple Feature\u201d feat. WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (7\/12, 4 p.m.), WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (7\/13 on)<\/p>\n

@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL<\/strong>
\n Closed for the weekend!<\/em><\/p>\n

@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL<\/strong>
\nHERMIA & HELENA (7\/7, 7\/9), COLOSSAL (7\/7-7\/8), THE HERO (7\/8), Adam Larson Quartet concert (7\/9), closed for repairs (7\/10 on)<\/p>\n

@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL<\/strong>
\nDESPICABLE ME 3 (7\/7-7\/9, 7\/12)<\/p>\n

@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL<\/strong>
\n Closed for the weekend?<\/em><\/p>\n

@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL<\/strong>
\nSPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, WONDER WOMAN (Screen 1), DESPICABLE ME 3, CARS 3 (Screen 2) (7\/7 on)<\/p>\n


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

7\/18<\/strong>
\nChampaign Movie Makers meeting
\n@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

8\/12<\/strong>
\n5th annual Pens to Lens Screenwriting Competition + Gala
\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 \u201cSummer Quad Cinema Series\u201d<\/strong>
\n @ Anniversary Plaza, Main Quad, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 9 p.m., free<\/strong>
\n Rain Location: Pine Lounge (1st floor), Illini Union<\/strong>
\n7\/13: THE CIRCLE; 7\/20: EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING; 8\/17: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2<\/p>\n

The News-Gazette<\/span> Film Series<\/strong>
\n @ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.<\/strong>
\n7\/22: THE GOLD RUSH; 8\/26: THE WIZARD OF OZ<\/p>\n

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

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\u201cCalendar du C-U\u201d
\n\u00a9 2017 Jason Pankoke\/C-U Blogfidential<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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