{"id":11336,"date":"2017-12-10T16:15:37","date_gmt":"2017-12-10T22:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=11336"},"modified":"2018-01-22T23:24:06","modified_gmt":"2018-01-23T05:24:06","slug":"calendar-december-8-14-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=11336","title":{"rendered":"Calendar: December 8-14, 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

12\/9: Sidney Taiko (publisher, Storm Cellar<\/span>)
\n12\/9: Scott Kimble (rocker, Terminus Victor)<\/p>\n


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MFHQ MEMO | From Chambana with Love<\/strong><\/p>\n

Watch this ‘blog during the next few weeks for a handful of brief posts that will serve as a wrap-up for the New Art Film Festival<\/strong> and lead-in for 2018. We\u2019ll also present a final Almanac<\/strong> entry for 2017 next Friday. Happy holidays to you, dearest readers, followed by a new year filled with promise and purpose!<\/p>\n


\n<\/em><\/p>\n

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

@ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL<\/strong>
\nTHREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING MISSOURI (12\/8 on), BLACK CLOVER (12\/8-12\/9, 12\/11, 12\/14), National Theatre Live: Follies<\/span> (12\/9-12\/10, 1 p.m., simulcast), GREMLINS (12\/12-12\/13)<\/p>\n

@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL<\/strong>
\nJUST GETTING STARTED, A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS, BLADE RUNNER 2049, COCO, DADDY\u2019S HOME 2, JUSTICE LEAGUE, LADY BIRD, THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, ROMAN J. ISRAEL ESQ., THE STAR, THOR: RAGNAROK, WONDER (12\/8 on), GENESIS: PARADISE LOST (12\/11, 12\/13, 7 p.m., 3-D), STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (12\/14 on)<\/p>\n

@ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL<\/strong>
\nDESPICABLE ME 3, AMERICAN ASSASSIN, THE WHITE KING, DEMENTIA 13, SECRETS AND LIES (s1), more! (12\/5 on)<\/p>\n

@ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL<\/strong>
\nTHE DISASTER ARTIST, JUST GETTING STARTED, A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS, COCO, DADDY\u2019S HOME 2, JUSTICE LEAGUE, LADY BIRD, THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, ROMAN J. ISRAEL ESQ., THE STAR, THOR: RAGNAROK, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING MISSOURI, WONDER (12\/8 on), THE POLAR EXPRESS (12\/10, 12\/13), FERDINAND, STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (12\/14 on)<\/p>\n

@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL<\/strong>
\nIllini Union Board presents \u201cWeekend Films at the Union\u201d feat. FLATLINERS, Pine Lounge (12\/8-12\/9, 7 p.m., free w\/i-card)<\/p>\n

@ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL<\/strong>
\nIllini Film & Video meeting, Room 1022 (12\/11, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n

@ Parasol Label Group, Urbana, IL<\/strong>
\nThat\u2019s Rentertainment pop-up shop in the \u201cRec Room\u201d (10\/11 on; Mon.-Tues., Wed. 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Thurs.-Fri. 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.)<\/p>\n

@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL<\/strong>
\nThe News-Gazette Film Series: HOME ALONE (12\/11, 7 p.m.) and WHITE CHRISTMAS (12\/12, 7 p.m.)<\/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 Classic Village Mall 6, Danville, IL<\/strong>
\nCOCO, DADDY\u2019S HOME 2, JUSTICE LEAGUE, THE STAR, THOR: RAGNAROK, WONDER (12\/8 on)<\/p>\n

@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL<\/strong>
\nCOCO, THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING MISSOURI (12\/8 on), STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (12\/14 on)<\/p>\n

@ The Lincoln Grand 8, Lincoln, IL<\/strong>
\nJUST GETTING STARTED, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, COCO, DADDY\u2019S HOME 2, JUSTICE LEAGUE, THE STAR, WONDER (12\/8 on), THE POLAR EXPRESS, ELF (12\/8, 12\/10, 12\/12, free), NATIONAL LAMPOON\u2019S CHRISTMAS VACATION, WHITE CHRISTMAS (12\/9, 12\/11, 12\/13, free), STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (12\/14 on)<\/p>\n

@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL<\/strong>
\nDESPICABLE ME 3 (12\/8-12\/10)<\/p>\n

@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL<\/strong>
\nLOVING VINCENT (12\/8, 12\/10), NATIONAL LAMPOON\u2019S CHRISTMAS VACATION (12\/8), \u201cA Further Jazz Holiday\u201d concert (12\/9), THE BELLS OF ST. MARY\u2019S (12\/10), HOLIDAY (12\/12), WHITE CHRISTMAS (12\/14)<\/p>\n

@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL<\/strong>
\nCOCO (12\/8-12\/10)<\/p>\n

@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL<\/strong>
\nJUSTICE LEAGUE (12\/8-12\/10), THE EMOJI MOVIE (12\/9, 11 a.m., free)<\/p>\n


\n<\/em><\/p>\n

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

2\/19\/18-2\/25\/18<\/strong>
\n40th annual Big Muddy Film Festival
\n@ Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL<\/p>\n

3\/8\/18-3\/11\/18<\/strong>
\nOnion City Experimental Film + Video Festival, Chicago, IL<\/p>\n

4\/5\/18-4\/12\/18<\/strong>
\n20th annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI<\/p>\n

4\/18\/18-4\/22\/18<\/strong>
\n20th annual Roger Ebert\u2019s Film Festival
\n@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL<\/p>\n

6\/6\/18-6\/10\/18<\/strong>
\n25th annual Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL<\/p>\n


\n<\/em><\/p>\n

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\/8, 12\/9: FLATLINERS<\/p>\n

The News-Gazette<\/span> Film Series<\/strong>
\n @ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.<\/strong>
\nChristmas series \u2013 HOME ALONE (12\/11), WHITE CHRISTMAS (12\/12), IT\u2019S A WONDERFUL LIFE (12\/15), A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951; 12\/19), and MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947; 12\/21)<\/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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