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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 ~~~~~<\/p>\n MILESTONES | Happy Birthday to You!<\/strong><\/p>\n 2\/8: Robin Christian (writer\/director, BELOW, Dreamscape Cinema, Champaign, IL)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n LOCAL FILMS, ETC. | Support Your Media Storytellers<\/strong><\/p>\n @ Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL<\/strong> @ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL<\/strong> @ Shatterglass Studios, Champaign, IL<\/strong> \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area<\/strong><\/p>\n @ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL<\/strong> ADDED! @ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL<\/strong> @ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL<\/strong> @ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL<\/strong> @ Gregory Hall\/Armory Building, UIUC, Champaign-Urbana, IL<\/strong> @ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL<\/strong> @ Spurlock Museum, UIUC, Urbana, IL<\/strong> 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 ~~~~~<\/p>\n <\/p>\n NOW PLAYING | The Cities Beyond<\/strong><\/p>\n @ AMC Classic Parkway Pointe 8, Springfield, IL<\/strong> @ AMC Classic Village Mall 6, Danville, IL<\/strong> @ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL<\/strong> @ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL<\/strong> @ Centennial High School, Champaign, IL<\/strong> @ The Dublin Pub, Springfield, IL<\/strong> @ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL<\/strong> @ The Lincoln Family Theater & Community Center, Lincoln, IL<\/strong> @ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL<\/strong> @ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL<\/strong> @ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL<\/strong> @ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL<\/strong> @ Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL<\/strong> @ Streator Eagle 6, Streator, IL<\/strong>
\nC-U Cinefile* meeting, Room 223 (2\/7, 4 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nIllini Film & Video* meeting, Room 1022 (2\/10, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nWorkshop Films Collective* meeting (2\/12, 5:30 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nBIRDS OF PREY, 1917, BAD BOYS FOR LIFE, DOLITTLE, THE GENTLEMEN, GRETEL & HANSEL, JOJO RABBIT, JOKER, JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL, KNIVES OUT, LITTLE WOMEN, THE RHYTHM SECTION, STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, THE TURNING, UNCUT GEMS (2\/7 on), DOWNHILL, THE PHOTOGRAPH, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (2\/13 on)<\/p>\n
\nStudio \u2013 FORD V FERRARI, HELL ON THE BORDER, WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY; Independent \u2013 ATTACHMENTS, LOVE IS BLIND, GREENER GRASS; Documentary \u2013 BACKFIRED: WHEN VW LIED TO AMERICA, MCCARTHY: POWER FEEDS ON FEAR; International \u2013 THE TROUBLE WITH YOU, THE VIOLENCE PARADOX, WINTER FLIES; Criterion Collection \u2013 ROMA (dir. Alfonso Cuar\u00f3n) (2\/11 on)<\/p>\n
\nDOCTOR SLEEP, PLAYING WITH FIRE, LAST CHRISTMAS, THE GOOD LIAR, ARCTIC DOGS, WAVES, TRAUMA CENTER, DRAGONHEART: VENGEANCE, THE GIRL IN THE CRAWLSPACE, WHITE SNAKE, more! (2\/4 on)<\/p>\n
\nBIRDS OF PREY, 1917, BAD BOYS FOR LIFE, DOLITTLE, FROZEN II, THE GENTLEMEN, GRETEL & HANSEL, JOJO RABBIT, JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL, JUST MERCY, KNIVES OUT, LITTLE WOMEN, PARASITE, THE RHYTHM SECTION, STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, THE TURNING, UNCUT GEMS (2\/7 on), TITANIC (2\/9, 2\/12)<\/p>\n
\n\u201cFor Art\u2019s Sake\u201d cinema screenings, Greg Hall 100, 7 p.m., free: KILLER OF SHEEP w\/FELICIA (2\/7); Armory Building 101, 7 p.m., free: D.W. Griffith profile (2\/14)<\/p>\n
\nIllini Union Board presents \u201cWeekend Films at the Union\u201d feat. HARRIET, Pine Lounge (2\/7, 7 p.m.; 2\/8, 7 & 10 p.m.; free w\/i-card), \u201cThrowback Films at the Union\u201d feat. THE NOTEBOOK, Courtyard Caf\u00e9 (2\/13, 8:30 p.m., free w\/i-card)<\/p>\n
\nAEMS presents AsiaLENS Documentary\/Film Series feat. THE MAN WHO BUILT CAMBODIA (2\/11, 7 p.m., free)<\/p>\n
\nSpringfield Art Association presents Molly Schlich Independent | International Film Series feat. RUBEN BRANDT, COLLECTOR (2\/9, 1 & 4 p.m.; 2\/11, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nBIRDS OF PREY, 1917, BAD BOYS FOR LIFE, DOLITTLE, FORD V FERRARI, LITTLE WOMEN, THE RHYTHM SECTION, THE TURNING (2\/7 on)<\/p>\n
\nBIRDS OF PREY, 1917, BAD BOYS FOR LIFE, DOLITTLE, GRETEL & HANSEL, JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL, THE RHYTHM SECTION, THE TURNING (2\/7 on)<\/p>\n
\nBIRDS OF PREY, THE SONG OF NAMES, 1917 (2\/7 on), THE RHYTHM SECTION (2\/7-2\/9, 5 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nBlack Teachers Alliance C-U presents PUSHOUT: THE CRIMINALIZAITON OF BLACK GIRLS IN SCHOOLS screening and discussion (2\/10, 6 p.m., free)<\/p>\n
\nRed Carpet (Oscars) Party sponsored by Central Illinois Film Commission (2\/9, 6:30 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nTONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM (2\/8, 7 p.m.; 2\/9, 2 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nBIRDS OF PREY, THE GENTLEMEN, THE TURNING, 1917, DOLITTLE, GRETEL & HANSEL (2\/7 on), 92nd Academy Awards presentation (2\/9, 6:30 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP (2\/7-2\/9)<\/p>\n
\nThe Oscar Nominated Short Films 2020: Documentary (2\/7), Live Action (2\/8-2\/9), and Animation (2\/9), PARASITE (2\/10-2\/12, black and white version), BEFORE SUNRISE (2\/13)<\/p>\n
\n1917 (2\/7-2\/9, 2\/12)<\/p>\n
\nTHE GENTLEMEN (2\/7-2\/9), THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE 2 (2\/8, 11 a.m., free), IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (2\/11, 6 p.m., free)<\/p>\n
\nBIRDS OF PREY, 1917, BAD BOYS FOR LIFE, DOLITTLE, GRETEL & HANSEL, JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL, RICHARD JEWELL, THE RHYTHM SECTION (2\/7 on)<\/p>\n
\nBIRDS OF PREY, THE GENTLEMEN, DOLITTLE, GRETEL & HANSEL, THE RHYTHM SECTION (2\/7 on), BOMBSHELL, JUDY, LATE NIGHT, LITTLE WOMEN (2\/7-2\/13, alternating times, please check listings)<\/p>\n