{"id":13924,"date":"2020-12-25T17:00:08","date_gmt":"2020-12-25T23:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=13924"},"modified":"2020-12-25T17:01:34","modified_gmt":"2020-12-25T23:01:34","slug":"calendar-december-25-31-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=13924","title":{"rendered":"Calendar: December 25-31, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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

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

12\/25: Shea Cont\u00fairt Kelly (filmmaker, Thousand Yard Stare Productions, Decatur, IL)
\n12\/29: Patricia Pankoke Pellow (matron saint to our arts, C-U Confidential<\/span>, Champaign, IL)
\n12\/30: Jason Pankoke (editor\/publisher, C-U Blogfidential<\/span>, Champaign, IL)
\n12\/31: Leigh Kaiser (producer, Looming Castle Productions, Champaign, IL)<\/p>\n

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

It should have been clear from several C-U Blogfidential<\/span><\/strong> articles in 2020 that our cinema landscape is changing. A few nights ago, I drove around the C-U for dinner inspiration. The non-committal effort pretty much turned into me simply driving around the C-U and Savoy<\/strong> for a while, simply because I gave myself permission to do so. Ranging from the northern end of the territory to the south and back into the heart of Champaign<\/strong>, I could not help but silently thrill at seeing the Savoy 16<\/strong> all lit up for the first time in months like a Christmas<\/strong> decoration while the AMC 13<\/strong> sat dark and depressed in the distance behind a newer retail spot that blocks the view from the Prospect Avenue<\/strong> intersection. I don\u2019t know if this is a harbinger of anything because the exhibition industry is still on high alert as a whole, and the simultaneous premiere today of WONDER WOMAN 1984<\/strong> on HBO Max<\/strong> and whatever theaters are actually open will apparently tell Hollywood<\/strong> if the multi-platform gamble is going to be standard in the future for big-ticket features. We will learn soon enough. We will also expect the landscape to keep being reconfigured. Count on it.<\/p>\n

Closer to home, take care of yourselves and enjoy time with those in your household. Right now, the mood at the Secret MICRO-FILM Headquarters<\/strong> is more akin to \u201cTubular Bells<\/strong>\u201d than \u201cSilver Bells<\/strong>\u201d or \u201cJingle Bells<\/strong>,\u201d but we\u2019re doing what\u2019s necessary to make 2021 a little more reasonable. Cheers to all.<\/p>\n

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LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers<\/strong><\/p>\n

@ Film Festival Flix<\/strong>
\n19th annual Route 66 Film Festival of Springfield (through 12\/28) Tickets<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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

@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL<\/strong>
\nClosed for the week.<\/em><\/p>\n

@ Family Video, Champaign, IL<\/strong>
\nClosed<\/em>.<\/p>\n

@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL<\/strong>
\nClosed for the week.<\/em><\/p>\n

@ Redbox, Champaign-Urbana, IL<\/strong>
\nTHE CRAFT: LEGACY, JIU JITSU, LOVE AND MONSTERS, THE WAR WITH GRANDPA, more! (12\/22 on) Online rentals<\/span><\/a><\/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>
\nClosed for the week.<\/em><\/p>\n

@ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL<\/strong>
\nClosed for the week.<\/em><\/p>\n

@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL<\/strong>
\nClosed for the week.<\/em><\/p>\n

@ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL<\/strong>
\nClosed for the week.<\/em><\/p>\n

@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL<\/strong>
\nClosed for the week.<\/em><\/p>\n

@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL<\/strong>
\nClosed for the week. \u201cLiving Room Film Festival\u201d virtual screenings: JINGLE BELL ROCKS!, RARE EXPORTS: A CHRISTMAS TALE (through 12\/25), THE TWENTIETH CENTURY (through 12\/31) Purchase<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL<\/strong>
\nClosed for the week.<\/em><\/p>\n

@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL<\/strong>
\nClosed for the week.<\/em><\/p>\n

@ Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL<\/strong>
\nClosed for the week.<\/em><\/p>\n

@ Streator Eagle 6, Streator, IL<\/strong>
\nClosed for the week.<\/em><\/p>\n

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

For detailed and curated listings of Chicago-area film presentations and related events, as well as cancellations and postponements due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, please visit the fine folks at <\/em>Cine-File<\/strong> and subscribe to their definitive \u201cCine-List\u201d weekly blast<\/span><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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

3\/17-3\/21, 2021<\/strong>
\n43rd Big Muddy Film Festival
\n@ The Varsity Center, SIU, Carbondale, IL<\/p>\n

5\/13-5\/20, 2021<\/strong>
\n22nd Wisconsin Film Festival
\n@ Madison, WI (virtual event)<\/p>\n

6\/10-6\/13, 2021<\/strong>
\n31st Onion City Experimental Film + Video Festival
\n@ Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago, IL<\/p>\n

9\/8-9\/11, 2021<\/strong>
\n22nd Roger Ebert\u2019s Film Festival
\n@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL<\/p>\n

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

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\u201cCalendar du C-U\u201d
\n\u00a9 2020 Jason Pankoke\/C-U Blogfidential<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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