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Sue Ann is a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town, to buy some booze for her and her friends, and Sue Ann sees the chance to make some unsuspecting, if younger, friends of her own. R / 99 min. ***A S......More

Sue Ann is a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town, to buy some booze for her and her friends, and Sue Ann sees the chance to make some unsuspecting, if younger, friends of her own. R / 99 min. ***A Staff Pick by Quinn*** https://www.normaltheater.com/calendar.aspx?EID=4420

- Normal Theater 209 W North St Normal IL 61761

Buddies

Buddies (1985) In this devastating two-hander, gay yuppie David volunteers to be a bedside “buddy” to Robert, a politically impassioned AIDS patient abandoned by his family, friends, and lovers as he lies dying in the hospital. The first feature film to explore what was......More

Buddies (1985) In this devastating two-hander, gay yuppie David volunteers to be a bedside “buddy” to Robert, a politically impassioned AIDS patient abandoned by his family, friends, and lovers as he lies dying in the hospital. The first feature film to explore what was then a little-understood and much-feared disease, Buddies tells a profound story of connection, stigma, and loss. (81 minutes) Introduction by Sharon Tear All screenings are free. Fired Up: The American AIDS Crisis on Film is presented by ISU Queer Coalition; Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Program; School of Theatre, Dance, & Film; the Department of Sociology & Anthropology; the Department of History; the Department of Health Sciences; the Department of Psychology; and the Wonsook Kim School of Art. If you need an accommodation to fully participate in this program/event, please contact Queer Coalition at [email protected]. Please allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation. https://www.normaltheater.com/calendar.aspx?EID=4411

- Normal Theater 209 W North St Normal IL 61761

Casablanca

A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco. PG / 102 min. https://www.normaltheater.com/calendar.aspx?EID=4421

- Normal Theater 209 W North St Normal IL 61761

The Princess Bride

In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true ......More

In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing. PG / 99 min. https://www.normaltheater.com/calendar.aspx?EID=4424

- Normal Theater 209 W North St Normal IL 61761

Friday the 13th

Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning. R / 95 min. https://www.normaltheater.com/calendar.aspx?EID=4428

- Normal Theater 209 W North St Normal IL 61761

The Princess Bride

In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true ......More

In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing. PG / 99 min. https://www.normaltheater.com/calendar.aspx?EID=4425

- Normal Theater 209 W North St Normal IL 61761

Casablanca

A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco. PG / 102 min. https://www.normaltheater.com/calendar.aspx?EID=4422

- Normal Theater 209 W North St Normal IL 61761

The Princess Bride

In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true ......More

In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing. PG / 99 min. https://www.normaltheater.com/calendar.aspx?EID=4426

- Normal Theater 209 W North St Normal IL 61761

Casablanca

A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco. PG / 102 min. https://www.normaltheater.com/calendar.aspx?EID=4423

- Normal Theater 209 W North St Normal IL 61761

The Princess Bride

In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true ......More

In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing. PG / 99 min. https://www.normaltheater.com/calendar.aspx?EID=4427

- Normal Theater 209 W North St Normal IL 61761

THE FIRST RAINBOW COALITION

Doors: 6 p.m. Film: 6:30 p.m. Chicago 1969: Activists from the Black Panthers, Young Lords, and Young Patriots united African Americans, Latinos, and poor whites to confront police brutality and unfair housing practices in one of America’s most segregated cities. A tim......More

Doors: 6 p.m. Film: 6:30 p.m. Chicago 1969: Activists from the Black Panthers, Young Lords, and Young Patriots united African Americans, Latinos, and poor whites to confront police brutality and unfair housing practices in one of America’s most segregated cities. A timely story of collective action, The First Rainbow Coalition tells this little-known chronicle of political struggle with insight and urgency using archival footage and interviews with those who lived it. Discussions and comments will follow each event. Admission is free, and the African American Studies Program will provide free concessions for the first 50 attendees at each showing. Sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Applied Science and Technology. If you need an accommodation to fully participate in this program/event, please contact (309) 438-1257 or [email protected]. Please allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodations. https://www.normaltheater.com/calendar.aspx?EID=4440

- Normal Theater 209 W North St Normal IL 61761

Listers: A Glimpse into Extreme Birdwatching

Doors: 6:30 p.m. Film: 7 p.m. Follow brothers Owen and Quentin Reiser on their Big Year quest to see as many bird species as possible across America. Undaunted by their lack of birdwatching experience, and fueled by a DIY attitude, Owen and Quentin not only saw 579 bir......More

Doors: 6:30 p.m. Film: 7 p.m. Follow brothers Owen and Quentin Reiser on their Big Year quest to see as many bird species as possible across America. Undaunted by their lack of birdwatching experience, and fueled by a DIY attitude, Owen and Quentin not only saw 579 bird species – they also created a hilarious, heartwarming documentary that has inspired countless people to get out into nature and appreciate wildlife. Screening this movie is just one way the Town of Normal is meeting its goals as a designated “Bird City Illinois” community, which seeks to make Normal a better place for birds through habitat restoration, education, and inspiration. Door prizes will be available compliments of the Grand Prairie Bird Alliance, which works closely with the Town on many bird initiatives. Free to Attend https://www.normaltheater.com/calendar.aspx?EID=4441

- Normal Theater 209 W North St Normal IL 61761

United in Anger: A History of ACT UP

Through insightful interviews from the ACT UP Oral History Project and startling archival footage that puts the audience on the ground with the activists, United in Anger: A History of ACT UP depicts the efforts of ACT UP as it battles corporate greed, social indifferen......More

Through insightful interviews from the ACT UP Oral History Project and startling archival footage that puts the audience on the ground with the activists, United in Anger: A History of ACT UP depicts the efforts of ACT UP as it battles corporate greed, social indifference, and government negligence from the perspective of the people in the trenches fighting the AIDS epidemic. (90 minutes) Introduction by Dave Bentlin of Prairie Pride Coalition All screenings are free. Fired Up: The American AIDS Crisis on Film is presented by ISU Queer Coalition; Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Program; School of Theatre, Dance, & Film; the Department of Sociology & Anthropology; the Department of History; the Department of Health Sciences; the Department of Psychology; and the Wonsook Kim School of Art. If you need an accommodation to fully participate in this program/event, please contact Queer Coalition at [email protected]. Please allow sufficient time to arrange the accommod https://www.normaltheater.com/calendar.aspx?EID=4412

- Normal Theater 209 W North St Normal IL 61761

Do the Right Thing

Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase ......More

Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise. The debut film from Spike Lee. R / 120 min. https://www.normaltheater.com/calendar.aspx?EID=4432

- Normal Theater 209 W North St Normal IL 61761