Calendar: Feb. 26-March 4, 2021
Our movie and media Calendar appears every Friday/Saturday on C-U Blogfidential and caters to the downstate region anchored by Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, USA.
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MILESTONES | Happy Birthday to You!
3/2: Anne Lukeman (“chief adventurist,” C-U Adventures in Time & Space, Urbana, IL)
3/2: Kelly White (executive director, 40 North 88 West: Champaign County Arts Council, Champaign, IL)
FIELD REPORT DU HQ | From Wherever It May Be Said
And I thought that being self-exiled at the Secret MICRO-FILM Headquarters for the better part of five weeks to clean it out in short order was a lonely and frustrating existence, never mind the nearly four years that preceded it. May this shit not continue forever, and that also goes for the pandemic. Ugh.
CONFIDENTIAL ALMANAC | Dates in Film Culture History
15 Years Ago … Saturday, February 25, 2006: Opteryx Press of Champaign launches C-U Blogfidential, an Internet adaptation of the “C-U Confidential” section from their flagship journal MICRO-FILM. In the first entry, dated 8:57 p.m., editor Jason Pankoke describes an intention of “[making] a minor splash creating a community history through cinema, one that we can definitely call our own,” with the forum as its potential epicenter. CUBlog has published local film-related content every single month since then. [R]
LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers
@ online Zoom
University of Illinois Entomology Graduate Student Association presents the 38th Insect Fear Film Festival feat. Dr. Tim Cockerill, Falmouth University, England, w/virtual petting zoo, Bugscope, art show, flea films, and more! (2/27, 5-10 p.m., free) Registration required
@ online Zoom
Illini Film & Video virtual meeting (3/1, 8 p.m.) Join mailing list
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
TOM & JERRY, THE CROODS: A NEW AGE, JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH, LAND, THE LITTLE THINGS, NOMADLAND, WONDER WOMAN 1984 (2/26 on), NEWS OF THE WORLD (2/26-3/1, 3/3), FATALE (2/26-2/28, 3/2, 3/4), A WRITER’S ODYSSEY (2/26-2/28, 3/2), BOOGIE, CHAOS WALKING, RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (3/4 on)
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Spring 2021 Film Series” feat. STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON, The Courtyard Café, 1st floor (2/26, 7 p.m.; free w/i-card)
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
BILLIE EILISH: THE WORLD’S A LITTLE BLURRY (IMAX), TOM & JERRY, THE CROODS: A NEW AGE, JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH, LAND, THE LITTLE THINGS, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS, THE MARKSMAN, MONSTER HUNTER, NEWS OF THE WORLD, NOMADLAND, PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN, WONDER WOMAN 1984 (2/26 on), OUR FRIEND (2/26-2/28), CHAOS WALKING, RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (3/4 on)
@ Redbox, Champaign-Urbana, IL
THE CROODS: A NEW AGE, REDEMPTION DAY, SILK ROAD, WRONG TURN, more! (2/23 on) Online rentals
Events featuring locally produced movies are marked with an asterisk (*). Additional “Now Playing” and “Coming Soon” listings appear after the jump!
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NOW PLAYING | The Cities Beyond
@ AMC Classic Village Mall 6, Danville, IL
TOM & JERRY, THE CROODS: A NEW AGE, THE LITTLE THINGS, NEWS OF THE WORLD, WONDER WOMAN 1984 (2/26-2/28)
@ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL
TOM & JERRY, THE CROODS: A NEW AGE, FATALE, JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH, THE MARKSMAN, NEWS OF THE WORLD, WONDER WOMAN 1984 (2/26-2/28)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
FLASHDANCE, PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN, TOM & JERRY, LAND (2/26-2/28)
BACK OPEN! @ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL
MEAN GIRLS (2/26), THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (2/27), BLACK PANTHER, HIDDEN FIGURES, RAY (2/28)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
Closed for the week.
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
BLITHE SPIRIT (2/26-2/28), MLK/FBI (3/4), “Living Room Film Festival” virtual screenings: MINARI (2/26-3/4, 7 p.m.-11 p.m.), 4th annual Sweded Film Festival (through 3/4) Purchase
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
Closed for the week.
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
Closed for the week.
@ Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL
LAND, TOM & JERRY, WRONG TURN, THE CROODS: A NEW AGE, FEAR OF RAIN, THE LITTLE THINGS, MONSTER HUNTER, WILLY’S WONDERLAND (2/26 on), NOMADLAND (2/27-2/28, 11:45 a.m.)
@ Streator Eagle 6, Streator, IL
TOM & JERRY, BLITHE SPIRIT, THE CROODS: A NEW AGE, EARWIG AND THE WITCH, FEAR OF RAIN, THE LITTLE THINGS, NOMADLAND (2/26 on), CHAOS WALKING, RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (3/4 on)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
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 Cine-File and subscribe to their definitive “Cine-List” weekly blast.
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
3/17-3/21
43rd Big Muddy Film Festival
@ The Varsity Center, SIU, Carbondale, IL
NEW! 5/1
University of Illinois Student Film Festival
@ Urbana, IL (virtual event)
5/13-5/20
22nd Wisconsin Film Festival
@ Madison, WI (virtual event)
6/10-6/13
31st Onion City Experimental Film + Video Festival
@ Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago, IL
9/8-9/11
22nd Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
Illini Union Board presents “Spring 2021 Film Series”
@ The Courtyard Café, 1st floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m. Fri., free w/i-card
2/26: STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON; 3/5: LITTLE WOMEN (2019); 3/12: FRIDA; 3/19: ABOMINABLE; 3/26: SELENA; 4/2: MEAN GIRLS; 4/9: PARASITE; 4/16: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION; 4/23: INCREDIBLES 2; 4/30: GHOSTBUSTERS (2016)
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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