Calendar: April 16-22, 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!
4/16: Sarah Christensen (visual resources and outreach specialist, University Library, UIUC, Urbana, IL)
4/16: Joe Taylor (producer/fabricator, Studio Extraño, Sturgeon Bay, WI)
4/18: Mike Trippiedi (author, Once Upon an Ending, Shut Up & Do It Productions, Champaign, IL)
4/21: William Kephart (scene shop chief clerk, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, UIUC, Urbana, IL)
4/21: Brian Paris (multimedia producer, City of Champaign administration department, Champaign, IL)
4/22: Chelsea Norton (director of marketing and communications, Champaign Park District, Champaign, IL)
CONFIDENTIAL ALMANAC | Dates in Film Culture History
20 Years Ago … Friday, April 20, 2001: Downtown Champaign establishments are adorned with the work of local artists for The Octopus Gallery Walk, a precursor to the Boneyard Arts Festival. Hosted by Southlynn Studios in the Octopus office space is a unique exhibit called “Zineophilia,” featuring paintings and mixed media pieces from the pages of The Ides of March as well as a table adorned with dozens of ‘zines for visitors to browse. Homegrown efforts include low hug by A.j. Michel, Silly Little Trouser Monkees by Brad Bugos, the aforementioned Ides by Dann Tincher and Damian Duffy, and our own flagship mag, MICRO-FILM. [R]
20 Years Ago … Saturday, April 21, 2001: Less than 24 hours later at The Highdive, located across Main Street from the Lincoln Building where “Zineophilia” reigned, Mr. JaPan emcees his first-ever film show. Dubbed “MICRO-FILM Vérité,” the “official programme” is comprised of eclectic low-budget cinema from near and far. Local selections include student shorts from the University of Illinois and Illinois State University, the early Mike Trippiedi “slasher in rhyme” BUCKY McSNEAD, and a trailer for Hart D. Fisher’s THE GARBAGE MAN. Filmmakers from across the nation, such as Cory McAbee (THE MAN ON THE MOON), Jim Sikora (STAGEFRIGHT CHAMELEON), Rusty Nails (SANTIAGO VS. WIGFACE), and Mike White (WHO DO YOU THINK YOU’RE FOOLING?), also represent. [R]
LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers
@ online Zoom/Gregory Hall room 100
Illini Film & Video virtual meeting (4/19, 8 p.m.) Join mailing list
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
CHAOS WALKING, THE COURIER, GODZILLA VS. KONG, NOBODY, PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN, RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON, TOM & JERRY, THE UNHOLY, VOYAGERS (4/16 on), THE FATHER, NOMADLAND (4/16-4/18), CADDYSHACK, FIELD OF DREAMS, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (1990) (4/16)
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Spring 2021 Film Series” feat. THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, The Courtyard Café, 1st floor (4/16, 7 p.m.; free w/i-card)
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
COME PLAY, THE COURIER, GODZILLA VS. KONG, MINARI, NOBODY, RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON, TOM & JERRY, THE UNHOLY, VOYAGERS, WONDER WOMAN 1984 (4/16 on)
@ Redbox, Champaign-Urbana, IL
THE PENTHOUSE, PHOBIAS, WILLY’S WONDERLAND, more! (4/13 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
GODZILLA VS. KONG, NOBODY, RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON, VOYAGERS (4/16-4/18)
@ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL
THE FATHER, GODZILLA VS. KONG, NOBODY, PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN, RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON, VOYAGERS (4/16-4/18)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
FRENCH EXIT, GODZILLA VS. KONG, NOBODY (4/16-4/18)
@ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL
FIGHT CLUB (4/16, 7 p.m.), SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (4/18, 3 & 6 p.m.)
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (4/16), THE TWO TOWERS (4/17), and THE RETURN OF THE KING (4/18) (all Screen 1), GODZILLA VS. KONG (Screen 2) (4/6-4/17)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
Closed for the week.
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2021: Documentary (4/16), Animated, and Live Action (both 4/17-4/18), MINARI (4/22), “Living Room Film Festival” virtual screenings: The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2021 (through 4/25, all three programs), THE MALI-CUBA CONNECTION (4/16-5/6) Purchase
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
Closed for the week.
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
Closed for the week.
BACK OPEN! @ Route 34 Drive-in, Earlville, IL
SIXTEEN CANDLES, THE BREAKFAST CLUB (4/16-4/18)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
THE GIRL WHO BELIEVES IN MIRACLES, GODZILLA VS. KONG (Screen 1), NOBODY, THE UNHOLY (Screen 2) (4/16-4/17)
@ Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL
JAKOB’S WIFE, THE GIRL WHO BELIEVES IN MIRACLES, GODZILLA VS. KONG, NOBODY, RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON, THE UNHOLY, VOYAGERS (4/16 on)
@ Streator Eagle 6, Streator, IL
GODZILLA VS. KONG, NOBODY, RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON, THE UNHOLY, VOYAGERS (4/16 on)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ online Eventive, Chicago, IL
International Latino Cultural Center presents 37th Chicago Latino Film Festival (through 4/18) Film guide
@ online + Zoom, Kansas City, MO
25th annual Kansas City Filmfest International (through 4/18) Purchase passes
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
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
10/22-10/23
Dark History and Horror Convention’s Screaming Mad Film Festival 2.1
@ I Hotel and Conference Center, UIUC, 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
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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