Calendar: March 25-31, 2022
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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FIELD REPORT DU HQ | From Wherever It May Be Said
So much for getting hyped. Guess I’ll try to cajole myself into writing some new material next week, while that fool’s errand of a C-U Confidential idea I had in mind might already be a dud considering how time keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping into the future … and the week of April 18 is almost here. Augh. At least, for the lack of a better consolation prize, we can recall where it all started. Read on, Macduff…
CONFIDENTIAL ALMANAC | Dates in Film Culture History
23 Years Ago … Wednesday, March 3, 1999: Novice self-publisher Jason Pankoke releases his first title, MICRO-FILM: The Warning Shot, at local merchants in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. The letter-size, 12-page booklet is inspired by twin interests in the latter Nineties: the resurgence of ‘zine culture in the United States and the growing prominence of independent cinema on a worldwide scale. Apart from essays waxing about his experiences with Hollywood media and niche cinematic arts that led him down the path to attempt MF|TWS, the one-off issue features interviews with personalities that Pankoke has met along the way such as Suzanne Twining of Philadelphia and Brien Burroughs of San Francisco, underground filmmakers whose works appeared as part of the local Freaky Film Festival, and Dennis Druktenis, a Chicagoland mail-order merchant of “monster kid” collectibles who edits the quarterly Scary Monsters magazine. Pankoke makes no bones with the faux-aggressive subtitle that loftier goals reside up his sleeve, and he would deliver on the promise several months later in October with a follow-up, the first full-blown issue of MICRO-FILM, revealed at the third annual Freaky Films showcase. [R]
LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers
@ various, Champaign-Urbana, IL
Illini Film & Video present “48 Hour Challenge”* (3/25-3/27)
@ Heroic Age Art Center, Mt. Zion, IL
Central Illinois Film Commission presents “Hollywood Experience 2”* (3/26, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.)
@ Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Film & Video* meeting, Room 223 (3/28, 7 p.m.)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
INFINITE STORM, THE LOST CITY, RRR, THE BATMAN, DOG, JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 (animé), THE OUTFIT, SING 2, SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME, UMMA, UNCHARTED, X (3/25 on), limited screenings: DRIVE MY CAR (3/25-3/27), BELFAST (3/25-3/26), and LICORICE PIZZA (3/25-3/26), MORBIUS (3/31 on)
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Spring 2022 Weekend Films” feat. HOUSE OF GUCCI, Pine Lounge, 1st floor (3/25-3/26, 7 p.m.; free w/i-card)
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
INFINITE STORM, THE LOST CITY, THE BATMAN, DEATH ON THE NILE, DOG, JACKASS FOREVER, JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 (animé), MASTER, THE OUTFIT, SING 2 “sing-a-long edition,” SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME, UMMA, UNCHARTED, X (3/25 on), The Metropolitan Opera: Don Carlos (3/26, 11:55 a.m., simulcast; 3/30, 12 & 6:30 p.m., recorded), BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT (3/27, 3, 7, & 9:45 p.m.; 3/30, 7 & 9:45 p.m.), MAN OF GOD (3/28, 7 p.m.), NEVER FORGET TIBET (documentary; 3/31, 7 p.m.), MORBIUS (3/31 on)
@ Redbox, Champaign-Urbana, IL
ASSAILANT, FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY, more! (3/22 on) Online rentals
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
No movies this week!
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
THE LOST CITY, THE BATMAN, DOG, SING 2 “sing-a-long edition,” SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME, UNCHARTED, X (3/25 on)
@ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL
THE LOST CITY, THE BATMAN, DOG, JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 (animé), SING 2 “sing-a-long edition,” UNCHARTED, X (3/25 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
THE LOST CITY, THE BATMAN (3/24-3/27)
@ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL
No movies this week!
NEW SEASON! @ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
THE LOST CITY (Screen 1), SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME (Screen 2) (3/25-3/26)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
Private rentals for the week.
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
“An Evening Inside THE ROOM with Greg Sestero” (3/25), FLEE (3/26), THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD (3/26-3/27), STRAWBERRY MANSION (3/31)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
THE LOST CITY (3/25-3/27)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
UNCHARTED (3/25-3/27)
@ Streator Eagle 6, Streator, IL
JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 (animé), THE LOST CITY, THE BATMAN, HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA: TRANSFORMANIA, SING 2 “sing-a-long edition,” UNCHARTED, X (3/25 on), MORBIUS (3/31 on)
@ VIP Lincoln Grand 6, Lincoln, IL
THE LOST CITY, THE BATMAN, DEATH ON THE NILE, DOG, HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA: TRANSFORMANIA, SING 2, UNCHARTED (3/25 on), MORBIUS (3/31 on)
@ VIP Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL
THE LOST CITY, THE BATMAN, DOG, HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA: TRANSFORMANIA, SING 2, UNCHARTED, X (3/25 on), MORBIUS (3/31 on)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago, IL
32nd Onion City Experimental Film + Video Festival (3/31-4/3)
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
4/7-4/17
24th annual Wisconsin Film Festival
@ University of Wisconsin, etc., Madison, WI
4/8-4/10
Dead in Decatur presents “The Art of Fear”
@ Heroic Age Art Center, Mt. Zion, IL
4/19
WHERE ARE YOU, JAY BENNETT?* DVD release party + concert
@ Blue Island Beer Company, Blue Island, IL, 7 p.m.
NEW! 4/20
WHERE ARE YOU, JAY BENNETT?* DVD release party + concert
@ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL, 7 p.m.
4/20-4/23
22nd Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
4/30
2022 UIUC Student Film Festival
@ Spurlock Museum of World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 5 p.m.
9/22-10/2
40th Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, Chicago, IL
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
“The Arthouse Experience Film Series” curated by Sanford Hess
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
4/6: BIG NIGHT; 5/25: EIGHTH GRADE; 6/1: THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
Illini Radio Group presents “Rewind 92.5 Film Series”/“Mix 94.5 Throwback Thursdays”*
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
4/4: FACE/OFF; 5/23: MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME; 6/30: WAYNE’S WORLD; 7/14: STARSHIP TROOPERS
Illini Union Board presents “Spring 2022 Weekend Films”
@ Pine Lounge, 1st floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m. Fri. & Sat, free w/i-card
3/25-3/26: HOUSE OF GUCCI; 4/1-4/2: GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE; 4/8-4/9: SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME; 4/15-4/16: A JOURNAL FOR JORDAN; 4/22-4/23: JACKASS FOREVER; 4/29-4/30: RUMBLE
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
4/30: DUCK SOUP; 6/25: HIGH NOON; 7/29: TOP HAT
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