Calendar: April 8-14, 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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PASSINGS | You Will Be Missed
4/1: Anthony Mockus, Sr., 92 (actor, CHARMING BILLY, THE UNTOUCHABLES)
FIELD REPORT DU HQ | From Wherever It May Be Said
I almost didn’t compile a Calendar for the first time in several years. I’m also almost tapped out on the idea of doing a C-U Confidential quickie. This is not so important right now, and that includes to me. Yet, here we are. What does this site mean to you in 2022, C-U? I’d honestly like to know.
LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers
@ Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Film & Video* meeting, Room 223 (4/11, 7 p.m.)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
AMBULANCE, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2, THE BATMAN, JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 (animé), THE LOST CITY, MORBIUS, UNCHARTED (4/8 on), X (4/8-4/9), RRR (in Telugu; 4/8-4/12), FATHER STU (4/12 on), K.G.F. CHAPTER 2 (in Kannada; 4/13 on), EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE, JERSEY (in Hindi) (4/14 on)
@ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Spring 2022 Weekend Films” feat. SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME, Pine Lounge, 1st floor (4/8-4/9, 7 p.m.; free w/i-card)
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
ALL THE OLD KNIVES, AMBULANCE, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2, THE BATMAN, DOG, JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 (animé), THE LOST CITY, MORBIUS, SING 2 “sing-a-long edition,” SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME, UNCHARTED (4/8 on), Ryan Garcia vs. Emmanuel Tagoe, more (boxing; 4/9, 8 p.m., simulcast), UFC 273: Alexandar Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie, more (mixed martial arts; 4/9, 9 p.m., simulcast), Turner Classic Movies presents SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN 70th anniversary (4/10, 4/13, 4 & 7 p.m.), HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX (4/10, 11:50 a.m., 3 & 7 p.m.; 4/13, 3 & 7 p.m.), NAVALNY (documentary; 4/11-4/12, 7 p.m., BEAST (in Tamil) (4/12, 7 p.m.), FATHER STU (4/12 on), K.G.F. CHAPTER 2 (in Kannada and Telugu; 4/13 on), FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE (4/14 on)
@ Redbox, Champaign-Urbana, IL
LAST LOOKS, PURSUIT, SCREAM, more! (4/5 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
AMBULANCE, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2, THE BATMAN, THE LOST CITY, MORBIUS (4/8 on), FATHER STU (4/12 on)
@ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL
AMBULANCE, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2, THE BATMAN, THE LOST CITY, MORBIUS, UNCHARTED (4/8 on), FATHER STU (4/12 on),
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
AMBULANCE, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2, THE LOST CITY (4/8-4/10)
@ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL
No movies this week!
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 (Screen 1), MORBIUS (Screen 2) (4/8-4/9)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
Private rentals for the week.
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
ReggieCon@ISU presents BLACK PANTHER (4/8, free, w/discussion), A Jazz/On Screen Event: LET’S GET LOST (4/9, free, w/concert by Glenn Wilson and Rory Stuart), DRIVE MY CAR (4/10), GREASE (4/14)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 (4/8-4/10)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
THE BATMAN (4/8-4/10)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2, THE LOST CITY (Screen 1), MORBIUS, UNCHARTED (Screen 2) (4/8-4/9)
@ Streator Eagle 6, Streator, IL
AMBULANCE, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2, THE BATMAN, THE LOST CITY, MORBIUS, UNCHARTED (4/8 on), FATHER STU (4/12 on)
@ VIP Lincoln Grand 6, Lincoln, IL
AMBULANCE, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2, THE BATMAN, HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA: TRANSFORMANIA, THE LOST CITY, MORBIUS (4/8 on), FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE (4/14 on)
@ VIP Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL
AMBULANCE, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2, CODA, HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA: TRANSFORMANIA, THE LOST CITY, MORBIUS, UNCHARTED (4/8 on)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ University of Wisconsin, etc., Madison, WI
24th annual Wisconsin Film Festival (through 4/17)
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
4/19
WHERE ARE YOU, JAY BENNETT?* DVD release party + concert
@ Blue Island Beer Company, Blue Island, IL, 7 p.m.
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.
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.
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
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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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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