Calendar: May 13-19, 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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MILESTONES | Happy Birthday to You!
5/9: Chuck Russell (director, THE BLOB, TriStar Pictures, Culver City, CA/actor, SHOT, Cinemaguild, UIUC, Urbana, IL)
5/19: Gerry Kissell (co-host, Pop Culture Minefield vidcast, Dangerous Nerds Media, Springfield, MO)
FIELD REPORT DU HQ | From Wherever It May Be Said
I know, if you can’t say something nice, so on and so forth and something, but I think the multiplex corporate overlords with locations near us need to refrain from sucking so hard on the Fathom Events pipeline for content to fill screens. The only trash to pick up should be on the auditorium floor, thanks.
LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers
@ The Lincoln Square Theater, Decatur, IL
1901 Productions, Millikin University School of Art & Creative Media, and Friends of the Lincoln Square Theater present SONDER: AN ANTHOLOGY OF LOSS* premiere (5/15, 5 p.m. red carpet walk, 6 p.m. showtime)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
DON (in Tamil), FIRESTARTER, JAYESHBHAI JORDAAR (in Hindi), THE BAD GUYS, DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE, SARKARU VAARI PAATA (in Telegu), SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 (5/13 on), DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA (5/18 on), THE HARBINGERS OF THINGS TO COME (religious documentary; 5/19, 7 p.m.), TWENTY ONE PILOTS CINEMA EXPERIENCE (music; 5/19, 8 p.m.), MEN (5/19 on)
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
FIRESTARTER, SARKARU VAARI PAATA (in Telegu), THE BAD GUYS, DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE, FATHER STU, THE LOST CITY, THE NORTHMAN, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2, THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT, UNCHARTED (5/13 on), Studio Ghibli Fest: PONYO (5/15, 3 p.m.; 5/16, 7 p.m.), HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE (5/15, 5/18, multiple showtimes), THE MATTER OF LIFE (pro-life abortion documentary; 5/16-5/17, 7 p.m.), DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA (5/18 on), THE HARBINGERS OF THINGS TO COME (religious documentary; 5/19, 7 p.m.)
@ Redbox, Champaign-Urbana, IL
THE CURSED, DOG, SUPER COOL, UNCHARTED, more! (5/10 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
FIRESTARTER, THE BAD GUYS, DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 (5/13 on)
@ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL
FIRESTARTER, THE BAD GUYS, DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, THE LOST CITY, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 (5/13 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, THE DUKE (5/13-5/15)
@ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL
No movies this week!
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS (Screen 1), GREASE (Screen 2) (5/13-5/15)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
No movies this week.
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (5/13-5/15)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS (5/13-5/15)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
THE BAD GUYS (5/13-5/15)
@ Route 34 Drive-in, Earlville, IL
DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, DEATH ON THE NILE (5/13-5/15)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, FATHER STU (Screen 1), THE BAD GUYS, FIRESTARTER (Screen 2) (5/13-5/14)
@ Streator Eagle 6, Streator, IL
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, FIRESTARTER, THE BAD GUYS, DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 (5/13 on), DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA (5/18 on)
@ VIP Lincoln Grand 6, Lincoln, IL
FAMILY CAMP, FIRESTARTER, THE BAD GUYS, DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 (5/13 on), DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA (5/18 on)
@ VIP Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL
FIRESTARTER, THE BAD GUYS, DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, THE NORTHMAN, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 (5/13 on), DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA (5/18 on)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ Music Box Theater, Chicago, IL
Chicago Film Critics Association presents the 2022 Chicago Critics Film Festival (5/13-5/19)
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
NEW! 6/3-6/5
Champaign Movie Makers presents CMM 48Hr Film Fest 2022* contest
@ Champaign-Urbana, IL
NEW! 6/24-6/25
The International Dead in Decatur Film Festival*
@ Theatre 7, Decatur, IL
9/22-10/2
40th Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, Chicago, IL
4/19-4/22, 2023
23nd Roger Ebert’s Film Festival
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, 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
The News-Gazette Film Series
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.
6/25: HIGH NOON; 7/29: TOP HAT
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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