Calendar: May 20-26, 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!
5/21: Katherine Bokenkamp (actress, LAST DAY, Silver Compass Studios, Decatur, IL)
5/25: David Gracon, Ph.D. (assistant professor of integrated media, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA)
5/26: Lana Hinshaw-Klann (photojournalist, WBBM Channel 2 (CBS), Chicago, IL)
PASSINGS | You Will Be Missed
5/14: Carl W. Pellow, Jr., 74 (inspector, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Washington, D.C., retired)
FIELD REPORT DU HQ | From Wherever It May Be Said
My stepfather died a week ago. Movies and media have completely lost their taste. Forgive my continued spottiness on all Confidential things as well. This is how it should be right now. More soon.
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
DHAAKAD (in Hindi), DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA, MEN, THE BAD GUYS, DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, FIRESTARTER, SARKARU VAARI PAATA (in Telegu), SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 (5/20 on), TWENTY ONE PILOTS CINEMA EXPERIENCE (music; 5/22, 7 p.m.), THE BOB’S BURGERS MOVIE, TOP GUN: MAVERICK (5/26 on)
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA, MEN, THE BAD GUYS, DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE, FIRESTARTER, THE LOST CITY, THE NORTHMAN, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 (5/20 on), The Metropolitan Opera: Lucia Di Lammermoor (5/21, 11:55 a.m. simulcast; 5/25, 1 & 6:30 p.m., recorded), THE MUMMY (1999; 5/22, 12, 3, 7 & 10 p.m.; 5/25, 3 & 7 p.m.), STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE “director’s edition” (5/22, 3 & 7 p.m.; 5/23, 5/25, 7 p.m.), FACING NOLAN (sports documentary; 5/24, 7 p.m.), TOP GUN: MAVERICK (5/26 on)
@ Redbox, Champaign-Urbana, IL
INFINITE, LICORICE PIZZA, PANAMA, VENDETTA, more! (5/17 on) Online rentals
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
The News-Gazette Film Series presents SAFETY LAST w/Wurlitzer accompaniment by Steven Ball (5/21, 7 p.m.), Illini Radio Group presents “Rewind 92.5 Film Series” feat. MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME (5/23, 7 p.m.), “The Arthouse Experience” w/Sanford Hess feat. EIGHTH GRADE (5/25, 7 p.m.)
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
DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA, THE BAD GUYS, DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, FIRESTARTER, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 (5/20 on)
@ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL
DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA, MEN, THE BAD GUYS, DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, FIRESTARTER, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 (5/20 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA, DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, THE DUKE (5/19-5/22)
@ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL
No movies this week!
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
ENCANTO (Screen 1), DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS (Screen 2) (5/20-5/22)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
No movies this week.
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
Closed for the week.
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS (5/20-5/22)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
THE BAD GUYS (5/20-5/22)
@ Route 34 Drive-in, Earlville, IL
DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, DEATH ON THE NILE (5/20-5/22)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
ENCANTO, DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS (Screen 1), VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE, FIRESTARTER (Screen 2) (5/20-5/21)
@ Streator Eagle 6, Streator, IL
DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA, MEN, THE BAD GUYS, DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, FIRESTARTER (5/20 on), TOP GUN: MAVERICK (5/26 on)
@ VIP Lincoln Grand 6, Lincoln, IL
DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA, THE BAD GUYS, DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, FAMILY CAMP, FIRESTARTER, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 (5/20 on), TOP GUN: MAVERICK (5/26 on)
@ VIP Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL
FAMILY CAMP, DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA, THE BAD GUYS, DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, FIRESTARTER (5/20 on), THE BOB’S BURGERS MOVIE, TOP GUN: MAVERICK (5/26 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
6/3-6/5
Champaign Movie Makers presents CMM 48Hr Film Fest 2022* contest
@ Champaign-Urbana, IL
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
UPDATE! “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; 7/27: THE WHITE TIGER
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
NEW! Illini Union Board presents “Summer Films on the Quad”
@ Main Quad, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 9 p.m. Thursdays, free
5/26: UNCHARTED; 6/2: DOG; 6/9: THE BATMAN; 6/16: THE LOST CITY; 6/23: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2; 6/30: AMBULANCE; 7/7: INFINITE STORM; 7/14: THE BAD GUYS; 7/12: FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE; 7/28: THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT; 8/4: FATHER STU; 8/11: MORBIUS; 8/18: DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS
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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