Calendar: April 4-10, 2025
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!
4/2: Pamela Powell (cohost and reviewer, “Reel Talk with Chuck and Pam,” Champaign-Chicago, IL/Racine, WI)
4/10: Kristen Johns (videographer, “Champaign Underground” YouTube channel, Champaign-Urbana, IL)
PASSINGS | You Will Be Missed
3/27: Robert W. McChesney, 72 (author, Rich Media, Poor Democracy, The New Press, New York, NY/host, “Media Matters,” WILL-AM 580, UIUC, Urbana, IL/professor emeritus, Department of Communication, UIUC, Urbana, IL)
FIELD REPORT DU HQ | From Wherever It May Be Said
The Report is on hiatus until May. Thank you for your readership, CUvians and Agents! You should pay attention to Smile Politely, The Daily Illini, Champaign Movie Makers, and Chambana Film Festival for breaking news and updates in our scene. CUBlog will also keep in step with our friends and share to Facebook when we come across things you would like. Keep reading!
IMAGERY DU C-U | Picturing Our Scene on the Screen
Yes, this section comes back this week. Check again on Tuesday!
CONFIDENTIAL ALMANAC | Dates in Film Culture History
15 Years Ago … February 5-7, 2010: Seeking to establish a vehicle for video screenings that welcomes a variety of personal and political perspectives, the Independent Media Center in downtown Urbana presents the second annual IMC Film Festival. A modest program features more than 25 pieces, serving as a “celebration of the art of cinematography” per AmeriCorps hire and outreach advisor Nicole Pion, and is rich with interactive portions to engage audience members. Activists, students, and producers from the immediate community are behind many of the movie selections while live attractions include a deejay and projection set by DJ Belly and Matt HarsH, post-film discussions led by the Gesundheit! Institute and the People’s Potluck, and an orchestral performance synched up to the silent German classic, THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI, of an original score composed and conducted by University of Illinois graduate student Vin Calianno. Organizers and rotating hosts of the event are Pion, Katy Vizdal, Laura Fuhrman, Brian Dolinar, and Jason Pankoke, the latter taking the reins at the first New Art Film Festival a scant two months later. Dolinar and friends would bring back the IMC Film Festival for a third and final bow in September 2011. As reported on 1/13/10, 2/1/10, 9/14/11 at CUBlog. [R]
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
THE CHOSEN: LAST SUPPER Part 2 (faith film) and Part 1* (faith film), THE FRIEND, HELL OF A SUMMER, THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA, A MINECRAFT MOVIE, CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD, DEATH OF A UNICORN, MICKEY 17, THE PENGUIN LESSONS, SNOW WHITE, THE WOMAN IN THE YARD, A WORKING MAN (4/4 on), THE AMATEUR sneak preview (4/5, 6 p.m.), AMC “Screen Unseen” (mystery movie) (4/7, 7 p.m.), DROP sneak preview (4/9, 6 p.m.), AX Cinema Nights presents VAMPIRE HUNTER D 40th anniversary (animé) (4/9, 7 p.m., in Japanese with English sub; 4/10, 7 pm., English dub), THE AMATEUR, THE CHOSEN: LAST SUPPER Part 3* (faith film), DROP, JAAT (in Hindi with English sub), THE KING OF KINGS (faith animation), WARFARE (4/10 on) *single screenings daily
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
THE CHOSEN: LAST SUPPER Part 2 (faith film) and Part 1 (faith film), THE FRIEND, HELL OF A SUMMER, A MINECRAFT MOVIE, BLACK BAG*, CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD, DEATH OF A UNICORN, DOG MAN (animation), MICKEY 17, PADDINGTON IN PERU, PRINCESS MONONOKE (animé) (re-release), SNOW WHITE, THE WOMAN IN THE YARD, A WORKING MAN (4/4 on), THE NOTEBOOK (4/6, 3 & 7 p.m.; 4/9, 7 p.m.), THE CHOSEN: LAST SUPPER Part 3* (faith film) (4/10 on) *single screenings daily
@ Pine Lounge, 1st floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents NOSFERATU (4/4-4/5, 7 p.m., free w/i-card)
BACK OPEN! @ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
DROP sneak preview (4/7, 7 p.m., free)
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
@ Clintonia Eagle Theater, Clinton, IL
THE CHOSEN: LAST SUPPER Part 2 (faith film), A MINECRAFT MOVIE, SNOW WHITE, THE WOMAN IN THE YARD, A WORKING MAN (4/4 on)
@ Crescent Cinemas, Pontiac, IL
A MINECRAFT MOVIE, SNOW WHITE (4/4 on)
@ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL
No movies this week!
BACK OPEN! @ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
A MINECRAFT MOVIE (Screen 1), SNOW WHITE (Screen 2) (4/4-4/5)
@ The Lorraine Theatre, Hoopeston, IL
A MINECRAFT MOVIE (4/4-4/6, 4/10)
@ Marcus Bloomington Cinema + IMAX, Bloomington, IL
THE CHOSEN: LAST SUPPER Part 2 (faith film) and Part 1* (faith film), HELL OF A SUMMER, THE MARTIAL ARTIST, A MINECRAFT MOVIE, CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD, DEATH OF A UNICORN, THE PENGUIN LESSONS*, SNOW WHITE, THE WOMAN IN THE YARD, A WORKING MAN (4/4 on), Indian cinema: MAD SQUARE (Telugu w/Eng sub, 4/4-4/8), GOOD BAD UGLY (Tamil w/Eng sub, 4/9 on), JACK (Telugu w/Eng sub, 4/9 on), and JAAT (Hindi w/Eng sub, 4/9 on), PRINCESS MONONOKE* (animé) (re-release, Japanese w/Eng sub or Eng dub) (4/4-4/8), THE AMATEUR sneak preview (4/5, 6 p.m.), SEVENTEEN [RIGHT HERE] WORLD TOUR (concert film) (4/5, 12:40 p.m., in Korean with English sub), STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (4/6, 4 p.m.; 4/7, 6 p.m.), Marcus “Mystery Movie” (4/7, 7 p.m.), DROP sneak preview (4/9, 6 p.m.), THE AMATEUR, THE CHOSEN: LAST SUPPER Part 3* (faith film), DROP, THE KING OF KINGS (faith animation), WARFARE (4/10 on) *single screenings daily
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
“Films that Inspired Star Wars” series: THE SEARCHERS (4/4, 4/6), 633 SQUADRON (4/5), METROPOLIS (4/5), THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (4/6), 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (4/9), and THE GUNS OF NAVARONE (4/10)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
A MINECRAFT MOVIE (4/4-4/6)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
BLACK BAG (4/4-4/6)
BACK OPEN! @ The Route 66 Drive-in Theater, Springfield, IL
SNOW WHITE, CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD (Screen 1), A MINECRAFT MOVIE, LAST BREATH (Screen 2) (4/4-4/5)
@ VIP Lincoln Grand 6, Lincoln, IL
THE CHOSEN: LAST SUPPER Part 2 (faith film) and Part 1* (faith film), A MINECRAFT MOVIE, DOG MAN (animation), SNOW WHITE, THE WOMAN IN THE YARD, A WORKING MAN (4/4 on)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ Chicago Filmmakers Firehouse Cinema, etc., Chicago, IL
Chicago Filmmakers presents the 35th Onion City Experimental Film Festival (through 4/13) Information
@ Chicago Filmmakers Firehouse Cinema, etc., Chicago, IL
Chicago Filmmakers presents “Picture ReStart” series, “Ronald Nameth’s Guna Reels” program (4/5, 6 p.m.
@ UW Cinematheque, Vilas Hall, etc., Madison, WI
University of Wisconsin-Madison presents the 27th annual Wisconsin Film Festival (through 4/10) Information
For detailed and curated listings of Chicago-area film presentations and related events, please visit the fine folks at Cine-File and subscribe to their definitive “Cine-List” weekly blast. And for northern Illinois industry news, be sure to read Reel Chicago and Screen Magazine.
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
4/23-4/25
25th Roger Ebert’s Film Festival*
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
NEW! 4/24-4/27
Foxtail Film Festival* 2025
@ Normal Theater, Normal, IL
NEW! 5/2
Illinois Student Film Festival*
@ Spurlock Museum of World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m.
UPDATE! 5/29-6/2
The first Savoy Lumierè* film festival
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
9/21
The Chambana Film Society’s Music Film Festival (title TBA)
@ TBA, Champaign-Urbana, IL
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
Chambana Film Society* screening series
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL, 4 p.m.
4/27: SLICE OF LIFE (documentary)
Illini Union Board presents “Spring 2024 Weekend Films”
@ Pine Lounge, 1st floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m. Fri. & Sat, free w/i-card
4/11-4/12: WALL-E (animation); 4/18-4/19: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3; 4/25-4/26: THE WILD ROBOT (animation); 5/2-5/3: CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD; 5/4: STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies* event series
@ Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Center for World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, IL
4/22: Ebert Symposium screening: HER; 4/23: Ebert Symposium keynote and roundtables: “Artificial Intelligence Imagined and Realized”
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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