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Several indies filmed in part or whole in downstate Illinois during the last few years are finally emerging, and half of them were not initiated by local producers. How do we fare in our visitors’ fields of vision?

Select movie listings for June 30-July 6, 2023 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond! Don’t forget to peruse this week’s Field Report!

In her newest project and Kickstarter push, Decatur-area native Jessie Seitz sets out to course-correct monster movie history in MONSTER GIRLS, a salute to women makeup effects artists.

Select movie listings for June 23-29, 2023 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond! Don’t forget to peruse this week’s Field Report!

At one time, four indie television shows were being worked on simultaneously in downstate Illinois. Only PEORIA has persisted with little interruption. What happened to the rest? These are their stories.

Select movie listings for June 16-22, 2023 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond! Don’t forget to peruse this week’s Field Report!

Select movie listings for June 9-15, 2023 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond! Don’t forget to peruse this week’s Field Report! And, have you memorized the Confidential Almanac for today?

Get outside this summer and enjoy the pleasures of the drive-in theater, whether on National Drive-in Day or any other time they’re showing movies, serving up goodies, and bringing folks together.

Select movie listings for June 2-8, 2023 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond! Don’t forget to peruse this week’s Field Report!

We pause to reflect on those who did not get to share their creativity, compassion, and community with the rest of us in 2023, except for in the memories and legacies they’ve left in our care.

Select movie listings for May 26-June 1, 2023 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond! Don’t forget to peruse this week’s Field Report! And, have you memorized the Confidential Almanac for today?

Select movie listings for May 19-25, 2023 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond! Don’t forget to peruse this week’s Field Report!

Patricia A. Pellow, your humble editor’s mother, passed away on December 26 of last year at age 78. Here are a few belated words in her memory.

Carl W. Pellow, Jr., your humble editor’s stepfather, passed away a year ago at age 74. Here are a few belated words in his memory.

Select movie listings for May 12-18, 2023 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond! Don’t forget to peruse this week’s Field Report! And, have you memorized the Confidential Almanac for today?