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Our movie and media Calendar appears every Friday-Sunday on C-U Blogfidential and caters to the downstate region anchored by Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, USA.

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THE BLOGFIDENTIAL TELETYPE | Film News You Can Use, C-U

This week, we begin to take fresh stock of all the cultural and showbiz things that have been, are currently, or will soon enhance the very fabric of our zeitgeist du C-U, for it all seems to be flying by so fast when we look at it from afar. (Yes, our dearest Sherlocks, there is conscious wordplay afoot.) Since we are adding this Teletype posthaste to the Calendar, most of our topics are very timely and you should make your plans to participate with a sense of urgency. Let’s answer the clue phone right now…

“Scenes from an active film scene” is the theme for today. We’ll start with the news that Champaign Movie Makers is reverting to form and moving to a new home; the next gathering is on Tuesday, November 10, starting at 7 p.m. in room C154 at Parkland College in northwest Champaign, and the presentation will be “Filming in 3D” led by Thomas Nicol and Andrew Stengele. The free-to-attend meetings plus mingling will now take place on the second Tuesday of every month. Occurring at the very same time in Danville is the premiere of a local student-led project called SIBLING’S BOND at the Fischer Theatre; starting at 7 p.m. (and soon to be available on limited-edition Blu-ray), the drama created by teen talent Noah Taylor of Potomac and cameraman Elijah Reeves of Danville has been two years in the making and a family undertaking for the Taylors and Reeveses. Also, the “Flyover Effect” branches out to Monticello next weekend as – surprise! – the long-gestating meta horror sequel, BEHIND THE MASK II: THE RETURN OF LESLIE VERNON, finally begins production in east central Illinois with director Scott Glasserman, writer David J. Stieve, and stars Nathan Baesel and Angela Goethals returning after more than twenty years. Horror legend Robert Englund (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET) and future horror legend David Howard Thornton (TERRIFIER) will appear, according to the Kickstarter page and a Variety article, and casting is looking for extras to populate the set on Saturday, November 14, for an eight-hour day with pay and meal included; write BTM2production [at] gmail [dot] com to submit your information. The connecting tissue seems to be Paper Street Pictures of Austin, TX, which is on board for RETURN and has collaborated with Flyover Film Studios and Shatterglass Films in the past. No word on how long they will be visiting us.

We also have notes on two more indie endeavors. A day after this Monticello shoot, extras will again be needed in Farmer City when Acrostar Productions of Chicago ventures downstate to film a proof-of-concept reel for MORIUM, a three-feature supernatural opus from writer/director S. J. Hermann based on his own novels. Actors who are ages 18 to 24 are needed to play high school students, according to producer Ann Myrna on the socials, for the full morning of Sunday, November 15, from 8:15 a.m. to 12 p.m.; you can sign up using this Google Doc or learn more about the massive undertaking by Acrostar at a new Facebook group devoted to the trilogy. A crowdsource campaign for the short is also underway. Finally, a dark drama filmed in part on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston as well as in Marshall had its world premiere last Friday, October 30, as part of the “Dark Matters” section at the Austin Film Festival in Texas; ALL THE WAY DOWN is about a musician played by Teri Wyble who inherits a rural lake house that holds mysterious family secrets and tonal discoveries. The feature is the first for co-writers and co-directors Collin Davis and Matthew Valdez-Litwiller, alumni of Northwestern University and professional editors and producers based in Los Angeles. More to come on this folk-horror, we’re sure.

LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers

@ Parkland College, Champaign, IL
Champaign Movie Makers* meeting, “Filming in 3D” (11/10, 7 p.m., C wing, Room C154)

@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
Chambana Film Society* presents TAKE ME HOME (11/6, 7 p.m.) | Information

@ Pizzeria Antica, Champaign, IL
Film-Fanatic.Club* presents SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS moderated by Sam Veremchuk (11/8, 6 p.m.) | Information

@ WEFT 90.1 FM, Champaign, IL
“Frame Noise” film music program hosted by Przemek (11/11, 7-8 p.m.) Streaming | Archive

NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area

@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
THE CAT IN THE HAT (animation), DRUMMER BOY (faith film), GODZILLA MINUS ZERO (in Japanese with English sub), HEATED RIVALRY Episodes 1-2, 3-4, or 5-6 (check listings), JIMMY, RAMAYANA (in Hindi with English sub), SCENE (in Telugu or Tamil with English sub), CLAYFACE, THE MOSQUITO BOWL*, RESIDENT EVIL*, STREET FIGHTER, WILDWOOD (animation), YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING (documentary) (11/6 on), OTHER MOMMY* (11/6-11/10), ROCKY 50th anniversary (11/6-11/7, 4 p.m.; 11/10, 3:45 p.m.; 11/11, 7 p.m.), AMC “Screen Unseen” (mystery movie) (11/9, 7 p.m.), GHOST SOLDIER (11/10 on), HOW TO ROB A BANK sneak preview (11/11 on), EBENEZER (11/12 on) *single screenings daily

@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
THE CAT IN THE HAT (animation), DRUMMER BOY (faith film), GODZILLA MINUS ZERO (in Japanese with English sub), HEATED RIVALRY Episodes 1-2, 3-4, or 5-6 (check listings), JIMMY, RAMAYANA (in Hindi with English sub), CLAYFACE, EVEREST: THE OTHER SIDE* (documentary), THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK, OTHER MOMMY, RESIDENT EVIL, STREET FIGHTER, VERITY, WICKER, WILDWOOD (animation), YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING (documentary) (11/6 on), ), ROCKY 50th anniversary (11/6-11/8, 11/11, 4 & 7 p.m.; 11/9-11/10, 7 p.m.), BACK TO THE FUTURE (11/8, 11/11, 3 & 7 p.m.), GHOST SOLDIER (11/10 on), EBENEZER, HOW TO ROB A BANK (11/12 on) *single screenings daily

@ Courtyard Café, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Fall 2026 Weekend Films” feat. THE END OF OAK STREET (11/7-11/8, 7 p.m.; free w/i-card)

@ Spurlock Center for World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, IL
UI Department of Media and Cinema Studies presents MOONAGE DAYDREAM (experimental documentary) (11/12, 7 p.m., free, Knight Auditorium)

Events featuring locally produced movies or organized by local groups are marked with an asterisk (*). Additional “Now Playing” and “Coming Soon” listings appear after the jump!

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Just like with practically anything involving the movies of Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond these days, we have to go looking for our Halloween thrills since we simply don’t get costumed visitors here at the house on the edge of an American small town and refrain from marking our territory with frightful decoration as a beacon to draw the kiddies or grown-up revelers. In the course of doing so, we have found a handful of delights to drop in your virtual goodie bags, dearest readers, that we hope you will cozy up to as October expires and daytime hours diminish. Our parameter is we’re sharing things not from the ranks of the horror-heavy efforts that have been dominating our filmmaking scene as of late.

Central Illinois is the strange and unusual in the fall. WTVP-TV, the PBS affiliate in Peoria, premiered the half-hour special HAUNTED HEARTLAND on Thursday, October 29, in which storyteller Brian “Fox” Ellis introduces us to a quartet of tales that contextualize the ghosts of history past at a handful of locations in Peoria as well as Kemp Hall on the Illinois Wesleyan University campus in Bloomington. Coincidentally making the social media rounds is a no-budget, analog equivalent titled HAUNTED INDIANA that first aired in October 1981 on WTTV-TV, a formerly independent station in Bloomington, Indiana; co-creator Steve White and numerous folks who saw it originally have left comments at the YouTube upload and, honestly, it’s a bit heartwarming and gratifying to read. Not to be excluded from the spooky, C-U is part and parcel to a fresh retelling of odd occurrences that have befallen the Natural History Building on the University of Illinois main quad, written by Jake Keister of the School of Earth, Society & Environment and posted today, October 30, which hinge on the author seeking out an explanation for a walled-in, upper floor doorway that would open to nothing were there a door still in place. The findings also involve an encounter with the Mummy, Ted Johnson, rumored to have haunted the NHB halls a generation ago.

Shudder to think we’d not make mention of the last gasps for All Hallow’s Eve fare. Several venues in the area got into the Transylvanian act this year and the final presentation of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW will be at the Virginia Theatre in Champaign tomorrow, October 31, but it is sold out. The impressive first round of “Shocktober” screenings, chosen by Paul Young and friends for Film-Fanatic.Club, will also come to a close tomorrow with a 10:30 p.m. showing of the A24 hit THE WITCH at The Literary a mere two blocks away. On Sunday, November 1, 4 p.m., at the Phoenix Savoy 16 is the concluding selection of “DoctoberFest” from Chambana Film Society, TIME WARP, which is about a drag and queer ROCKY shadow cast being recruited in conservative Wyoming. And, down south in the St. Louis region, the Lincoln Theatre of Belleville will host on Saturday afternoon the half-century-later premiere of DISINTER, an amateur short film begun in the Seventies by then-teenagers Keith Howard and Patrick Voss, who recently exhumed its Super 8 bones and completed it with the help of Belleville’s Nathan Domescik; NPR affiliate St. Louis Public Radio and contributor Chad Davis report on its revival.

With all that said, it’s dark and cool outside as we finalize this and, eek, we’ve actually heard a throaty owl on our property over the last few days. We think the best thing to do is to not party, not scare, not imbibe, and not overdo it on sweets. It’s time to turn over a newly red, orange, or yellow leaf and raise our hopes, eyebrows, and blood pressure the old-fashioned way … by watching movies regularly from this point forward like we used to do, and not just the creepy choices. Ciao for now…

CONFIDENTIAL ALMANAC | Dates in Film Culture History

20 Years Ago … Saturday, October 28, 2006: Opteryx Press of Champaign hosts a “MICRO-FILM Movie Show” of low-budget horror cinema for Halloween including DRAWING BLOOD, directed by the Wolinski Brothers, and SEX MACHINE, directed by Christopher Sharpe, in the upper level of Mike ‘n Molly’s in downtown Champaign. This is their fourth screening of the year at the popular bar, all curated and hosted by editor/publisher Jason Pankoke, and also the last standalone MF event to date. [R]

110 Years Ago … Friday, October 27, 1916: Proclaimed to be one of the grandest playhouses in Illinois and designed by local architectural firm Aschauer & Waggoner as a completely fireproof structure, the Lincoln Square Theater opens for business in downtown Decatur and hosts a standing-room-only crowd that enjoys a touring production of the Broadway comedy, Hit-the-Trail-Holiday, as recounted in Lincoln Square Theatre by Jasper P. DeVidal. Although constructed to include a roomy backstage area, orchestra pit, and pitch-perfect acoustics for live performances, the Lincoln Square would be retrofit in the coming months to accommodate motion pictures. Managers eventually added a projection booth in June 1917 and played their first films, THE CALL OF HER PEOPLE and THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER, the next month, following with the installation of a pipe organ in January 1919. [R]

LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers

@ The Literary, Champaign, IL
Film-Fanatic.Club, etc., present “Shocktober Horror Film Festival” feat. THE WITCH (10/31, 10:30 p.m.) | Information

@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
Chambana Film Society presents “2026 DoctoberFest” feat. TIME WARP (11/1, 4 p.m.) | Information

@ Shake It Up Cocktail Lounge & Eatery, Bloomington, IL
“B-Movie Bingo” hosted by Paul A. Brooks* feat. IF LOOKS COULD KILL, NEVER TOO YOUNG TO DIE (11/5, 7 p.m.)

@ WEFT 90.1 FM, Champaign, IL
“Frame Noise” film music program hosted by Przemek (11/4, 7-8 p.m.) Streaming | Archive

NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area

@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
AADARSHA KUTUMBAM – HOUSE NO. 47 (in Telugu with English sub), BREEDER, CHRISTMAS AT THE KRINGLES, FJORD, THE MONGOOSE, THE MOSQUITO BOWL, CLAYFACE, KLARA AND THE SUN, OTHER MOMMY, RESIDENT EVIL, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY*, STREET FIGHTER, WHALEFALL, WICKER, WILDWOOD (animation), YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING (documentary) (10/30 on), Fan Faves: THE CROW (1994) (10/30-10:31, 8 p.m.), AMC “Screen Unseen” (mystery movie) (11/2, 7 p.m.), RAMAYANA (in Hindi with English sub) (11/4 on), THE CAT IN THE HAT (animation), DRUMMER BOY (faith film), GODZILLA MINUS ZERO (in Japanese with English sub), JIMMY (11/5 on) *single screenings daily

@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
AADARSHA KUTUMBAM – HOUSE NO. 47* (in Telugu with English sub), CHRISTMAS AT THE KRINGLES, EVEREST: THE OTHER SIDE (documentary), THE MONGOOSE, THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK, PAGING HEZBOLLAH (documentary), CLAYFACE, OTHER MOMMY, PRIMETIME, RESIDENT EVIL, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, STREET FIGHTER, A TALENT FOR MURDER*, WHALEFALL, WICKER, WILDWOOD (animation), YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING (documentary) (10/30 on), ONCE UPON A TIME … IN HOLLYWOOD (re-release) (IMAX) (10/30-11/2), SCREAM (1996) (10/31, 4:30 & 7 p.m.), HALLOWEEN (1978) (10/31, 7 & 9:45 p.m.), THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (11/1, 3 & 7 p.m.; 11/4, 7 p.m.), GODZILLA MINUS ZERO “Godzilla Day” sneak preview (11/3, 12, 3, 6 & 9 p.m.; IMAX), RAMAYANA (in Hindi with English sub) (11/4 on), THE CAT IN THE HAT (animation), GODZILLA MINUS ZERO (in Japanese with English sub), JIMMY, WILD HORSE NINE (11/5 on) *single screenings daily

@ Courtyard Café, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Fall 2026 Weekend Films” feat. COCO (animation) (10/31-11/1, 7 p.m.; free w/i-card)

@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
Mix 94.5 & Rewind 92.5 present THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW w/shadow cast (10/31, doors 7:30 p.m., event 8:30 p.m.)

Events featuring locally produced movies or organized by local groups are marked with an asterisk (*). Additional “Now Playing” and “Coming Soon” listings appear after the jump!

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Our movie and media Calendar appears every Friday-Sunday on C-U Blogfidential and caters to the downstate region anchored by Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, USA.

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THE BLOGFIDENTIAL TELETYPE | Film News You Can Use, C-U

We didn’t realize the Teletype would drop off just as quickly as we had revved it up again a few weeks ago. Look for actual reportage in next week’s Calendar and a new interview with our friend Jason Huls, owner of Ten Wing Media and Jason Huls Creative in the west Chicago suburbs and a Bloomington-Normal native, to post within the next week and hopefully on Halloween. Ye Ed has been flipping his wig lately in the attempt to take care of other sidelines and wishes you all a “boogedy-boo” and cheers.

LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers

@ Analog Wine Library, Urbana, IL
Film-Fanatic.Club, etc., present “Shocktober Horror Film Festival” feat. THE FLY (1986) (10/24, 8 p.m.)

@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
Chambana Film Society presents “2026 Doctoberfest” feat. THE LORRAINE (10/17, 2 p.m.), ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM (10/17, 4 p.m.), NAZA (10/18, 4 p.m.) Information

@ Shake It Up Cocktail Lounge & Eatery, Bloomington, IL
“B-Movie Bingo” hosted by Paul A. Brooks* feat. mystery movies (10/29, 7 p.m.)

@ WEFT 90.1 FM, Champaign, IL
“Frame Noise” film music program hosted by Przemek (10/28, 7-8 p.m.) Streaming | Archive

NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area

@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
CLAYFACE, GO FOR BROKE 2* (in Mandarin with English and Chinese sub), KLARA AND THE SUN, KUNG FU SOCCER (in Mandarin with English and Chinese sub), WICKER, WILDWOOD (animation), YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING (documentary), OTHER MOMMY, RESIDENT EVIL, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, STREET FIGHTER, VERITY*, WHALEFALL, YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER* (10/23 on), Fan Faves: PET SEMATARY (1989) (10/23, 10/27, 8 p.m.), AMC “Screen Unseen” (mystery movie) (10/26, 7 p.m.), AMC “Scream Unseen” (bonus mystery movie) (10/26, 9:30 p.m.), BREEDER (10/27 on), THE MOSQUITO BOWL sneak preview w/filmmaker livestream (10/29, 6 p.m.), AADARSHA KUTUMBAM – HOUSE NO. 47 (in Telugu with English sub), CHRISTMAS AT THE KRINGLES, FJORD, THE MONGOOSE, THE MOSQUITO BOWL (10/29 on) *single screenings daily

@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
CLAYFACE, A TALENT FOR MURDER, WICKER, WILDWOOD (animation), YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING (documentary), DIGGER, FORGOTTEN ISLAND (animation), JAILER 2 (in Tamil or Telugu with English sub), OTHER MOMMY, PRIMETIME, RESIDENT EVIL, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, STREET FIGHTER, VERITY, WHALEFALL (10/23 on), UFC 333: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Mosar Evloev, more (mixed martial arts) (10/24, 1 p.m., simulcast), SCREAM (1996) (10/25, 3 & 7 p.m.; 10/28, 7 p.m.), THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK (10/29 on)

@ Courtyard Café, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Fall 2026 Weekend Films” feat. THE SHEEP DETECTIVES (10/24-10/25, 7 p.m.; free w/i-card)

@ Spurlock Center for World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies* presents “DCP inauguration” screening feat. SUSPIRIA (1977) (10/29, 7 p.m., free, Knight Auditorium)

@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
Illinois Public Media, etc., present an evening with ‘Partially Devoured’ author Daniel Kraus feat. screening of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) (10/27, 7 p.m.)

Events featuring locally produced movies or organized by local groups are marked with an asterisk (*). Additional “Now Playing” and “Coming Soon” listings appear after the jump!

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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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LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers

@ Amy’s Place, Champaign, IL
Film-Fanatic.Club, etc., present “Shocktober Horror Film Festival” feat. SANTA SANGRE (10/17, 8 p.m.)

@ Cloud Mountain Kombucha, Urbana, IL
Film-Fanatic.Club, etc., present “Shocktober Horror Film Festival” feat. THE HUNGER (10/20, 6 p.m.)

@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
Chambana Film Society presents “2026 Doctoberfest” feat. THE LORRAINE (10/17, 2 p.m.), ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM (10/17, 4 p.m.), NAZA (10/18, 4 p.m.) Information

@ WEFT 90.1 FM, Champaign, IL
“Frame Noise” film music program hosted by Przemek (10/21, 7-8 p.m.) Streaming | Archive

NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area

@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
CRAWLERS, JAILER 2 (in Tamil or Telugu with English sub), NAYI NAVELLI/NAYYI NAVELLI* (in Hindi with English sub), PRAHAAR: THE UNTOLD STORY OF UJJWAL NIKAM* (in Hindi with English sub), SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, STREET FIGHTER, WHALEFALL, YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER, HEART OF THE BEAST, OTHER MOMMY, PRIMETIME, RESIDENT EVIL, THE SOCIAL RECKONING, VERITY (10/16 on), Fan Faves: AMERICAN PSYCHO (10/16, 8 p.m.), Studio Ghibli Fest: SPIRITED AWAY 25th anniversary (animé) (10/17, 4 p.m., 10/18, 4 & 7 p.m., 10/21, 7 p.m., English sub; 10/19-10/20, p.m., in Japanese with English sub), AMC “Screen Unseen” (mystery movie) (10/19, 7 p.m.), CLAYFACE, KLARA AND THE SUN, WICKER, WILDWOOD (animation), YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING (documentary) (10/22 on) *single screenings daily

@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
JAILER 2 (in Tamil or Telugu with English sub), MR. & MRS. PARDON* (in Mandarin with English sub), RANABAALI* (in Telugu with English sub), SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, STREET FIGHTER, WHALEFALL, YOU CAN’T LEAVE*, ANGEL AND THE BADMAN*, DIGGER, FORGOTTEN ISLAND (animation), HEART OF THE BEAST, THE ODYSSEY*, OTHER MOMMY, PRACTICAL MAGIC 2*, PRIMETIME, RESIDENT EVIL, THE SOCIAL RECKONING, VERITY (10/16 on), Studio Ghibli Fest: SPIRITED AWAY 25th anniversary (animé) (10/17, 3 p.m., 10/18, 3 & 7 p.m., 10/21, 7 p.m., English sub; 10/19-10/20, p.m., in Japanese with English sub), CLUE (10/18, 3 & 7 p.m.; 10/21, 7 p.m.), The Metropolitan Opera encore: Macbeth (10/21, 12 & 5:30 p.m., recorded), CLAYFACE, WICKER, WILDWOOD (animation), YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING (documentary) (10/22 on) *single screenings daily

@ Courtyard Café, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Fall 2026 Weekend Films” feat. HOCUS POCUS (10/17-10/18, 7 p.m.; free w/i-card)

@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
Show and Tell presents “We Interrupt This Program” feat. Bob Odenkirk & Sarah Edwards (10/16-10/17, 7 p.m.)

Events featuring locally produced movies or organized by local groups are marked with an asterisk (*). Additional “Now Playing” and “Coming Soon” listings appear after the jump!

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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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LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers

@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
Chambana Film Society presents “2026 Doctoberfest” feat. ALL SKATE (10/9, 7 p.m.), COOKIE QUEENS (10/10, 1:30 p.m.), JOYBUBBLES (10/10, 3:30 p.m.), THE LAST PICTURE SHOWS (10/10, 6 p.m.), PINBALL: BEYOND THE BUMPERS (10/10, 8 p.m.), SILVER SCREAMERS (10/11, 12 p.m.), A BRIEF HISTORY OF CHASING STORMS (10/11, 2 p.m.), “CatVideoFest 2026” (10/11, 4 p.m.), THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE (10/12, 7 p.m.) Information

@ WEFT 90.1 FM, Champaign, IL
“Frame Noise” film music program hosted by Przemek (10/14, 7-8 p.m.) Streaming | Archive

NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area

@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
ANGEL AND THE BADMAN, OTHER MOMMY, PAN’S LABYRINTH 20th anniversary, THE SOCIAL RECKONING, V (in Cantonese with English and Chinese sub), DIGGER, FORGOTTEN ISLAND (animation), HEART OF THE BEAST, INSTRUCTIONS NOT INCLUDED*, PRIMETIME, RESIDENT EVIL, SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY*, VERITY (10/9 on), Fan Faves: 9 TO 5 (10/9-10/11, 2, 4:50 & 7:30 p.m.; 10/12-10/14, 1:15, 4 & 7:10 p.m.), FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980) (10/9, 10/13, 8 p.m.), AMC “Screen Unseen” (mystery movie) (10/12, 7 p.m.), AMC “Scream Unseen” (bonus mystery movie) (10/12, 9:30 p.m.), SENSE AND SENSIBILITY sneak preview (10/14, 7 p.m.), SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, STREET FIGHTER, WHALEFALL, YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER (10/15 on) *single screenings daily

@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
ANGEL AND THE BADMAN, THE BEAST, OTHER MOMMY, PAN’S LABYRINTH 20th anniversary, THE SOCIAL RECKONING, APRIL X, AVENGERS: ENDGAME – ENCORE (re-release), COYOTE VS. ACME, DIGGER, FORGOTTEN ISLAND (animation), HEART OF THE BEAST, THE ODYSSEY (IMAX), PRACTICAL MAGIC 2, PRIMETIME, RESIDENT EVIL, SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY*, VERITY (10/9 on), GONE WITH THE WIND 85th anniversary (10/10, 2 & 7 p.m.; 10/11-10/14, 7 p.m.), BEETLEJUICE (10/11, 3 & 7 p.m.; 10/14, 7 p.m.), SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, STREET FIGHTER, WHALEFALL (10/15 on) *single screenings daily

@ Courtyard Café, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Fall 2026 Weekend Films” feat. MINIONS & MONSTERS (10/10-10/11, 7 p.m.; free w/i-card)

Events featuring locally produced movies or organized by local groups are marked with an asterisk (*). Additional “Now Playing” and “Coming Soon” listings appear after the jump!

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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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LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers

@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
Chambana Film Society presents “2026 Doctoberfest” feat. HANGING BY A WIRE (10/2, 7 p.m.), THE LAST MOVIE CRITIC* (10/8, 7 p.m.) Information

@ The Scratching Post, Champaign, IL
Film-Fanatic.Club, etc., present “Shocktober Horror Film Festival” feat. THE BLACK CAT (1934) (10/8, 6:30 p.m.)

@ Shake It Up Cocktail Lounge & Eatery, Bloomington, IL
“B-Movie Bingo” hosted by Paul A. Brooks* feat. NIGHT OF THE DEMONS (1988), MURDER PARTY (10/8, 7 p.m.)

@ WEFT 90.1 FM, Champaign, IL
“Frame Noise” film music program hosted by Przemek (10/7, 7-8 p.m.) Streaming | Archive

NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area

@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
BEWARE BOIÚNA, DIGGER, DRISHYAM: THE CONCLUSION (in Hindi with English sub), THE INCOMER*, THE INFLUENCER PROJECT, ROLLING LOUD: THE MOVIE, VERITY, AVENGERS: ENDGAME – ENCORE (re-release), FORGOTTEN ISLAND (animation), HEART OF THE BEAST, PRACTICAL MAGIC 2, PRIMETIME, RESIDENT EVIL, SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY (10/2 on), Fan Faves: STAND AND DELIVER (10/2-10/5, 4 p.m.) and THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (animation) (10/2, 10/5, 10/7-10/8, 4:15 p.m.; 10/4, 4:15 & 10 p.m.; 10/6, 5:30 p.m.; 3-D), DONNIE DARKO 25th anniversary (10/2-10/4, 7 p.m.), HOSTEL 20th anniversary (10/2, 10/6, 8 p.m.), AMC “Screen Unseen” (mystery movie) (10/5, 7 p.m.), Studio Ghibli Fest: Spirited Away: Live on Stage (animé adaptation) (10/8, 7 p.m., recorded), ANGEL AND THE BADMAN, OTHER MOMMY, THE SOCIAL RECKONING (10/8 on) *single screenings daily

@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
APRIL X, BUDDY (sing-a-long edition), DIGGER, ROLLING LOUD: THE MOVIE, VERITY, AVENGERS: ENDGAME – ENCORE (re-release), COYOTE VS. ACME, FORGOTTEN ISLAND (animation), HA-CHAN SHAKE YOUR BOOTY!, HEART OF THE BEAST, THE ODYSSEY, PRACTICAL MAGIC 2, PRIMETIME, RESIDENT EVIL, SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY (10/2 on), THE SHINING (10/3, 3 & 7 p.m.; 10/7, 7 p.m.), The Metropolitan Opera encore: Cosi fan tutte (10/7, 12 & 5:30 p.m., recorded), OTHER MOMMY, PAN’S LABYRINTH 20th anniversary, THE SOCIAL RECKONING (10/8 on)

@ Courtyard Café, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Fall 2026 Weekend Films” feat. OBSESSION (10/3-10/4, 7 p.m.; free w/i-card)

@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
The News-Gazette Film Series presents 9 T0 5 (10/3, 7 p.m.)

Events featuring locally produced movies or organized by local groups are marked with an asterisk (*). Additional “Now Playing” and “Coming Soon” listings appear after the jump!

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@ Anita Purves Nature Center, Urbana, IL
Film-Fanatic.Club* presents THE IRON GIANT moderated by Chuck Koplinski (9/25, 7 p.m., outdoors)

@ Old Tiernan Hall, Urbana, IL
Chambana Film Society* x Pygmalion 2026* present THE GREEN MILL: A REAL CHICAGO JOINT feat. filmmaker Paul L. Carr in person (9/26, 6 p.m.), “Animation After Dark” (9/26, 8 p.m.), DEATH OF A ROCKSTAR (9/26, 10 p.m.), “Shorts: Jewish-American” (9/27, 4 p.m.), “Shorts: Homegrown” (9/27, 6 p.m.), SLOUCHING TOWARDS BRANSON (9/27, 8:30 p.m.) Information

@ Spurlock Center for World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Chambana Film Society* x Pygmalion 2026* present STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! feat. filmmaker Carl Deal via Zoom (9/25, 6:30-8:30 p.m., $10 + fees advance, $15 door, Knight Auditorium) Information

@ WEFT 90.1 FM, Champaign, IL
“Frame Noise” film music program hosted by Przemek (9/30, 7-8 p.m.) Streaming | Archive

NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area

@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
AVENGERS: ENDGAME – ENCORE (re-release), CHARLIE HARPER, FORGOTTEN ISLAND (animation), HEART OF THE BEAST, THE PARADISE* (in Telugu with English sub), PRIMETIME, THE STUNT DRIVER*, BUDDY*, INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER, PRACTICAL MAGIC 2, RESIDENT EVIL, RUNNER*, SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE 40th anniversary* (animation re-release), THE WEIGHT* (9/25 on), Fan Faves: SPANGLISH (9/25-9/27, 4 p.m.; 9/28-10/1, 3:45 p.m.), Studio Ghibli Fest: PRINCESS MONONOKE (animé) (9/26, 4 p.m., 9/27, 4 & 7:30 p.m., 9/30, 7 p.m., English dub; 9/28-9/29, 7 p.m., in Japanese with English sub) and Spirited Away: Live on Stage (animé adaptation) (10/1, 7 p.m., recorded), VERITY sneak preview (9/30, 7 p.m.), DIGGER, VERITY (10/1 on) *single screenings daily

@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
AVENGERS: ENDGAME – ENCORE (re-release), FORGOTTEN ISLAND (animation), HA-CHAN SHAKE YOUR BOOTY!, HEART OF THE BEAST, NO LIMBS NO LIMITS: THE NICK V STORY (religious documentary), THE PARADISE* (in Telugu with English sub), PRIMETIME, BUDDY, COYOTE VS. ACME, HOPE* (in Korean with English sub), THE ODYSSEY, PAW PATROL: THE DINO MOVIE (animation), PRACTICAL MAGIC 2, RESIDENT EVIL, SHAUN THE SHEEP: THE BEAST OF MOSSY BOTTOM* (animation), SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE 40th anniversary* (animation re-release), THE WEIGHT* (9/25 on), Studio Ghibli Fest: PRINCESS MONONOKE (animé) (9/26, 3 p.m., 9/27, 3 & 7 p.m., 9/30, 7 p.m., English dub; 9/28-9/29, 7 p.m., in Japanese with English sub), THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (extended) (9/26-9/27, 9/30, 3 & 7 p.m.), VERITY sneak preview (9/30, 7 p.m.), DIGGER, VERITY (10/1 on) *single screenings daily

@ Courtyard Café, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Fall 2026 Weekend Films” feat. THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU (9/26-9/27, 7 p.m.; free w/i-card)

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The thirty days that September hath are winding down quickly, dearest friends in local film, but the folks from Subterranean Sound & Video are now beginning the thirty-day home stretch of a Kickstarter campaign that is designed to help along the creation of their first full-length motion picture and fulfill the early promise of their production studio based in Jacksonville. HOLLER, which is written, produced, and directed by the team of Samuel David and Devin Smock, is “a zombie movie that isn’t really about zombies” according to their self-promotion, for “the dead are in the world, but this story belongs to the living.” Planned as a project that could be accomplished on a very low budget and with locations and other resources that could easily be harnessed, HOLLER has proven to be a bit of a fright for the duo, who are asking the general public for their gracious assistance one more time.

As they recounted at length in an interview done with Jim Eaves on “The Honest Filmmaker” podcast, Smock and David are weathering a learning curve and using a self-imposed break in the schedule to course correct so they can stick the landing and come away with an overall better film as a result. “We’re roughly sixty percent through HOLLER at this point,” confirms Smock to CUBlog in a recent email exchange. “The next big step is putting together one concentrated ten-to-twelve-day production block to finish principal photography,” which is expected to occur in the spring of 2027. “We’ve already shot a substantial part of the movie, so this isn’t about trying to get something started,” he continues. “It’s about getting what we’ve already built across the finish line.” A trailer released to YouTube in August is comprised of footage from the first major leg of filming, which took place earlier this year in the Jacksonville region to the west of Springfield, and can be watched here – moody, foreboding, and shrouded with lush rural greenery.

For those in the audience who may be tempted to step up and pitch in, further proof of their progress can be found on a solid website for all things HOLLER and the aforementioned Kickstarter page, both of them dressed with behind-the-scenes images and high-quality still frames. “We previously raised around $5,000 through Kickstarter, brought in additional independent support, and have shot a major portion of the film on roughly $20,000 in total production resources,” reports Smock as to how far the Subterranean team has already come. The campaign they plan to sunset after Friday, October 23, is set at a $6,000 goal, which has already been eclipsed by a modest amount, and the funds will go towards paying and lodging their returning cast and crew. Much of what remains to be staged will involve confrontations between the living and the undead, including the proverbial effects work that comes with the territory.

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Surprise … the local film culture news is still piling up, we’re aware. But, we’re keeping a couple of promises to highlight some of the movie activity in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond with our bonus posts this week and, like everything that winds up here on our weblog, it takes time and care to bring the content to fruition. That, plus other extraneous and paying creative work that Ye Ed needs to corral and put out to pasture after it all herds together, such as right now, means we’re stretching it thin.

That said, three points of interest for you, dearest readers. First, please enjoy our interview that we posted on Friday with Vijay M. Rajan about his new and filmed-in-C-U-area feature film DARK SOUL RIVER, which will have its premiere showing on Saturday night at the Virginia Theatre in Champaign. And then, folks interested in giving good face in the future productions, whether or not they swing through the cavernous confines of Flyover Film Studios in Rantoul, need to jump on it. We somehow keep missing the last-minute (or, so it seems) calls for extras and minor speaking roles, such as with the recent films GABLE, THE BOY CODE, and FIGHT TO THE DEATH that have recently come and gone, so be sure to get on the lists of firms like Bokeh Background or Forge Film Acting and socials like Experience Champaign-Urbana, Champaign County Film Office, and Champaign Casting Call. The latter is where we just found a notice for what looks like the next large-scale project, TESSELLATION, and a link in the post comments will lead to a Google Doc you can use to apply. And finally, watch this space for our notes on the Jacksonville-based indie HOLLER, which will soon resume under the direction of Devin Smock and Samuel David after an unexpected break and could use a hand with their budget to help take care of the base costs as well as their loyal cast and crew who will return to work on the “apocalypse Western.”

We should also remind you that Champaign Movie Makers has been providing a space for local camera creatives to comingle and collaborate for nearly twenty years; you can meet the current members during their monthly get-together at the Esquire Lounge in downtown Champaign on this Monday, September 21, starting at 7 p.m., where they will probably still be aglow post-Pens to Lens. The CMM Facebook group and an e-newsletter keep up with the local doings as well, so you would do well to sign up. Onward.

LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers

@ Esquire Lounge, Champaign, IL
Champaign Movie Makers* mixer (9/21, 7 p.m.)

@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
Chambana Film Society* presents a special 100th CFS show feat. MORRIS FROM AMERICA and filmmaker Chad Hartigan via Zoom (Thurs., 9/23, 7 p.m., free w/ticket reservation) Information

@ Shake It Up Cocktail Lounge & Eatery, Bloomington, IL
“B-Movie Bingo” hosted by Paul A. Brooks* feat. LISA FRANKENSTEIN, FRANKENHOOKER (9/24, 7 p.m.)

@ School of Information Sciences, UIUC, Urbana, IL
UI Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies and UI Mortenson Center for International Library Programs present “AsiaLENS”/Mortenson screening feat. ONE BIG HAPA FAMILY w/filmmaker Jeff Chiba Stearns (9/24, 5:45-8:15 p.m.)

@ WEFT 90.1 FM, Champaign, IL
“Frame Noise” film music program hosted by Przemek (9/23, 7-8 p.m.) Streaming | Archive

NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area

@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
DAAYRA (in Hindi with English sub), IF I GO WILL THEY MISS ME*, RESIDENT EVIL, SHAUN THE SHEEP: THE BEAST OF MOSSY BOTTOM* (animation), THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE 40th anniversary (animation re-release), THE WEIGHT, BUDDY*, BY ANY MEANS*, HOPE* (in Korean with English sub), INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER, OASIS: DON’T LOOK BACK IN ANGER* (music documentary), PRACTICAL MAGIC 2, RUNNER, SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, THE UPRISING (9/18 on), Fan Faves: DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD* (9/18, 9/20-9/24, 4 p.m.), BATMAN* (9/18-9/19, 6:45 p.m.), THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE* (animation) (9/19-9/20, 1 p.m.), BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM* (animation) (9/19, 4 p.m.), HEAVEN IN STONE AND GLASS (religious documentary) (9/20, 7 p.m.; 9/23, 4 & 7 p.m.), AMC “Screen Unseen” (mystery movie) (9/21, 7 p.m.), THE PARADISE (in Telugu with English sub) (9/23, 1:30, 5:30 & 9:30 p.m.), AVENGERS: ENDGAME – ENCORE (re-release), FORGOTTEN ISLAND (animation), HEART OF THE BEAST, PRIMETIME (9/24 on) *single screenings daily

@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
DON’T MOVE*, GHOST IN THE SHELL 30th anniversary (animé, in Japanese with English sub or English dub, re-release), HANUMAN ASH (in Hindi with English sub), RESIDENT EVIL, SHAUN THE SHEEP: THE BEAST OF MOSSY BOTTOM* (animation), THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE 40th anniversary (animation re-release), THE UPRISING, THE WEIGHT, BUDDY, COYOTE VS. ACME, THE END OF OAK STREET*, THE FIX*, HOPE (in Korean with English sub), INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER, OASIS: DON’T LOOK BACK IN ANGER* (music documentary), THE ODYSSEY, PAW PATROL: THE DINO MOVIE (animation), PRACTICAL MAGIC 2, RUNNER, SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY (9/18 on), THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (extended) (9/19-9/20, 9/23, 3 & 7 p.m.), UFC 331: Joshua Van vs. Alexandre Pantoja, more (mixed martial arts) (9/19, 8 p.m., simulcast), HEAVEN IN STONE AND GLASS (religious documentary) (9/20, 3 & 7 p.m.; 9/23, 7 p.m.), AVENGERS: ENDGAME – ENCORE (re-release), FORGOTTEN ISLAND (animation), HEART OF THE BEAST, PRIMETIME (9/24 on) *single screenings daily

@ Courtyard Café, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Fall 2026 Weekend Films” feat. SUPERGIRL (9/19-9/20, 7 p.m.; free w/i-card)

@ Spurlock Center for World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, IL
UI Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies presents “AsiaLENS” feat. OUR MR. MATSURA w/filmmaker Beth Harrington (9/14, 5:30 p.m., free)

@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
DARK SOUL RIVER* feature film “workprint premiere” w/filmmaker discussion (9/19, 7:30 p.m.)

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Champaign-Urbana is nothing if not a product of the ebb-and-flow inherent to a college town. All of us who’ve known the C-U for any length of time have realized that its transitional nature is simply part of the fabric. It is therefore always intriguing and exciting when new neighbors come to town and bring with them their myriad talents, their exuberant dreams, their honed expertise, and their genuine enthusiasm to contribute to our world and continue what they’ve ventured so far. In these respects, Vijay M. Rajan shares a common thread; what is uncommon, though, is that he is someone established in our particular milieu, which has been finally showing some staying power in Champaign County after more than three decades of trial and error by our creative community who utilize media tools to dramatize and engage.

Since his arrival five years ago, Rajan has put together a feature thriller called DARK SOUL RIVER, of which a public audience will get its first look starting at 7:30 p.m. this coming Saturday, September 19, at the Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign. Filmed locally at the campus of Flyover Film Studios in Rantoul as well as key locations in that city and Urbana, the movie is an unusual spin on the “serial killer and seeming prey” conceit where a Hindu man named Saarathi (producer Kartic Bhargav) comes to America to seek answers in the death of his sister, Urvi (Archana Raja), at the hands of an incarcerated felon named Nathanael Ambrose (Jonathan Thomson) and known in the public eye as the Kaw Valley Killer. Saarathi agrees to meet with Ambrose in a cold interrogation room, for the fiend will only open up to this particular visitor as to where his victims lie. You can watch the tense teaser on YouTube.

C-U Blogfidential enjoyed the opportunity to speak with Rajan about his debut feature in advance of the premiere showing. Having taken numerous roles in various avenues of multimedia and performance prior to his arrival in our fair Twin Cities with his wife, Rajan seems poised to do the same here in east central Illinois and is willing to call in the creative reinforcements from all over, as well as collaborate with the wealth of talents in town, to explore and realize what’s on his fertile mind. DARK SOUL RIVER is emblematic of what he promises are many arts endeavors to come.

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C-U Blogfidential: Vijay, thank you so much for talking with us about your latest film production, DARK SOUL RIVER, which will enjoy a “workprint premiere” at the historic Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign on Saturday, September 19.

Vijay M. Rajan: Hi, Jason, Pleasure to speak with you.

CUBlog: Like all independent projects of scope, it feels like a labor of love for you and your team based on what you’ve shared online during the production process with high hopes for it once you begin to search for both festival play and commercial distribution. Overall, what is a “workprint premiere,” and what should the general public expect, both of the film itself and the Virginia event?

VMR: The film is completely done, and we’re so excited to share it with our first audiences here in Champaign-Urbana. A workprint is simply the first DCP, or digital cinema package, export of the final film, with DCP being the format that allows us to see DARK SOUL RIVER in a theater. So, while I’ve seen the film a hundred times by now, even I’ve never seen it on the big screen like this! While the film is complete, based on how it looks and sounds, we might make minor adjustments to the mix and color afterwards. And yes, the movie was very much a labor of love for myself and the team. We are extraordinarily proud of it.

What audiences can expect is a really cool psychological thriller in the vein of THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS but with a multicultural twist. As I’ve been telling everyone, it’s not jump-scare horror; it’s much more of a human journey dealing with very relatable issues like family and grief while never forsaking the thriller genre and pulse-pounding elements. We have an unforgettable serial killer, surprises you won’t see coming, an absolute banger of a soundtrack, and actors that deliver.

At the Virginia event, we will have a red carpet, the screening itself, and a moderated Q&A [led by local actress, talk radio talent, and DARK SOUL RIVER voiceover artist Kimberly Schofield] with myself, the cinematographer, and our four leads, all of whom are flying in from New York and California to celebrate with us. It’s going to be a memorable, very special night.

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A quarter of a century ago was one of the longest days of my professional career, working for a news outlet albeit a locally-based one. We at The Octopus went through the motions to finish the current issue that day as we also began to hash out how our alternative weekly was going to handle covering the disaster – we couldn’t not address it, despite the primary events happening in New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia – as well as what it meant to the security and safety of our country’s residents and the political ramifications of our standing on the world stage. Heavy intellectual lifting would be had in the many days to come.

As production manager, the job was the only one I’ve had in my life where I could walk to and from the office. At home, the original Secret MICRO-FILM Headquarters, I cleaned up and left like usual in the morning. I had internet but no inclination to check online before I went. I was still many years removed from having a cell phone stuck in my back pocket. And, to this very moment, I can’t shake how there was something quite off as I entered downtown Champaign. A pall hung over the terrain from West Side Park to the Lincoln Building. Wasn’t buzzing. Never crackling. We were just there, a neighborhood and a city with its citizens and guests, collectively awaiting any news or clarification about the acts of terrorism enacted on our soil. It impressed on me harshly enough, despite being far removed from the immediate rubble and pain, that I recounted all that had washed over me for an issue of my friend Aj Michel’s zine, low hug, a few months later.

America needs to always remember the fallen and respect the living who got into harm’s way, including those who’ve been harmed ever since with sickness and early mortality, to help and rescue where they could, as well as the family, friends, and communities of all these folks whose realities were shaken by this horrific fate. Americans also need to be wary of how our current administration might spin this in patronizing and grotesque fashion as they tend to do about nearly everything of gravity, whether it occurred well in the past or affects our nation and its populace in the present. That includes today.

The local film culture news is piling up, we’re aware. (That’s us in the banner for this week’s Calendar. Can’t you tell? We’ll stave off the kaboom best we can.) Because we have a pair of bonus features in the works for next week on CUBlog, and especially since Mr. JaPan is now in a mood upon serious reflection, we’re foregoing a ticker proper for one more week. Our movies will still be here. We apologize.

You can also lean on Chambana Film Society to keep you propped up with doings in the C-U via their online events calendar as well as a monthly e-newsletter. Nat Dykeman has our scene covered like a glove, and you should thank him for his efforts by attending CFS show #100 in two weeks. See below. Cheers.

LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers

@ The Literary, Champaign, IL
Film-Fanatic.Club* presents “Film Fanatic Movie Nights” feat. DONNIE DARKO “director’s cut,” moderated by Sanford Hess (9/12, 10:30 p.m.) Information

@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
Chambana Film Society presents a special 100th CFS show feat. MORRIS FROM AMERICA and filmmaker Chad Hartigan via Zoom (Thurs., 9/23, 7 p.m., free w/ticket reservation)

@ WEFT 90.1 FM, Champaign, IL
“Frame Noise” film music program hosted by Przemek (9/16, 7-8 p.m.) Streaming | Archive

NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area

@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
THE FIX, HOPE (in Korean with English sub), OASIS: DON’T LOOK BACK IN ANGER (music documentary), PRACTICAL MAGIC 2, RUNNER, SARDAR 2* (in Tamil with English sub), THE UPRISING, AKIRA* (animé re-release) (in Japanese with English sub or English dub), BY ANY MEANS, BUDDY, CARS 20th anniversary* (animation re-release), COYOTE VS. ACME, INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER, SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY (9/11 on), THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (faith film) (9/11-9/17, 7 p.m.), AMC “Screen Unseen” (mystery movie) (9/13-9/14, 7 p.m.), “MST3K: The RiffTrax Experiments” feat. STING OF DEATH (9/13, 4:30 p.m.), RESIDENT EVIL, THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE 40th anniversary (animation) (9/17 on) *single screenings daily

@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
THE FIX, HOPE (in Korean with English sub), OASIS: DON’T LOOK BACK IN ANGER (music documentary), PRACTICAL MAGIC 2, RUNNER, BY ANY MEANS, BUDDY, CARS 20th anniversary (animation re-release), COYOTE VS. ACME, THE END OF OAK STREET, FALL 2: DEADPOINT, INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER, THE ODYSSEY, ONSLAUGHT*, PAW PATROL: THE DINO MOVIE (animation), SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA (9/11 on), THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (faith film) (9/11-9/17, 7 p.m.), TOM AND JERRY: THE FORBIDDEN COMPASS* (animation) (9/11-9/14), THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RINGS (extended) (9/12-9/13, 9/16, 3 & 7 p.m.), .“MST3K: The RiffTrax Experiments” feat. STING OF DEATH (9/13, 3 p.m.), JUAN GABRIEL: MI PREMIER BELLAS ARTES (concert film) (9/15-9/15, 7 p.m., in Spanish with English sub), RESIDENT EVIL, THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE 40th anniversary (animation) (9/17 on) *single screenings daily

@ Courtyard Café, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Fall 2026 Weekend Films” feat. CARS (animation) (9/12-9/13, 7 p.m.; free w/i-card)

@ Spurlock Center for World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, IL
UI Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies presents “AsiaLENS” feat. OUR MR. MATSURA w/filmmaker Beth Harrington (9/14, 5:30 p.m., free)

@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
Rewind 92.5 and Mix 94.5 present CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND “director’s cut” with a taped introduction by Bob Odenkirk and Sarah Edwards of the upcoming stage show premiere, “We Interrupt This Program” (9/12, 7:30 p.m.)

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Did we mention the one (like, on Thursday) where we’ve added several listings to the Calendar? Well, whoops, we’ve done it again. Not only are the schedules for the Phoenix Savoy 16 and AMC Champaign 13 swamped with variety this week, the list of future dates has grown even longer with additions that include a pair of Film-Fanatic.Club boutique retro shows and the Virginia Theatre’s annual commitment to THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW. There’s also a bounty of Dolly Parton in the immediate future. Despite our claim a couple of nights ago, Mr. JaPan needs to plow through a certain segment of his belongings at the house on the edge of an American small town this long weekend – in other words, ha, labor – and we may not tick the Teletype with hard news until next week. To be determined, as they say, although we may also have a bonus post to share midweek as a peace offering. Keep checking back.

LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers

@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
Chambana Film Society presents WINTER HYMNS feat. filmmaker Nathan Deming in person (Tues., 9/8, 6:30 p.m. $5), special 100th CFS show feat. MORRIS FROM AMERICA and filmmaker Chad Hartigan via Zoom (Thurs., 9/23, 7 p.m., free w/ticket reservation)

@ Shake It Up Cocktail Lounge & Eatery, Bloomington, IL
“B-Movie Bingo” hosted by Paul A. Brooks* feat. IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, EVENT HORIZON (9/10, 7 p.m.)

@ WEFT 90.1 FM, Champaign, IL
“Frame Noise” film music program hosted by Przemek (9/9, 7-8 p.m.) Streaming | Archive

NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area

@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
AKIRA (animé re-release) (in Japanese with English sub or English dub), BY ANY MEANS, CARS 20th anniversary (animation re-release), FALL 2: DEADPOINT, MIRZAPUR (in Hindi with English sub), ONSLAUGHT, THE SUN NEVER SETS, BUDDY, COYOTE VS. ACME, THE DOG STARS, THE END OF OAK STREET, INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER, THE ODYSSEY, PAW PATROL: THE DINO MOVIE (animation), SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, TONY (9/4 on), THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (9/4, 7 p.m.), THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 1 (9/5, 7 p.m.), THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 2 (9/6, 7 p.m.), and THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS & SNAKES (9/7, 12:30 & 3:45 p.m.), AMC “Screen Unseen” (mystery movie) (9/7, 7 p.m.), “MST3K: The RiffTrax Experiments” feat. STING OF DEATH (9/9, 7 p.m.), HOPE (in Korean with English sub) (9/9 on), SARDAR 2 (in Tamil with English sub) (9/9 on), THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (faith film) (9/10-9/17, 7 p.m.), OASIS: DON’T LOOK BACK IN ANGER (music documentary), PRACTICAL MAGIC 2, RUNNER, THE UPRISING (9/10 on)

@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
BY ANY MEANS, CARS 20th anniversary (animation re-release), FALL 2: DEADPOINT, ONSLAUGHT, BUDDY, COYOTE VS. ACME, THE DOG STARS, THE END OF OAK STREET, INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER, MUTINY, THE ODYSSEY, PAW PATROL: THE DINO MOVIE (animation), SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, TONY (9/4 on), TOM AND JERRY: THE FORBIDDEN COMPASS (animation) (9/4-9/8), Indian cinema: BETHLEHEM KUDUMBA UNIT* (in Malayalam with English sub; 9/4), ROMANCHAKAM* (in Telugu with English sub; 9/5, 9/8), and MIRZAPUR: THE MOVIE* (in Hindi with English sub; 9/6), Dolly Parton tribute series: JOYFUL NOISE (9/4, 3 p.m.; 9/5-9/6, 1:45 p.m.; 9/7-9/10, 3 p.m., STEEL MAGNOLIAS (9/4, 12 & 6 p.m.; 9/5-9/6, 11:15 a.m. & 7:15 p.m.; 9/7-9/10, 12 & 6 p.m.), and THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS (9/4, 9 p.m.; 9/5-9/6, 4:30 & 10 p.m.; 9/7-9/10, 9 p.m.), THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (9/4, 12, 3 & 7 p.m.), THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 1 (9/5, 3 & 7 p.m.), THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 2 (9/6, 12, 3:30 & 7 p.m.), and THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS & SNAKES (9/7, 12, 3:30 & 7 p.m.), PACIFIC RIM (9/6, 3 & 7 p.m.; 9/7-9/8, 7 p.m.), “MST3K: The RiffTrax Experiments” feat. STING OF DEATH (9/9, 7 p.m.), HOPE (in Korean with English sub) (9/9 on), OASIS: DON’T LOOK BACK IN ANGER sneak preview (music documentary) (9/9, 7:15 p.m., IMAX), THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (9/10-9/17, 7 p.m.), PRACTICAL MAGIC 2 (9/10 on) *single screenings daily

@ Courtyard Café, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Fall 2026 Weekend Films” feat. PROJECT HAIL MARY (9/5-9/6, 7 p.m.; free w/i-card)

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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THE BLOGFIDENTIAL TELETYPE | Film News You Can Use, C-U

We’ve added several listings to the Calendar, including the most current details for Chambana Film Society’s first-ever “Doctoberfest” series and their maiden voyage as a co-presenter during the Pygmalion festival later in September. Also added are this semester’s movies at the Illini Union for University of Illinois students (sorry, general public) and what little we could find for both the Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies, which includes a showing and discussion of Steven Spielberg’s A.I.: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE from 2001 (of course, released in that year) on Thursday, September 3, at the UI Spurlock Center for World Cultures, and the UI Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies’ “AsiaLENS” curated series. A lot has come to our attention otherwise in the last couple of months, so we’ll start taking stock of it all next week. Carry on, film friends.

LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers

@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
Chambana Film Society presents “2026 CineSonic Music Film Festival” feat. RADIOHEART: THE DRIVE & TIMES OF DJ KEVIN COLE (documentary) (8/30, 2 p.m.)

@ Spurlock Museum of World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies welcome event and screening feat. A.I.: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE introduced by Issac Feldberg (6 p.m. concessions, 7 p.m. program)

@ Watson’s Shack & Rail, Champaign, IL
Film-Fanatic.Club presents OFFICE SPACE introduced by Chuck Koplinski (8/28, 9:30 p.m.)

@ WEFT 90.1 FM, Champaign, IL
“Frame Noise” film music program hosted by Przemek (9/2, 7-8 p.m.) Streaming | Archive

NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area

@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
BUDDY, COYOTE VS. ACME, THE DOG STARS, IDIOTS, TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY 35th anniversary, TONY, THE END OF OAK STREET, THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS 25th anniversary*, INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER, MUTINY, THE ODYSSEY, PAW PATROL: THE DINO MOVIE (animation), SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA* (8/28 on), HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE 25th anniversary (8/28-8/30), AMC “Screen Unseen” (mystery movie) (8/31, 7 p.m.), THE HUNGER GAMES (9/3, 7 p.m.), BY ANY MEANS, ONSLAUGHT (9/3 on) *single screenings daily

@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
BUDDY, COYOTE VS. ACME, THE DOG STARS, IDIOTS, TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY 35th anniversary, THE END OF OAK STREET, INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER, THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE*, MUTINY, THE ODYSSEY, PAW PATROL: THE DINO MOVIE (animation), SPA WEEKEND, SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, TONY (8/28 on), Indian cinema: BETHLEHEM KUDUMBA UNIT* (in Malayalam with English sub; 8/28-9/2), IRUMUDI* (in Telugu with English sub; 8/28-9/2), and TOXIC (in Kannada with English sub; 8/28-9/2), HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE 25th anniversary (8/29, 7 p.m.; 8/30, 3 & 7 p.m.; 9/2, 7 p.m.), THE HUNGER GAMES (9/3, 12, 3 & 7 p.m.), BY ANY MEANS (9/3 on) *single screenings daily

@ Courtyard Cafe, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Fall 2026 Weekend Films” feat. MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (animation) (8/29-8/30, 7 p.m.; free w/i-card)

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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LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers

@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
Chambana Film Society presents “2026 CineSonic Music Film Festival” feat. WE ARE FUGAZI FROM WASHINGTON D.C. (documentary) (8/23, 2 p.m.)

@ Shake It Up Cocktail Lounge & Eatery, Bloomington, IL
“B-Movie Bingo” hosted by Paul A. Brooks* feat. THEY LIVE, THERE’S NOTHING OUT THERE (8/27, 7 p.m.)

@ Spurlock Museum of World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Dance at Illinois presents Flatlands Dance Film Festival* feat. LAST DANCE AT THE SUNDANCE STOMPEDE (documentary) (8/27, 7 p.m., Knight Auditorium)

@ WEFT 90.1 FM, Champaign, IL
“Frame Noise” film music program hosted by Przemek (8/26, 7-8 p.m.) Streaming | Archive

NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area

@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS 25th anniversary, HOT SPOT, INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER, THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE*, MUTINY, SPA WEEKEND, TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, THE BRINK OF WAR*, THE END OF OAK STREET, THE ODYSSEY, ONE NIGHT ONLY*, PAW PATROL: THE DINO MOVIE (animation), SIX: THE MUSICAL LIVE! (concert film), SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, TOY STORY 5* (animation) (8/21 on), Studio Ghibli Fest: CASTLE IN THE SKY (animé) (8/22, 4 p.m., 8/23, 7 p.m., English dub; 8/25, 7 p.m., in Japanese with English sub), COYOTE VS. ACME sneak preview (8/23, 1 p.m.), AMC “Scream Unseen” (mystery movie) (8/24, 7 p.m.), AMERICAN MARTYR: THE STANLEY ROTHER STORY (religious documentary) (8/26, 7 p.m.), COYOTE VS. ACME, THE DOG STARS, HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE 25th anniversary (8/27 on) *single screenings daily

@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS 25th anniversary, INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER, THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE, MUTINY, SPA WEEKEND, TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, TONY, THE BRINK OF WAR*, THE END OF OAK STREET, MINIONS & MONSTERS (animation), MOANA, THE ODYSSEY, PAW PATROL: THE DINO MOVIE (animation), SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, SUPER TROOPERS 3, TOY STORY 5 (animation) (8/21 on), THE WRONG GIRLS (8/21-8/22, 9 p.m.), Indian cinema: BETHLEHEM KUDUMBA UNIT* (in Malayalam with English sub; 8/21-8/26), IRUMUDI* (in Telugu with English sub; 8/21-8/25), KHALFA* (in Malayalam with English sub; 8/21-8/24), and VISWANATH & SONS* (in Telugu with English sub; 8/21-8/23, 8/25), Studio Ghibli Fest: CASTLE IN THE SKY (animé) (8/22, 3 p.m., 8/23, 4 & 7 p.m., 8/26, 7 p.m., English dub; 8/24-8/25, 7 p.m., in Japanese with English sub), AMERICAN MARTYR: THE STANLEY ROTHER STORY (religious documentary) (8/25-8/27, 7 p.m.), BUDDY, COYOTE VS. ACME, THE DOG STARS (8/27 on) *single screenings daily

@ Courtyard Cafe, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (animation) (8/29-8/30, 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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PASSINGS | You Will Be Missed

August 6: Peter Katsis, 69 (interviewee, WHERE IT BEGINS: 1977-2000, Swede Films, Urbana, IL)

LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers

@ The Esquire Lounge, Champaign, IL
Champaign Movie Makers* meeting (8/17, 7 p.m.)

@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
Chambana Film Society presents “2026 CineSonic Music Film Festival” feat. “Shorts: Music Documentary” (8/16, 2 p.m.)

@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
40 North, Champaign Movie Makers, CUDO, and Champaign Park District present the 10th Pens to Lens* short film gala (7/10, 3 p.m.) Information

@ WEFT 90.1 FM, Champaign, IL
“Frame Noise” film music program hosted by Przemek (8/19, 7-8 p.m.) Streaming | Archive

@ WILL-TV, Urbana, IL
Illinois Public Media presents “Illinois Soul’s Block Party” feat. locally-produced documentaries: THE EVOLUTION OF THE BARBER: THE ART, THE CRAFT & THE CULTURE* (8/18, 8 p.m.), DON MOYER BOYS & GIRLS CLUB: FROM THE CLUB, FOR LIFE* (8/18, 9 p.m.), and CANDY FOSTER: A MUSICAL WITNESS* (8/18, 10 p.m.)

NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area

@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
THE BRINK OF WAR, THE END OF OAK STREET, PAW PATROL: THE DINO MOVIE (animation), SIX: THE MUSICAL LIVE! (concert film), THE WRONG GIRLS, THE ODYSSEY, ONE NIGHT ONLY, SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, SUPER TROOPERS 3*, TOY STORY 5 (animation) (8/14 on), KATSEYE: WILD HEARTS (music concert documentary) (8/14-8/16, 7 p.m.), AMC “Scream Unseen” (mystery movie) (8/17, 7 p.m.), “Texas Chain Saw Day” feat. THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE (1974) (8/18, 7 p.m.), THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS 25th anniversary, INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER, MUTINY (8/20 on) *single screenings daily

@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
THE BRINK OF WAR, THE END OF OAK STREET, PAW PATROL: THE DINO MOVIE (animation), SIX: THE MUSICAL LIVE!* (concert film), VISHWANATH & SONS (in Telugu or Tamil with English sub), THE WRONG GIRLS, ICE CREAM MAN, MINIONS & MONSTERS (animation), MOANA, THE ODYSSEY, ONE NIGHT ONLY, SUPER TROOPERS 3, SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, TOY STORY 5 (animation) (8/14 on), UFC 330: Islam Makhachev vs. Ian Machado Garry, more (mixed martial arts) (8/15, 8 p.m., simulcast), DIRTY DANCING (8/16, 3 & 7 p.m.; 8/19, 7 p.m.), POINT BREAK 35th anniversary (8/16, 4 & 7 p.m.; 8/19, 7 p.m.), “Texas Chain Saw Day” feat. THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE (1974) (8/18, 7 p.m.), INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER, MUTINY (8/20 on) *single screenings daily

@ Main Quad, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Summer Films on the Quad” feat. JURASSIC PARK (8/20, 8:30 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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