Calendar: June 24-30, 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!
6/25: Aaron Polk (blogger, Cinematic Rabbit Hole, Rantoul, IL)
6/27: Joe Sherlock (writer/director, DARK ZONE THIRTEEN PART TWO, Skullface Astronaut, Corvallis, OR)
6/27: Eric Spudic (owner, Spudic’s Movie Empire, Los Angeles, CA)
6/30: Drea Aarons (multimedia artist, Art of Drea Aarons, Champaign-Urbana, IL)
FIELD REPORT DU HQ | From Wherever It May Be Said
Another week is in the books and another Calendar arrives late, dearest readers, so what else is new at MHFQ Remote? I started to get on a roll in April and then it cut it short like all my other recent efforts, but I had a legitimate need to pause this last round for the sake of spending time with my stepfather before he passed away on May 14. Now, I’m finding it that much harder to start up again than the last several attempts. Dutifully compiling the dates and deets each week for movie events that I will never go see doesn’t really count as writing or help as a personal motivation to ‘blog. You understand, right?
However, despite the struggles at my fingertips and the strife our country continues to ladle upon itself, I still have shits to give and props to hand out for keeping the local film culture solvent to a degree. I’d like to send my appreciation to two film-fan groups for pressing on, especially since I wasn’t able to cook up proper coverage for them. Zelda Tindell and her camp at the Dead in Decatur podcast had to switch gears at the last minute to host their Dead in Decatur International Film Festival online instead of in downtown Decatur due to lack of ticket sales; they pulled it off for those willing to partake via Discord or Twitch, and hopefully they can resume their genre film showcase in public next year. Conversely, the tuff guyz at the B-Movie Mania podcast took on their 10th annual 24-hour marathon of cult flicks great and small over the weekend, and I think that Paul A. Brooks, Jason Huls, Chris Hutson, and Mike Hayes will return to work in Normal and Chicagoland on Monday with a sense of bleary-eyed accomplishment.
Be sure to follow both the B-Maniacs and the Dead-ites on Facebook for prompts to listen to their newest episodes and invites to check out their upcoming events. I’m more hopeful when the film faithful in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond are enjoying and sharing what they do. Keep curating!
p.s. I get the irony. This is essentially a ‘blog embedded in the Calendar. That’s been its point and purpose for some time now. Where have you been?
LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers
@ Shudder network
REVEALER* streaming premiere (6/23 on)
@ AMC+ network
REVEALER* streaming premiere (6/24 on)
@ Discord/Twitch (virtual)
Dead in Decatur presents the 5th Dead in Decatur International Film Festival* (6/24, 6 p.m.-6/26, 1 a.m.)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
THE BLACK PHONE, ELVIS, JUGJUGG JEYOO (in Hindi), THE BAD GUYS, THE BOB’S BURGERS MOVIE (daily, 2:15 p.m.), DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION, LIGHTYEAR, TOP GUN: MAVERICK (6/24 on), MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU, MR. MALCOLM’S LIST (6/30 on)
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
THE BLACK PHONE, ELVIS, DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA, JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION, LIGHTYEAR, TOP GUN: MAVERICK (6/30 on), G.I. JOE: THE MOVIE 35th anniversary (6/25, 1 p.m.), Studio Ghibli Fest: THE CAT RETURNS 20th anniversary (animé, 6/26, 3 & 7 p.m. (English dub); 6/27, 7 p.m. (in Japanese with sub)), THE FIFTH ELEMENT 25th anniversary (6/26, 6/29, 3 & 7 p.m.), INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (6/26, 6/29, 12, 3, 7 & 9:45 p.m.), Drum Corps International 2022 Summer Tour Premiere (6/28, 7:30 p.m., simulcast), POKÉMON: DETECTIVE PIKACHU, GOOSEBUMPS 2: HAUNTED HALLOWEEN (6/28-6/30, 10 a.m., free), ROWDY (sports documentary, 6/29, 7 p.m.), MACROSS FRONTIER MOVIE 2: THE WINGS OF FAREWELL (animé, in Japanese with sub; 6/30, 7 p.m.), MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU (6/30 on)
@ Main Quad, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Summer Films on the Quad” feat. AMBULANCE (6/30, 9 p.m., free)
@ Redbox, Champaign-Urbana, IL
THE BAD GUYS, ESCAPE THE FIELD, FATHERHOOD, THE LAST VICTIM, THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT, more! (6/20 on) Online rentals
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
The News-Gazette Film Series presents HIGH NOON (6/25, 1 & 7 p.m.), Illini Radio Group presents “Rewind 92.5 Film Series” feat. WAYNE’S WORLD (6/30, 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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NOW PLAYING | The Cities Beyond
@ AMC Classic Village Mall 6, Danville, IL
THE BLACK PHONE, ELVIS, JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION, LIGHTYEAR, TOP GUN: MAVERICK (6/24 on)
@ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL
THE BLACK PHONE, ELVIS, JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION, LIGHTYEAR, TOP GUN: MAVERICK (6/24 on)
@ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL
ELVIS, LIGHTYEAR, TOP GUN: MAVERICK (6/23-6/26)
@ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL
LILO & STITCH (6/25, 7 p.m.)
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION (Screen 1), LIGHTYEAR (Screen 2) (6/24-6/29), MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU (Screen 1), LIGHTYEAR (Screen 2) (6/30)
@ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL
Private parties this week.
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
STAY PRAYED UP (6/26), THE SANDLOT (6/30)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
Closed for the weekend.
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
TOP GUN: MAVERICK (6/24-6/26)
@ Route 34 Drive-in, Earlville, IL
JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION, AMBULANCE (6/24-6/26)
@ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL
TOP GUN: MAVERICK, JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION (Screen 1), LIGHTYEAR, THE BOB’S BURGERS MOVIE (Screen 2) (6/24 on)
@ Streator Eagle 6, Streator, IL
THE BLACK PHONE, ELVIS, JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION, LIGHTYEAR, TOP GUN: MAVERICK (6/24 on), SING 2 (6/27-6/28, 10 a.m., free), MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU (6/30 on)
@ VIP Lincoln Grand 6, Lincoln, IL
THE BLACK PHONE, ELVIS, JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION, LIGHTYEAR, TOP GUN: MAVERICK (6/24 on), THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE 2 (6/29-6/30, 10 a.m.), MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU (6/30 on)
@ VIP Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL
THE BLACK PHONE, ELVIS, JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION, LIGHTYEAR, TOP GUN: MAVERICK (6/24 on), THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE 2 (6/29-6/30, 10 a.m.), MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU (6/30 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
NEW! 7/15-7/21
12th annual Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival, Chicago, 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.
7/27: THE WHITE TIGER
Illini Radio Group presents “Mix 94.5 Animation Vacation Movie Series”
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
7/2: SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (2 & 6:30 p.m.); 7/26, 7/28: THE LION KING (6:30 p.m.); 8/13: “Saturday Morning Cartoons” (9:30 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.); 8/20: SLEEPING BEAUTY (2 & 6:30 p.m.)
Illini Radio Group presents “Rewind 92.5 Film Series”/“Mix 94.5 Throwback Thursdays”*
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
6/30: WAYNE’S WORLD; 7/14: STARSHIP TROOPERS
Illini Union Board presents “Summer Films on the Quad”
@ Main Quad, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 9 p.m. Thursdays, free
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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