Calendar: May 9-15, 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!
5/13: Casey Wayne Hupp (actor, RETURN OF THE CORN ZOMBIES, Acrostar Productions LLC, Chicago, IL)
FIELD REPORT DU HQ | From Wherever It May Be Said
The Report is on hiatus until June. 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 My Old Scene on Your Screen
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We suppose this gets the point across, yes?
The setup is not professional grade but it’ll do and is better than, say, placing valuable items from the MFHQ Deux archive on the stove top for a photo op. Lighting will be tweaked and arrangements varied as we take the shots in order to show you the stuffs and tell you a few tales beginning next week in the Calendar. These videos are just stand-ins to test it out. When in Walmart country, make Walmart due…
LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers
@ Champaign County History Museum, Champaign, IL
“Downtown Champaign Historic Theater Tour” (5/10, 1-2:30 p.m.) Register
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD, FIGHT OR FLIGHT, JULIET & ROMEO, SHADOW FORCE, #SINGLE (in Telugu with English sub), THE ACCOUNTANT 2, A MINECRAFT MOVIE, SINNERS, SNOW WHITE, THE SURFER, THUNDERBOLTS*, UNTIL DAWN (5/9 on), SHOW ME YOUR GLORY (religious documentary) (5/13-5/15, 7 p.m.), Blumhouse 15th anniversary “Halfway to Halloween” feat. MA (5/14, 7 & 9 p.m.), HURRY UP TOMORROW sneak preview (5/14, 6 & 6:30 p.m.), KINGDOM OF HEAVEN “director’s cut” (5/14, 6 p.m.), FINAL DESTINATION: BLOODLINES, HURRY UP TOMORROW (5/15 on)
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD, FIGHT OR FLIGHT, JULIET & ROMEO, SHADOW FORCE, THE ACCOUNTANT 2, THE AMATEUR, THE KING OF KINGS (faith animation), A MINECRAFT MOVIE, SINNERS, SNOW WHITE*, THUNDERBOLTS*, WARFARE (5/9 on), UNTIL DAWN (5/9-5/12), THE SURFER* (5/9, 5/12-5/13), UFC 315: Belal Muhammed vs. Jack Della Maddalena, more (mixed martial arts) (5/10, 9 p.m., simulcast), THE WIZARD OF OZ (5/10-5/11, 2, 4:30 & 7 p.m.; 5/14, 7 p.m.), SHOW ME YOUR GLORY (religious documentary) (5/13-5/15, 7 p.m.), HURRY UP TOMORROW sneak preview (5/14, 6 & 6:30 p.m.), HURRY UP TOMORROW (5/15 on) *single screenings daily (except for THUNDERBOLTS*)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
No movies this week!
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
CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD, JULIET & ROMEO, THE ACCOUNTANT 2, A MINECRAFT MOVIE, THUNDERBOLTS* (5/9 on)
@ Crescent Cinemas, Pontiac, IL
Closed for business.
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
TWISTER (Screen 1), THUNDERBOLTS* (Screen 2) (5/9-5/10)
@ The Lorraine Theatre, Hoopeston, IL
THUNDERBOLTS* (5/9-5/11)
@ Marcus Bloomington Cinema + IMAX, Bloomington, IL
CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD, FIGHT OR FLIGHT, JULIET & ROMEO, SHADOW FORCE, THE ACCOUNTANT 2, THE AMATEUR*, A MINECRAFT MOVIE, SINNERS, SNOW WHITE*, THE SURFER*, THUNDERBOLTS*, UNTIL DAWN (5/9 on), Indian cinema: SUBHAM* (Telugu w/Eng sub, 5/9-5/13), #SINGLE* (Telugu w/Eng sub, 5/9-5/14), HIT: THE THIRD CASE* (Telugu w/Eng sub, 5/9-5/13), and TOURIST FAMILY (Tamil w/Eng sub, 5/10-5/11, 5/13), THE HUNGER GAMES marathon (5/10, 12 p.m.), THE WIZARD OF OZ (5/11, 4 p.m.; 5/12, 6 p.m.), SHOW ME YOUR GLORY (religious documentary) (5/13-5/15, 7 p.m.), HURRY UP TOMORROW sneak preview (5/14, 6 p.m.), DEMON SLAYER: MUGEN TRAIN (animé) (5/14, 6 p.m. Japanese w/Eng sub, 9 p.m. Eng dub), ATTEZ WORLD TOUR – TOWARDS THE LIGHT: WILL TO POWER (concert film) (Korean w/Eng sub) (5/14-5/15, 6:30 p.m.), FINAL DESTINATION: BLOODLINES, HURRY UP TOMORROW (5/15 on) *single screenings daily (except for THUNDERBOLTS*)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
GAME OF DEATH (5/9, 5/11), Severin Films/Terror Vision present “Bruceploitation Double Feature” feat. ENTER THE PANTHER, THE DRAGON LIVES AGAIN (5/10, 7 p.m.), Keg Grove Brewing Company and the Normal present “Out of Your Element: A Little Lebowski Bowling Tournament” @ Pheasant Lanes Family Fun Center, Bloomington, IL (5/14, 6 p.m.)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
THUNDERBOLTS* (5/9-5/11)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
THE ACCOUNTANT 2 (5/9-5/10)
@ The Route 66 Drive-in Theater, Springfield, IL
A MINECRAFT MOVIE, THUNDERBOLTS* (Screen 1), SINNERS, UNTIL DAWN (Screen 2) (5/9-5/10)
@ VIP Lincoln Grand 6, Lincoln, IL
CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD, FIGHT OR FLIGHT, THE ACCOUNTANT 2, A MINECRAFT MOVIE, SINNERS, THUNDERBOLTS*, UNTIL DAWN (5/9 on), SHOW ME YOUR GLORY (religious documentary) (5/13-5/14, 7:10 p.m.)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
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
5/29-6/2
Champaign Film Society presents
the first Savoy Lumierè* film festival
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
6/25
“Jay & Silent Bob Aural Sects Tour” starring Kevin Smith & Jay Mewes
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7:30 p.m.
9/21
Champaign Film Society presents
the first CineSonic* music film festival
@ TBA, Champaign-Urbana, IL
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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