Calendar: September 5-11, 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!
9/5: Anthony E. Cabral (first assistant director, ALBANY ROAD, Faith Filmworks, Los Angeles, CA)
FIELD REPORT DU HQ | From Wherever It May Be Said
We’ll post the Report on Saturday. Ye Ed doesn’t want the laptop to consume his Friday. Cheers.
IMAGERY DU C-U | Picturing Our Scenes on the Small Screen
Ditto here.
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
BAAGHI 4* (in Hindi with English sub), THE CONJURING: LAST RITES, HAMILTON (filmed stage presentation), LIGHT OF THE WORLD (faith animation), LURKER*, SPLITSVILLE, CAUGHT STEALING, THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS, FREAKIER FRIDAY, JAWS 50th anniversary (re-release), LILO & STITCH*, THE ROSES, THE TOXIC AVENGER*, WEAPONS (9/5 on), DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE sneak preview (9/10, 7 p.m.), DEMON SLAYER: INFINITY CASTLE (animé) (in Japanese with English sub or English dub), DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE, THE LONG WALK, SPINAL TAP II: THE END CONTINUES (9/11 on) *single screenings daily
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
BAAGHI 4* (in Hindi with English sub), THE CONJURING: LAST RITES, GHAATI (in Telugu with English sub), HAMILTON (filmed stage presentation), SPLITSVILLE, THE BAD GUYS 2 (animation), CAUGHT STEALING, THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS, FREAKIER FRIDAY, JAWS 50th anniversary (re-release), LILO & STITCH, THE NAKED GUN, NOBODY 2, THE ROSES, SUPERMAN, WEAPONS (9/5 on), MADHARASI* (in Tamil with English sub) (9/5-9/6), GUNS & MOSES (9/7-9/11, 7 p.m.), THE BREAKFAST CLUB 40th anniversary (9/7, 3 & 7 p.m.; 9/10, 7 p.m.), DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE sneak preview (9/10, 7 p.m.), DEMON SLAYER: INFINITY CASTLE (animé) (in Japanese with English sub or English dub), DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE, THE LONG WALK, MIRAI (in Telugu with English sub) (9/11 on) *single screenings daily
@ Pine Lounge, 1st floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents KARATE KID LEGENDS (9/5-9/6, 7 p.m., free w/i-card)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL
The News-Gazette Film Series presents THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925) with Wurlitzer accompaniment by Dr. Steven Ball (9/6, 1 & 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
@ Clintonia Eagle Theater, Clinton, IL
THE CONJURING: LAST RITES, LIGHT OF THE WORLD (faith animation), CAUGHT STEALING, JAWS 50th anniversary (re-release), WEAPONS (9/5 on)
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
THE CONJURING: LAST RITES, WEAPONS (Screen 1), HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE, HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (Screen 2) (9/5-9/6)
@ The Lorraine Theatre, Hoopeston, IL
THE CONJURING: LAST RITES (9/5-9/7, 9/11 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
IT’S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY (music documentary) (9/5-9/7), “Psycho Ape!! Double Feature!!” feat. PSYCHO APE!!, PSYCHO APE!! PART II: THE WRATH OF KONG feat. filmmaker Addison Binek (9/6, 7 p.m.), THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW shadow cast in-person auditions (9/6-9/7, 12-3 p.m.)
@ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL
Closed for the week.
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
THE NAKED GUN (9/5-9/7)
@ The Route 66 Drive-in Theater, Springfield, IL
THE CONJURING: LAST RITES, WEAPONS (Screen 1), GREASE, DIRTY DANCING (Screen 2) (9/5-9/6)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL +
Gorton Center, Lake Forest, IL
15th Lake County Film Festival* (9/4-9/7, 9/12-9/15) 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, Screen Magazine, and the Chicago Reader.
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
9/17-9/21
32nd Chicago Underground Film Festival
@ ACX Harper Theater – Hyde Park, Chicago, IL
9/19-9/28
43rd Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival
@ Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema + Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago, IL
UPDATE! 9/21-9/22
Chambana Film Society presents
the first CineSonic Film Festival*
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
10/15-10/26
61st Chicago International Film Festival
@ Music Box Theatre, etc., Chicago, IL
11/6-11/16
34th Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival
@ The Hi-Pointe Theatre, St. Louis, MO
11/7-11/8
24th Route 66 International Film Festival*
@ Hoogland Center for the Arts, Springfield, IL
11/8-11/9
Dark History & Horror Con* 2025
feat. Screaming Mad Film Festival
@ The Orpheum Theatre, Champaign, IL
11/21
Chambana Film Society presents
The Found Footage Festival
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL, 7 p.m.
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
Illini Union Board presents “Fall 2025 Weekend Films”
@ Pine Lounge, 1st floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m. Fri. & Sat, free w/i-card
9/12-9/13: JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH; 9/19-9/20: SUPERMAN; 9/26-9/27: 28 YEARS LATER; 10/3-10/4: F1 THE MOVIE; 10/10-10/11: THE NAKED GUN; 10/17-10/18: THE BAD GUYS 2; 10/24-10/25: I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER; 10/30-10/31: THE CONJURING: LAST RITES; 11/7-11/8: FREAKIER FRIDAY; 11/14-11/15: DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE; 11/21-11/22: HIM; 12/5-12/6: CAUGHT STEALING
NEW! Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies* event series
@ Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Center for World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, IL
9/18: Ebert Center welcome event and SINNERS screening; 10/23: PICADILLY screening; 10/24: Fall lecture by UC Santa Cruz professor Yiman Wang on the career of Anna May Wong; 11/13: HEREDITARY screening
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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