Calendar: September 19-25, 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!
9/21: Lisa Cerezo (co-owner, Neon Moth, Champaign, IL)
9/22: Sue Trippiedi (actress, DOGS IN QUICKSAND, Shut Up and Do It Productions, Champaign, IL)
FIELD REPORT DU HQ | From Wherever It May Be Said
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LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers
@ The Lincoln Square Theater, Decatur, IL
Heroic Age Studios presents TRICK AND TREATS* red carpet premiere w/filmmakers (9/20, 5 p.m. doors, 7 p.m. event)
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
Chambana Film Society presents the first CineSonic Film Festival* (9/21-9/22) feat. WHERE ARE YOU, JAY BENNETT?, more
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
AFTERBURN, A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY, HIM, THE HISTORY OF SOUND, THE SENIOR, THE CONJURING: LAST RITES, DEMON SLAYER: INFINITY CASTLE (animé) (in Japanese with English sub or English dub), DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE, HAMILTON (filmed stage presentation), THE LONG WALK, SPINAL TAP II: THE END CONTINUES, TOY STORY 30th anniversary (animation re-release), WEAPONS* (9/19 on), Studio Ghibli Fest: HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE (animé) (9/20, 4 p.m., 9/21, 4 & 7 p.m., 9/24, 7 p.m., English sub; 9/22-9/23, 7 p.m., in Japanese with English sub or English dub), AMC “Screen Unseen” (mystery movie) (9/22, 7 p.m.), “BTS 2016 Live: ‘The Most Beautiful Moment in Life on Stage’” (concert film re-release) (9/24, 7:30 p.m.), “BTS 2017: ‘The Wings Tour the Final’” (concert film re-release) (9/25, 7:30 p.m.), DEAD OF WINTER, ELEANOR THE GREAT, GABBY’S DOLLHOUSE: THE MOVIE, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 2 (9/25 on) *single screenings daily
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
AFTERBURN, A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY, HIM, THE SENIOR, SHAKTHI THIRUMAGAN (in Tamil or Telugu with English sub), THE CONJURING: LAST RITES, DEMON SLAYER: INFINITY CASTLE (animé) (in Japanese with English sub or English dub), DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE, HAMILTON (filmed stage presentation), THE LONG WALK, MIRAI* (in Telugu with English sub), THE ROSES, SPINAL TAP II: THE END CONTINUES, TOY STORY 30th anniversary (animation re-release), WEAPONS (9/19 on), Studio Ghibli Fest: HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE (animé) (9/20, 4 p.m., 9/21, 4 & 7 p.m., 9/24, 7 p.m., English sub; 9/22-9/23, 7 p.m., in Japanese with English sub or English dub), Sight & Sound Theatres and Fathom present Noah (filmed faith stage presentation) (9/22-9/24, 7 p.m.), THEY CALL HIM OG (in Telugu with English sub) (9/24 on), HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE (9/24, 7 p.m.), GABBY’S DOLLHOUSE: THE MOVIE, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 2 (9/25 on) *single screenings daily
@ Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Center for World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, IL
UI College of Media presents THE ISLAND OF THE SHARK: GUARDIANS OF MALPELO documentary screening with filmmaker Annie Crawley (9/24, 4:30 p.m.)
@ Pine Lounge, 1st floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents SUPERMAN (9/19-9/20, 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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NOW PLAYING | The Cities Beyond
@ Clintonia Eagle Theater, Clinton, IL
HIM, DEMON SLAYER: INFINITY CASTLE (animé) (in Japanese with English sub or English dub), DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE, TOY STORY 30th anniversary (animation re-release), THE CONJURING: LAST RITES (9/19 on)
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
TOY STORY 30th anniversary (animation re-release), HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 (animation), GOOSEBUMPS (Screen 1), HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE (Screen 1) (9/19-9/20)
@ The Lorraine Theatre, Hoopeston, IL
THE SENIOR (9/19-9/21), GABBY’S DOLLHOUSE: THE MOVIE (9/25 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
JAWS (9/19-9/21), 28th annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival (9/25-9/28)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
THE SENIOR (9/19-9/21)
@ The Route 66 Drive-in Theater, Springfield, IL
HIM, THE CONJURING: LAST RITES (Screen 1), TOY STORY 30th anniversary (animation re-release), FREAKIER FRIDAY (Screen 2) (9/19-9/20)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ ACX Harper Theater – Hyde Park, Chicago, IL
32nd Chicago Underground Film Festival (through 9/21)
@ Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema + Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago, IL
Chicago Filmmakers presents the 43rd Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival (9/19-9/28)
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
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 Vol. 11
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL, 7 p.m.
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
NEW! Chambana Film Society presents “The Savoy Arthouse”
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL, 3 p.m. unless noted otherwise
10/5: “Animation Mixtape” presented by Don Hertzfeld; 10/12: 25 CATS FROM QATAR (3 p.m.) and MY OMAHA presented by the IRL Movie Club (5:30 p.m.); 10/19: PERFECT DAYS; 10/26: STRANGE JOURNEY: THE STORY OF ROCKY HORROR
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
9/26-9/27: 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
Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies* event series
@ Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Center for World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, IL
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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