Calendar: April 24-30, 2026
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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PASSINGS | You Will Be Missed
4/13: Tony Williams, 80 (professor, department of English, specialty in Film Studies, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL/contributor, Film International, Intellect Ltd., Bristol, UK)
LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers
@ Giant Screen Theater, Peoria Riverfront Museum, Peoria, IL
“Art of Film: American Realism” program launch w/guest curator A. S. Hamrah, feat. TOUCH OF EVIL (4/24, 6:30 p.m.), THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (4/25, 2:30 p.m.), BLUE VELVET (4/25, 6:30 p.m.), and ACE IN THE HOLE (4/26, 2:30 p.m.) Information
@ Kirkland Fine Arts Center, Millikin University, Decatur, IL
2026 Images in Motion Film Festival* (4/27, 6 p.m., free)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
ISU School of Communication, etc., presents 2026 Foxtail Film Festival* (4/23-4/25) Information
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
Chambana Film Society* presents Savoy Lumierè 2026* pre-shows feat. BRIM* w/filmmakers (4/24, 7 p.m.) and the Savoy Lumierè 2026* (4/29-5/5) Information
@ Spurlock Museum of World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Global Arts Performance Initiatives, etc., present THE BEST OF THE FEST: JAZZ FROM DETROIT documentary screening w/filmmakers (4/26, 1:30 p.m.)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
FUZE, MICHAEL, MOTHER MARY, OVER YOUR DEAD BODY, THE DRAMA, LEE CRONIN’S THE MUMMY, NORMAL, PROJECT HAIL MARY, THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE (animation), YOU ME & TUSCANY (4/24 on), “Relive the Horror” series feat. THE EVIL DEAD 45th anniversary (4/24, 8 p.m.), AMC “Screen Unseen” (mystery movie) (4/27, 7 p.m.), BILLIE EILISH ‘HIT ME HARD AND SOFT’ THE TOUR – LIVE IN 3D sneak preview (concert film) (4/29, 7 p.m.), ANIMAL FARM (animation), DEEP WATER, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2, HOKUM, ONE OK ROCK ‘DETOX’ JAPAN TOUR 2025 AT NISSAN STADIUM (concert film) (in Japanese with English sub), THAT TIME I GOT REINCARNATED AS A SLIME – THE MOVIE: TEARS OF THE AZURE SEA (animé) (4/30 on)
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
FUZE, MICHAEL, OVER YOUR DEAD BODY, THE DRAMA, FACES OF DEATH*, GOAT* (animation), HOPPERS (animation), LEE CRONIN’S THE MUMMY, NORMAL, PROJECT HAIL MARY, READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME, REMINDERS OF HIM*, THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE (animation), YOU ME & TUSCANY (4/24 on), SCREAM 7* (4/24-4/28), Indian cinema: GINNY WEDSS SUNNY 2 (in Hindi with English sub; 4/24-4/29) and DHURANDHAR THE REVENGE* (in Hindi with English sub; 4/24-4/27), SPEED RACER (4/25, 7 p.m.; 4/26, 3 & 7 p.m.; 4/29, 7 p.m.), THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (4/26, 4 & 7 p.m.; 4/29, 7 p.m.), ANIMAL FARM (animation), THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2, THE SCIENCE OF EVERYTHING (science documentary) (4/30 on) *single screenings daily
@ Main Quad, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER (4/29, 8 p.m., free) and “Cultural Shorts Film Festival” (4/30, 8 p.m., free)
@ Pine Lounge, 1st floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Spring 2025 Weekend Films” feat. WUTHERING HEIGHTS (4/24-4/25, 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
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
PRETTY IN PINK 40th anniversary (Screen 1), MICHAEL (Screen 2) (4/24-4/25)
@ The Lorraine Theatre, Hoopeston, IL
Horror Dadz Productions presents NIGHT TERROR* premiere (4/24-4/25, 7 p.m.; 4/26, 2 p.m.), REMINDERS OF HIM (4/29), MICHAEL (4/30 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
2026 Foxtail Film Festival: “Regional Showcase” of student work (4/24, 7 p.m., free), “Professional Development Workshop” with veteran assistant director and producer Anthony “Ace” Cabral (4/25, 12:30 p.m.), “Regional Shorts Spotlight” (4/25, 3 p.m.), and “Competitive Showcase” of student work (4/25, 6:30 p.m., free), Normal Parks and Recreation Department and B-N Arbor Day Affiliates present THE LORAX (animation) (4/25, 10 a.m., free), FROM COURTROOM TO CAPITAL: LINCOLN’S PATH TO THE PRESIDENCY short film w/discussion (documentary) (4/30, 7 p.m.)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
PROJECT HAIL MARY (4/24-4/26)
@ The Route 66 Drive-in Theater, Springfield, IL
MICHAEL, EPiC: ELVIS PRESLEY IN CONCERT (music documentary) (Screen 1), THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE (animation), PROJECT HAIL MARY (Screen 2) (4/24-4/25)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ Landmark Century Centre Cinema, Chicago, IL
International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago presents 42nd Chicago Latino Film Festival (through 4/27) Information
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
5/1
2026 Illinois Student Film Festival*
@ UI Spurlock Museum of World Cultures, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m.
5/6-5/7
2026 Heartland Hawk Film Festival*
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL, 6 p.m.
5/14
Vermilion County ROSC presents ROADS TO RECOVERY* docuseries
@ Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL, 5 p.m., free
9/7-9/17
44th Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival
@ Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema + Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago, IL
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
Chambana Film Society presents “Savoy Lumierè 2026 pre- and post-screenings”
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
5/8: “Identities: Jewish American” short film program (7 p.m.), 5/15: “Identities: The Soul of Black Folk” short film program w/discussion (7 p.m.), 5/22: TIGHT & NERDY (documentary) w/burlesque performance, MAYBE IT’S THIS short film preview (7 p.m.)
NEW! Film Society presents “Art of Film: American Realism” curated by A. S. Hamrah
@ Giant Screen Theater, Peoria Riverfront Museum, Peoria, IL
4/24: TOUCH OF EVIL; 4/25: THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, BLUE VELVET; 4/26: ACE IN THE HOLE; 5/1, 5/3: GOOD TIME; 5/8, 5/10: THE BLING RING; 5/15, 5/17: BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU’RE DEAD; 5/22, 5/24: BLESS THEIR LITTLE HEARTS; 5/29, 5/31: HUSTLE; 6/12, 6/14: DANCER IN THE DARK; 6/19, 6/21: STROSZEK; 6/26, 6/28: KAJILLIONAIRE; 7/3, 7/5: LEAVE NO TRACE
UPDATE! Illini Union Board presents “Spring 2025 Weekend Films”
@ Pine Lounge, 1st floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m. Fri. & Sat, free w/i-card
5/1-5/2: NO OTHER CHOICE (in Korean with English sub)
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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