Calendar: May 15-21, 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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LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers
@ Boneyard Creek Crossing, Urbana, IL
Film-Fanatic.Club and Arthouse 217 Cinema Series present BE KIND REWIND (5/15, 7:30 p.m. festivities, 8:30 p.m. film)
@ Esquire Lounge, Champaign, IL
Champaign Movie Makers* meeting (5/18, 7 p.m.)
@ Illinois Theater, Jacksonville, IL
Subterranean Sound & Vision and Pizza Records present “A Rotting World Double Feature” fundraiser for indie feature HOLLER feat. THE LAST MAN ON EARTH, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (5/17, 4 p.m.)
@ Lincoln Square Theater, Decatur, IL
Open house (5/16, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.), THE ORIGINAL BIG BLUE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JAMES MILLIKIN* documentary screening (5/16, 2 p.m.)
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
Chambana Film Society* presents Savoy Lumierè 2026* post-show feat. “Identities: The Soul of Black Folk” short film program w/discussion (5/15, 7 p.m.) Information
@ Shake It Up Cocktail Lounge & Eatery, Bloomington, IL
“B-Movie Bingo” hosted by Paul A. Brooks* feat. LIFE OF BRIAN, THE WICKER MAN (5/21, 7 p.m.)
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
IN THE GREY, IS GOD IS, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY: THE SORCERY OF NYMPH CIRCE* (animé) (in Japanese with English sub or English dub), OBSESSION, TOP GUN 40th anniversary (re-release), TOP GUN: MAVERICK (re-release), THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN, BILLIE EILISH ‘HIT ME HARD AND SOFT’ THE TOUR – LIVE IN 3D (concert film), THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2, MICHAEL, MORTAL KOMBAT II, THE SHEEP DETECTIVES, PROJECT HAIL MARY*, THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE (animation) (5/15 on), Fan Faves: CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON* (in Mandarin with English sub) (5/15-5/22, 4 p.m.), ATTACK ON TITAN: THE LAST ATTACK (animé) (5/18, 7 p.m.; 5/19-5/20, 7:50 p.m.; in Japanese with English sub), THAT THEY MAY BE ONE (religious documentary) (5/19-5/20, 7 p.m.), PASSENGER, STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU (5/21 on) *single screenings daily
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
IN THE GREY, IS GOD IS, OBSESSION, TOP GUN 40th anniversary (re-release), TOP GUN: MAVERICK (re-release), BILLIE EILISH ‘HIT ME HARD AND SOFT’ THE TOUR – LIVE IN 3D (concert film), DEEP WATER*, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2, THE DRAMA*, HOKUM, MICHAEL, MORTAL KOMBAT II, PROJECT HAIL MARY, THE SHEEP DETECTIVES, THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE (animation) (5/15 on), SHREK 25th anniversary (animation) (5/15-5/17), STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU (5/21 on) *single screenings daily
@ Main Quad, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Summer Films on the Quad” feat. FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF (5/21, 9 p.m., free)
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
“Pickle Fest 2026” feat. SHREK 25th anniversary (animation) (Screen 1), TOP GUN 40th anniversary (re-release) (Screen 2) (5/15-5/16)
@ The Lorraine Theatre, Hoopeston, IL
THE SHEEP DETECTIVES (5/15-5/17), STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU (5/21 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
Alfred Hitchcock: NOTORIOUS (5/15, 7 p.m.), NORTH BY NORTHWEST (5/16, 3 p.m.), DIAL ‘M’ FOR MURDER (1954) (5/16, 7 p.m.), REAR WINDOW (5/17, 3 p.m.), THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1956) (5/17, 7 p.m.), and STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (5/21, 7 p.m.), MILLER’S CROSSING (5/19, 7 p.m.)
@ Peoria Riverfront Museum, Peoria, IL
Film Society of the Giant Screen Theater presents “Art of Film: American Realism” curated by A. S. Hamrah feat. BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU’RE DEAD (5/15, 5/17)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 (5/15-5/17)
@ The Route 66 Drive-in Theater, Springfield, IL
HOPPERS (animation), THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 (Screen 1), MICHAEL, MORTAL KOMBAT II (Screen 2) (5/15-5/16)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
UPDATE! 8/22
Halloran Family Foundation presents
FischerFest* “Big Stories, Short Films”
@ Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL, 3-10 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 post-screenings”
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
5/22: TIGHT & NERDY (documentary) w/burlesque performance, MAYBE IT’S THIS short film preview (7 p.m.)
Film Society presents “Art of Film: American Realism” curated by A. S. Hamrah
@ Giant Screen Theater, Peoria Riverfront Museum, Peoria, IL
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
NEW! Illini Union Board presents “Summer Films on the Quad”
@ Main Quad, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 9 p.m. Thursdays, free
5/21: FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF; 5/28: BACK TO THE FUTURE; 6/4: HOPPERS; 6/11: JURASSIC PARK; 6/18: ZOOTOPIA 2; 6/25: JAWS; 7/2: GREASE; 7/9: MICHAEL; 7/16: WICKED; 7/23: COCO; 7/30: POWER BALLAD; 8/6: PROJECT HAIL MARY; 8/13: STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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