Calendar: August 21-27, 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
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
Chambana Film Society presents “2026 CineSonic Music Film Festival” feat. WE ARE FUGAZI FROM WASHINGTON D.C. (documentary) (8/23, 2 p.m.)
@ Shake It Up Cocktail Lounge & Eatery, Bloomington, IL
“B-Movie Bingo” hosted by Paul A. Brooks* feat. THEY LIVE, THERE’S NOTHING OUT THERE (8/27, 7 p.m.)
@ Spurlock Museum of World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Dance at Illinois presents Flatlands Dance Film Festival* feat. LAST DANCE AT THE SUNDANCE STOMPEDE (documentary) (8/27, 7 p.m., Knight Auditorium)
@ WEFT 90.1 FM, Champaign, IL
“Frame Noise” film music program hosted by Przemek (8/19, 7-8 p.m.) Streaming | Archive
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS 25th anniversary, HOT SPOT, INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER, THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE*, MUTINY, SPA WEEKEND, TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, THE BRINK OF WAR*, THE END OF OAK STREET, THE ODYSSEY, ONE NIGHT ONLY*, PAW PATROL: THE DINO MOVIE (animation), SIX: THE MUSICAL LIVE! (concert film), SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, TOY STORY 5* (animation) (8/21 on), Studio Ghibli Fest: CASTLE IN THE SKY (animé) (8/22, 4 p.m., 8/23, 7 p.m., English dub; 8/25, 7 p.m., in Japanese with English sub), COYOTE VS. ACME sneak preview (8/23, 1 p.m.), AMC “Scream Unseen” (mystery movie) (8/24, 7 p.m.), AMERICAN MARTYR: THE STANLEY ROTHER STORY (religious documentary) (8/26, 7 p.m.), COYOTE VS. ACME, THE DOG STARS, HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE 25th anniversary (8/27 on) *single screenings daily
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS 25th anniversary, INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER, THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE, MUTINY, SPA WEEKEND, TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, TONY, THE BRINK OF WAR*, THE END OF OAK STREET, MINIONS & MONSTERS (animation), MOANA, THE ODYSSEY, PAW PATROL: THE DINO MOVIE (animation), SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, SUPER TROOPERS 3, TOY STORY 5 (animation) (8/21 on), THE WRONG GIRLS (8/21-8/22, 9 p.m.), Indian cinema: BETHLEHEM KUDUMBA UNIT* (in Malayalam with English sub; 8/21-8/26), IRUMUDI* (in Telugu with English sub; 8/21-8/25), KHALFA* (in Malayalam with English sub; 8/21-8/24), and VISWANATH & SONS* (in Telugu with English sub; 8/21-8/23, 8/25), Studio Ghibli Fest: CASTLE IN THE SKY (animé) (8/22, 3 p.m., 8/23, 4 & 7 p.m., 8/26, 7 p.m., English dub; 8/24-8/25, 7 p.m., in Japanese with English sub), AMERICAN MARTYR: THE STANLEY ROTHER STORY (religious documentary) (8/25-8/27, 7 p.m.), BUDDY, COYOTE VS. ACME, THE DOG STARS (8/27 on) *single screenings daily
@ Courtyard Cafe, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (animation) (8/29-8/30, 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
@ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL
Halloran Family Foundation presents FischerFest* “Big Stories, Short Films” (8/22, 3 p.m. “for children,” 5 p.m. “all ages,” 8 p.m. “mature audience,” free)
@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS 25th anniversary, GREASE (Screen 1), LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS 40th anniversary, LABYRINTH 40th anniversary (Screen 2) (8/21-8/22)
@ The Lorraine Theatre, Hoopeston, IL
THE END OF OAK STREET (8/21-8/23, 8/27 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (8/21, 7 p.m.; 8/23, 6 p.m.), KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE (8/21, 10 p.m.; 8/22, 9:30 p.m.), TRAPEZE (9/22, 6:30 p.m.), “Queering Horror” feat. DONNIE DARKO (8/25, 7 p.m.)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
MONSTERS & MINIONS (8/23, 3 p.m.)
@ The Route 66 Drive-in Theater, Springfield, IL
INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER, SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY (Screen 1), THE END OF OAK STREET, OBSESSION (Screen 2) (8/21-8/22)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
8/29
Film-Fanatic.Club presents
OFFICE SPACE w/Chuck Koplinski
@ Watson’s Shack & Rail, Champaign, IL, 9:30 p.m.
9/7-9/17
44th Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival
@ Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema + Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago, IL
NEW! 9/19
DARK SOUL RIVER* feature film “workprint premiere” w/discussion
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7:30 p.m.
9/23-9/27
33rd Chicago Underground Film Festival
@ ACX Harper Theater – Hyde Park, etc., Chicago, IL
10/8-10/18
35th Heartland Film Festival
@ various venues, Indianapolis, IN
10/23
“Behind the ‘Scream’: A Live Conversation with David Arquette”
feat. 30th anniversary screening of SCREAM (1996)
@ Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, Bloomington, IL, 7 p.m.
10/27
An evening with ‘Partially Devoured’ author Daniel Kraus
feat. screening of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.
11/5-11/15
Cinema St. Louis presents
35th Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival
@ The Hi-Pointe Theatre, St. Louis, MO
11/20-11/22
25th anniversary Route 66 Film Festival*
@ Hoogland Center for the Arts, Springfield, IL
4/8-4/11, 2027
37th Onion City Experimental Film Festival
@ Chicago Filmmakers Firehouse, Chicago, IL
COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area
Chambana Film Society presents “2026 CineSonic Music Film Festival”
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL, 2 p.m.
8/30: RADIOHEART: THE DRIVE & TIMES OF DJ KEVIN COLE
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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