Calendar: October 9-15, 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 Doctoberfest” feat. ALL SKATE (10/9, 7 p.m.), COOKIE QUEENS (10/10, 1:30 p.m.), JOYBUBBLES (10/10, 3:30 p.m.), THE LAST PICTURE SHOWS (10/10, 6 p.m.), PINBALL: BEYOND THE BUMPERS (10/10, 8 p.m.), SILVER SCREAMERS (10/11, 12 p.m.), A BRIEF HISTORY OF CHASING STORMS (10/11, 2 p.m.), “CatVideoFest 2026” (10/11, 4 p.m.), THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE (10/12, 7 p.m.) Information
@ WEFT 90.1 FM, Champaign, IL
“Frame Noise” film music program hosted by Przemek (10/14, 7-8 p.m.) Streaming | Archive
NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area
@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL
ANGEL AND THE BADMAN, OTHER MOMMY, PAN’S LABYRINTH 20th anniversary, THE SOCIAL RECKONING, V (in Cantonese with English and Chinese sub), DIGGER, FORGOTTEN ISLAND (animation), HEART OF THE BEAST, INSTRUCTIONS NOT INCLUDED*, PRIMETIME, RESIDENT EVIL, SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY*, VERITY (10/9 on), Fan Faves: 9 TO 5 (10/9-10/11, 2, 4:50 & 7:30 p.m.; 10/12-10/14, 1:15, 4 & 7:10 p.m.), FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980) (10/9, 10/13, 8 p.m.), AMC “Screen Unseen” (mystery movie) (10/12, 7 p.m.), AMC “Scream Unseen” (bonus mystery movie) (10/12, 9:30 p.m.), SENSE AND SENSIBILITY sneak preview (10/14, 7 p.m.), SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, STREET FIGHTER, WHALEFALL, YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER (10/15 on) *single screenings daily
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
ANGEL AND THE BADMAN, THE BEAST, OTHER MOMMY, PAN’S LABYRINTH 20th anniversary, THE SOCIAL RECKONING, APRIL X, AVENGERS: ENDGAME – ENCORE (re-release), COYOTE VS. ACME, DIGGER, FORGOTTEN ISLAND (animation), HEART OF THE BEAST, THE ODYSSEY (IMAX), PRACTICAL MAGIC 2, PRIMETIME, RESIDENT EVIL, SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY*, VERITY (10/9 on), GONE WITH THE WIND 85th anniversary (10/10, 2 & 7 p.m.; 10/11-10/14, 7 p.m.), BEETLEJUICE (10/11, 3 & 7 p.m.; 10/14, 7 p.m.), SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, STREET FIGHTER, WHALEFALL (10/15 on) *single screenings daily
@ Courtyard Café, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL
Illini Union Board presents “Fall 2026 Weekend Films” feat. MINIONS & MONSTERS (10/10-10/11, 7 p.m.; free w/i-card)
Events featuring locally produced movies or organized by local groups 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
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (animation), RESIDENT EVIL (Screen 1), CARRIE (1976), POLTERGEIST (1982) (Screen 2) (10/9-10/10), THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (animation), RESIDENT EVIL (Screen 1) (10/11), “Fall Break” (10/12-11/12)
@ The Lorraine Theatre, Hoopeston, IL
VERITY (10/9-10/11, 10/15 on)
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL
THE THING (1982) (10/9, 7 p.m.), GHOST IN THE CELL (10/9, 9:30 p.m., in Indonesian with English sub), ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (10/10, 3:30 p.m.), CRIMSON PEAK (10/10, 7 p.m.), A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984) (10/10, 9:30 p.m.), WALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT (animation) (10/11, 1 p.m.), DRACULA (1931) (10/11, 4 p.m.), THE LOST BOYS (10/11, 7 p.m.), FRESH MEAT horror anthology/competition (10/12, 7 p.m.), GET OUT (10/13, 7 p.m.), AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (10/14, 7 p.m.), THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (10/15, 6:30 p.m.), PERFECT BLUE (animé) (10/15, 9 p.m., in Japanese with English sub)
@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL
PRACTICAL MAGIC 2 (10/9-10/11)
@ The Route 66 Drive-in Theater, Springfield, IL
VERITY, RESIDENT EVIL (Screen 1), HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA (animation), THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (animation) (Screen 2) (10/9-10/10)
NOW PLAYING | Midwest
@ Alamo Drafthouse Cinema at the Square, Indy Art Center, etc., Indianapolis, IN
35th Heartland Film Festival (through 10/18) Information
@ Firehouse Cinema, Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago, IL
RUSSELL BANKS: I WRITE IN ORDER TO BE A BETTER PERSON (documentary) screening w/filmmakers Denis Mueller and Ilko Davidov (10/10, 7 p.m.)
COMING SOON | Area-wide Events
10/16-10/17
Show and Tell presents
“We Interrupt This Program” feat. Bob Odenkirk
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7:30 p.m.
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.
10/29
An evening with Jane Jensen
feat. screening of Troma’s TROMEO & JULIET
@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL, 6:30 p.m.
10/24
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW Experience
@ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL, doors 7 p.m., event 8 p.m.
10/31
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW w/shadow cast
@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, doors 7:30 p.m., event 8:30 p.m.
11/5-11/15
Cinema St. Louis presents
35th Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival
@ The Hi-Pointe Theatre, St. Louis, MO
11/8
Film-Fanatic.Club* presents
SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS moderated by Sam Veremchuk
@ Pizzeria Antica, Champaign, IL, time TBA
11/13
Inter-Pygmalion* presents
David Cross
@ The City Center, Champaign, IL, 8 p.m.
11/20-11/22
25th anniversary Route 66 Film Festival*
@ Hoogland Center for the Arts, Springfield, IL
NEW! 12/7
An evening with Peter Billingsly
feat. screening of A CHRISTMAS STORY
@ Prairie Home Alliance Theater, Peoria Civic Center, Peoria, IL, 6:30 p.m.
NEW! 3/25, 2027
“John Cleese: Still Not Dead (Yet)”
feat. screening of MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL
@ Peoria Civic Center, Peoria, IL, 7 p.m.
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 Doctoberfest”
@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL
THE LORRAINE (10/17, 2 p.m.), ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM (10/17, 4 p.m.), NAZA (10/18, 4 p.m.), TIME WARP (11/1, 4 p.m.) | Information
Film-Fanatic.Club, etc., present “Shocktober Horror Film Festival”
@ various locations & times, Champaign-Urbana, IL
10/17: SANTA SANGRE @ Cloud Mountain Kombucha, U.; 10/20: THE HUNGER @ Amy’s Place, C.; 10/24: THE FLY (1986) @ Analog Wine Library, U.; 10/27: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) @ The Virginia Theatre, C.; 10/31: THE WITCH @ The Literary, C. | Information
Illini Union Board presents “Fall 2026 Weekend Films”
@ Courtyard Café, 1st floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m. Sat. & Sun., free w/i-card
10/17-10/18: HOCUS POCUS; 10/24-10/25: THE SHEEP DETECTIVES; 10/31-11/1: COCO; 11/7-11/8: THE END OF OAK STREET; 11/14-11/15: SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY; 11/21-11/22: TOY STORY 5; 12/5-12/6: THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies* event series
@ Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Center for World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free to the public (unless otherwise noted)
10/22: 2026 Roger Ebert Lecture by Alison Nadia Field on “early Black affection on screen” (4 p.m.); 10/29: “DCP inauguration” screening feat. SUSPIRIA (1977)
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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.
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