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Our movie and media Calendar appears every Friday\/Saturday on <\/em>C-U Blogfidential<\/span><\/strong> and caters to the downstate region anchored by Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, USA.<\/em><\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n MILESTONES | Happy Birthday to You!<\/strong><\/p>\n 5\/4: Andrew J. Rausch (author, My Best Friend\u2019s Birthday: The Making of a Quentin Tarantino Film<\/span>) \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n CONFIDENTIAL ALMANAC | Dates in Film Culture History<\/strong><\/p>\n 25 Years Ago<\/strong> \u2026 Sunday, May 8, 1994:<\/em> Feature drama WITH HONORS<\/strong>, partly filmed on University of Illinois<\/strong> campus, ends 2nd weekend of wide release through Warner Bros.<\/strong> as top-grossing movie in North America with $3.7 million. Fellow college-set comedy, PCU<\/strong>, takes 11th slot on box-office chart with just under $1 million gross, also in 2nd week wide through 20th Century Fox<\/strong>; co-producer is UIUC alum and American Film Institute<\/strong> faculty Barry Sabath<\/strong>. Box Office Mojo<\/span><\/a> [R]<\/strong><\/p>\n 100 Years Ago<\/strong> \u2026 Monday, April 28, 1919:<\/em> A lighthearted moving picture called LOVE\u2019S YOUNG DREAM<\/strong> premieres at the New Orpheum Theatre<\/strong> in downtown Champaign, IL<\/strong>, the result of a unique collaboration that has kept the Twin Cities buzzing. According to several reports published by the Daily Illini <\/span><\/strong> in the past month, promoter Joseph Maddern<\/strong> and Orpheum manager R.V. Mallory<\/strong> set the intrigue in motion when they announced a casting call for a film comedy<\/span><\/a> \u2013 \u201cYou may become a famous star!\u201d the advertising boasted \u2013 to be made primarily at the Orpheum itself with local talent. Maddern, a former Broadway<\/strong> actor and producer for the Keystone<\/strong> and Path\u00e9<\/strong> film companies, took up residence aside the Orpheum\u2019s regular program of vaudeville acts to present \u201cMaking Movies<\/strong>,\u201d during which audiences had the opportunity to watch the creation of LOVE\u2019S YOUNG DREAM<\/strong>. Tom Ward<\/strong>, the director of the project, led his crew to use the Orpheum\u2019s traditional stage as if it were a movie stage in Hollywood<\/strong>, completing one or two scenes per \u201cperformance\u201d for a full week beginning on Monday, April 14<\/strong>. Panoramic views of the auditorium filled with curiosity seekers were taken at each show and figure in the final reel, just like the images these impresarios captured two weeks ago at the University of Illinois<\/strong><\/span><\/a> with students busying themselves on the quadrangle and in Lincoln Hall<\/strong>. The completed version of LOVE\u2019S YOUNG DREAM<\/strong> will play the Orpheum through Saturday, May 3<\/strong>, sharing the bill with comedians, singers, dramatists, xylophonists, a jazz quintet, and Wanda, \u201cthe seal with a human brain.\u201d Ward and Maddern would keep their demonstration on the road for at least several years, appearing as late as December 1923<\/span><\/a> in the Englewood<\/strong> neighborhood of Chicago<\/strong>. The former is forgotten today except for this line of hucksterism and brief appearances on the silent silver screen<\/a><\/span>; the latter is noted as a contract director on the Mack Sennett<\/strong>\/Keystone comedy short, TWENTY MINUTES OF LOVE<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, regarded by some scholars as the first film where upcoming star Charlie Chaplin<\/strong> exerted his creative influence over the final product.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area<\/strong><\/p>\n @ The Art Theater, Champaign, IL<\/strong> @ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL<\/strong> @ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL<\/strong> @ Goodrich Savoy 16, Savoy, IL<\/strong> @ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL<\/strong> Events featuring locally produced movies are marked with an asterisk (*). Additional \u201cNow Playing\u201d and \u201cComing Soon\u201d listings appear after the jump!<\/em><\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n <\/p>\n NOW PLAYING | The Cities Beyond<\/strong><\/p>\n @ AMC Classic Village Mall 6, Danville, IL<\/strong> @ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL<\/strong> @ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL<\/strong> @ Bloomington Public Library, Bloomington, IL<\/strong> @ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL<\/strong> @ The Lincoln Family Theater & Community Center, Lincoln, IL<\/strong> @ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL<\/strong> @ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL<\/strong> @ The Onarga Theatre, Onarga, IL<\/strong> @ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL<\/strong> @ Route 34 Drive-in, Earlville, IL<\/strong> @ Route 66 Twin Drive-in, Springfield, IL<\/strong> @ Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL<\/strong> \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n NOW PLAYING | Midwest<\/strong><\/p>\n @ Landmark\u2019s Century Centre Cinemas, Chicago, IL<\/strong> @ The Toby at Newfields, etc., Indianapolis, IN<\/strong> \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n COMING SOON | Area-wide Events<\/strong><\/p>\n 5\/21<\/strong> 6\/5-6\/9<\/strong> 6\/29<\/strong> 8\/1-8\/4<\/strong> 8\/10<\/strong> 9\/19-29<\/strong> 10\/26<\/strong> 11\/1-11\/2<\/strong> 11\/1-11\/2<\/strong> TBD<\/strong> TBD<\/strong> \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area<\/strong><\/p>\n The News-Gazette<\/span> Film Series<\/strong> ~~~~~<\/p>\n Compiled by Jason Pankoke.<\/em><\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n \u201cCalendar du C-U\u201d Select movie listings for May 3-9, 2019 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond! 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\n5\/5: Chris Lukeman (co-owner, C-U Adventures in Time & Space)<\/p>\n
\nHIGH LIFE, AMAZING GRACE (5\/3 on), John Singleton tribute: BOYZ N THE HOOD (5\/5, 2 p.m.), Late Night: CHRISTINE (5\/3-5\/4, 9:30 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nTHE INTRUDER, LONG SHOT, UGLYDOLLS, AVENGERS: ENDGAME, BREAKTHROUGH, CAPTAIN MARVEL, THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA, LITTLE, PENGUINS, SHAZAM!, US (5\/3 on), Chonda Pierce: \u201cUnashamed\u201d (5\/7, 5\/9, 7 p.m.), THE HUSTLE (5\/8 on), POK\u00c9MON: DETECTIVE PIKACHU, POMS (5\/9 on)<\/p>\n
\nMISS BALA, SERENITY, ARCTIC, LEVEL 16, THE HOLE IN THE GROUND, more! (4\/30 on)<\/p>\n
\nTHE INTRUDER, LONG SHOT, UGLYDOLLS, AVENGERS: ENDGAME, BREAKTHROUGH, CAPTAIN MARVEL, THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA, LITTLE, MISSING LINK, SHAZAM! (5\/3 on), Canelo Alvarez vs. Daniel \u201cMiracle Man\u201d Jacobs boxing match (5\/4, 8 p.m.), MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL (5\/5, 5\/8), CODE GEASS: LELOUCH OF THE RE;SURRECTION (5\/5, 10:55 a.m., subtitled; 5\/7-5\/8, 9:15 p.m., dubbed), Chonda Pierce: \u201cUnashamed\u201d (5\/7, 5\/9, 7 p.m.),<\/p>\n
\nReel Deals: SPIRITED AWAY (5\/7, 5\/9, 7 p.m.), SEDER-MASOCHISM* screening and discussion with filmmaker Nina Paley (5\/8, 7 p.m., free)<\/p>\n
\nLONG SHOT, UGLYDOLLS, AVENGERS: ENDGAME, BREAKTHROUGH, THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA (5\/3 on)<\/p>\n
\nLONG SHOT, UGLYDOLLS, AVENGERS: ENDGAME, BREAKTHROUGH, THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA (5\/3 on)<\/p>\n
\nBREAKTHROUGH, AVENGERS: ENDGAME (5\/3 on)<\/p>\n
\nVINTAGE TOMORROWS steampunk documentary screening (5\/8, 6:30 p.m., free)<\/p>\n
\nAVENGERS: ENDGAME, CAPTAIN MARVEL (Screen 1), SHAZAM!, AQUAMAN (Screen 2) (5\/3-5\/5)<\/p>\n
\nLONG SHOT, UGLYDOLLS, AVENGERS: ENDGAME, BREAKTHROUGH, THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA (5\/3 on)<\/p>\n
\nALADDIN (1992; 5\/3), WRESTLE (5\/4-5\/5)<\/p>\n
\nTHE WEDDING GUEST (5\/3-5\/5), FATHER OF THE BRIDE (1950; 5\/5), AMAZING GRACE (5\/9)<\/p>\n
\nMISSING LINK (53-5\/5, 5\/8)<\/p>\n
\nSHAZAM! (5\/3-5\/5)<\/p>\n
\nAVENGERS: ENDGAME, CAPTAIN MARVEL (5\/3-5\/5)<\/p>\n
\nAVENGERS: ENDGAME, ESCAPE ROOM (Screen 1), BREAKTHROUGH, ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL (Screen 2) (5\/3-5\/4)<\/p>\n
\nBREAKTHROUGH, LONG SHOT, UGLYDOLLS, AVENGERS: ENDGAME, THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA, DUMBO (5\/3 on)<\/p>\n
\nMidwest Independent Film Festival presents POOH: THE DERRICK ROSE STORY, discussion with filmmaker T. Shawn Taylor and incoming Illinois Film Office director Peter Hawley (5\/7, 6 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\n16th Indy Film Festival (through 5\/12)<\/p>\n
\nChampaign Movie Makers* meeting
\n@ Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m., free<\/p>\n
\n26th Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL<\/p>\n
\nLaugh and Slash Film Festival
\n@ Garden Hotel, Urbana, IL<\/p>\n
\n11th Gen Con Film Festival @ Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN<\/p>\n
\n7th annual Pens to Lens Screenwriting Competition + Gala*
\n@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL<\/p>\n
\n37th Reeling LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, Chicago, IL<\/p>\n
\nDark History & Horror Con\u2019s Screaming Mad Film Festival
\n@ The City Center, Champaign, IL, 1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
\n18th annual Route 66 Film Festival
\n@ Capital City Bar & Grill, Springfield, IL<\/p>\n
\n3rd Dead in Decatur Film Festival
\n@ Decatur Area Arts Council, Decatur, IL<\/p>\n
\nIssue release: C-U Confidential #10
\n+ Paper Opteryx, Champaign, IL<\/p>\n
\n10th New Art Film Festival*, Champaign, IL<\/p>\n
\n@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.<\/strong>
\n5\/25: THE THIN MAN; 6\/22: ON THE WATERFRONT; 7\/13: STAGE DOOR<\/p>\n
\n\u00a9 2019 Jason Pankoke\/C-U Blogfidential<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"