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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 1\/18: Michelle Kaffko Ebner (owner, Organic Headshots, Chicago, IL) \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n MFHQ MEMO | From Since we fell short of composing all the pieces that we had intended to post last year, we\u2019re going to make good on the better ideas in the first half of this year. The effort will include the historic capsules for the Confidential Almanac<\/strong>, of course, so don\u2019t be weirded out if the timing of their belated appearances seem off. It\u2019s by design at this point. We\u2019ll be happy to scratch them out for your continuing film education du C-U so we can cross them off the list. Our one-of-a-kind composite version will also be updated<\/span><\/a> in the near future; its scope will become much more apparent once it\u2019s at full strength. Keep reading!<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n CONFIDENTIAL ALMANAC | Dates in Film Culture History<\/strong><\/p>\n 55 Years Ago<\/strong> \u2026 Saturday, December 19, 1964:<\/em> The Castle Theater<\/strong> in downtown Bloomington, Illinois<\/strong>, delights the children of the community with a special premiere of LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD AND HER FRIENDS<\/strong> attended by one of the stars, Stinky the Skunk, and its distributor, K. Gordon Murray<\/strong>. An English-language version of CAPERUCITA Y SUS TRES AMIGOS<\/strong>, the second of three similar movies from Mexico<\/strong> about Red\u2019s adventures in faraway lands with various fantasy companions<\/a><\/span>, this \u201ckiddie matinee\u201d is typical of the product imported and released by Murray\u2019s eponymous K. Gordon Murray Productions, Inc.<\/strong>, of Miami, Florida<\/strong>. Between the colorful marketing materials, easily catching the eyes of young theater goers, and the cheery ballyhoo at locations like the Castle, creating excitement for low-budget fairy tales wild with imagination, it is clear that Bloomington native Murray has successfully applied the entrepreneurial lessons he learned<\/span><\/a> while growing up adjacent to a world of carnivals, fairs, and circuses. For today\u2019s event, Robert Powers<\/strong> wears the replica skunk outfit in a more benign twist on the shambling horror costumes and gnarly props foisted on unsuspecting audiences by the likes of William Castle<\/strong>. Rafael Aldrete<\/strong>, known as \u201cEl Enano Santan\u00f3n<\/strong><\/a><\/span>,\u201d played the diminutive Stinky in the film series as well as Puss n\u2019 Boots in a standalone Murray offering, all directed and produced by Roberto Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong> between 1960 and 1962 at the famous Churubusco-Azteca Studios<\/strong> in Mexico City<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n LOCAL FILMS, ETC. | Support Your Media Storytellers<\/strong><\/p>\n @ Shatterglass Studios, Champaign, IL<\/strong> \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area<\/strong><\/p>\n @ 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 Parkway Pointe 8, Springfield, IL<\/strong> @ AMC Classic Village Mall 6, Danville, IL<\/strong> @ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL<\/strong> @ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL<\/strong> @ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, 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> @ Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL<\/strong>
\n1\/20: Thomas Polk (video production specialist, Office of Public Affairs, UIUC, Champaign, IL)
\n1\/23: Ashlea Thomsen (production manager, L37 Creative, Chicago, IL)<\/p>\nChambana<\/del> Mendota with Love<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nWorkshop Films Collective* meeting (1\/22, 5:30 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nBAD BOYS FOR LIFE, DOLITTLE, WEATHERING WITH YOU, 1917, FROZEN II, THE GRUDGE, JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL, JUST MERCY, KNIVES OUT, LIKE A BOSS, LITTLE WOMEN, STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, UNDERWATER (1\/17 on), THE GENTLEMEN, THE TURNING (1\/23 on)<\/p>\n
\nMALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL, GEMINI MAN, JEXI, BRITT-MARIE WAS HERE, MINE 9, BEYOND THE LAW, THE DEATH & LIFE OF JOHN F. DONOVAN, GIRL ON THE THIRD FLOOR, more! (1\/14 on)<\/p>\n
\nBAD BOYS FOR LIFE, DOLITTLE, 1917, A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BOMBSHELL, FORD V FERRARI, FROZEN II, JOJO RABBIT, JOKER, JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL, JUST MERCY, KNIVES OUT, LIKE A BOSS, LITTLE WOMEN, SPIES IN DISGUISE, STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, UNCUT GEMS, UNDERWATER (1\/17 on), ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD (1\/17-1\/18, 1\/20-1\/21), HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (1\/19, 1\/22), BLIND EYES OPENED (1\/23, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nReel Deals: HOWL\u2019S MOVING CASTLE (1\/21, 1\/23, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nSpringfield Art Association presents Molly Schlich Independent | International Film Series feat. NON FICTION (1\/19, 1 & 4 p.m.; 1\/21, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nBAD BOYS FOR LIFE, DOLITTLE, 1917, JUST MERCY, LIKE A BOSS, UNDERWATER (1\/17 on)<\/p>\n
\nBAD BOYS FOR LIFE, DOLITTLE, 1917, FROZEN II, JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL, LIKE A BOSS, STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, UNDERWATER (1\/17 on)<\/p>\n
\n1917, DOLITTLE, JUST MERCY (1\/17 on)<\/p>\n
\nBACK TO THE FUTURE (1\/17, 7 p.m.), BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (1\/18, 7 p.m.), BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III (1\/19, 2 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nDOLITTLE, JUST MERCY, 1917, FROZEN II, SPIES IN DISGUISE, STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (1\/17 on)<\/p>\n
\nLINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE (1\/17-1\/18)<\/p>\n
\n63 UP (1\/17-1\/19, 1\/23), HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX (1\/19), IRON JAWED ANGELS (1\/22, 6:30 p.m., free)<\/p>\n
\nDOLITTLE (1\/17-1\/19, 1\/22)<\/p>\n
\nSTAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (1\/17-1\/19)<\/p>\n
\nBAD BOYS FOR LIFE, DOLITTLE, 1917, SPIES IN DISGUISE, STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, UNDERWATER (1\/17 on)<\/p>\n