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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 6\/27: Eric Spudic (owner, Spudic\u2019s Movie Empire, Los Angeles, CA) \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n PASSINGS | You Will Be Missed<\/strong><\/p>\n 6\/11: R.M. \u201cPopeye\u201d Curtsinger, 62 (actor, WEREWOLF CEMETERY, Brainsmart Productions, Portland, OR)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n MFHQ MEMO | From In line with both our previous<\/a><\/span> and next posts, I\u2019d like to briefly go over several developments that will be of interest to you! Pens to Lens<\/strong> organizers are proceeding with a 2020 show that will premiere online on a date to be revealed and consist exclusively of student-made films; deadline to submit for consideration is this coming Tuesday, June 30<\/strong>, so hit this link right now if the young folks in your life have been productive<\/a><\/span> with camera in hand! Active on a damage control front are locals Ash Hamilton<\/strong> and Ben Harl<\/strong> whose offbeat project, THE TRUE TALE OF OLE SPLITFOOT\u2026<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, has been shelved due to a nearly unbelievable trifecta of a surface resemblance to an already-made Netflix<\/strong> series<\/a><\/span>, a brief association with an actor just arrested for alleged sex crimes<\/a><\/span>, and the abandonment of private investors in an apparent response to both<\/a><\/span>. Finally, Robin Christian<\/strong> is gearing up for his next production in east central Illinois<\/strong>, hinted to be a direct sequel to the gruesome thriller CORN<\/strong><\/a><\/span> as reported here last year, and shared his crew needs with Champaign Movie Makers<\/strong> on Facebook<\/strong><\/a><\/span>. More to come!<\/p>\n \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 Village Mall 6, Danville, IL<\/strong> @ AMC Peru Mall 8, Peru, IL<\/strong> @ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL<\/strong> NOW OPEN! @ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, 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> NOW OPEN! @ Roxy Cinemas, Ottawa, IL<\/strong> @ Streator Eagle 6, Streator, IL<\/strong> \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n NOW PLAYING | Midwest<\/strong><\/p>\n @ Official Website<\/strong>
\n6\/27: Joe Sherlock (producer, Skullface Astronaut, Corvallis, OR)
\n6\/30: Drea Aarons (multimedia artist, Art of Drea Aarons, Urbana, IL)
\n7\/1: Michael Juvinall (editor, Horror Patch<\/span>, Channahon, IL)<\/p>\nChambana<\/del> Mendota with Love<\/del> Miscellany<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nClosed for the week.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nBURDEN, A SOLDIER\u2019S REVENGE, INHERITANCE, THE LEGION, REDCON-1, THE MARSHES, more! (6\/23 on)<\/p>\n
\nClosed for the week.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nClosed for the week.<\/em> \u201cVirtual Virginia Theatre\u201d screenings: BABE, MILITARY WIVES (through 6\/25), BILL AND TED\u2019S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE, HEAVEN CAN WAIT (1943), LIFE ITSELF*, ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND (6\/26 on) Purchase<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nClosed for the week.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nClosed for the week.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nClosed for the week.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nTHE PATRIOT (7\/2, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\n\u201cGarth Brooks: A Drive-in Concert Experience\u201d (6\/27, 9 p.m., simulcast (sold out) & 12:30 a.m.), RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (Screen 1), BACK TO THE FUTURE (Screen 2) (6\/28-6\/29), INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (Screen 1), BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (Screen 2) (6\/30), INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (Screen 1), BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III (Screen 2) (7\/1), HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER\u2019S STONE, HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (Screen 1), DIRTY DANCING (1987), FOOTLOOSE (1984) (Screen 2) (7\/2)<\/p>\n
\nClosed for the week.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nClosed for the week.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nClosed for the week.<\/em> \u201cLiving Room Film Festival\u201d virtual screenings: Black Lives Matter picks: I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO, TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM, WHOSE STREETS? (through 6\/30), \u201cPioneers of Queer Cinema\u201d package: MICHAEL, MADCHEN IN UNIFORM, VICTOR AND VICTORIA (through 6\/30), Films of Hong Sangsoo: YOURSELF AND YOURS, HILL OF FREEDOM, WOMAN ON THE BEACH (through 7\/2) Purchase<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nClosed for the week.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nClosed for the week.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nTROLLS WORLD TOUR, JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL (6\/26-6\/28)<\/p>\n
\nHOTEL TRANSYLVAINA, 50 FIRST DATES (Screen 1), THE MUMMY (1999), THE PURGE (Screen 2) (6\/26, 6\/28-6\/29), \u201cGarth Brooks: A Drive-in Concert Experience\u201d (6\/27, 9 p.m., simulcast, sold out) (Screen 1 & 2), THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, MAMMA MIA! (Screen 1), SKYMAN, THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1999) (Screen 2) (6\/30-7\/2)<\/p>\n
\nBLOODSHOT, FOLLOWED, THE HUNT, I STILL BELIEVE, IRRESISTIBLE, TROLLS WORLD TOUR, THE WRETCHED (6\/26 on)<\/p>\n
\nClosed for the week.<\/em> \u201cDrive-In Week\u201d outdoor screenings: FORREST GUMP (6\/26, 6\/29-6\/30), GREASE (6\/27-6\/28)<\/p>\n
\n30th annual Onion City Experimental Film & Video Festival (through 7\/1) Stream<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n