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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 9\/1: Matt Wiley (senior design specialist, University of Illinois Extension, Champaign, IL) \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n MFHQ MEMO | From Here we go, dearest waverers, for the first-run movies are back among us. Even though other locations on this here Calendar<\/strong> have been active for several weeks already, it took the reopening of the AMC Champaign 13<\/strong> this Thursday, August 27<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, for audiences of the C-U to have their first public viewing choices within city limits since March. Your individual decision-making processes are now much more complex than a half-year ago when the Hollywood<\/strong> machine rumbled along as usual. What could you see? Does anything look enticing to you? Is the same title catching your eye also playing on premium video-on-demand (PVOD) and giving you second thoughts about watching it a home? Can you afford ticket prices on any platform or at any box office if your finances were ravaged by loss of work due to the pandemic? Even more so, should you risk your personal health just to catch a flick right now? We obviously can\u2019t answer these for anyone else and hope you make the correct calls that you feel comfortable with but can also live by. Industry suits as well as watchdogs in the trades and news media will ask and rephrase the same question repeatedly in the coming weeks \u2013 \u201cWill anyone go?\u201d<\/a><\/span> \u2013 while scientists and medical professionals cast worried looks due to the continuing potential for infection<\/a><\/span> in a theater auditorium or lobby. AMC has its own \u201cSafe & Clean\u201d policies and the National Association of Theatre Owners<\/strong> (NATO) is banking on their \u201cCinemaSafe\u201d initiative to offer guidance for member locations and simultaneously \u201crestore consumer confidence.\u201d<\/a><\/span> As can be expected during this trying time for businesses that rely heavily on customer presence and turnover, nothing is a guarantee; the Springfield Journal-Register<\/span><\/strong> reported that AMC has closed down for good<\/a><\/span> the Parkway Pointe 8<\/strong>, one of their three Capital City locations. Veteran reporter Anne Thompson<\/strong> of IndieWire<\/span><\/strong> attempts a much broader screed on how exhibition has ultimately been failing itself and the motion picture as a primary form of entertainment<\/a><\/span>, bowing to a 21st-century array of delivery options that mobilized well before the year 2020. We will probably be moving very quickly from an optimistic upswing to a reckoning phase, and a pretty picture it may not be.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area<\/strong><\/p>\n NOW OPEN! @ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL<\/strong> @ Family Video, Champaign-Urbana, IL<\/strong> NEW! @ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, 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> @ 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> @ Streator Eagle 6, Streator, IL<\/strong>
\n9\/2: Matt Harsh (producer, HarsH Pro. Video, Champaign, IL)
\n9\/2: Megan Johns (director\/writer, FEATHERS, Tendrile Productions, Eugene, OR)<\/p>\nChambana<\/del> Cinemas with Love<\/del> Protocols<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nTHE EIGHT HUNDRED, INCEPTION 10th anniversary event, THE NEW MUTANTS, THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD, UNHINGED, WORDS ON BATHROOM WALLS (8\/28 on), RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING (8\/28-8\/30), ROCKY marathon: ROCKY (8\/28), ROCKY II (8\/29), ROCKY III (8\/30), ROCKY IV (8\/31), ROCKY V (9\/1), and ROCKY BALBOA (9\/2), TENET (8\/31 on)<\/p>\n
\nTHE KING OF STATEN ISLAND, THE BURNT ORANGE HERESY, YES GOD YES, INFAMOUS, OPEN 24 HOURS, DEEP BLUE SEA 3, G-LOC, INFESTATION, more! (8\/25 on)<\/p>\n
\nIllini Union Board presents \u201cThrowback Films at the Union\u201d feat. STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, Illini Union Ballroom, 2nd floor (8\/28, 7 p.m.; free w\/i-card)<\/p>\n
\nReopening September 3.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nReopening September 3.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nBILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC, E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL, UNHINGED (8\/28-8\/30)<\/p>\n
\nBRIDESMAIDS, MAGIC MIKE (Screen 1), THE HANGOVER, 21 JUMP STREET (Screen 2) (8\/27-8\/28, 8\/30), \u201cEncore Drive-in Nights concert: Metallica\u201d (Screen 1 & 2) (8\/29, 9 p.m. (sold out))<\/p>\n
\nClosed for the week.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nLITTLE WOMEN (8\/28-8\/30)<\/p>\n
\nClosed for the week. \u201cLiving Room Film Festival\u201d virtual screenings: DOG STUPID, REPRESENT (through 9\/3) Purchase<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nClosed for the week.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nClosed for the week.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nFERRIS BUELLER\u2019S DAY OFF, BEVERLY HILLS COP (8\/28-8\/30)<\/p>\n
\nUNHINGED, BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC (Screen 1), THE NEW MUTANTS, DEADPOOL (Screen 2) (8\/28), \u201cEncore Drive-in Nights concert: Metallica\u201d (Screen 1), THE NEW MUTANTS, DEADPOOL (Screen 2) (8\/29),<\/p>\n
\nCUT THROAT CITY, THE NEW MUTANTS, THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD, UNHINGED, WORDS ON BATHROOM WALLS (8\/28 on), TENET (8\/31 on)<\/p>\n
\nBILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC, HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, UNHINGED, WORDS ON BATHROOM WALLS (8\/28 on), ROCKY marathon: ROCKY (8\/28-8\/30), ROCKY II (8\/29-8\/31), ROCKY III (8\/30-9\/1), ROCKY IV (8\/31-9\/2), ROCKY V (9\/1-9\/3), and ROCKY BALBOA (9\/2-9\/3), TENET (8\/31 on), \u201cDrive-In Week\u201d outdoor screenings: THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE (8\/28-8\/29)<\/p>\n