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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 12\/6: Andy Due (creator, THE ANDY DUE SHOW, Rubber Chicken Films\/RL3 Productions, Charleston, IL) \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n MFHQ MEMO | From According to conventional and proactive wisdom, another door of opportunity is bound to open after a previous one shuts. According to a discovery made by Confidential agent CR<\/strong><\/a><\/span> this week, the wisdom will manifest in the same set of doors reopening soon at the Savoy 16<\/strong> multiplex in Savoy<\/strong>! Once the Illinois<\/strong> state restrictions on public gathering are eased enough to allow for shows and the new management at Phoenix Theatres Entertainment<\/strong> of Knoxville, Tennessee<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, is ready to go, we\u2019ll see if movie-goers notice a difference at 232 W. Burwash Avenue<\/strong> from when Goodrich Quality Theaters<\/strong> presented their last fare in March<\/a><\/span>. (It probably doesn\u2019t have to be stated ad nauseam<\/em> that daily protocol will be influenced by COVID-19<\/strong> safety measures for many months to come in public spaces like this.) Until any or all screens light back up in the area, watch what you will at home and be creative with how you engage your eyeballs and spend your dollars. For instance, you should consider being supportive of our local cinematic experiences that have been adjusted to fit the virtual sphere. Next up are the Krampusnacht Freeky Film Festival<\/strong><\/a><\/span> of Champaign<\/strong>, which you can view during a 24-hour period starting at 8 p.m.<\/strong> tomorrow, Saturday, December 5<\/strong>, and the Route 66 Film Festival<\/strong><\/a><\/span> of Springfield<\/strong>, which will offer nine programs total through the Film Festival Flix<\/strong> platform<\/a><\/span> between Friday, December 18<\/strong>, and Monday, December 28<\/strong>, with a live awards event to be broadcast via Zoom<\/strong> on Saturday, December 26<\/strong>. You will be treated to material that reflects a much broader universe of thought and sensation than what the Hollywood<\/strong> machine will soon be cramming down the streaming pipeline<\/a><\/span> because, of course, the dominance of the theater space is dead<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n CONFIDENTIAL ALMANAC | Dates in Film Culture History<\/strong><\/p>\n 105 years ago<\/strong> \u2026 December 1915:<\/em> The Macmillan Company<\/strong> of New York<\/strong> publishes what cinema historians will eventually consider the first English-language book to seriously appreciate the aesthetics of film, The Art of the Moving Picture<\/strong><\/span>, written by the Springfield, Illinois<\/strong>-raised poet and essayist Vachel Lindsay<\/strong>. Rarely appearing in bibliographies of his work is a follow-up entitled The Progress and Poetry of the Movies<\/strong><\/span>, released well after the untimely passing of Lindsay (1879-1931) and hard to find today. Conversely, both the 1915 and 1922 editions of Moving Picture <\/span>can easily be accessed as electronic or print, including a 2000 reissue from Random House<\/strong> that is guest edited by filmmaker Martin Scorsese<\/strong> and features an introduction by the late Stanley Kaufmann<\/strong>, film reviewer at The New Republic<\/strong><\/span> for more than a half century. [R]<\/strong> Project Gutenberg eBook<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers<\/strong><\/p>\n @ online FilmFreeway<\/strong> \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area<\/strong><\/p>\n @ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL<\/strong> @ Family Video, Champaign, IL<\/strong> ADDED! @ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, 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!<\/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 Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL<\/strong> @ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, 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> @ Streator Eagle 6, Streator, IL<\/strong>
\n12\/8: C. Jay Wallace (performer, WHO ASKED FOR THIS?, Red Lens Productions, Champaign, IL)
\n12\/10: Sidney Taiko (editor\/publisher, Storm Cellar<\/span>, San Diego, CA)<\/p>\nChambana<\/del> Mendota with Love<\/del> One Door Closing\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\nTHE BROKEN HEARTS GALLERY, THE RENTAL, MADE IN ITALY, CAGEFIGHTER, DOWNRANGE, THE RISING HAWK, DUNE DRIFTER, more! (12\/1 on), store closing \u2013 inventory sale<\/em> (through 12\/20).<\/p>\n
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\n\u201cHot Chocolate and Holiday Weekend\u201d: THE POLAR EXPRESS (Screen 1), IT\u2019S A WONDERFUL LIFE (Screen 2) (12\/5-12\/6)<\/p>\n
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