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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 4\/30: Eric Sizemore (actor, MAGNETIC FIELDS, Swede Films, Urbana, IL) \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n CONFIDENTIAL ALMANAC | Dates in Film Culture History<\/strong><\/p>\n 15 Years Ago<\/strong> \u2026 Monday, May 1, 2006:<\/em> Comedian and television writer Mark Roberts<\/strong>, a native of nearby Tolono<\/strong> and former resident of Urbana<\/strong>, begins production this week on his self-financed film WELCOME TO TOLONO<\/strong>. Based on the same-named play, written and directed by Roberts as an \u201cartist-in-residence\u201d production at the Station Theatre<\/strong> in Urbana the previous summer, TOLONO<\/strong> is filmed during a five-week schedule in its small town namesake. Much of the original stage cast appears including Brian Reedy, Mike Trippiedi, David Butler, Kay Bohannon Holley, Gary Ambler<\/strong>, and Barbara Evans<\/strong>, who are joined in this screen adaptation by Mike Harvey, Colleen Klein, Joi Hoffsommer, Anne Shapland Kearns<\/strong>, and Rien Rogers<\/strong>. A premiere of the darkly humorous drama, concerning disparate individuals who attend a weekly support group in the basement of a local church, would take place at the University of Illinois<\/strong>\u2019 Foellinger Auditorium<\/strong> in June 2007 after which it played a smattering of regional festivals. Not unlike WEREWOLF CEMETERY<\/strong> discussed in last week\u2019s Calendar<\/strong>, TOLONO<\/strong> has yet to be issued on consumer formats or via streaming. As reported on 5\/4\/06, 5\/14\/06, 7\/11\/07, 8\/19\/07 at <\/em>CUBlog<\/strong><\/span>.<\/em> [R]<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers<\/strong><\/p>\n @ online<\/strong> @ online Zoom\/Gregory Hall room 100<\/strong> \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area<\/strong><\/p>\n @ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL<\/strong> @ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL<\/strong> @ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL<\/strong> @ Redbox, Champaign-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 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> @ 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>
\n4\/30: Matt Shivers (voice actor, SUPERZUZZA, WildBrain\/DHX Media, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
\n5\/1: Mark Rubel (director of education, The Blackbird Academy, Nashville, TN)
\n5\/4: Andrew J. Rausch (co-author, The 100 Scariest Movies Ever Made<\/span>, BearManor Media, Albany, GA)<\/p>\n
\nUI College of Media and MACS 464 present the 2021 UIUC Student Film Festival live stream (5\/1, 5 p.m.) Webpage<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nIllini Film & Video virtual meeting (5\/3, 8 p.m.) Join mailing list<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
\nCLIFF WALKERS, SEPARATION, DEMON SLAYER THE MOVIE: MUGEN TRAIN, GODZILLA VS. KONG, MORTAL KOMBAT, NOBODY, RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (4\/30 on), NOMADLAND (4\/30-5\/2, 5\/4, single daily screenings), TROLLS WORLD TOUR (4\/30, 3:30 p.m.), SHREK FOREVER AFTER (4\/30, 4:30 p.m.), JURASSIC WORLD (4\/30, 6:45 p.m.), WRATH OF MAN (5\/6 on)<\/p>\n
\nIllini Union Board presents \u201cSpring 2021 Film Series\u201d feat. GHOSTBUSTERS (2016), The Courtyard Caf\u00e9, 1st floor (4\/30, 7 p.m.; free w\/i-card)<\/p>\n
\nSEPARATION, THE COURIER, DEMON SLAYER THE MOVIE: MUGEN TRAIN, GODZILLA VS. KONG, MINARI, MORTAL KOMBAT, NOBODY, RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON, THE UNHOLY (4\/30 on)<\/p>\n
\nCOSMIC SIN, NOMADLAND, more! (4\/27 on) Online rentals<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
\nGODZILLA VS. KONG, MORTAL KOMBAT, NOBODY, RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (4\/30-5\/2), NOMADLAND (4\/30-5\/1)<\/p>\n
\nSEPARATION, DEMON SLAYER THE MOVIE: MUGEN TRAIN, GODZILLA VS. KONG, MORTAL KOMBAT, NOBODY, RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (4\/30-5\/2)<\/p>\n
\nSHREK, GODZILLA VS. KONG, MORTAL KOMBAT (4\/30-5\/2)<\/p>\n
\n\u201cMystery \u2018May the 4th Be With You\u2019 Movie\u201d (5\/4, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nMORTAL KOMBAT (Screen 1), NOBODY (Screen 2) (4\/30-5\/1), BEGINNING OF THE END (1957) (Screen 1), MORTAL KOMBAT (Screen 2) (5\/2), \u201cSpring Fling Craft & Vendor Show) (5\/1, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nPrivate rentals for the week.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nMONDAY (4\/30-5\/2), \u201cLiving Room Film Festival\u201d virtual screenings: THE MALI-CUBA CONNECTION (through 5\/6), The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2021 (through 5\/14, all three programs) Purchase<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nConcession counter sale (4\/30, 6-8 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nClosed for the week.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nWEIRD SCIENCE, UNCLE BUCK (4\/30-5\/2)<\/p>\n
\nGODZILLA VS. KONG, MORTAL KOMBAT (Screen 1), MINIONS, CADDYSHACK (Screen 2) (4\/30-5\/1)<\/p>\n
\nTHE FATHER, THE GIRL WHO BELIEVES IN MIRACLES, GODZILLA VS. KONG, MORTAL KOMBAT, NOBODY, NOMADLAND, RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (4\/30 on)<\/p>\n
\nTHE RESORT, THE GIRL WHO BELIEVES IN MIRACLES, GODZILLA VS. KONG, MORTAL KOMBAT, RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON, THE UNHOLY (4\/30 on)<\/p>\n