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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 CONFIDENTIAL ALMANAC | Dates in Film Culture History<\/strong><\/p>\n 25 Years Ago<\/strong> \u2026 Friday, May 10, 1996:<\/em> Warner Bros.<\/strong> releases the action film TWISTER<\/strong>, directed by Jan de Bont<\/strong> and starring Bill Paxton<\/strong> and Helen Hunt<\/strong>, which becomes the second highest grossing release of that year in the United States<\/strong> and Canada<\/strong> after INDEPENDENCE DAY<\/strong>. Many communities across the nation probably did not feel so enthusiastic about the movie because, less than a month before on the evening of Friday, April 19<\/strong>, an extremely volatile storm system produced dozens of tornadoes in the central Midwest and the South. More than 30 funnel clouds were reported in Illinois<\/strong> alone and two of the strongest, rated at the \u201cF3\u201d category, caused serious damage in southwest Urbana<\/strong> and nearly destroyed the small town of Ogden<\/strong>. Amazingly, the only person killed in those Champaign County<\/strong> incidents was a Missouri<\/strong> woman traveling on I-74<\/strong> near Ogden, according to a CNN<\/strong> report<\/a><\/span> at the time. A chronological chart of the unfolding weather disaster from that night can be found on Wikipedia<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>, an illustrated analysis of why the storm behaved as it did can be reviewed in this report<\/a><\/span> filed by the UIUC Department of Atmospheric Sciences<\/strong>, a compilation of police and storm chaser video that depicts the tornadoes and aftermath can be viewed at The News-Gazette<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>, and storm-by-storm information can be studied at The Tornado History Project<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, an on-line database of confirmed sightings in the United States that was designed and maintained by Joshua Lietz<\/strong> of Urbana. In the present, dearest readers should refresh themselves on tornado safety every spring by consulting the National Weather Service<\/strong><\/a><\/span> and other trusted agencies; informed protocol will help save lives way<\/em> more readily than quoting dialogue from TWISTER<\/strong> while on the run, we imagine. [R] [Rev. 5\/7\/21]<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area<\/strong><\/p>\n @ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, 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> \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n NOW PLAYING | Midwest<\/strong><\/p>\n @ online Eventive, Madison, WI<\/strong>
\nFATIMA, WRATH OF MAN, CLIFF WALKERS, DEMON SLAYER THE MOVIE: MUGEN TRAIN, GODZILLA VS. KONG, MORTAL KOMBAT, NOBODY, RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON, SEPARATION (5\/7 on), TROLLS WORLD TOUR (5\/7-5\/9), SHREK FOREVER AFTER (5\/7, 3:45 p.m.), JURASSIC WORLD (5\/7, 4 p.m.), FINDING YOU, PROFILE, SPIRAL: FROM THE BOOK OF SAW (5\/13 on)<\/p>\n
\nTHE COURIER, DEMON SLAYER THE MOVIE: MUGEN TRAIN, GODZILLA VS. KONG, MINARI, MORTAL KOMBAT, NOBODY, RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON, SEPARATION, THE UNHOLY (5\/7 on), DAZN boxing: Canelo Alvarez vs. Billy Joe Saunders (5\/8, 9 p.m., simulcast), SPIRAL: FROM THE BOOK OF SAW (5\/13 on)<\/p>\n
\nEVERY BREATH YOU TAKE, JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH, THE LITTLE THINGS, THE VIRTUOSO, more! (5\/4 on) Online rentals<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nWRATH OF MAN, GODZILLA VS. KONG, MORTAL KOMBAT, NOBODY, RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (5\/7-5\/9), NOMADLAND<\/p>\n
\nWRATH OF MAN, DEMON SLAYER THE MOVIE: MUGEN TRAIN, GODZILLA VS. KONG, MORTAL KOMBAT, RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON, SEPARATION (5\/7-5\/9)<\/p>\n
\nSTEEL MAGNOLIAS, WRATH OF MAN, GODZILLA VS. KONG (5\/7-5\/9)<\/p>\n
\nNo movies this week!<\/em><\/p>\n
\nTWISTER (Screen 1), JAWS (Screen 2) (5\/7-5\/9)<\/p>\n
\nPrivate rentals for the week.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nMAINSTREAM (5\/7-5\/9), \u201cLiving Room Film Festival\u201d virtual screenings: WET SEASON (4\/30-5\/20), The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2021 (through 5\/14, all three programs) Purchase<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nClosed for the week.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nClosed for the week.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nWEIRD SCIENCE, UNCLE BUCK (5\/7-5\/9)<\/p>\n
\nWRATH OF MAN, THE MARKSMAN (Screen 1), THE WIZARD OF OZ, TWISTER (Screen 2) (5\/7-5\/8)<\/p>\n
\nSILO, WALKING WITH HERB, THE FATHER, THE GIRL WHO BELIEVES IN MIRACLES, GODZILLA VS. KONG, MORTAL KOMBAT, NOMADLAND, RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (5\/7 on)<\/p>\n
\nFOUR GOOD DAYS, WALKING WITH HERB, WRATH OF MAN, THE GIRL WHO BELIEVES IN MIRACLES, MORTAL KOMBAT, THE RESORT, THE UNHOLY (5\/7 on)<\/p>\n
\nUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison presents 22nd Wisconsin Film Festival (5\/13-5\/20) Passes and tickets<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n