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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\/22: Chelsea Norton (director of marketing and communications, Champaign Park District, Champaign, IL) \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n FIELD REPORT DU HQ | From Wherever It May Be Said<\/strong><\/p>\n In a nice change of pace, a modest flood of local film presentations and achievements is now upon us. Believe it or not, it may run parallel with a handful of posts from Ye Ed<\/strong> over the next few weeks apart from Calendars<\/strong>. Sadly, it took an unusual amount of effort unnecessary in previous years to compile and share the \u201cEbertfest” itinerary in time for Ebertfest<\/strong> itself, so maybe it helps to break up whatever blogger\u2019s block has been dogging me. (Even then, it\u2019s already out of date; Chaz Ebert<\/strong> announced in her opening remarks on Tuesday night that Guillermo del Toro<\/span><\/strong> and Kim Morgan<\/strong> would not appear in person<\/span><\/a> because of a surgery the former will be having.) Since I\u2019ve been struggling with drafting articles, no one should be surprised at this point that I also couldn\u2019t work up enough oomph<\/em> to throw together a short-run digest marking the 15th anniversary of C-U Confidential<\/span><\/strong> like I\u2019ve been hinting lately. All I have to show for that flirtation is the Almanac<\/strong> entry below, so<\/em>, now I can instead channel my renewed energy online.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n CONFIDENTIAL ALMANAC | Dates in Film Culture History<\/strong><\/p>\n 15 Years Ago<\/strong> \u2026 Wednesday, April 25, 2007:<\/em> In an effort to expand awareness of their on-line forum, C-U Blogfidential<\/strong><\/span>, Opteryx Press<\/strong> of Champaign rebrands as Paper Opteryx<\/strong> and releases a companion digest, C-U Confidential<\/strong><\/span>. At 36 pages long, CUZine<\/strong><\/span> #1<\/strong> provides a capsule look at downstate Illinois<\/strong> film culture<\/a><\/span> for both Champaign-Urbana<\/strong> residents and patrons of Roger Ebert\u2019s Overlooked Film Festival<\/strong>, returning this evening to the Virginia Theatre<\/strong> with GATTACA<\/strong> as its opening selection. The free-to-keep publication features recent CUBlog<\/strong><\/span> bulletins as well as excerpts from interviews with local filmmakers Jason Butler, Chris Lukeman, Eleanore Stasheff<\/strong>, and Alaric Rocha<\/strong>. [R]<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers<\/strong><\/p>\n @ Casa de Cultura Mario Quintana, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sol, Brazil<\/strong> @ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL<\/strong> @ Exile on Main Street, Champaign, IL<\/strong> @ Gregory Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL<\/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>
\n4\/24: Ron Bonk (producer\/distributor, SRS Cinema, Syracuse, NY)
\n4\/25: Marty McKee (writer, Johnny LaRue\u2019s Crane Shot<\/span>, Chicago, IL)
\n4\/28: John Isberg (writer\/director, FINAL SUMMER, Front 76 Films, Urbana, IL)<\/p>\n
\nFantaspoa \u2013 International Fantastic Film Festival feat. REVEALER* international premiere (4\/22)<\/p>\n
\nUIUC College of Media presents the 22nd Roger Ebert\u2019s Film Festival (through 4\/23)<\/p>\n
\nRecord Store Day 2022 feat. WHERE ARE YOU, JAY BENNETT?* DVD + 2 LP exclusive release (4\/23)<\/p>\n
\nIllini Film & Video* meeting, Room 223 (4\/25, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nTHE BAD GUYS, JERSEY (in Hindi), THE NORTHMAN, THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT, THE BATMAN, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE, FATHER STU, K.G.F. CHAPTER 2 (in Kannada and Telugu), THE LOST CITY, MORBIUS, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 (4\/22 on), MEMORY (4\/28 on)<\/p>\n
\nIllini Union Board presents \u201cSpring 2022 Weekend Films\u201d feat. JACKASS FOREVER, Pine Lounge, 1st floor (4\/22-4\/23, 7 p.m.; free w\/i-card)<\/p>\n
\nTHE BAD GUYS, THE NORTHMAN, THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT, AMBULANCE, THE BATMAN, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE, FATHER STU, THE LOST CITY, MORBIUS, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 (4\/22 on), PJ MASKS: WE CAN ALL BE HEROES (children\u2019s animation; 4\/23, 10 a.m. & 2 p.m.), WBC: Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium (boxing; 4\/23, 1 p.m., simulcast), PRIDE & PREJUDICE (2005; 4\/24, 11:40 a.m., 3 & 7 p.m.; 4\/27, 3 & 7 p.m.), ALIVE: WHO IS THERE? (religious documentary; 4\/25, 7 p.m.), POMPO THE CIN\u00c9PHILE (anim\u00e9; 4\/27-4\/28, 7 p.m.), MEMORY (4\/28 on)<\/p>\n