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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 2\/25: Josh Schafer (publisher, Lunchmeat VHS<\/span> fanzine, Elmer, NJ) \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n FIELD REPORT DU HQ | From Wherever It May Be Said<\/strong><\/p>\n What did you do<\/em> to me, C-U? I returned to Momkoke Manor<\/strong> after my first visit in more than a year and a half, and now I\u2019m absolutely sick for the second time in four weeks. I\u2019ll take a massive head cold over consecutive days of vertigo, I guess. It was nice to see a good number of familiar faces including Damian Duffy<\/strong> and Eric Benson, Drea Aarons, Mark Roberts, Thomas Nicol<\/strong> and those Champaign Movie Makers, Jason Croft<\/strong> and Shannon Beranek<\/strong>, and current PM buddy (and former PS co-worker) Don Waller<\/strong>. Hopefully I didn\u2019t pass it on to others. As a COVID<\/strong> avoider to this day, an uptick of sick always jars me.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n CONFIDENTIAL ALMANAC | Dates in Film Culture History<\/strong><\/p>\n 17 Years Ago<\/strong> \u2026 Saturday, February 25, 2006:<\/em> Opteryx Press<\/strong> of Champaign<\/strong> launches C-U Blogfidential<\/span><\/strong>, an Internet adaptation of the \u201cC-U Confidential<\/strong>\u201d section from their flagship journal MICRO-FILM<\/span><\/strong>. In the first entry<\/a><\/span>, dated 8:57 p.m.<\/strong>, editor Jason Pankoke<\/strong> describes an intention of \u201c[making] a minor splash creating a community history through cinema, one that we can definitely call our own,\u201d with the forum as its potential epicenter. CUBlog<\/strong><\/span> has published local film-related content every single month since then. [R]<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers<\/strong><\/p>\n @ Dublin Pub, Springfield, 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> @ Redbox, Champaign-Urbana, IL<\/strong> @ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, 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 @ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL<\/strong> @ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL<\/strong> @ The Little Lorraine, Hoopeston, IL<\/strong> @ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL<\/strong>
\n2\/26: Troy Michael (editor & publisher, Innocent Words<\/span> website, Oakwood, IL)
\n3\/2: Anne Lukeman (\u201cchief adventurist,\u201d C-U Adventures in Time & Space escape room, Urbana, IL)
\n3\/2: Kelly White (executive director, 40 North 88 West: Champaign County Arts Council, Champaign, IL)<\/p>\n
\nCentral Illinois Film Commission* meeting (3\/2, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nCOCAINE BEAR, EMILY, JESUS REVOLUTION, 80 FOR BRADY, ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA, AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, KNOCK AT THE CABIN, MAGIC MIKE\u2019S LAST DANCE, MARLOWE, PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH (2\/24 on), MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON (2\/25, 3 p.m.), CREED III (3\/1 on), OPERATON FORTUNE: RUSE DE GUERRE (3\/2 on)<\/p>\n
\nIllini Union Board presents \u201cSpring 2023 Weekend Films\u201d feat. DEVOTION (2\/24-2\/25, 7 p.m., free w\/i-card)<\/p>\n
\nCOCAINE BEAR, JESUS REVOLUTION, 80 FOR BRADY, ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA, AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, KNOCK AT THE CABIN, MAGIC MIKE\u2019S LAST DANCE, A MAN CALLED OTTO, MARLOWE, M3GAN, MISSING, PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH, TITANIC 25th anniversary (re-release) (2\/24 on), MISSING (2\/24-2\/25, 2\/27-2\/28, 3\/2)*, KNOCK AT THE CABIN (2\/24-2\/25, 2\/27-3\/2), MY FAIR LADY (2\/26, 3 & 7 p.m.; 3\/1, 7 p.m.) *single shows daily<\/p>\n
\nAS GOOD AS DEAD, DEVIL\u2019S PEAK, THE OLD WAY, more! (2\/21 on) Online rentals<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nNo movies this week!<\/em><\/p>\n
\nCOCAINE BEAR, 80 FOR BRADY, ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA (2\/24-2\/26)<\/p>\n
\nNo movies this week!<\/em><\/p>\n
\nPrivate parties and \u201cFamily Movie Packs\u201d this week.<\/p>\n
\nThe Oscar Nominated Shorts 2023: Live Action (2\/24, 2\/26), Animation (2\/25), and Documentary (2\/26), Severin Films presents \u2026 Nature Run Amok! feat. WILD BEASTS, PSYCHO APE (2\/25, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n