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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 9\/14: Jason Huls (filmmaker, THAT DAMNED YELLOW RAINCOAT, Ten Wing Media, Chicago, IL) \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n PASSINGS | You Will Be Missed<\/strong><\/p>\n 8\/17: Ellen McDowell, 99 (subject, JIMMY IN SAIGON, Peter McDowell Productions, Los Angeles, CA)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n FIELD REPORT DU HQ | From Wherever It May Be Said<\/strong><\/p>\n Approximately every three weeks, I try to convince myself to announce on Facebook<\/strong> that we\u2019re not issuing a Calendar<\/strong> for the week and it would be the first time in several years we would not issue a Calendar. And then, I somehow muster just enough interest to issue a Calendar anyway. You don\u2019t get a Report<\/strong> this week, unfortunately. That\u2019s the compromise. May have to do it again, so you know. Cheers.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n CONFIDENTIAL ALMANAC | Dates in Film Culture History<\/strong><\/p>\n 85 Years Ago<\/strong> \u2026 Saturday, September 10, 1938:<\/em> After assuming ownership of several movie theaters in the Champaign-Urbana<\/strong> market including the Park<\/strong>, Colonial<\/strong>, and Princess<\/strong>, the largest local project for the La Salle, IL<\/strong>-based Alger Brothers<\/strong> chain comes to fruition in partnership with A.J. Balaban<\/strong> of Chicago<\/strong>. The Co-Ed Theater<\/strong>, located on Green Street<\/strong> within easy walking distance of the University of Illinois<\/strong> and an underserved campus population, opens its doors this afternoon to host a full house for its grand opening show<\/a><\/span> that includes news reels, a Betty Boop<\/strong> cartoon, and the comedic First National\/Warner Bros.<\/strong> feature WOMEN ARE LIKE THAT<\/strong> starring Kay Francis<\/strong> and Pat O\u2019Brien<\/strong>. This venue differs from the existing Alger properties in that it is their first theater built from the ground up, despite incorporating basic infrastructure that was already present on the north side of the block between Sixth<\/strong> and Wright<\/strong> streets, and it will premiere the best in first-run fare while the others bring back second-run attractions \u201cat popular prices,\u201d as described in The Art Theater<\/span><\/strong> by Perry Morris<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, et al<\/em>. Chicago architectural firm Monberg & Wagner<\/strong> drew up the plans to accommodate 900 seats in an Art Moderne setting, accented by UI-inspired plaques and an orange-and-blue lighting scheme, while the William C.F. Kuhne Company<\/strong> of Rantoul<\/strong> erected the structure as detailed in numerous reports by the News-Gazette<\/span><\/strong> and Courier<\/span><\/strong> newspapers<\/a><\/span>. The Co-Ed would briefly close between 1958 and 1959 after Edward<\/strong> and Howard Alger<\/strong> decided to leave the exhibition business, selling it to Kerasotes Theatres<\/strong> along with most of their other locations. [R]<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers<\/strong><\/p>\n FINAL SUMMER* U.S. Streaming Release:<\/strong> Tuesday, September 12, via Cardinal XD, Burbank, CA\/Front 76 Films\/The Line Film Company, Champaign\/Chicago, IL<\/p>\n @ The Orpheum Theater, Champaign, IL<\/strong> @ Spurlock Museum of World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, IL<\/strong> \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> @ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL<\/strong> @ Redbox (streaming), 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 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> @ The Route 66 Drive-in Theater, Springfield, IL<\/strong> \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n NOW PLAYING | Midwest<\/strong><\/p>\n @ ACX Harper Theater\/Gene Siskel Film Center, SAIC, Chicago, IL<\/strong>
\n9\/14: Kimberly Conner (filmmaker, LIPSTICK, Predestined Arts & Entertainment, Springfield, IL\/Los Angeles, CA)
\n9\/14: Tim Cain (entertainment reporter, Decatur Herald & Review<\/span>\/Lee Enterprises, Decatur, IL)<\/p>\n
\n\u201cDiet\u201d Dark History and Horror Convention (9\/9, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nRoger Ebert Center for Film Studies* \u201cWelcome Event\u201d feat. faculty film screening (9\/14, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nJAWAN (in Hindi with English sub), MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 3, THE NUN II, BARBIE, BLUE BEETLE, BOTTOMS, ELEMENTAL (animation)*, THE EQUALIZER 3, GRAN TURISMO, NO MORE BETS (in Mandarin with English sub), OPPENHEIMER, STRAYS, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM (animation) (9\/8 on), PERFECT BLUE 25th anniversary (anim\u00e9) (9\/10, 2:30 p.m.; in Japanese with English sub), A HAUNTING IN VENICE (8\/14 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nBOTTOMS, MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 3, THE NUN II, BARBIE, BLUE BEETLE, THE EQUALIZER 3, GRAN TURISMO, THE HILL, MEG 2: THE TRENCH, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE \u2013 DEAD RECKONING, PART ONE, OPPENHEIMER, STRAYS, TALK TO ME, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM (animation) (9\/8 on), UFC 293: Israel Adesanya vs. Sean Strickland, more (mixed martial arts) (9\/9, 9 p.m., simulcast), THE TERMINATOR (9\/10, 3 & 7 p.m.; 9\/13, 7 p.m.), CHRISTINE 40th anniversary (9\/10, 4 & 7 p.m.; 9\/13, 7 p.m.), AFTER EVERYTHING (9\/13, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nIllini Union Board presents \u201cFall 2023 Weekend Films\u201d feat. SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (animation), Pine Lounge, 1st floor (9\/8-9\/9, 7 p.m.; free w\/i-card)<\/p>\n
\nBLUE JEAN, KOKOMO CITY, MOON GARDEN, OLDBOY (2003), STRAYS, more! (9\/5 on) Online rentals<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
\nNo movies this week!<\/em><\/p>\n
\nMY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 3, THE NUN II, SOUND OF FREEDOM (9\/8-9\/10)<\/p>\n
\nPEE-WEE\u2019S BIG ADVENTURE (9\/9, 2 & 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nSCOOBY-DOO, HAUNTED MANSION (Screen 1), THE NUN II, TALK TO ME (Screen 2) (9\/8-9\/9)<\/p>\n
\nPrivate parties and \u201cFamily Movie Packs\u201d<\/p>\n
\nCoalescence Theatre Project presents \u201cI Love Rock and Roll\u201d air guitar competition & fundraiser (9\/8, 7:30 p.m.), LABYRINTH (9\/9-9\/10)<\/p>\n
\nClosed for business until November.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nBARBIE (9\/8-9\/10)<\/p>\n
\nTHE EQUALIZER 3, GRAN TURISMO (Screen 1), THE NUN II, MEG 2: THE TRENCH (Screen 2) (9\/8-9\/9)<\/p>\n
\n30th Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL (9\/13-9\/17) Information<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n