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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\/26: Zelda Tindell (event director, Dead in Decatur International Film Festival, Decatur, IL) \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n FIELD REPORT DU HQ | From Wherever It May Be Said<\/strong><\/p>\n We\u2019ll make it a brief Report<\/strong> this week as something is better than nothing and we\u2019re clearly behind on the area film news. C-U retro slasher FINAL SUMMER<\/strong> is commercially released on streaming sites and this LinkTree<\/strong> page will point you<\/a><\/span> to all the locations; while you\u2019re at it, hit their TeePublic<\/strong> account<\/a><\/span> to snag some official FINAL<\/strong> merch with the lovely poster art by Creepy Duck Design<\/strong> embellished on it. And then, passion project documentary AFTERLIFE<\/strong> from Decatur<\/span><\/strong>\u2019s Ben Harl<\/strong> and Silver Compass Studios<\/strong><\/span><\/a> receives its first look at the Hoogland Center for the Arts<\/strong> in downtown Springfield<\/strong> as part of a Route 66 Film Festival<\/strong> promotion<\/a><\/span>; the free screening begins at 3 p.m.<\/strong> on Saturday, September 23<\/strong>, and will be followed by a formal premiere at the Avon Theatre<\/strong> in Decatur on Friday, November 10<\/strong>. Finally, the A. E. Staley<\/strong> documentary FIELDS OF GOLD<\/strong><\/a><\/span> attracted close to 1,000 attendees for its Midwest premiere at the Lincoln Square Theatre<\/strong><\/a><\/span> in downtown Decatur on September 16<\/strong>; five more showings are slated over the next eight days at the Lincoln, so scroll down for the dates and times when you can see this business success story as retold on the big screen by Springfield\u2019s Spencer Films<\/strong> and Pollack Films<\/strong> of Los Angeles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n CONFIDENTIAL ALMANAC | Dates in Film Culture History<\/strong><\/p>\n 15 Years Ago<\/strong> \u2026 Friday, August 29, 2008:<\/em> Students roaming through the courtyard of the Illini Union<\/strong> at the University of Illinois<\/strong> receive quite the scare and several good laughs when they encounter the debut showing of THE TRANSIENT<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, courtesy of Illini Film & Video<\/strong> and Illinites<\/strong>. Created by recent graduate Chris Lukeman<\/strong> and UI senior Anne Shivers<\/strong>, while crewed by an unusual mix of undergraduates and community talents, the project pairs a case worker (Blake Stubbs<\/strong>) and self-appointed avenger of the streets (Dave Ruthenberg<\/strong>) as they aim to thwart a vampire Abraham Lincoln<\/strong>, played by professional Lincoln portrayer Michael Krebs<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. THE TRANSIENT<\/strong> is a shorter and more polished affair than the club\u2019s previous monster opus, THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS VS. A MUMMY<\/strong>, qualities that soon boded well for its off-campus afterlife as did the imminent explosion of literary mash-ups in genre fiction and pop culture. This would include wire service coverage<\/span><\/a> and a presence in non-traditional spaces for film like gaming and comic conventions \u2013 Gen Con<\/strong>, the massive role-playing gathering in Indianapolis<\/strong>, became an influential stop for the featurette\u2019s makers \u2013 thanks to that novel premise. As reported on 8\/2\/07<\/span><\/a>, 6\/30\/12<\/span><\/a> at<\/em> CUBlog<\/span><\/strong>. [R]<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers<\/strong><\/p>\n GEORGE HARRISON: A BEATLE IN BENTON, ILLINOIS* 60th anniversary edition DVD Release:<\/strong> Tuesday, September 26, via MVD Visual, Pottstown, PA\/Robert Bartel, Springfield, IL<\/p>\n @ Hoogland Center for the Arts, Springfield, 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>
\n9\/27: Robert Hubbard (script supervisor, GOODLAND, Rockhaven Films, Kansas City, MO)<\/p>\n
\nInternational Route 66 Mother Road Festival and Route 66 Film Festival present \u201cGet Your Flicks on Route 66\u201d showcase (9\/23, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., free) feat. premiere of documentary AFTERLIFE* from Silver Compass Studios (3 p.m.) and reprise of HOLES IN THE SKY* from HorrorFix Films (4:30 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nEXPEND4BLES, IT LIVES INSIDE, BARBIE, BLUE BEETLE, BOTTOMS, THE EQUALIZER 3, GRAN TURISMO, A HAUNTING IN VENICE, JAWAN (in Hindi with English sub), MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 3, THE NUN II, OPPENHEIMER, THE RETIREMENT PLAN (9\/22 on), Studio Ghibli Fest: HOWL\u2019S MOVING CASTLE (anim\u00e9) (9\/23, 3 p.m., 9\/26, 7 p.m., in Japanese with English sub; 9\/24-9\/25, 4 & 7 p.m., 9\/27, 7 p.m., English dub), THE BLIND (faith film), THE CREATOR, DUMB MONEY, SAW X, STOP MAKING SENSE (re-release), THE VACCINE WAR (in Hindi with English sub) (9\/28 on)<\/p>\n
\nEXPEND4BLES, IT LIVES INSIDE, STOP MAKING SENSE (IMAX re-release), BARBIE (IMAX), BLUE BEETLE, BOTTOMS, CAMP HIDEOUT, THE EQUALIZER 3, GRAN TURISMO, A HAUNTING IN VENICE, MEG 2: THE TRENCH, MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 3, THE NUN II, OPPENHEIMER, TALK TO ME, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM (animation) (9\/22 on), Studio Ghibli Fest: HOWL\u2019S MOVING CASTLE (anim\u00e9) (9\/23, 3 p.m., 9\/26, 7 p.m., in Japanese with English sub; 9\/24, 4 & 7 p.m., 9\/25, 7 p.m., 9\/27, 7 p.m., English dub), LEGALLY BLONDE (9\/24, 3 & 7 p.m.; 9\/27, 7 p.m.), THE BLIND (faith film), THE CREATOR, SAW X (9\/28 on)<\/p>\n
\nIllini Union Board presents \u201cFall 2023 Weekend Films\u201d feat. BARBIE, Pine Lounge, 1st floor (9\/22-9\/23, 7 p.m.; free w\/i-card)<\/p>\n