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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 10\/29: Julie Staley (producer\/director, FIELDS OF GOLD, Spencer Films, Springfield, IL) \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n FIELD REPORT DU HQ | From Wherever It May Be Said<\/strong><\/p>\n Since we\u2019ve blown a verbal gasket in the last week that may have opened a floodgate in Ye Ed<\/strong> we\u2019ll be scrambling to corral while the pressure is on, today\u2019s Report<\/strong> will be tightly focused on one item. We\u2019d like to recommend that everyone consider watching one or more blocks during the 22nd Route 66 Film Festival<\/strong>, which launches in the virtual streaming realm as of today, Friday, November 3<\/strong>, and lasts until Tuesday, November 13<\/strong>. The selections for 2023 are being hosted by FilmFestivalFlix<\/strong>, a partnership that has helped keep the Route 66 show on the road through the pandemic, and consists of four blocks of film shorts and six features<\/a><\/span>: ALI VS. ALI<\/strong> (Iran, 2022), DON\u2019T SHOOT THE PIANO MAN<\/strong> (USA, 2022), HELA<\/strong> (Poland, 2022), THE LAST TANGO WITH PARI<\/strong> (Iran, 2023), and a pair of Illinois<\/strong>-made films, the 2023 documentary TAKE YOUR OWN NOTES<\/strong>, regarding the lives of women veterans in the Rockford<\/strong> area, and the 2022 drama GOOD GUY WITH A GUN<\/strong>, a teen angst drama filmed in Chicagoland. You will want to eyeball the availability dates on the page where you can buy tickets<\/a><\/span> as they are staggered.<\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n While the overall selection is modest compared to past Route 66 affairs and similar events held across the country, there has always been an eye towards finding quality pieces that are uplifting and thought-provoking since the Springfield<\/strong>-based festival was launched in the early 2000s<\/a><\/span>. Credit the current team \u2013 festival director Lana Wildman<\/strong>, awards director Christine Samoore<\/strong>, marketing director Laura Richter<\/strong>, advertising director Crissie Trigger<\/strong>, their volunteers, judges, and sponsors \u2013 for seeing it past the rough patches akin to what many a locally-based cultural organization in the United States<\/strong> has gone through lately. Hopefully, they can return to promoting a complete in-person theatrical experience in the near future, but at least they host a live awards ceremony at the Hoogland Center for the Arts<\/strong> in the capital city\u2019s downtown so people can meet and mingle; this year\u2019s shindig is scheduled for Sunday, November 11<\/strong>, and possibly will be livestreamed for those who can\u2019t attend as in the past<\/a><\/span>. It\u2019s nice to know that some downstate communities have the backs of their local folks who are serious about the film arts.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers<\/strong><\/p>\n @ virtual via Springfield, IL<\/strong> @ The Lincoln Square Theatre, Decatur, 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>
\n11\/3: Wes Melton (actor, THEY CAME BACK FROM SOMEWHERE, Acrostar Media, Chicago, IL)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n22nd Route 66 Film Festival (11\/3-11\/13) Information<\/a><\/span> Tickets<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nFIELDS OF GOLD* exclusive run (documentary) (11\/3, 7 p.m.; 11\/4, 2 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nDIVINITY, KEEDA COLA (in Telugu with English sub), WHAT HAPPENS LATER, AFTER DEATH (religious docudrama), THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER, FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY\u2019S, FREELANCE, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, SAW X, THE TUNNEL TO SUMMER, THE EXIT TO GOODBYES (anim\u00e9) (in Japanese with English sub or English dub) (11\/3 on), TAYLOR SWIFT: THE ERAS TOUR (concert film) (11\/3-11\/5, 11\/9), AMC \u201cScreen Unseen\u201d (mystery movie) (11\/6, 7 pm.), \u201cK-LOVE Live at Red Rocks\u201d (filmed Christian music concert) (11\/6-11\/7, 7 p.m.), AX Cinema Nights: GHOST IN THE SHELL (1995) (anim\u00e9) (11\/8-11\/9, 7:30 p.m., in Japanese with English sub), THE MARVELS, JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM (faith film) (11\/9 on)<\/p>\n
\nANATOMY OF A FALL, THE MARSH KING\u2019S DAUGHTER, PRISCILLA, WHAT HAPPENS LATER, AFTER DEATH (religious docudrama), DICKS: THE MUSICAL*, THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER, FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY\u2019S, FREELANCE, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS 30th anniversary (re-release) (animation), OPPENHEIMER (IMAX 2-D)*, PAW PATROL: THE MIGHTY MOVIE (animation), SAW X (11\/3 on), TAYLOR SWIFT: THE ERAS TOUR (concert film) (11\/3-11\/5), Titanic the Musical<\/span> (filmed stage performance) (11\/4, 3 p.m.; 11\/8, 7 p.m.), THE LAST WALTZ 45th anniversary (concert film) (11\/5, 4 & 7 p.m.), A CHRISTMAS STORY (11\/5, 3 & 7 p.m.; 11\/8, 7 p.m.), \u201cK-LOVE Live at Red Rocks\u201d (filmed Christian music concert) (11\/6-11\/7, 7 p.m.), DIGIMON ADVENTURE 02: THE BEGINNING (anim\u00e9) (11\/8, 7 p.m., English dub; 11\/9, 7 p.m., in Japanese with English sub), THE MARVELS, JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM (faith film) (11\/9 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nIllini Union Board presents \u201cFall 2023 Weekend Films\u201d feat. GRAN TURISMO, Pine Lounge, 1st floor (11\/3-11\/4, 7 p.m.; free w\/i-card)<\/p>\n