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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 PASSINGS | You Will Be Missed<\/strong><\/p>\n 1\/10: Peter Crombie, a.k.a. \u201c\u2018Crazy\u2019 Joe Davola,\u201d 71 (camera operator, SHOT, Cinemaguild, UIUC, Urbana, IL)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n FIELD REPORT DU HQ | From Wherever It May Be Said<\/strong><\/p>\n Teasing to please is the game in this week\u2019s Report<\/strong>. All we\u2019re going to do is direct your dearest peepers to the socials of local film producers who have revealed peeks at their upcoming endeavors over the last week. First, C-U filmmaker John Isberg<\/strong> posted an enigmatic image on Facebook<\/strong> tonight<\/span><\/a><\/span>, just as we were compiling the Calendar<\/strong>, of the skull-masked creeper from FINAL SUMMER<\/strong> in a setting that clearly is not the campground from the first film, so it must be taken from the teaser that his team filmed recently for FINAL SUMMER 2<\/strong>; the March 22<\/strong> date alongside the screen grab is presumably when the preview will be unleashed and a new fundraising campaign launched. And then, producer Ann Myrna<\/strong> and her cast and crew lovelies have been sharing nonstop from the set of SORORITY BABES<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, the none-too-shy horror short coming soon from Acrostar Films<\/strong>; a condensation of the full-length version to be made by creator S. J. Hermann<\/strong> and friends in the spring, BABES<\/strong> was brought to fruition in an undisclosed Decatur<\/strong> location by first-time solo director Angel Nichole Bradford<\/strong> and a nearly all-women staff. Third in this terror triptych is the teaser for a larger production filmed in Decatur as well, THE BATON ROUGE SERIAL KILLER: DERRICK TODD LEE<\/strong>, which premiered on the official Facebook page earlier today<\/a><\/span>. Retired professional wrestler and in-demand character actor Bishop Stevens<\/strong> is directing and starring in this dramatization of the real-life murder spree perpetuated by Lee, who died from heart failure in 2016 after being sentenced and placed on death row, in the fall of last year with a pick-up shoot planned for this spring; the Soy Capital stands in for Louisiana<\/strong> to depict the crime story and familiar names can be seen in the credits list found on the Internet Movie Database<\/strong><\/a><\/span>. Watch their respective spaces to know when the films can be seen!<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers<\/strong><\/p>\n @ Golden Corral, 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>
\nCentral Illinois Film Commission* meeting (2\/1, 6 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nFIGHTER (in Hindi with English sub), GODZILLA MINUS ONE\/MINUS COLOR (in Japanese with English sub), ROB N ROLL (in Cantonese with English sub), THE STORM (anim\u00e9) (in Mandarin with English sub), ALL OF US STRANGERS, AMERICAN FICTION, ANYONE BUT YOU, THE BEEKEEPER, THE HOLDOVERS*, I.S.S., KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, MEAN GIRLS, MIGRATION (animation), PAST LIVES, POOR THINGS, WONKA (1\/26 on), AMC \u201cScreen Unseen\u201d (mystery movie) (1\/29, 7 p.m.), ARGYLLE, THE CHOSEN: S4, Ep. 1-3 (faith programming), THE ZONE OF INTEREST (in German with English sub) (2\/1 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nAMERICAN FICTION, GODZILLA MINUS ONE\/MINUS COLOR (in Japanese with English sub), ANYONE BUT YOU, AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM, THE BEEKEEPER, THE BOOK OF CLARENCE*, THE BOY AND THE HERON (anim\u00e9) (in Japanese with English sub or English dub), THE BOYS IN THE BOAT, THE IRON CLAW, I.S.S., MEAN GIRLS, MIGRATION (animation), NIGHT SWIM, OPPENHEIMER* (2-D IMAX), POOR THINGS, QUEEN ROCK MONTREAL (concert film, IMAX), WONKA (1\/26 on), The Metropolitan Opera: Carmen<\/span> (1\/27, 11:55 a.m., simulcast; 1\/31, 1 & 6:30 p.m., recorded), THE WIZARD OF OZ 85th anniversary (1\/28, 1 & 7 p.m.; 1\/29, 1\/31, 7 p.m.), TITANIC (1\/28, 3 & 7 p.m.; 1\/31, 7 p.m.), ARGYLLE, THE CHOSEN: S4, Ep. 1-3 (faith programming) (2\/1 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nIllini Union Board presents \u201cSpring 2024 Weekend Films\u201d feat. DUMB MONEY, Pine Lounge, 1st floor (1\/26-1\/27, 7 p.m.; free w\/i-card)<\/p>\n