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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 3\/2: Anne Lukeman (\u201cchief adventurist,\u201d C-U Adventures in Time & Space escape room, Urbana, IL) \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n FIELD REPORT DU HQ | From Wherever It May Be Said<\/strong><\/p>\n Wow, so<\/em>, film culture announcements and revelations have erupted over the last week or so and we\u2019re not prepared to dive into it all for this Report<\/strong>. We\u2019ll just stick with the plan, then, which is to highlight student-centered doings. You\u2019ll see listings and links immediately below for the second CU International Film Festival<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, an inspirational short film showcase from local high school senior Max Libman<\/strong> and company, at the UI Spurlock Museum<\/strong> this Saturday, March 2<\/strong>, starting at 7 p.m.<\/strong> with tickets available on-site starting at 6 p.m.<\/strong>, as well as the anim\u00e9 celebration at the UI Illini Union<\/strong>, UI-CON<\/strong>, organized and hosted by University of Illinois<\/strong> students<\/a><\/span> connected with a long-running RSO, the Japanese Animation Club<\/strong>, lasting all day Saturday and Sunday, March 3<\/strong>, and free to attend for the campus community and general public<\/a><\/span>. We also finally spotted a submission deadline of Friday, April 12<\/strong>, for the enrolled UI populace to enter their work for possible inclusion in the next UIUC Student Film Festival<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, which is slated to take place two weeks later on Friday, April 26<\/strong>, at Knight Auditorium<\/strong> in Spurlock where the CUIFF is holding court tomorrow. There is also the Foxtail Film Festival<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, arranged by faculty and adjuncts over at Illinois State University<\/strong> for the second year running, which has a late deadline of next Friday, March 8<\/strong>, for accepting submissions from high school and college students in several categories as listed on FilmFreeway<\/strong><\/a><\/span>; Foxtail events are scheduled to run from Thursday, April 25<\/strong>, through Sunday, April 28<\/strong>, with the screenings at the Normal Theater<\/strong> in downtown Normal<\/strong>. We\u2019ll all<\/em> need a spring break after this. Whew!<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n CONFIDENTIAL ALMANAC | Dates in Film Culture History<\/strong><\/p>\n 25 Years Ago<\/strong> \u2026 Wednesday, March 3, 1999:<\/em> Operating out of a studio-office situated near downtown Champaign, Illinois<\/strong>, Opteryx Press<\/strong> puts its spin on independent film discourse to paper for the first time with the release of MICRO-FILM: The Warning Shot<\/span><\/strong>. The letter-size, 12-page \u2018zine is a copy shop creation with a teal cover that serves as a low-budget teaser for the upcoming MICRO-FILM<\/span><\/strong>, \u201cThe Magazine of Personal Cinema in Action.\u201d Novice self-publisher Jason Pankoke<\/strong> draws the content from his recent interactions with participants in the American \u201cfilm festival circuit\u201d as well as science-fiction and horror fandom; interview subjects include Scary Monsters Magazine<\/span><\/strong> publisher Dennis Druktenis<\/strong> from the Chicago<\/strong> suburb of Highwood<\/strong>, Oregon<\/strong>-based stop-motion animator Suzanne Twining<\/strong>, and filmmaker and photographer Brien Burroughs<\/strong> of San Francisco<\/strong>. Short subjects created by the latter two were introduced to a Champaign-Urbana audience during the first Freaky Film Festival<\/strong> in 1997. \u201cMany of the films in MICRO-FILM<\/span><\/strong> will be raw and unpolished,\u201d writes Pankoke in a \u201cSave the Mirth\u201d editorial. \u201cSome will be experimental and abstract. Most will be far from perfect, at least according to the standards of mainstream critics and cinema historians. However, all belong to the century-old history of motion picture making, and this history deserves to be fleshed out by recording what is going on in the grassroots, the backyards, and the underground. In this case, size doesn\u2019t matter. Your films do<\/em>.\u201d A second \u201cstepping stone\u201d issue to be called MICRO-FILM 101<\/span><\/strong> is promoted in The Warning Shot<\/span><\/strong> but never comes to fruition. As reported on 3\/7\/09<\/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 @ Golden Corral, Springfield, IL<\/strong> @ Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, 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 @ AMC Classic 12, Springfield, IL<\/strong> @ The Avon Theater, Decatur, IL<\/strong> @ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL<\/strong>
\n3\/2: Kelly White (executive director, 40 North 88 West: Champaign County Arts Council, Champaign, IL)
\n3\/5: James Treichler (producer\/audio engineer, Wave Upon Wave, Champaign, IL)<\/p>\n
\nCentral Illinois Film Commission* meeting (3\/7, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. meeting)<\/p>\n
\nUI Japanese Animation Club presents UI-CON* animation and comics convention (3\/2-3\/3) Information<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nCU International Film Festival* (3\/2, 6 p.m. doors, 7 p.m. films, free w\/ticket) Information<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nTHE CHOSEN: S4, Ep. 7-8 (faith programming), DUNE: PART TWO, OPERATION VALENTINE (in Telugu with English sub), ARGYLLE, ARTICLE 20 (in Mandarin with English sub), BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE, DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA \u2013 TO THE HASHIRA TRAINING (anim\u00e9) (in Japanese with English sub or English dub), DRIVE-AWAY DOLLS, MADAME WEB, ORDINARY ANGELS, PEGASUS 2 (in Mandarin with English sub) (3\/1 on), Oscar 2024 hopefuls: BARBIE* (3\/1, 3\/7), THE HOLDOVERS* (3\/1, 3\/4), OPPENHEIMER* (3\/1, 3\/5), AMERICAN FICTION* (3\/2, 3\/5), POOR THINGS* (3\/2, 3\/7), KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON* (3\/2, 3\/4), ANATOMY OF A FALL* (3\/3, 3\/6), THE ZONE OF INTEREST* (3\/3, 3\/6), and PAST LIVES* (3\/3), AMC \u201cScreen Unseen\u201d (mystery movie) (3\/4, 7 p.m.), CABRINI, IMAGINARY, KUNG FU PANDA 4 (animation) (3\/7 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nALL OF US STRANGERS, THE CHOSEN: S4, Ep. 7-8 (faith programming), DUNE: PART TWO, AMERICAN FICTION, ANYONE BUT YOU, ARGYLLE, BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE, DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA \u2013 TO THE HASHIRA TRAINING (anim\u00e9) (in Japanese with English sub or English dub), DRIVE-AWAY DOLLS, MADAME WEB, MIGRATION (animation), ORDINARY ANGELS, POOR THINGS, WONKA (3\/1 on), THE LAND BEFORE TIME (animation) (3\/3, 3, 5 & 7 p.m.; 3\/6, 5 & 7 p.m.), CABRINI, IMAGINARY, KUNG FU PANDA 4 (animation) (3\/7 on)<\/p>\n
\nIllini Union Board presents \u201cSpring 2024 Weekend Films\u201d feat. TROLLS BAND TOGETHER, Pine Lounge, 1st floor (3\/1-3\/2, 7 p.m.; free w\/i-card)<\/p>\n
\nCOLD MEAT, SNOW WHITE AND THE 7 SAMURAI, more! (2\/27 on) Online rentals<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
\nIllini Radio Group presents \u201cRewind 92.5 Movie Series\u201d feat. KUNG FU PANDA 4 pre-release screening (3\/5, 7 p.m., free)<\/p>\n
\nSpringfield Art Association presents Molly Schlich Independent | International Film Series feat. REVOIR PARIS (3\/3, 1 & 4 p.m.; 3\/5, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nDUNE: PART TWO, DRIVE-AWAY DOLLS, WONKA (2\/29-3\/3)<\/p>\n
\nNo movies this week!<\/p>\n