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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\/1: Jason Croft (editor\/publisher, Bachelor Pad Magazine<\/span>, Champaign, IL)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n FIELD REPORT DU HQ | From Wherever It May Be Said<\/strong><\/p>\n We\u2019re going to play hooky from the Report<\/strong> this week. Researching and writing extra doesn\u2019t get the yard work and grocery shopping done, never mind Momkoke Manor<\/strong> in better shape than it\u2019s been. Plenty for you to do as listed in the Calendar<\/strong> below, so hit the Google<\/strong> and socials for further details you might want to know. October at CUBlog<\/span><\/strong> feels like it\u2019s going to be more loaded than the sweetest pumpkin spice specialty drink that you could order from anywhere. Feel free to visit us on the regular for all of the treats and none of the tricks (or calories).<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n IMAGERY DU C-U | Picturing a Weird Scene on the Screen<\/strong><\/p>\n Lately, every time your humble editor visits Box Office Mojo<\/strong><\/a><\/span> to help him crunch numbers in his overloaded noggin, he sees the following promotional banner atop the home page and it just feels like a weird M3GAN\/HAL 9000 moment despite being a mere JPEG graphic and not generative AI that inserts the device user\u2019s name into the art:<\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n JSON<\/strong> is apparently a \u201cdata interchange format\u201d derived from JavaScript<\/strong><\/a><\/span>. Internet Movie Database<\/strong>, also the owners of Box Office Mojo and IMDb Pro<\/strong>, pitches other companies on using the method to integrate movie and user data onto other websites from their own<\/a><\/span>. This is why you might see an IMDb-branded rating placed on the physical media product pages<\/a><\/span> of certain online merchants, for instance. Click our links to learn more about it.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers<\/strong><\/p>\n @ Hoogland Center for the Arts, Springfield, IL<\/strong> @ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL<\/strong> @ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL<\/strong> @ 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> @ Pine Lounge, 1st floor, Illini Union, UIUC, 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> @ Clintonia Eagle Theater, Clinton, IL<\/strong> @ Crescent Cinemas, Pontiac, IL<\/strong> @ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL<\/strong> @ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL<\/strong> @ Marcus Bloomington Cinema + IMAX, Bloomington, 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> @ VIP Lincoln Grand 6, Lincoln, IL<\/strong> \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n NOW PLAYING | Midwest<\/strong><\/p>\n @ Sweet Void Cinema, Chicago, IL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
\nRoute 66 Film Festival presents \u201cGet Your Flicks at Route 66\u201d screening and activities (9\/28, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., free, all ages)<\/p>\n
\nChambana Film Festival* presents A TIME APART (9\/29, 4 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nIllini Film & Video* meeting (9\/30, 7 p.m., Room 1002)<\/p>\n
\nCentral Illinois Film Commission* meeting (10\/4, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nAZRAEL, DEVARA: PART 1 (in Telugu with English sub), MEGALOPOLIS, MY OLD ASS, PACIFIC RIM (re-release), Studio Ghibli Fest: HOWL\u2019S MOVING CASTLE 20th anniversary (anim\u00e9) (in Japanese with English sub or English dub), THE WILD ROBOT (animation), BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE, DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE, IT ENDS WITH US, NEVER LET GO*, SPEAK NO EVIL, THE SUBSTANCE*, TRANSFORMERS ONE (animation), WHIPLASH (re-release) (9\/27 on), JUNG KOOK: I AM STILL (concert documentary) (9\/27-9\/28, 7:30 p.m.; 9\/29, 4:30 p.m.; in Korean with English sub), AMC \u201cScreen Unseen\u201d (mystery movie) (9\/30, 7 p.m.), AX Cinema Nights presents \u201cGundam Fest\u201d feat. MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM (anim\u00e9) (10\/2, 7:30 p.m., in Japanese with English sub), JOKER: FOILE \u00c0 DEUX (10\/3 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nBAGMAN, DEVARA: PART 1 (in Telugu with English sub), LEE, MEGALOPOLIS, Studio Ghibli Fest: HOWL\u2019S MOVING CASTLE* 20th anniversary (anim\u00e9) (in Japanese with English sub or English dub), THE WILD ROBOT (animation), AM I RACIST? (op-ed\/documentary), BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE, DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE, DESPICABLE ME 4 (animation), NEVER LET GO, REAGAN, SPEAK NO EVIL, THE SUBSTANCE, TRANSFORMERS ONE (animation) (9\/27 on), IT ENDS WITH US (9\/27-9\/28, 10\/3), THE SHINING (1980) (9\/29, 3 & 7 p.m.; 10\/2, 7 p.m.) JOKER: FOILE \u00c0 DEUX preview (9\/30, 7 p.m., IMAX), MEAN GIRLS 20th anniversary (10\/3, 7 p.m.), JOKER: FOILE \u00c0 DEUX, WHITE BIRD (10\/3 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nIllini Union Board presents TWISTERS (9\/27-9\/28, 7 p.m., free w\/i-card)<\/p>\n
\nNo movies this week.<\/p>\n
\nTHE WILD ROBOT (animation), BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE, REAGAN (9\/27-9\/29)<\/p>\n
\nFAITH OF ANGELS (faith film), THE WILD ROBOT (animation), BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE, THE FORGE (faith film), TRANSFORMERS ONE (animation) (9\/27 on)<\/p>\n
\nTHE WILD ROBOT (animation), TRANSFORMERS ONE (animation) (9\/27 on)<\/p>\n
\nLITTLE GIANTS (9\/29, 2 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nHARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER\u2019S STONE (Screen 1), HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (Screen 2) (9\/27-9\/28)<\/p>\n
\nAZRAEL, DEVARA: PART 1 (in Telugu with English sub), LEE, MEGALOPOLIS, MY OLD ASS, Studio Ghibli Fest: HOWL\u2019S MOVING CASTLE 20th anniversary (anim\u00e9) (in Japanese with English sub or English dub), VINDICATING TRUMP (op-ed\/documentary), THE WILD ROBOT (animation), AM I RACIST?* (op-ed\/documentary), BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE, DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE, IT ENDS WITH US*, NEVER LET GO, SPEAK NO EVIL, THE SUBSTANCE*, TRANSFORMERS ONE (animation) (9\/27 on), JUNG KOOK: I AM STILL (concert documentary) (9\/27, 7:10 p.m.; 9\/28-9\/29, 12:40 p.m; in Korean with English sub), HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (9\/29, 4 p.m.; 9\/30, 6 p.m.), ONE HAND CLAPPING: PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS (music documentary) (9\/29, 1:30 p.m.), JOKER: FOILE \u00c0 DEUX preview (9\/30, 7 p.m., IMAX), Marcus \u201cMystery Movie\u201d (9\/30, 7 p.m.), A24 x IMAX present STOP MAKING SENSE (music documentary) (10\/2, 7 p.m., IMAX), Listening preview: \u201cMoon Music\u201d LP by Coldplay (10\/2, 8:30 p.m.), MEAN GIRLS 20th anniversary (10\/3, 7 p.m.), JOKER: FOILE \u00c0 DEUX, MONSTER SUMMER, WHITE BIRD (10\/3 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\n2024 Manhattan SHORT Film Festival (9\/27-9\/29), \u201cPolitics and Media Machines Series\u201d feat. THE CANDIDATE (9\/30), \u201cAn Evening with author Pablo Cartaya\u201d (10\/3)<\/p>\n
\nClosed until November.<\/p>\n
\nHAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON (9\/27-9\/29)<\/p>\n
\nTHE WILD ROBOT (animation), TWISTERS (Screen 1), BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE, TRANSFORMERS ONE (animation) (Screen 2) (9\/27-9\/28)<\/p>\n
\nBAGMAN, FAITH OF ANGELS (faith film), VINDICATING TRUMP (op-ed\/documentary), THE WILD ROBOT (animation), BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE, REAGAN, SPEAK NO EVIL, TRANSFORMERS ONE (animation) (9\/27 on), JOKER: FOILE \u00c0 DEUX (10\/3 on)<\/p>\n
\nPeripheries Experimental Film & Video Festival 2024 (9\/27-9\/29) Information<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n