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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 Let\u2019s keep the Report<\/strong> on the brief side this week, shall we? Spencer Films<\/strong> of Springfield<\/strong>, led by the multi-hyphenate media producer and personality Julie Staley<\/strong>, announced last week that FIELDS OF GOLD<\/strong>, their acclaimed and well-traveled documentary on the life of Decatur<\/strong> business legend A. E. Staley<\/strong>, is now available to watch on Amazon Prime<\/strong><\/a><\/span>; the Spencer team, including Tim Lynn<\/strong> and Laura Richter<\/strong>, also just received a Mid-America Emmy Award<\/strong> for their affecting short subject, MUSIC OF HOPE<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, about the outreach done by University of Illinois-Springfield<\/strong> instructor and violinist Dr. Yona Stamatis<\/strong> to keep alive the memory of those affected by the Holocaust<\/strong>. Happening as well in the Capital City is the 23rd annual Route 66 International Film Festival<\/strong>, which is showing a program of approximately thirty shorts and features<\/a><\/span> between today, Friday, November 1<\/strong>, and tomorrow, Saturday, November 2<\/strong>, at the Hoogland Center for the Arts<\/strong> in the downtown district; the array includes a half-dozen \u201cMade in Illinois\u201d selections, such as Ben Harl<\/strong>\u2019s documentary AFTERLIFE<\/strong> and Thomas Nicol<\/strong>\u2019s drama THE VENUS GAMBIT<\/strong>, and a set of shorts made by youth involved in the local 4-H<\/strong> chapter. And, helping young people find their talents and voices was surely on the mind of professional media veterans Leslie<\/strong> and Richard Frank<\/strong> who, according to a Daily Illini<\/span><\/strong> article from September 23<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, have bestowed a $2.5 million donation upon the College of Media<\/strong> at the University of Illinois<\/strong><\/span><\/a> in Urbana<\/strong> for major upgrades to Gregory Hall<\/strong>; the work, expected to start next summer, would modernize the basement classrooms and hallways as well as install a multi-purpose media production area that will provide space for \u201ca press conference room, a cinema production studio, and a hybrid teaching classroom\u201d to be utilized by students enrolled in Media\u2019s various majors.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n 25 YEARS DU C-U | Publishing and Our Screen Scene<\/strong><\/p>\n We won\u2019t be shy about the significance that today\u2019s Almanac<\/strong> entry holds for us here at the Secret MICRO-FILM Headquarters<\/strong> \u2013 behold the \u201canniversary collage\u201d made by Ye Ed<\/strong><\/a><\/span> over on a site we haven\u2019t had a legitimate occasion to highlight for some time \u2013 and we might as well point out the less-obvious dual meaning of it. Even though C-U Blogfidential<\/span><\/strong> was launched in 2006 and its companion print digest arrived the following year, it was within MICRO-FILM<\/span> issue 1<\/strong> where the concept of characterizing the movies of Champaign<\/strong>, Urbana, and the cities beyond under the \u201cC-U Confidential<\/strong>\u201d umbrella was born. Therefore, the overall project of chronicling and lifting up the film culture local to us has technically reached the quarter-century mark of existence along with our original Paper Opteryx<\/strong> endeavor. Since we don\u2019t have the master files handy from the past life of MICRO-FILM<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 who knew we\u2019d reach a point where CD-ROMs and compatible drives were not needed in the weekly workflow? \u2013 we\u2019ll share a snap of the very first page of content to ever brandish that Confidential flair. We need to celebrate this close-to-impossible DIY milestone, we know, and should have figured it out by now. Oh, what will<\/em> it be, C-U?<\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n CONFIDENTIAL ALMANAC | Dates in Film Culture History<\/strong><\/p>\n 25 Years Ago<\/strong> \u2026 Friday, October 29, 1999:<\/em> After more than a year of development, networking, and production, the first print issue of MICRO-FILM<\/span><\/strong> magazine is introduced on opening night of the third annual Freaky Film Festival<\/strong> at the New Art Theater<\/strong> in downtown Champaign, Illinois<\/strong>. [R]<\/strong><\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers<\/strong><\/p>\n @ Hoogland Center for the Arts, Springfield, 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> @ 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 @ College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL<\/strong> @ Chicago Filmmakers Firehouse, Chicago, IL<\/strong> @ The Hi-Pointe Theatre, St. Louis, MO<\/strong> UPDATE! <\/strong>For detailed and curated listings of Chicago-area film presentations and related events, please visit the fine folks at<\/em> Cine-File<\/strong> and subscribe to their definitive \u201cCine-List\u201d weekly blast<\/a><\/span>. And for northern Illinois industry news, be sure to read<\/em> Reel Chicago<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span> and<\/em> Screen Magazine<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n COMING SOON | Area-wide Events<\/strong><\/p>\n 2\/15\/25<\/strong> 3\/27-3\/29\/25<\/strong> 4\/23\/-4\/25\/25<\/strong> 5\/29-6\/2\/25<\/strong> \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area<\/strong><\/p>\n Chambana Film Festival* screening series<\/strong> Illini Radio Group presents \u201cRewind 92.5 Movie Series\u201d\/\u201cMix 94.5 Throwback Thursdays\u201d*<\/strong> Illini Union Board presents \u201cFall 2024 Weekend Films\u201d<\/strong> Illinois Public Media presents \u201cThe Arthouse Experience Film Series\u201d<\/strong> The News-Gazette<\/span> Film Series<\/strong> Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies* event series<\/strong> ~~~~~<\/p>\n Compiled by Jason Pankoke.<\/em><\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n \u201cCalendar du C-U\u201d Select movie listings for November 1-7, 2024 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond! Don\u2019t forget to peruse this week\u2019s Field(s of Gold) Report! Did you take a peek at the (25th anniversary) Image of the week? And, have you memorized the (25th Anniversary) Confidential Almanac for today?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,869,1836,53,274,2264],"tags":[2848,2204,870,2850,2646,2847,2852,2849,2851,255,2853,362,108,1885],"class_list":["post-16114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-area-festivals","category-calendar-du-c-u","category-confidential-almanac","category-educationclasses","category-print-matter-du-c-u","category-streaming-cinema","tag-a-e-staley","tag-ben-harl","tag-cinema-calendar","tag-dr-yona-stamatis","tag-fields-of-gold","tag-julie-staley","tag-leslie-frank","tag-music-of-hope","tag-richard-frank","tag-route-66-international-film-festival","tag-students-in-media","tag-thomas-nicol","tag-uiuc-college-of-media","tag-uiuc-gregory-hall"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16114"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16122,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16114\/revisions\/16122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n11\/1: Amy Lynn Best (co-owner, Happy Cloud Media, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA)
\n11\/3: Wes Melton (actor, RETURN OF THE CORN ZOMBIES, Acrostar Productions, Chicago, IL)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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\n23rd Route 66 International Film Festival* (11\/1-11\/2)<\/p>\n
\nIllini Film & Video* meeting (11\/1, 7 p.m., Room 1002)<\/p>\n
\nCentral Illinois Film Commission* meeting (11\/7, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nABSOLUTION, BHOOL BHULAIYAA 3 (in Hindi with English sub), CHASING CHASING AMY (documentary), GODZILLA MINUS ONE* and \u2026MINUS COLOR* (re-release) (in Japanese with English sub), HERE, HITPIG!* (animation), LOST ON A MOUNTAIN IN MAINE*, SINGHAM AGAIN (in Hindi with English sub), BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE, CONCLAVE, SMILE 2, TERRIFIER 3, VENOM: THE LAST DANCE, WE LIVE IN TIME, THE WILD ROBOT (animation) (11\/1 on), THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER advance screening (11\/2, 4 & 7 p.m.), AX Cinema Nights presents METROPOLIS (anim\u00e9) (11\/3, 11\/6, 4:30 p.m., in Japanese with English sub; 11\/4, 7:30 p.m., English dub), ANORA, THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER (faith film), ELEVATION, HERETIC, MEANWHILE ON EARTH, MEMOIR OF A SNAIL (animation), SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE (11\/7 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nGODZILLA MINUS ONE (re-release) (in Japanese with English sub), HERE, HITPIG! (animation), BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE, CONCLAVE, GOODRICH*, JOKER: FOILE \u00c0 DEUX*, SMILE 2, THE SUBSTANCE, TERRIFIER 3, VENOM: THE LAST DANCE, WE LIVE IN TIME, THE WILD ROBOT (animation) (11\/1 on), CORALINE (animation) (re-release) (11\/1, 12:45 & 6:15 p.m. standard, 3:30 & 9 p.m. 3-D), THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER advance screening (11\/2, 4 & 7 p.m.), Brandon Lake and Phil Wickham present \u201cFor the One\u201d (worship concert film) (11\/2, 3 p.m.), JOHN WICK 10th anniversary (11\/3, 4 & 7 p.m.; 11\/6, 7 p.m.), TWISTER (11\/3, 3 & 7 p.m.; 11\/6, 7 p.m.), THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER (faith film), HERETIC (11\/7 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nIllini Union Board presents FLY ME TO THE MOON (11\/1-11\/2, 7 p.m., free w\/i-card)<\/p>\n
\nNo movies this week!<\/p>\n
\nGOODRICH, HITPIG! (animation), TITANIC (3-D) (11\/1-11\/3)<\/p>\n
\nTHE CARPENTER (faith film), HITPIG! (animation), SMILE 2, VENOM: THE LAST DANCE (11\/1 on), THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER advance screening (11\/2, 4 & 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nVENOM: THE LAST DANCE (11\/1 on)<\/p>\n
\nDowntown Danville \u201cPotterFest 2024\u201d feat. HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE (11\/1, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nABSOLUTION, GODZILLA MINUS ONE* and \u2026MINUS COLOR* (re-release) (in Japanese with English sub), HERE, HITPIG!* (animation), BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE, CONCLAVE, SPEAK NO EVIL*, TERRIFIER 3, VENOM: THE LAST DANCE, WE LIVE IN TIME, WHITE BIRD, THE WILD ROBOT (animation), YOUR MONSTER* (11\/1 on), Indian cinema: SINGHAM AGAIN (11\/1-11\/3, 11\/5, Hindi w\/Eng sub), AMARAN (11\/1-11\/5, Tamil w\/English sub), BLOODY BEGGAR* (11\/1-11\/6, Tamil w\/English sub), KA* (11\/1-11\/3, 11\/5-11\/6, Telugu w\/English sub), LUCKY BASHIR (11\/1-11\/6, Telugu w\/English sub), BROTHER* (11\/1-11\/6, Tamil w\/English sub), BAGHEERA* (11\/1-11\/3, 11\/5-11\/6, Kannada w\/English sub), and BHOOL BHULAIYAA 3* (11\/1-11\/3, 11\/5, Hindi w\/English sub), HALLOWEEN (1978) (11\/1-11\/2, 9:30 p.m.), THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER advance screening (11\/2, 4 & 7 p.m.), Brandon Lake and Phil Wickham present \u201cFor the One\u201d (worship concert film) (11\/2, 3 p.m.), HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS \u2013 PART 2 (11\/3, 4 p.m.; 11\/4, 6 p.m.), JOHN WICK 10th anniversary (11\/3, 11\/6, 7 p.m.), Marcus \u201cMystery Movie\u201d (11\/4, 7 p.m.), THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER (faith film), HERETIC, OVERLORD: THE SACRED KINGDOM (anim\u00e9) (Japanese w\/Eng dub or Eng sub) (11\/7 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nSeverin Films presents \u2026 \u201cPost Apocalyptic Triple Feature\u201d feat. ACCI\u00d3N MUTANTE, WARRIORS OF THE YEAR 2072, OK TO RUN* (short film) (11\/1, 6 p.m. doors, 7 p.m. program), COCO (animation) (11\/2-11\/3), \u201cSilents Synced\u201d feat. NOSFERATU (1922) and \u201cKid A\u201d\/\u201cAmnesiac\u201d by Radiohead (11\/2-11\/3, 7 p.m.), THE FALLING STAR (11\/7)<\/p>\n
\nClosed until November.<\/p>\n
\nTRANSFORMERS ONE (animation) (11\/1-11\/3)<\/p>\n
\nClosed for the season.<\/p>\n
\nABSOLUTION, HERE, SMILE 2, TERRIFIER 3, VENOM: THE LAST DANCE, WE LIVE IN TIME, THE WILD ROBOT (animation) (11\/1 on)<\/p>\n
\n14th Lake County Film Festival (10\/31-11\/3, 11\/8-11\/11) Information<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nMostra XV Brazilian Film Festival presents DORIVAL CAYMMI, THE SOUNDS OF LIFE (music documentary) w\/filmmaker Daniela Broitman (11\/3, 4:30 p.m., free)<\/p>\n
\nCinema St. Louis presents the 33rd St. Louis International Film Festival (11\/7-11\/17)<\/p>\n
\n3rd annual CU International Film Festival*
\n@ Spurlock Museum of World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, IL<\/p>\n
\n2025 Big Muddy Film Festival*
\n@ The Varsity Center, Carbondale, IL<\/p>\n
\n25th Roger Ebert\u2019s Film Festival*
\n@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL<\/p>\n
\nThe Chambana Film Festival
\n@ TBA, Champaign-Urbana, IL<\/p>\n
\n@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL, 4 p.m.<\/strong>
\n11\/17: THE PROBLEM OF THE HERO; 11\/24: THE HOBBY; 12\/29: documentary shorts incl. FACING THE FALLS<\/p>\n
\n@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.<\/strong>
\n11\/20: THE BOY AND THE HERON (anim\u00e9); 12\/5: FRIDAY*<\/p>\n
\n@ Pine Lounge, 1st floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m. Fri. & Sat, free w\/i-card<\/strong>
\n11\/8-11\/9: IT ENDS WITH US; 11\/15-11\/16: SCREAM (1996); 11\/22-11\/23: BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE; 12\/6-12\/7: HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS<\/p>\n
\n@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.<\/strong>
\n11\/22: RUSHMORE; 12\/14: ROBOT DREAMS (animation)<\/p>\n
\n@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 1 & 7 p.m.<\/strong>
\n11\/30: THE WIZARD OF OZ; 12\/7: IT\u2019S A WONDERFUL LIFE<\/p>\n
\n@ Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Center for World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, IL<\/strong>
\n11\/14: ALIEN: ROMULUS screening; 12\/5: GREMLINS screening<\/p>\n
\n\u00a9 2024 Jason Pankoke\/C-U Blogfidential<\/span>
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