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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\/9: Jason Lindsey (commercial photographer, Jason Lindsey Photography, Champaign-Urbana, IL)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n PASSINGS | You Will Be Missed<\/strong><\/p>\n 2\/18: Gene Hackman, 95 (actor, THE FRENCH CONNECTION, 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, Century City, Los Angeles, CA)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n FIELD REPORT DU HQ | From Wherever It May Be Said<\/strong><\/p>\n The Report<\/strong> is on hiatus until May. Thank you for your readership, CUvians and Agents! You should pay attention to Smile Politely<\/span><\/a><\/span>, The Daily Illini<\/span><\/a><\/span>, Champaign Movie Makers<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, and Chambana Film Festival<\/strong><\/a><\/span> for breaking news and updates in our scene. CUBlog<\/span><\/strong> will also keep in step with our friends and share to Facebook<\/strong><\/a><\/span> when we come across things you would like. Keep reading!<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers<\/strong><\/p>\n @ Lincoln Hall, 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> @ Pine Lounge, 1st floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, 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 @ Clintonia Eagle Theater, Clinton, IL<\/strong> @ Crescent Cinemas, Pontiac, IL<\/strong> @ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL<\/strong> @ The Lorraine Theatre, Hoopeston, 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> @ VIP Lincoln Grand 6, Lincoln, IL<\/strong> \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n NOW PLAYING | Midwest<\/strong><\/p>\n 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 3\/25, 3\/27<\/strong> 3\/27-3\/29<\/strong> 4\/3-4\/13<\/strong> 4\/3-4\/10<\/strong> 4\/23\/-4\/25<\/strong> 5\/29-6\/2<\/strong> 9\/21<\/strong> \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area<\/strong><\/p>\n UPDATE! Chambana Film Festival* screening series<\/strong> Illini Union Board presents \u201cSpring 2024 Weekend Films\u201d<\/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 March 7-13, 2025 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[869],"tags":[870],"class_list":["post-16370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-calendar-du-c-u","tag-cinema-calendar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16370","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=16370"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16375,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16370\/revisions\/16375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nIllini Film & Video* meeting (3\/10, 7 p.m., Room 1090)<\/p>\n
\nIN THE LOST LANDS, MICKEY 17, NIGHT OF THE ZOOPOCALYPSE* (animation), RULE BREAKERS, THE RULE OF JENNY PEN, ANORA, CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD, DOG MAN* (animation), HEART EYES, LAST BREATH, THE MONKEY, MUFASA: THE LION KING*, MY DEAD FRIEND ZOE*, NE ZHA 2 (animation) (in Mandarin with English sub), ONE OF THESE DAYS*, PADDINGTON IN PERU, RIFF RAFF* (3\/7 on), AMC \u201cScreen Unseen\u201d (mystery movie) (3\/10, 7 p.m.), AX Cinema Nights \u201cGundam Fest\u201d feat. MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: CHAR\u2019S COUNTERATTACK (in Japanese with English sub) (3\/12, 7:30 p.m.), BLACK BAG, THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE (animation), NOVOCAINE, OPUS (3\/13 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nIN THE LOST LANDS, MICKEY 17, NIGHT OF THE ZOOPOCALYPSE* (animation), QUEEN OF THE RING, RULE BREAKERS, THE RULE OF JENNY PEN, CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD, DOG MAN (animation), HEART EYES*, LAST BREATH, THE MONKEY, MY DEAD FRIEND ZOE*, ONE OF THEM DAYS, PADDINGTON IN PERU, RIFF RAFF (3\/7 on), Nashville Music Network presents \u201cMusic Night Live!\u201d (acoustic concert) (3\/8, 3\/11, 7 p.m.; simulcast), NOVOCAINE preview (3\/8, 7 p.m.), UFC 313: Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev, more (mixed martial arts) (3\/8, 9 p.m., simulcast), MOONSTRUCK (3\/9, 3 & 7 p.m. 3\/12, 7 p.m.), NOVOCAINE (3\/13 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nIllini Union Board presents WICKED (3\/7-3\/8, 7 p.m., free w\/i-card)<\/p>\n
\nMICKEY 17, RULE BREAKERS, CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD, LAST BREATH, A SLOTH STORY (animation) (3\/7 on), UFC 313: Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev, more (mixed martial arts) (3\/8, 9 p.m., simulcast)<\/p>\n
\nMICKEY 17, A SLOTH STORY (animation) (3\/7 on)<\/p>\n
\nNo movies this week!<\/p>\n
\nLAST BREATH (3\/7-3\/9)<\/p>\n
\nIN THE LOST LANDS, MICKEY 17, NIGHT OF THE ZOOPOCALYPSE (animation), QUEEN OF THE RING, RULE BREAKERS, ANORA, CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD, DOG MAN (animation), HEART EYES, LAST BREATH, THE MONKEY, MUFASA: THE LION KING*, MY DEAD FRIEND ZOE, PADDINGTON IN PERU, RIFF RAFF, THE UNBREAKABLE BOY (faith film) (3\/7 on), ONE OF THEM DAYS* (3\/7, 3\/9, 3\/11), Indian cinema: SEETHAMMA VAKITLO SIRIMALLE CHETTU (Telugu w\/Eng sub) (3\/7), TRANSFORMERS ONE* (animation) (3\/7-3\/9), NOVOCAINE preview (3\/8, 7 p.m.), \u201cIndiana Jones Trilogy Marathon\u201d (3\/8, 12 p.m.), I AM LIVING PROOF (religious documentary) (3\/9-3\/10), BLACK BAG, THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE (animation), THE LAST SUPPER (faith film), NOVOCAINE, OPUS (3\/13 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nTHE BRUTALIST (3\/7-3\/9), THE BIRDCAGE (3\/11), I\u2019M STILL HERE (in Portuguese with English sub) (3\/13)<\/p>\n
\nClosed for the week.<\/p>\n
\nCAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD (3\/7-3\/9)<\/p>\n
\nMICKEY 17, QUEEN OF THE RING, RULE BREAKERS, CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD, DOG MAN (animation), LAST BREATH, THE MONKEY, THE UNBREAKABLE BOY (faith film) (3\/7 on), I AM LIVING PROOF (religious documentary) (3\/9-3\/10, 3\/12)<\/p>\n
\nRantoul Film Festival*
\n@ Rantoul Business Center, Rantoul, IL<\/p>\n
\n2025 Big Muddy Film Festival*
\n@ The Varsity Center, Carbondale, IL<\/p>\n
\n35th Onion City Experimental Film Festival, Chicago, IL<\/p>\n
\n27th annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI<\/p>\n
\n25th Roger Ebert\u2019s Film Festival*
\n@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL<\/p>\n
\nThe Chambana Film Festival
\n@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL<\/p>\n
\nThe Chambana Music Film Festival (title TBA)
\n@ TBA, Champaign-Urbana, IL<\/p>\n
\n@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL, 4 p.m.<\/strong>
\n3\/23: \u201cSecret Test Screening\u201d (free show); 3\/30: ROOM SIX<\/p>\n
\n@ Pine Lounge, 1st floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m. Fri. & Sat, free w\/i-card<\/strong>
\n3\/14-3\/15: MUFASA: THE LION KING; 3\/21-3\/22: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE WAR OF THE ROHIRRIM (animation); 3\/28-3\/29: PITCH PERFECT; 4\/4-4\/5: NOSFERATU; 4\/11-4\/12: WALL-E (animation); 4\/18-4\/19: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3; 4\/25-4\/26: THE WILD ROBOT (animation); 5\/2-5\/3: CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD; 5\/4: STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS<\/p>\n
\n@ Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Center for World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, IL<\/strong>
\n3\/28: \u201cJapanese Paper Print Project: Film and Live Music Event\u201d; 3\/31: \u201cVideographic Criticism Talk: Tracing Media Histories Through Videographic Criticism\u201d; 4\/22: Ebert Symposium screening: HER; 4\/23: Ebert Symposium keynote and roundtables: \u201cArtificial Intelligence Imagined and Realized\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u00a9 2025 Jason Pankoke\/C-U Blogfidential<\/span>
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