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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\/18: Joseph Muskin (co-author, The Art Theater<\/span>, Champaign Urbana Theater History, Urbana, IL) \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 @ Esquire Lounge, Champaign, IL<\/strong> 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 @ Chicago Filmmakers Historic Firehouse Cinema, Chicago, IL<\/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 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 14-20, 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-16376","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\/16376","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=16376"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16376\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16381,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16376\/revisions\/16381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n3\/19: Andrew F. Gleason (associate director of video services, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL)<\/p>\n
\nChampaign Movie Makers* meeting (3\/17, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\n<\/em><\/p>\n
\nBLACK BAG, THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE (animation), THE DIPLOMAT* (in Hindi with English sub), NOVOCAINE, OPUS, CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD, DOG MAN* (animation), HEART EYES*, LAST BREATH, MICKEY 17, THE MONKEY, MUFASA: THE LION KING, NE ZHA 2 (animation) (in Mandarin with English sub), PADDINGTON IN PERU, RULE BREAKERS (3\/14 on), AX Cinema Nights \u201cGundam Fest\u201d feat. MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: CHAR\u2019S COUNTERATTACK (in Japanese with English sub) (3\/16, 4:30 p.m.), AMC \u201cScreen Unseen\u201d (mystery movie) (3\/17, 7 p.m.), ASH sneak preview (3\/19, 7 p.m.), THE ALTO KNIGHTS, SNOW WHITE (3\/20 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nBLACK BAG, THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE (animation), THE LAST SUPPER (faith film), NOVOCAINE, OPUS, ANORA, CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD, DOG MAN (animation), IN THE LOST LANDS, LAST BREATH, MICKEY 17, THE MONKEY, NIGHT OF THE ZOOPOCALYPSE (animation), ONE OF THEM DAYS*, PADDINGTON IN PERU, QUEEN OF THE RING*, RULE BREAKERS*, THE RULE OF JENNY PEN* (3\/14 on), The Metropolitan Opera: Fidelio<\/span> (3\/15, 12 p.m., simulcast; 3\/19, 1 & 6:30 p.m., recorded), TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (1990) (3\/15, 7 p.m.; 3\/15, 3 & 7 p.m.; 3\/19, 7 p.m.), \u201cRad Day\u201d event feat. RAD, A RAD DOCUMENTARY (3\/20, 7 p.m.), SNOW WHITE (3\/20 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nIllini Union Board presents MUFASA: THE LION KING (3\/14-3\/15, 7 p.m., free w\/i-card)<\/p>\n
\nTHE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE (animation), NOVOCAINE, CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD, MICKEY 17, RULE BREAKERS, A SLOTH STORY (animation) (3\/14 on)<\/p>\n
\nTHE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE (animation), MICKEY 17 (3\/14 on)<\/p>\n
\nNo movies this week!<\/p>\n
\nTHE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE (animation) (3\/13-3\/16)<\/p>\n
\nBLACK BAG, THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE (animation), THE LAST SUPPER (faith film), NOVOCAINE, OPUS, CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD, DOG MAN (animation), LAST BREATH, MICKEY 17, THE MONKEY, MUFASA: THE LION KING*, PADDINGTON IN PERU (3\/14 on), Indian cinema: COURT: STATE VS. A NOBODY* (Telugu w\/Eng sub; 3\/14-3\/18), SMALLFOOT* (animation) (3\/14-3\/16), The Metropolitan Opera: Fidelio<\/span> (3\/15, 12 p.m., simulcast), HEART EYES*, THE UNBREAKABLE BOY* (faith film) (3\/15-3\/18), TOP GUN (3\/16, 4 p.m.; 3\/17, 6 p.m.), A24 x IMAX presents SPRING BREAKERS (3\/19, 7 p.m., IMAX), HANS ZIMMER & FRIENDS: DIAMOND IN THE DESERT (music documentary) (3\/19, 7:30 p.m.), \u201cRad Day\u201d event feat. RAD, A RAD DOCUMENTARY (3\/20, 7 p.m.), THE ALTO KNIGHTS, LOCKED, MAGAZINE DREAMS, SNOW WHITE (3\/20 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nI\u2019M STILL HERE (in Portuguese with English sub) (3\/14-3\/16), THE BOONDOCK SAINTS (3\/14-3\/15), TAKING CARE documentary + Alzheimer\u2019s disease discussion (3\/18, 6:45 p.m., free), ISU Queer Coalition presents \u201cIn Her Image\u201d series feat. LYLE (3\/19, 7 p.m.), SING SING (3\/20)<\/p>\n
\nClosed for the week.<\/p>\n
\nCAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD (3\/14-3\/16)<\/p>\n
\nTHE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE (animation), NOVOCAINE, CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD, DOG MAN (animation), LAST BREATH, MICKEY 17, THE MONKEY (3\/14 on)<\/p>\n
\nChicago Filmmakers presents \u201cPicture ReStart\u201d series, \u201cAnimated Breakdowns\u201d program (3\/15, 6 p.m.)<\/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; 4\/27: SLICE OF LIFE (documentary)<\/p>\n
\n@ Pine Lounge, 1st floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m. Fri. & Sat, free w\/i-card<\/strong>
\n3\/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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