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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\/16: Chaz Ebert (founder, Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies, College of Media, UIUC, Champaign, IL) @ Esquire Lounge, Champaign, IL<\/strong> @ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL<\/strong> @ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, 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> @ Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Center for World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, 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 NOW OPEN! @ Golden Ticket Cinemas Ale House, Bloomington, IL<\/strong> @ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL<\/strong> @ The Lorraine Theatre, Hoopeston, IL<\/strong> @ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL<\/strong> @ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL<\/strong> @ The Route 66 Drive-in Theater, Springfield, IL<\/strong> \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n NOW PLAYING | Midwest<\/strong><\/p>\n @ AMC Newcity 14, Music Box Theatre, Gene Siskel Film Center, etc., 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>,<\/em> Screen Magazine<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span>, and the <\/em>Chicago Reader<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n COMING SOON | Area-wide Events<\/strong><\/p>\n 11\/6-11\/16<\/strong> 11\/7-11\/8<\/strong> 11\/8-11\/9<\/strong> 11\/8<\/strong> 11\/21<\/strong> \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area<\/strong><\/p>\n Chambana Film Society presents \u201cThe Savoy Arthouse\u201d<\/strong> Illini Union Board presents \u201cFall 2025 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 October 17-23, 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-16708","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\/16708","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=16708"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16712,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16708\/revisions\/16712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n10\/18: Mike Everleth (publisher, Underground Film Journal<\/span>, Los Angeles, CA)
\n10\/20: Lana Wildman (volunteer, Route 66 International Film Festival, Springfield, IL)<\/p>\n
\n<\/em><\/strong>
\nLOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nChampaign Movie Makers* meeting (10\/20, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nIllini Film & Video* meeting (10\/18, 4:30 p.m., Room 1002)<\/p>\n
\nChambana Film Society* presents \u201cThe Savoy Arthouse\u201d feat. PERFECT DAYS selected by Sanford Hess (10\/19, 3 p.m., documentary)<\/p>\n
\nAFTER THE HUNT, BLACK PHONE 2, EXORCISM CHRONICLES: THE BEGINNING* (animation), GOOD FORTUNE, GROW, TRUTH & TREASON, THE CONJURING: LAST RITES, GABBY\u2019S DOLLHOUSE: THE MOVIE, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, ROOFMAN, SOUL ON FIRE (faith film), TRON: ARES (10\/17 on), Studio Ghibli Fest: SPIRITED AWAY (anim\u00e9) (10\/18, 4 p.m., 10\/19, 4 & 7 p.m., English dub; 10\/20-10\/21, 7 p.m., in Japanese with English sub), AMC \u201cScream Unseen\u201d (mystery movie) (10\/20, 7 p.m.), THAMMA (in Hindi with English sub) (10\/21-10\/22, 7:30 p.m.), THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (animation) (10\/22, 6 p.m., 3-D), BLUE MOON, CHAINSAW MAN THE MOVIE: REZE ARC (anim\u00e9), REGRETTING YOU, SHELBY OAKS, SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE (10\/23 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nBLACK PHONE 2, GOOD FORTUNE, GROW, SOMETHING\u2019S GOTTA GIVE*, TRUTH & TREASON, THE CONJURING: LAST RITES, DEMON SLAYER: INFINITY CASTLE (anim\u00e9) (in Japanese with English sub or English dub), GABBY\u2019S DOLLHOUSE: THE MOVIE, GOOD BOY, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN*, THE LONG WALK, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, ROOFMAN, TRON: ARES (10\/17 on), Indian cinema: BISON: KAALAMAADAN* (10\/17-10\/18, in Tamil with English sub), DUDE (10\/17-10\/20, in Tamil or Telugu with English sub), K-RAMP* (10\/17-10\/19, in Telugu with English sub), TELUSU KADI* (10\/17-10\/20, in Telugu with English sub),and MITHRA MANDALI (10\/18-10\/19, in Telugu with English sub), The Metropolitan Opera: La Sonnambula<\/span> (10\/18, 12 p.m., simulcast; 10\/22, 12 & 5:30 p.m., recorded), Studio Ghibli Fest: SPIRITED AWAY (anim\u00e9) (10\/18, 2 p.m., 10\/19, 4 & 7 p.m., 10\/22, 7 p.m., English dub; 10\/20-10\/21, 7 p.m., in Japanese with English sub), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (2004) (10\/19, 3 & 7 p.m.; 10\/22, 7 p.m.), OFF SCHOOL PROPERTY (religious documentary) (10\/23, 7 p.m.), REGRETTING YOU, SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE (10\/23 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nRoger Ebert Center for Film Studies* presents screening of PICCADILLY starring Anna May Wong (10\/23, 7 p.m., free)<\/p>\n
\nIllini Union Board presents THE BAD GUYS 2 (animation) (10\/17-10\/18, 7 p.m., free w\/i-card)<\/p>\n
\nBLACK PHONE 2, THE CONJURING: LAST RITES, GABBY\u2019S DOLLHOUSE: THE MOVIE, GOOD FORTUNE, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, ROOFMAN, TRON: ARES, TRUTH & TREASON (10\/17 on), THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (animation) (10\/22, 7:15 p.m., 3-D),<\/p>\n
\n\u201cSupernatural Scares\u201d triple: GOOD BOY, 28 DAYS LATER, FINAL DESTINATION (Screen 1), \u201cKiller Creatures\u201d triple: KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE, CRITTERS, THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (Screen 2) (10\/17), \u201cHellinois\u201d triple: HALLOWEEN (1978), CHILD\u2019S PLAY (1988), CANDYMAN (1992) (Screen 1), \u201cKiller Icons\u201d triple: SCREAM (1996), SAW, TERRIFIER (Screen 2) (10\/18)<\/p>\n
\nTRON: ARES (10\/17-10\/19), ELEANOR THE GREAT (10\/22)<\/p>\n
\nPOLTERGEIST (1982), FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980) (10\/17), HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1959), HOCUS POCUS, THE THING (1982) (10\/18), SLEEPY HOLLOW (1999), DRACULA (1931, in Spanish with English sub) (10\/19), TEEN WITCH (10\/20), THE GHOST OF YOTSUYA (in Japanese with English sub) (10\/21), THE CRAFT (10\/22), THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW w\/Community Players Theatre shadow cast (10\/23, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (10\/17-10\/19)<\/p>\n
\nBLACK PHONE 2, FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY\u2019S (Screen 1), MONSTER HOUSE (animation), CASPER 20th anniversary (Screen 2) (10\/17-10\/18), \u201cTrunk or Treat\u201d for kids (10\/18, 5-7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\n61st Chicago International Film Festival (through 10\/26)<\/p>\n
\n34th Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival
\n@ The Hi-Pointe Theatre, St. Louis, MO<\/p>\n
\n24th Route 66 International Film Festival*
\n@ Hoogland Center for the Arts, Springfield, IL<\/p>\n
\nDark History & Horror Con* 2025
\nfeat. Screaming Mad Film Festival
\n@ The Orpheum Theatre, Champaign, IL<\/p>\n
\n4th Champaign Urbana International Film Festival*
\n@ Spurlock Museum of World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, IL<\/p>\n
\nChambana Film Society presents
\nThe Found Footage Festival Vol. 11
\n@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
\n@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL, 3 p.m. unless noted otherwise<\/strong>
\n10\/26: STRANGE JOURNEY: THE STORY OF ROCKY HORROR<\/p>\n
\n@ Pine Lounge, 1st floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m. Fri. & Sat, free w\/i-card<\/strong>
\n10\/24-10\/25: I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER; 10\/30-10\/31: THE CONJURING: LAST RITES; 11\/7-11\/8: FREAKIER FRIDAY; 11\/14-11\/15: DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE; 11\/21-11\/22: HIM; 12\/5-12\/6: CAUGHT STEALING<\/p>\n
\n@ Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Center for World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, IL<\/strong>
\n10\/24: Fall lecture by UC Santa Cruz professor Yiman Wang on the career of Anna May Wong; 11\/13: HEREDITARY screening<\/p>\n
\n\u00a9 2025 Jason Pankoke\/C-U Blogfidential<\/span>
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