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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\/25: Becca Whitaker (staff cartoonist, Bachelor Pad Magazine<\/span>, Champaign, IL) \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n CONFIDENTIAL ALMANAC | Dates in Film Culture History<\/strong><\/p>\n 20 Years Ago<\/strong> \u2026 Week of Monday, October 24, 2005:<\/em> Opteryx Press<\/strong> of Champaign<\/strong> begins shipping and store placement of MICRO-FILM<\/span> 7<\/strong>, the imprint\u2019s flagship journal. Articles cover the Lars von Trier<\/strong> \u201cchallenge\u201d documentary THE FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS<\/strong>, the Ron Santo<\/strong> biographical film THIS OLD CUB<\/strong>, current productions from Haxan Films<\/strong> (THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT<\/strong>), regional indies such as FIVE YEARS<\/strong> and QUALITY OF LIFE<\/strong>, the passing of Sarah Jacobson<\/strong> (MARY JANE\u2019S NOT A VIRGIN ANYMORE<\/strong>), and more. This 64-page issue is the last print edition of MF<\/strong> to date. [R]<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers<\/strong><\/p>\n @ Brookens Auditorium, University of Illinois, Springfield, IL<\/strong> @ Lincoln Hall, UIUC, Urbana, IL<\/strong> @ The Lincoln Square Theater, Decatur, 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> @ 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 Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL<\/strong> @ 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> 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 UPDATE! 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 24-30, 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-16713","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\/16713","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=16713"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16713\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16717,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16713\/revisions\/16717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n10\/26: Joseph F. Alexandre (filmmaker, BACK HOME YEARS AGO: THE REAL \u2018CASINO\u2019, JFA Films, Los Angeles, CA)<\/p>\n
\nLIPSTICK* downstate Illinois premiere w\/filmmaker Kimberly D. Conner (10\/25, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nIllini Film & Video* meeting (10\/25, 4:30 p.m., Room 1002)<\/p>\n
\nTRICK AND TREATS* limited run (10\/24, 10\/29, 10\/30, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nChambana Film Society* presents \u201cThe Savoy Arthouse\u201d feat. STRANGE JOURNEY: THE STORY OF ROCKY HORROR (10\/26, 3 p.m., documentary)<\/p>\n
\nBLUE MOON, CHAINSAW MAN THE MOVIE: REZE ARC (anim\u00e9) (in Japanese with English sub or English dub), DREAM EATER*, REGRETTING YOU, SHELBY OAKS, SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE, AFTER THE HUNT, BLACK PHONE 2, THE CONJURING: LAST RITES*, GOOD FORTUNE, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER*, ROOFMAN, SOUL ON FIRE (faith film), TRON: ARES, TRUTH & TREASON (10\/24 on), THAMMA* (in Hindi with English sub) (10\/24-10\/26), PARANORMAN (animation) (10\/25-10\/26, 4:15 & 7 p.m., 10\/27-10\/28, 7 p.m.; 3-D), STITCH HEAD sneak preview (animation) (10\/26, 2 p.m.), NUREMBERG sneak preview w\/Russel Crowe livestream Q&A (10\/27, 6:30 p.m.), AMC \u201cScreen Unseen\u201d (mystery movie) (10\/27, 7 p.m.), ANNIVERSARY, STITCH HEAD (animation) (10\/29 on), VINCENT MUST DIE\/HALLOW ROAD double feature (10\/30, 7 p.m.), BACK TO THE FUTURE 40th anniversary (10\/30 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nCHAINSAW MAN THE MOVIE: REZE ARC (anim\u00e9) (in Japanese with English sub or English dub), EK DEEWANE KI DEEWANIYAT (in Hindi with English sub), REGRETTING YOU, SHELBY OAKS, SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE, THAMMA* (in Hindi with English sub), BLACK PHONE 2, THE CONJURING: LAST RITES, DEMON SLAYER: INFINITY CASTLE (anim\u00e9) (in Japanese with English sub or English dub), GABBY\u2019S DOLLHOUSE: THE MOVIE, GOOD FORTUNE, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, ROOFMAN, TRON: ARES, TRUTH & TREASON (10\/24 on), PARANORMAN (animation) (10\/25-10\/28; 2-D & 3-D), STITCH HEAD sneak preview (animation) (10\/26, 2 p.m.), HALLOWEEN (1978) (10\/26, 3 & 7 p.m.; 10\/29, 7 p.m.), TWILIGHT (10\/29, 1, 4 & 7 p.m.), ANNIVERSARY, STITCH HEAD (animation) (10\/29 on), THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON (10\/30, 1, 4 & 7 p.m.), TRIUMPH OVER EVIL: BATTLE OF THE EXORCISTS (religious docudrama) (10\/30, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nFall lecture by UC Santa Cruz professor Yiman Wang on the career of Anna May Wong (10\/24, 2 p.m., free)<\/p>\n
\nIllini Union Board presents I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (10\/24-10\/25, 7 p.m., free w\/i-card)<\/p>\n
\nMix 94.5 and Rewind 92.5 present THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW 50th anniversary with shadow cast (10\/25, 7 p.m., sold out)<\/p>\n
\nThe Rocky Horror Show<\/span> (10\/24-10\/25, 8 p.m.), Rocky Horror<\/span> after show @ Cedar and Smoke (10\/25, 10 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nCHAINSAW MAN THE MOVIE: REZE ARC (anim\u00e9) (in Japanese with English sub or English dub), REGRETTING YOU, SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE, BLACK PHONE 2, THE CONJURING: LAST RITES, GABBY\u2019S DOLLHOUSE: THE MOVIE, GOOD FORTUNE, ROOFMAN, TRON: ARES, TRUTH & TREASON (10\/24 on), STITCH HEAD sneak preview (animation) (10\/26, 2 p.m.), TWILIGHT (10\/29, 7 p.m.), STITCH HEAD (animation) (10\/29 on), THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON (10\/30, 4 & 7 p.m.), BUGONIA (10\/30 on)<\/p>\n
\nClosed for the regular season.<\/p>\n
\nREGRETTING YOU (10\/24-10\/26, 10\/29 on)<\/p>\n
\nTHE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW w\/Community Players Theatre shadow cast (10\/24-10\/25, 7 & 10 p.m.), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925)\/NOSFERATU (1922) double feature with live accompaniment by The Invincible Czars (10\/26, 6 p.m.), CANDYMAN (10\/27), THE LOST BOYS (10\/28), FRANKENSTEIN (1931) (10\/29), HOCUS POCUS (10\/30)<\/p>\n
\nROOFMAN (10\/24-10\/26)<\/p>\n
\nBLACK PHONE 2, IT (Screen 1), HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA (animation), GOOSEBUMPS (Screen 2) (10\/24-10\/25)<\/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>
\n11\/2: WEEKEND AT THE END OF THE WORLD; 11\/16: Sanford Hess selection TBA; 11\/21: The Found Footage Festival Vol. 11; 11\/30: THE LADDER; 12\/7: HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS; 12\/14: SONG SUNG BLUE (2008); 12\/21: Sanford Hess selection TBA; 12\/28: \u201cShort Docs\u201d program<\/p>\n
\n@ Pine Lounge, 1st floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m. Fri. & Sat, free w\/i-card<\/strong>
\n10\/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>
\n11\/13: HEREDITARY screening<\/p>\n
\n\u00a9 2025 Jason Pankoke\/C-U Blogfidential<\/span>
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