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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 THE BLOGFIDENTIAL TELETYPE | Film News You Can Use, C-U<\/strong><\/p>\n What we\u2019re seeing on our beat this week<\/em> \u2026 Forgive us, we dropped the beat. Much is afoot at MFHQ Deux<\/strong>, so we\u2019ve had to follow what\u2019s in the cards. Our toes will tap the concrete again next week. Onward \u2026 and that\u2019s what we can reveal for today. Always remember \u2013 this is not just movies, it\u2019s our lives.<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n CONFIDENTIAL ALMANAC | Dates in Film Culture History<\/strong><\/p>\n 27 Years Ago<\/strong> \u2026 Wednesday, March 3, 1999:<\/em> Operating out of a studio-office situated near downtown Champaign, Illinois<\/strong>, Opteryx Press<\/strong> puts its spin on independent film discourse to paper for the first time with the release of MICRO-FILM: The Warning Shot<\/span><\/strong>. The letter-size, 12-page \u2018zine is a copy shop creation with a teal cover that serves as a low-budget teaser for the upcoming MICRO-FILM<\/span><\/strong>, \u201cThe Magazine of Personal Cinema in Action.\u201d Novice self-publisher Jason Pankoke<\/strong> draws the content from his recent interactions with participants in the American \u201cfilm festival circuit\u201d as well as science-fiction and horror fandom; interview subjects include Scary Monsters Magazine<\/span><\/strong> publisher Dennis Druktenis<\/strong> from the Chicago<\/strong> suburb of Highwood<\/strong>, Oregon<\/strong>-based stop-motion animator Suzanne Twining<\/strong>, and filmmaker and photographer Brien Burroughs<\/strong> of San Francisco<\/strong>. Short subjects created by the latter two were introduced to a Champaign-Urbana audience during the first Freaky Film Festival<\/strong> in 1997. \u201cMany of the films in MICRO-FILM<\/span><\/strong> will be raw and unpolished,\u201d writes Pankoke in a \u201cSave the Mirth\u201d editorial. \u201cSome will be experimental and abstract. Most will be far from perfect, at least according to the standards of mainstream critics and cinema historians. However, all belong to the century-old history of motion picture making, and this history deserves to be fleshed out by recording what is going on in the grassroots, the backyards, and the underground. In this case, size doesn\u2019t matter. Your films do<\/em>.\u201d A second \u201cstepping stone\u201d issue to be called MICRO-FILM 101<\/span><\/strong> is promoted in The Warning Shot<\/span><\/strong> but never comes to fruition. As reported on 3\/7\/09<\/span><\/a> at<\/em> CUBlog<\/span><\/strong>. [R]<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers<\/strong><\/p>\n @ Antioch Theatre, Antioch, IL<\/strong> @ Flyover Film Studios, Rantoul, IL<\/strong> @ Spurlock Museum of World Cultures, 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> @ 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 LAST SHOWS! @ AMC Classic 12, Springfield, IL<\/strong> @ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL<\/strong> @ The Lorraine Theatre, Hoopeston, IL<\/strong> @ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL<\/strong> @ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL<\/strong> \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n NOW PLAYING | Midwest<\/strong><\/p>\n LAST LISTING! <\/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 3\/12-3\/23<\/strong> 3\/16-3\/19<\/strong> 3\/19<\/strong> 3\/19-3\/21<\/strong> 3\/20-4\/12<\/strong> NEW! 3\/24-3\/29<\/strong> 4\/3-4\/10<\/strong> 4\/9-4\/12<\/strong> 4\/17-4\/19<\/strong> 4\/23-4\/26<\/strong> 5\/1<\/strong> 9\/7-9\/17<\/strong> \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area<\/strong><\/p>\n Illini Union Board presents \u201cSpring 2025 Weekend Films\u201d<\/strong> Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies events<\/strong> ~~~~~<\/p>\n Compiled by Jason Pankoke.<\/em><\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n \u201cCalendar du C-U\u201d Select movie listings for March 6-12, 2026 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond! 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\n16th annual Lake County Film Festival* opening night feat. NUISANCE BEAR (documentary) (3\/12, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\n\u201cSpring Break (SB1) Camera Department Intensive\u201d instructed by Robert Patrick Stern (3\/9-3\/13)<\/p>\n
\nUI Center for Advanced Study \u201cMillerComm 2026\u201d screening: FLAME (documentary) w\/discussion (3\/10, 5 p.m.), UI Department of French & Italian, etc., present \u201cFrancophone Film Festival\u201d feat. LE CONSENTEMENT (in French with English sub) (3\/11, 6:30 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nTHE BRIDE!, DEMON SLAYER: INFINITY CASTLE (anim\u00e9 re-release) (in Japanese with English sub or English dub), DOLLY*, HOPPERS (animation), PROTECTOR, CRIME 101*, EPiC: ELVIS PRESLEY IN CONCERT* (music documentary), GOAT (animation), I CAN ONLY IMAGINE 2 (faith film), PEGASUS 3* (in Mandarin with English and Chinese sub), SCREAM 7, WUTHERING HEIGHTS (3\/6 on), Fan Faves: I CAN ONLY IMAGINE* (faith film) (3\/6-3\/8, 3\/10) and I STILL BELIEVE* (faith film) (3\/6-3\/8, 3\/11), AMC \u201cScreen Unseen\u201d (mystery movie) (3\/9, 7 p.m.), REMINDERS OF HIM, UNDERTONE (3\/12 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nTHE BRIDE!, HOPPERS (animation), MRITHYUNJAY* (in Telugu with English sub), PROTECTOR, CRIME 101, EPiC: ELVIS PRESLEY IN CONCERT (music documentary), GOAT (animation), I CAN ONLY IMAGINE 2 (faith film), SEND HELP, SCREAM 7, WUTHERING HEIGHTS, ZOOTOPIA 2 (animation) (3\/6 on), UFC 326: Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliviera, more (mixed martial arts) (3\/7, 8 p.m., simulcast), The Royal Ballet: Romeo and Juliet<\/span> (3\/8, 3 p.m., 3\/9, 7 p.m.; 2015 recorded performance); LA LA LAND (3\/8, 3 & 7 p.m.; 3\/11, 7 p.m.), REMINDERS OF HIM (3\/12 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nIllini Union Board presents \u201cSpring 2025 Weekend Films\u201d feat. THE RUNNING MAN (3\/6-3\/7, 7 p.m.; free w\/i-card)<\/p>\n
\nIllinois Public Media and the UI Japan House present KOKUHO (in Japanese with English sub) (3\/11, 6 p.m. discussion, 7 p.m. film)<\/p>\n
\nSpringfield Art Association presents Molly Schlich Independent | International Film Series feat. THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND (3\/8, 1 & 4 p.m.; 3\/10, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nThe City of Danville in association with Community Roots presents DR. SEUSS\u2019 THE LORAX (animation) (3\/11, 6 p.m., free-will donation)<\/p>\n
\nHOPPERS (animation) (3\/6-3\/8, 3\/12 on)<\/p>\n
\nSENTIMENTAL VALUE (3\/6-3\/8), THE SECRET AGENT (3\/7-3\/8), 2026 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Live Action (3\/9, 3\/12), Animation (3\/10), and Documentary (3\/11)<\/p>\n
\nWUTHERING HEIGHTS (3\/6-3\/8)<\/p>\n
\n16th annual Lake County Film Festival
\n@ College of Lake County\/Gorton Center\/Antioch Theatre, Grayslake, IL<\/p>\n
\n\u201cSpring Break (SB2) Camera Department Intensive\u201d
\n@ Flyover Film Studios, Rantoul, IL<\/p>\n
\nFilm Fanatic Movie Nights* presents THE MAN WHO WASN\u2019T THERE
\n@ Analog Wine Library, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
\n48th Big Muddy Film Festival*
\n@ The Varsity Center, Carbondale, IL<\/p>\n
\n20th Asian Pop-Up Cinema festival
\n@ AMC Newcity 14, Chicago, IL<\/p>\n
\n64th annual Ann Arbor Film Festival
\n@ Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, MI<\/p>\n
\n28th annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI<\/p>\n
\n36th Onion City Experimental Film Festival, Chicago, IL<\/p>\n
\n26th Roger Ebert\u2019s Film Festival: \u201cThe Last Dance\u201d*
\n@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL<\/p>\n
\n2026 Foxtail Film Festival*
\n@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL<\/p>\n
\n2026 Illinois Student Film Festival*
\n@ UI Spurlock Museum of World Cultures, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
\n44th Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival
\n@ Landmark\u2019s Century Centre Cinema + Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago, IL<\/p>\n
\n@ Pine Lounge, 1st floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m. Fri. & Sat, free w\/i-card<\/strong>
\n3\/13-3\/14: THE HOUSEMAID; 3\/27-3\/28: WICKED: FOR GOOD; 4\/3-4\/4: ANACONDA; 4\/10-4\/11: MERCY; 4\/17-4\/18: 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE<\/p>\n
\n@ Spurlock Museum of World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m. (unless noted otherwise)<\/strong>
\n3\/30: THE WIZ screening<\/p>\n
\n\u00a9 2026 Jason Pankoke\/C-U Blogfidential<\/span>
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