{"id":16992,"date":"2026-04-25T11:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T17:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=16992"},"modified":"2026-05-02T10:39:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T16:39:17","slug":"calendar-april-24-30-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=16992","title":{"rendered":"Calendar: April 24-30, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"MOTHER MARY (A24) | THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 (20th Century Studios)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/Images\/CUBlog Art\/cublog_calendarBNR382.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"261\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Our movie and media Calendar appears every Friday\/Saturday on <\/em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">C-U Blogfidential<\/span><\/strong><em> and caters to the downstate region anchored by Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, USA.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~~~~~<\/p>\n<p><strong>PASSINGS | You Will Be Missed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">4\/13: Tony Williams, 80 (professor, department of English, specialty in Film Studies, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL\/contributor, Film International, Intellect Ltd., Bristol, UK)<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>LOCAL FILMS &amp; EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>@ Giant Screen Theater, Peoria Riverfront Museum, Peoria, IL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cArt of Film: American Realism\u201d program launch w\/guest curator A. S. Hamrah, feat. TOUCH OF EVIL (4\/24, 6:30 p.m.), THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (4\/25, 2:30 p.m.), BLUE VELVET (4\/25, 6:30 p.m.), and ACE IN THE HOLE (4\/26, 2:30 p.m.) <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a style=\"color: #800000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peoriariverfrontgst.org\/art-of-film\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Information<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>@ Kirkland Fine Arts Center, Millikin University, Decatur, IL<\/strong><br \/>\n2026 Images in Motion Film Festival* (4\/27, 6 p.m., free)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL<\/strong><br \/>\nISU School of Communication, etc., presents 2026 Foxtail Film Festival* (4\/23-4\/25) <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a style=\"color: #800000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxtailfilmfestival.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Information<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL<\/strong><br \/>\nChambana Film Society* presents Savoy Lumier\u00e8 2026* pre-shows feat. BRIM* w\/filmmakers (4\/24, 7 p.m.) and the Savoy Lumier\u00e8 2026* (4\/29-5\/5) <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a style=\"color: #800000;\" href=\"https:\/\/2026lumiere.chambanafilmsociety.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Information<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>@ Spurlock Museum of World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, IL<\/strong><br \/>\nGlobal Arts Performance Initiatives, etc., present THE BEST OF THE FEST: JAZZ FROM DETROIT documentary screening w\/filmmakers (4\/26, 1:30 p.m.)<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL<\/strong><br \/>\nFUZE, MICHAEL, MOTHER MARY, OVER YOUR DEAD BODY, THE DRAMA, LEE CRONIN\u2019S THE MUMMY, NORMAL, PROJECT HAIL MARY, THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE (animation), YOU ME &amp; TUSCANY (4\/24 on), \u201cRelive the Horror\u201d series feat. THE EVIL DEAD 45th anniversary (4\/24, 8 p.m.), AMC \u201cScreen Unseen\u201d (mystery movie) (4\/27, 7 p.m.), BILLIE EILISH \u2018HIT ME HARD AND SOFT\u2019 THE TOUR \u2013 LIVE IN 3D sneak preview (concert film) (4\/29, 7 p.m.), ANIMAL FARM (animation), DEEP WATER, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2, HOKUM, ONE OK ROCK \u2018DETOX\u2019 JAPAN TOUR 2025 AT NISSAN STADIUM (concert film) (in Japanese with English sub), THAT TIME I GOT REINCARNATED AS A SLIME \u2013 THE MOVIE: TEARS OF THE AZURE SEA (anim\u00e9) (4\/30 on)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL<\/strong><br \/>\nFUZE, MICHAEL, OVER YOUR DEAD BODY, THE DRAMA, FACES OF DEATH*, GOAT* (animation), HOPPERS (animation), LEE CRONIN\u2019S THE MUMMY, NORMAL, PROJECT HAIL MARY, READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME, REMINDERS OF HIM*, THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE (animation), YOU ME &amp; TUSCANY (4\/24 on), SCREAM 7* (4\/24-4\/28), Indian cinema: GINNY WEDSS SUNNY 2 (in Hindi with English sub; 4\/24-4\/29) and DHURANDHAR THE REVENGE* (in Hindi with English sub; 4\/24-4\/27), SPEED RACER (4\/25, 7 p.m.; 4\/26, 3 &amp; 7 p.m.; 4\/29, 7 p.m.), THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (4\/26, 4 &amp; 7 p.m.; 4\/29, 7 p.m.), ANIMAL FARM (animation), THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2, THE SCIENCE OF EVERYTHING (science documentary) (4\/30 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>@ Main Quad, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL<\/strong><br \/>\nIllini Union Board presents THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER (4\/29, 8 p.m., free) and \u201cCultural Shorts Film Festival\u201d (4\/30, 8 p.m., free)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>@ Pine Lounge, 1st floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL<\/strong><br \/>\nIllini Union Board presents \u201cSpring 2025 Weekend Films\u201d feat. WUTHERING HEIGHTS (4\/24-4\/25, 7 p.m.; free w\/i-card)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>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 style=\"text-align: center;\">~~~~~<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>NOW PLAYING | The Cities Beyond<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL<\/strong><br \/>\nPRETTY IN PINK 40th anniversary (Screen 1), MICHAEL (Screen 2) (4\/24-4\/25)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>@ The Lorraine Theatre, Hoopeston, IL<\/strong><br \/>\nHorror Dadz Productions presents NIGHT TERROR* premiere (4\/24-4\/25, 7 p.m.; 4\/26, 2 p.m.), REMINDERS OF HIM (4\/29), MICHAEL (4\/30 on)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL<\/strong><br \/>\n2026 Foxtail Film Festival: \u201cRegional Showcase\u201d of student work (4\/24, 7 p.m., free), \u201cProfessional Development Workshop\u201d with veteran assistant director and producer Anthony \u201cAce\u201d Cabral (4\/25, 12:30 p.m.), \u201cRegional Shorts Spotlight\u201d (4\/25, 3 p.m.), and \u201cCompetitive Showcase\u201d of student work (4\/25, 6:30 p.m., free), Normal Parks and Recreation Department and B-N Arbor Day Affiliates present THE LORAX (animation) (4\/25, 10 a.m., free), FROM COURTROOM TO CAPITAL: LINCOLN\u2019S PATH TO THE PRESIDENCY short film w\/discussion (documentary) (4\/30, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL<\/strong><br \/>\nPROJECT HAIL MARY (4\/24-4\/26)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>@ The Route 66 Drive-in Theater, Springfield, IL<\/strong><br \/>\nMICHAEL, EPiC: ELVIS PRESLEY IN CONCERT (music documentary) (Screen 1), THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE (animation), PROJECT HAIL MARY (Screen 2) (4\/24-4\/25)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>NOW PLAYING | Midwest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>@ Landmark Century Centre Cinema, Chicago, IL<\/strong><br \/>\nInternational Latino Cultural Center of Chicago presents 42nd Chicago Latino Film Festival (through 4\/27) <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a style=\"color: #800000;\" href=\"https:\/\/chicagolatinofilmfestival.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Information<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>COMING SOON | Area-wide Events<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>5\/1<\/strong><br \/>\n2026 Illinois Student Film Festival*<br \/>\n@ UI Spurlock Museum of World Cultures, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>5\/6-5\/7<\/strong><br \/>\n2026 Heartland Hawk Film Festival*<br \/>\n@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>5\/14<\/strong><br \/>\nVermilion County ROSC presents ROADS TO RECOVERY* docuseries<br \/>\n@ Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL, 5 p.m., free<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>9\/7-9\/17<\/strong><br \/>\n44th Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival<br \/>\n@ Landmark\u2019s Century Centre Cinema + Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago, IL<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>COMMUNITY &amp; CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Chambana Film Society presents \u201cSavoy Lumier\u00e8 2026 pre- and post-screenings\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL<\/strong><br \/>\n5\/8: \u201cIdentities: Jewish American\u201d short film program (7 p.m.), 5\/15: \u201cIdentities: The Soul of Black Folk\u201d short film program w\/discussion (7 p.m.), 5\/22: TIGHT &amp; NERDY (documentary) w\/burlesque performance, MAYBE IT\u2019S THIS short film preview (7 p.m.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>NEW! Film Society presents \u201cArt of Film: American Realism\u201d curated by A. S. Hamrah<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>@ Giant Screen Theater, Peoria Riverfront Museum, Peoria, IL<\/strong><br \/>\n4\/24: TOUCH OF EVIL; 4\/25: THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, BLUE VELVET; 4\/26: ACE IN THE HOLE; 5\/1, 5\/3: GOOD TIME; 5\/8, 5\/10: THE BLING RING; 5\/15, 5\/17: BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU\u2019RE DEAD; 5\/22, 5\/24: BLESS THEIR LITTLE HEARTS; 5\/29, 5\/31: HUSTLE; 6\/12, 6\/14: DANCER IN THE DARK; 6\/19, 6\/21: STROSZEK; 6\/26, 6\/28: KAJILLIONAIRE; 7\/3, 7\/5: LEAVE NO TRACE<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>UPDATE! Illini Union Board presents \u201cSpring 2025 Weekend Films\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>@ Pine Lounge, 1st floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m. Fri. &amp; Sat, free w\/i-card<\/strong><br \/>\n5\/1-5\/2: NO OTHER CHOICE (in Korean with English sub)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~~~~~<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Compiled by Jason Pankoke.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~~~~~<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cCalendar du C-U\u201d<br \/>\n\u00a9 2026 Jason Pankoke\/<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">C-U Blogfidential<\/span><br \/>\n[T \u221269]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Select movie listings for April 24-30, 2026 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":[869,1836],"tags":[870],"class_list":["post-16992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-calendar-du-c-u","category-confidential-almanac","tag-cinema-calendar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16992","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=16992"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16992\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17001,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16992\/revisions\/17001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}