{"id":17029,"date":"2026-05-16T13:00:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T19:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=17029"},"modified":"2026-05-23T13:27:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T19:27:13","slug":"calendar-may-15-21-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=17029","title":{"rendered":"Calendar: May 15-21, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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

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LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers<\/strong><\/p>\n

@ Boneyard Creek Crossing, Urbana, IL<\/strong>
\nFilm-Fanatic.Club and Arthouse 217 Cinema Series present BE KIND REWIND (5\/15, 7:30 p.m. festivities, 8:30 p.m. film)<\/p>\n

@ Esquire Lounge, Champaign, IL<\/strong>
\nChampaign Movie Makers* meeting (5\/18, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n

@ Illinois Theater, Jacksonville, IL<\/strong>
\nSubterranean Sound & Vision and Pizza Records present \u201cA Rotting World Double Feature\u201d fundraiser for indie feature HOLLER feat. THE LAST MAN ON EARTH, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (5\/17, 4 p.m.)<\/p>\n

@ Lincoln Square Theater, Decatur, IL<\/strong>
\nOpen house (5\/16, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.), THE ORIGINAL BIG BLUE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JAMES MILLIKIN* documentary screening (5\/16, 2 p.m.)<\/p>\n

@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL<\/strong>
\nChambana Film Society* presents Savoy Lumier\u00e8 2026* post-show feat. \u201cIdentities: The Soul of Black Folk\u201d short film program w\/discussion (5\/15, 7 p.m.) Information<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

@ Shake It Up Cocktail Lounge & Eatery, Bloomington, IL<\/strong>
\n\u201cB-Movie Bingo\u201d hosted by Paul A. Brooks* feat. LIFE OF BRIAN, THE WICKER MAN (5\/21, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n

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NOW PLAYING | Champaign-Urbana Area<\/strong><\/p>\n

@ AMC Champaign 13, Champaign, IL<\/strong>
\nIN THE GREY, IS GOD IS, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY: THE SORCERY OF NYMPH CIRCE* (anim\u00e9) (in Japanese with English sub or English dub), OBSESSION, TOP GUN 40th anniversary (re-release), TOP GUN: MAVERICK (re-release), THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN, BILLIE EILISH \u2018HIT ME HARD AND SOFT\u2019 THE TOUR \u2013 LIVE IN 3D (concert film), THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2, MICHAEL, MORTAL KOMBAT II, THE SHEEP DETECTIVES, PROJECT HAIL MARY*, THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE (animation) (5\/15 on), Fan Faves: CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON* (in Mandarin with English sub) (5\/15-5\/22, 4 p.m.), ATTACK ON TITAN: THE LAST ATTACK (anim\u00e9) (5\/18, 7 p.m.; 5\/19-5\/20, 7:50 p.m.; in Japanese with English sub), THAT THEY MAY BE ONE (religious documentary) (5\/19-5\/20, 7 p.m.), PASSENGER, STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU (5\/21 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n

@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL<\/strong>
\nIN THE GREY, IS GOD IS, OBSESSION, TOP GUN 40th anniversary (re-release), TOP GUN: MAVERICK (re-release), BILLIE EILISH \u2018HIT ME HARD AND SOFT\u2019 THE TOUR \u2013 LIVE IN 3D (concert film), DEEP WATER*, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2, THE DRAMA*, HOKUM, MICHAEL, MORTAL KOMBAT II, PROJECT HAIL MARY, THE SHEEP DETECTIVES, THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE (animation) (5\/15 on), SHREK 25th anniversary (animation) (5\/15-5\/17), STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU (5\/21 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n

@ Main Quad, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL<\/strong>
\nIllini Union Board presents \u201cSummer Films on the Quad\u201d feat. FERRIS BUELLER\u2019S DAY OFF (5\/21, 9 p.m., free)<\/p>\n

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

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NOW PLAYING | The Cities Beyond<\/strong><\/p>\n

@ The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, Gibson City, IL<\/strong>
\n\u201cPickle Fest 2026\u201d feat. SHREK 25th anniversary (animation) (Screen 1), TOP GUN 40th anniversary (re-release) (Screen 2) (5\/15-5\/16)<\/p>\n

@ The Lorraine Theatre, Hoopeston, IL<\/strong>
\nTHE SHEEP DETECTIVES (5\/15-5\/17), STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU (5\/21 on)<\/p>\n

@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL<\/strong>
\nAlfred Hitchcock: NOTORIOUS (5\/15, 7 p.m.), NORTH BY NORTHWEST (5\/16, 3 p.m.), DIAL \u2018M\u2019 FOR MURDER (1954) (5\/16, 7 p.m.), REAR WINDOW (5\/17, 3 p.m.), THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1956) (5\/17, 7 p.m.), and STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (5\/21, 7 p.m.), MILLER\u2019S CROSSING (5\/19, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n

@ Peoria Riverfront Museum, Peoria, IL<\/strong>
\nFilm Society of the Giant Screen Theater presents \u201cArt of Film: American Realism\u201d curated by A. S. Hamrah feat. BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU\u2019RE DEAD (5\/15, 5\/17)<\/p>\n

@ The Princess Theatre, Leroy, IL<\/strong>
\nTHE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 (5\/15-5\/17)<\/p>\n

@ The Route 66 Drive-in Theater, Springfield, IL<\/strong>
\nHOPPERS (animation), THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 (Screen 1), MICHAEL, MORTAL KOMBAT II (Screen 2) (5\/15-5\/16)<\/p>\n

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COMING SOON | Area-wide Events<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE! 8\/22<\/strong>
\nHalloran Family Foundation presents
\nFischerFest* \u201cBig Stories, Short Films\u201d
\n@ Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL, 3-10 p.m., free<\/p>\n

9\/7-9\/17<\/strong>
\n44th Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival
\n@ Landmark\u2019s Century Centre Cinema + Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago, IL<\/p>\n

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COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chambana Film Society presents \u201cSavoy Lumier\u00e8 2026 post-screenings\u201d<\/strong>
\n@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL<\/strong>
\n5\/22: TIGHT & NERDY (documentary) w\/burlesque performance, MAYBE IT\u2019S THIS short film preview (7 p.m.)<\/p>\n

Film Society presents \u201cArt of Film: American Realism\u201d curated by A. S. Hamrah<\/strong>
\n@ Giant Screen Theater, Peoria Riverfront Museum, Peoria, IL<\/strong>
\n5\/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

NEW! Illini Union Board presents \u201cSummer Films on the Quad\u201d<\/strong>
\n@ Main Quad, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 9 p.m. Thursdays, free<\/strong>
\n5\/21: FERRIS BUELLER\u2019S DAY OFF; 5\/28: BACK TO THE FUTURE; 6\/4: HOPPERS; 6\/11: JURASSIC PARK; 6\/18: ZOOTOPIA 2; 6\/25: JAWS; 7\/2: GREASE; 7\/9: MICHAEL; 7\/16: WICKED; 7\/23: COCO; 7\/30: POWER BALLAD; 8\/6: PROJECT HAIL MARY; 8\/13: STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU<\/p>\n

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Compiled by Jason Pankoke.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cCalendar du C-U\u201d
\n\u00a9 2026 Jason Pankoke\/C-U Blogfidential<\/span>
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