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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 CONFIDENTIAL ALMANAC | Dates in Film Culture History<\/strong><\/p>\n 20 Years Ago<\/strong> \u2026 Saturday, June 17, 2006:<\/em> Champaign<\/strong> movie studio Dreamscape Cinema<\/strong> follows up the successful local debut of their flagship title SHEEBA<\/strong> in March with the world premiere of sophomore release DISCONNECT<\/strong>. The time travel drama starring Steffany Huckaby, Michael Muhney, Amanda Troop, Holmes Osbourne, Eddie Jones<\/strong>, and Tami Erin<\/strong> makes its 7 p.m.<\/strong> debut at Foellinger Auditorium<\/strong> on the University of Illinois<\/strong> campus in Urbana<\/strong>. DISCONNECT<\/strong> would closely follow its predecessor into the United States<\/strong> entertainment marketplace by a few weeks in early 2011 as a DVD edition issued by Osiris Entertainment<\/strong>. Dreamscape founder Robin Christian<\/strong> served as writer and director for this offering. As reported on 6\/6\/06, 2\/19\/11 at <\/em>CUBlog<\/strong><\/span>.<\/em> [R]<\/strong><\/p>\n 35 Years Ago<\/strong> \u2026 July 1-15, 1991:<\/em> Location shooting for the big-screen biography of legendary baseball player George \u201cBabe\u201d Ruth<\/strong>, aptly titled THE BABE<\/strong>, takes place at Danville Stadium<\/strong> on the south end of Danville, IL<\/strong>. Led by director Arthur Hiller<\/strong>, the production crew redresses the home of the Danville Dans<\/strong> club to alternately resemble Fenway Park<\/strong> of Boston<\/strong> and the defunct Forbes Field<\/strong> of Pittsburgh<\/strong> for scenes in the film; some shots are eventually augmented with early CGI effects to extend the upper decks and fill the stands not populated with flesh-and-blood extras recruited from the immediate area. Hollywood<\/strong> actors who are on hand to perform include Bruce Boxleitner, Kelly McGillis<\/strong>, and star John Goodman<\/strong>. Universal Pictures<\/strong> would release THE BABE<\/strong> on Friday, April 17, 1992<\/strong>, to more than 1,500 screens in North America<\/strong>. News-Gazette<\/span> article<\/a><\/span> [R]<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers<\/strong><\/p>\n @ The Esquire Lounge, Champaign, IL<\/strong> @ The Literary, Champaign, IL<\/strong> @ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL<\/strong> @ WEFT 90.1 FM, Champaign, 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> @ Main Quad, 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 @ 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 @ Living Room Theaters\/Indy Arts Center, etc., Indianapolis, IN<\/strong>
\nChampaign Movie Makers* meeting (7\/20, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nFilm-Fanatic.Club presents AMERICAN PSYCHO (7\/25,10:30 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nChambana Film Society presents \u201c2026 CineSonic Music Film Festival\u201d feat. RESYNATOR (documentary) (7\/19, 2 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\n\u201cFrame Noise\u201d film music program hosted by Przemek (7\/22, 7-8 p.m.) Live Streaming<\/a> |\u00a0<\/span>Archive<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
\nTHE ODYSSEY, DISCLOSURE DAY*, EVIL DEAD BURN, THE INVITE, MINIONS & MONSTERS (animation), MOANA, OBSESSION, SUPERGIRL*, TOY STORY 5 (animation), YOUNG WASHINGTON (faith film) (7\/17 on), THE NEVERENDING STORY (7\/19, 3 & 7 p.m.), Fan Faves: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 (7\/20, 7\/22, 11 a.m. & 2 p.m.), AMC \u201cScreen Unseen\u201d (mystery movie) (7\/20, 7 p.m.), HADESTOWN: THE MUSICAL (filmed stage musical) (7\/23 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nTHE ODYSSEY, BACKROOMS extended cut, DISCLOSURE DAY, EVIL DEAD BURN, GAIL DAUGHTRY AND THE CELEBRITY SEX PASS*, THE INVITE, JACKASS: BEST AND LAST* (mockumentary), MINIONS & MONSTERS (animation), MOANA, OBSESSION, SUPERGIRL, TOY STORY 5 (animation), YOUNG WASHINGTON (faith film) (7\/17 on), The Metropolitan Opera encore: The Merry Widow<\/span> starring Ren\u00e9e Fleming (7\/22, 1 & 6:30 p.m., recorded), THE NEVERENDING STORY (7\/22, 7 p.m.), BAD COUNSELORS (7\/23, 7 p.m.) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nIllini Union Board presents \u201cSummer Films on the Quad\u201d feat. COCO (animation) (7\/23, 9 p.m., free)<\/p>\n
\nTOY STORY 5 (animation), MOANA (Screen 1), THE ODYSSEY (Screen 2) (7\/17-18), MOANA (Screen 1), THE ODYSSEY (Screen 2) (7\/19-23)<\/p>\n
\nMOANA (7\/17-7\/19, 7\/23 on)<\/p>\n
\nTEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM (animation) (7\/20, 1 p.m.; 7\/22, 7 p.m.), SWISS ARMY MAN (7\/21, 7 p.m.), TOMBSTONE (7\/23, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nMOANA (7\/17-7\/19)<\/p>\n
\nTHE ODYSSEY (Screen 1), MOANA, TOY STORY 5 (animation) (Screen 2) (7\/17-7\/19, 7\/22-7\/23)<\/p>\n
\nHeartland Film and TQL Wealth Management present
\n9th Indy Shorts Film Festival (7\/21-7\/26) Information<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n