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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 PASSINGS | You Will Be Missed<\/strong><\/p>\n August 6: Peter Katsis, 69 (interviewee, WHERE IT BEGINS: 1977-2000, Swede Films, Urbana, IL)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers<\/strong><\/p>\n @ The Esquire Lounge, Champaign, IL<\/strong> @ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL<\/strong> @ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL<\/strong> @ WEFT 90.1 FM, Champaign, IL<\/strong> @ WILL-TV, 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> @ 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 Fischer Theatre, Danville, 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> \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n COMING SOON | Area-wide Events<\/strong><\/p>\n 8\/22<\/strong> NEW! 8\/29<\/strong> 9\/7-9\/17<\/strong> 9\/23-9\/27<\/strong> 10\/8-10\/18<\/strong> 10\/23<\/strong> 10\/27<\/strong> 11\/5-11\/15<\/strong> 11\/20-11\/22<\/strong> 4\/8-4\/11, 2027<\/strong> \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n COMMUNITY & CAMPUS SERIES | Champaign-Urbana area<\/strong><\/p>\n Chambana Film Society presents \u201c2026 CineSonic Music Film Festival\u201d<\/strong> ~~~~~<\/p>\n Compiled by Jason Pankoke.<\/em><\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n \u201cCalendar du C-U\u201d Select movie listings for August 14-20, 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],"tags":[870],"class_list":["post-17112","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\/17112","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=17112"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17114,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17112\/revisions\/17114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nChampaign Movie Makers* meeting (8\/17, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nChambana Film Society presents \u201c2026 CineSonic Music Film Festival\u201d feat. \u201cShorts: Music Documentary\u201d (8\/16, 2 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\n40 North, Champaign Movie Makers, CUDO, and Champaign Park District present the 10th Pens to Lens* short film gala (7\/10, 3 p.m.) Information<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\n\u201cFrame Noise\u201d film music program hosted by Przemek (8\/19, 7-8 p.m.) Streaming<\/a><\/span> | Archive<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nIllinois Public Media presents \u201cIllinois Soul\u2019s Block Party\u201d feat. locally-produced documentaries: THE EVOLUTION OF THE BARBER: THE ART, THE CRAFT & THE CULTURE (8\/18, 8 p.m.), DON MOYER BOYS & GIRLS CLUB: FROM THE CLUB, FOR LIFE (8\/18, 9 p.m.), and CANDY FOSTER: A MUSICAL WITNESS (8\/18, 10 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nTHE BRINK OF WAR, THE END OF OAK STREET, PAW PATROL: THE DINO MOVIE (animation), SIX: THE MUSICAL LIVE! (concert film), THE WRONG GIRLS, THE ODYSSEY, ONE NIGHT ONLY, SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, SUPER TROOPERS 3*, TOY STORY 5 (animation) (8\/14 on), KATSEYE: WILD HEARTS (music concert documentary) (8\/14-8\/16, 7 p.m.), AMC \u201cScream Unseen\u201d (mystery movie) (8\/17, 7 p.m.), \u201cTexas Chain Saw Day\u201d feat. THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE (1974) (8\/18, 7 p.m.), THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS 25th anniversary, INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER, MUTINY (8\/20 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nTHE BRINK OF WAR, THE END OF OAK STREET, PAW PATROL: THE DINO MOVIE (animation), SIX: THE MUSICAL LIVE!* (concert film), VISHWANATH & SONS (in Telugu or Tamil with English sub), THE WRONG GIRLS, ICE CREAM MAN, MINIONS & MONSTERS (animation), MOANA, THE ODYSSEY, ONE NIGHT ONLY, SUPER TROOPERS 3, SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, TOY STORY 5 (animation) (8\/14 on), UFC 330: Islam Makhachev vs. Ian Machado Garry, more (mixed martial arts) (8\/15, 8 p.m., simulcast), DIRTY DANCING (8\/16, 3 & 7 p.m.; 8\/19, 7 p.m.), POINT BREAK 35th anniversary (8\/16, 4 & 7 p.m.; 8\/19, 7 p.m.), \u201cTexas Chain Saw Day\u201d feat. THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE (1974) (8\/18, 7 p.m.), INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER, MUTINY (8\/20 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nIllini Union Board presents \u201cSummer Films on the Quad\u201d feat. JURASSIC PARK (8\/20, 8:30 p.m., free)<\/p>\n
\n\u201cEnd of Summer Movie Series\u201d feat. HOOK (8\/14, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nSPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, STAND BY ME (Screen 1), THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, SUPER TROOPERS 3 (Screen 2) (8\/14-8\/15)<\/p>\n
\nSPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY (8\/14-8\/16), YOUNG WASHINGTON (faith film) (8\/19), THE END OF OAK STREET (8\/20 on)<\/p>\n
\nWET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER (8\/14, 7 & 9:45 p.m.; 8\/15, 2 p.m.), \u201cWet Hot American Summer Fest!\u201d feat. WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER 25th anniversary (8\/15, 5 p.m.), Illinois Arts Council and Illinois Humanities present \u201cForgottonia\u201d multi-media performance* with music by Chris Vallillo and photography by Tim Schroll (8\/20, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nSPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY (8\/14-8\/16)<\/p>\n
\nSPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, SUPER TROOPERS 3 (Screen 1), THE END OF OAK STREET, EVIL DEAD BURN (Screen 2) (8\/14-8\/16)<\/p>\n
\nHalloran Family Foundation presents
\nFischerFest* \u201cBig Stories, Short Films\u201d
\n@ Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL, 3-10 p.m., free<\/p>\n
\nFilm-Fanatic.Club presents
\nOFFICE SPACE w\/Chuck Koplinski
\n@ Watson\u2019s Shack & Rail, Champaign, IL, 9:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
\n44th Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival
\n@ Landmark\u2019s Century Centre Cinema + Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago, IL<\/p>\n
\n33rd Chicago Underground Film Festival
\n@ ACX Harper Theater \u2013 Hyde Park, etc., Chicago, IL<\/p>\n
\n35th Heartland Film Festival
\n@ various venues, Indianapolis, IN<\/p>\n
\n\u201cBehind the \u2018Scream\u2019: A Live Conversation with David Arquette\u201d
\nfeat. 30th anniversary screening of SCREAM (1996)
\n@ Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, Bloomington, IL, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
\nAn evening with \u2018Partially Devoured\u2019 author Daniel Kraus
\nfeat. screening of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
\n@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
\nCinema St. Louis presents
\n35th Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival
\n@ The Hi-Pointe Theatre, St. Louis, MO<\/p>\n
\n25th anniversary Route 66 Film Festival*
\n@ Hoogland Center for the Arts, Springfield, IL<\/p>\n
\n37th Onion City Experimental Film Festival
\n@ Chicago Filmmakers Firehouse, Chicago, IL<\/p>\n
\n@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL, 2 p.m.<\/strong>
\n8\/23: WE ARE FUGAZI FROM WASHINGTON D.C.; 8\/30: RADIOHEART: THE DRIVE & TIMES OF DJ KEVIN COLE<\/p>\n
\n\u00a9 2026 Jason Pankoke\/C-U Blogfidential<\/span>
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