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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 We\u2019ve added several listings to the Calendar<\/strong>, including the most current details for Chambana Film Society<\/strong>\u2019s first-ever \u201cDoctoberfest<\/strong>\u201d series and their maiden voyage as a co-presenter during the Pygmalion<\/strong> festival later in September. Also added are this semester\u2019s movies at the Illini Union<\/strong> for University of Illinois<\/strong> students (sorry, general public) and what little we could find for both the Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies<\/strong>, which includes a showing and discussion of Steven Spielberg<\/strong>\u2019s A.I.: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE<\/strong> from 2001 (of course, released in that<\/em> year) on Thursday, September 3<\/strong>, at the UI Spurlock Center for World Cultures<\/strong>, and the UI Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies<\/strong>\u2019 \u201cAsiaLENS<\/strong>\u201d curated series. A lot has come to our attention otherwise in the last couple of months, so we\u2019ll start taking stock of it all next week. Carry on, film friends.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers<\/strong><\/p>\n @ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL<\/strong> @ Spurlock Museum of World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, IL<\/strong> @ Watson\u2019s Shack & Rail, Champaign, 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> @ Courtyard Cafe, 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 COMING SOON | Area-wide Events<\/strong><\/p>\n NEW! 9\/14<\/strong> 9\/7-9\/17<\/strong> 9\/19<\/strong> 9\/23-9\/27<\/strong> NEW! 9\/23<\/strong> NEW! 9\/24<\/strong> 10\/8-10\/18<\/strong> 10\/23<\/strong> 10\/27<\/strong> 11\/5-11\/15<\/strong> NEW! 11\/13<\/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 NEW! Chambana Film Society presents \u201c2026 Doctoberfest\u201d<\/strong> NEW! Illini Union Board presents \u201cFall 2026 Weekend Films\u201d<\/strong> NEW! Pygmalion 2026 x Chambana Film Society collab<\/strong> NEW! Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies* event series<\/strong> ~~~~~<\/p>\n Compiled by Jason Pankoke.<\/em><\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n \u201cCalendar du C-U\u201d Select movie listings for August 28-September 3, 2026 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond! 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\nChambana Film Society presents \u201c2026 CineSonic Music Film Festival\u201d feat. RADIOHEART: THE DRIVE & TIMES OF DJ KEVIN COLE (documentary) (8\/30, 2 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nRoger Ebert Center for Film Studies welcome event and screening feat. A.I.: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE introduced by Issac Feldberg (6 p.m. concessions, 7 p.m. program)<\/p>\n
\nFilm-Fanatic.Club presents OFFICE SPACE introduced by Chuck Koplinski (8\/28, 9:30 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\n\u201cFrame Noise\u201d film music program hosted by Przemek (9\/2, 7-8 p.m.) Streaming<\/a><\/span> | Archive<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nBUDDY, COYOTE VS. ACME, THE DOG STARS, IDIOTS, TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY 35th anniversary, TONY, THE END OF OAK STREET, THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS 25th anniversary*, INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER, MUTINY, THE ODYSSEY, PAW PATROL: THE DINO MOVIE (animation), SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA* (8\/28 on), HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER\u2019S STONE 25th anniversary (8\/28-8\/30), AMC \u201cScreen Unseen\u201d (mystery movie) (8\/31, 7 p.m.), THE HUNGER GAMES (9\/3, 7 p.m.), BY ANY MEANS, ONSLAUGHT (9\/3 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nBUDDY, COYOTE VS. ACME, THE DOG STARS, IDIOTS, TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY 35th anniversary, THE END OF OAK STREET, INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER, THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE*, MUTINY, THE ODYSSEY, PAW PATROL: THE DINO MOVIE (animation), SPA WEEKEND, SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, TONY (8\/28 on), Indian cinema: BETHLEHEM KUDUMBA UNIT* (in Malayalam with English sub; 8\/28-9\/2), IRUMUDI* (in Telugu with English sub; 8\/28-9\/2), and TOXIC (in Kannada with English sub; 8\/28-9\/2), HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER\u2019S STONE 25th anniversary (8\/29, 7 p.m.; 8\/30, 3 & 7 p.m.; 9\/2, 7 p.m.), THE HUNGER GAMES (9\/3, 12, 3 & 7 p.m.), BY ANY MEANS (9\/3 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nIllini Union Board presents \u201cFall 2026 Weekend Films\u201d feat. MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (animation) (8\/29-8\/30, 7 p.m.; free w\/i-card)<\/p>\n
\nHARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER\u2019S STONE 25th anniversary (Screen 1), HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (Screen 2) (8\/28), HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER\u2019S STONE 25th anniversary (Screen 1), HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (Screen 2) (8\/29), HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS \u2013 PART 2 (Screen 1), HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE (Screen 2) (8\/30)<\/p>\n
\nTHE END OF OAK STREET (8\/28-8\/30)<\/p>\n
\nTHE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (8\/28, 7 p.m.; 8\/29, 3 p.m.), BONNIE AND CLYDE (8\/29, 7 p.m.; 8\/30, 3 p.m.), \u201cYour Normal LGBTQ Film Festival\u201d presents PARIAH (8\/30, 7 p.m.), HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS (9\/3, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nMINIONS & MONSTERS (8\/28-8\/30)<\/p>\n
\nCOYOTE VS. ACME, SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY (Screen 1), MUTINY, INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER (Screen 2) (8\/21-8\/22)<\/p>\n
\nUI Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies presents
\n\u201cAsiaLENS\u201d feat. OUR MR. MATSURA w\/filmmaker Beth Harrington
\n@ Spurlock Center for World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 5:30-8 p.m.<\/p>\n
\n44th Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival
\n@ Landmark\u2019s Century Centre Cinema + Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago, IL<\/p>\n
\nDARK SOUL RIVER* feature film \u201cworkprint premiere\u201d w\/discussion
\n@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
\n33rd Chicago Underground Film Festival
\n@ ACX Harper Theater \u2013 Hyde Park, etc., Chicago, IL<\/p>\n
\nDanville Library Foundation, etc., present
\n\u201cHow to Sell Out a Haunted Theater: An Evening with Grady Hendrix\u201d
\n@ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL, 6 p.m. doors, 6:30 p.m. show, free<\/p>\n
\nUI Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies and
\nUi Mortenson Center for International Library Programs present
\n\u201cAsiaLENS\u201d\/Mortenson screening feat. ONE BIG HAPA FAMILY w\/filmmaker Jeff Chiba Stearns
\n@ School of Information Sciences, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 5:45-8:15 p.m.<\/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
\nInter-Pygmalion presents
\nDavid Cross
\n@ The City Center, Champaign, IL, 8 p.m.<\/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<\/strong>
\nHANGING BY A WIRE (10\/2, 7 p.m.), THE LAST MOVIE CRITIC* (10\/8, 7 p.m.), ALL SKATE (10\/9, 7 p.m.), COOKIE QUEENS (10\/10, 1:30 p.m.), JOYBUBBLES (10\/10, 3:30 p.m.), THE LAST PICTURE SHOWS (10\/10, 6 p.m.), PINBALL: BEYOND THE BUMPERS (10\/10, 8 p.m.), SILVER SCREAMERS (10\/11, 12 p.m.), A BRIEF HISTORY OF CHASING STORMS (10\/11, 2 p.m.), more TBA<\/p>\n
\n@ Courtyard Caf\u00e9, 1st floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m. Sat. & Sun, free w\/i-card<\/strong>
\n9\/5-9\/6: PROJECT HAIL MARY; 9\/12-9\/13: CARS; 9\/19-9\/20: SUPERGIRL; 9\/26-9\/27: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU; 10\/3-10\/4: OBSESSION; 10\/10-10\/11: MINIONS & MONSTERS; 10\/17-10\/18: HOCUS POCUS; 10\/24-10\/25: THE SHEEP DETECTIVES; 10\/31-11\/1: COCO; 11\/7-11\/8: THE END OF OAK STREET; 11\/14-11\/15: SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY; 11\/21-11\/22: TOY STORY 5; 12\/5-12\/6: THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE<\/p>\n
\n@ Old Tiernan Hall, Urbana, IL, free to the public (unless otherwise noted)<\/strong>
\nSTEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! feat. filmmaker Carl Deal via Zoom (9\/25, 6:30-8:30 p.m., $10 + fees advance, $15 door, Knight Auditorium, UI Spurlock Museum, Urbana, IL), THE GREEN MILL: A REAL CHICAGO JOINT feat. filmmaker Paul L. Carr in person (9\/26, 6 p.m.), \u201cAnimation After Dark\u201d (9\/26, 8 p.m.), DEATH OF A ROCKSTAR (9\/26, 10 p.m.), \u201cShorts: Jewish-American\u201d (9\/27, 4 p.m.), \u201cShorts: Homegrown\u201d (9\/27, 6 p.m.), SLOUCHING TOWARDS BRANSON (9\/27, 8:30 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\n@ Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Center for World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free to the public (unless otherwise noted)<\/strong>
\n9\/3: Ebert Center welcome event and screening feat. A.I.: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (6 p.m. concessions, 7 p.m. program); 10\/29: \u201cDCP inauguration\u201d screening feat. SUSPIRIA (1977)<\/p>\n
\n\u00a9 2026 Jason Pankoke\/C-U Blogfidential<\/span>
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