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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 Surprise<\/em> \u2026 the local film culture news is still<\/em> piling up, we\u2019re aware. But, we\u2019re keeping a couple of promises to highlight some of the movie activity in Champaign, Urbana<\/strong>, and the cities beyond with our bonus posts this week and, like everything that winds up here on our weblog, it takes time and care to bring the content to fruition. That, plus other extraneous and paying creative work that Ye Ed<\/strong> needs to corral and put out to pasture after it all herds together, such as right now<\/em>, means we\u2019re stretching it thin.<\/p>\n That said, three points of interest for you, dearest readers. First, please enjoy our interview that we posted on Friday<\/a><\/span> with Vijay M. Rajan<\/strong> about his new and filmed-in-C-U-area feature film DARK SOUL RIVER<\/strong>, which will have its premiere showing on Saturday night at the Virginia Theatre<\/strong> in Champaign. And then, folks interested in giving good face in the future productions, whether or not they swing through the cavernous confines of Flyover Film Studios<\/strong> in Rantoul<\/strong>, need to jump on it. We somehow keep missing the last-minute (or, so it seems) calls for extras and minor speaking roles, such as with the recent films GABLE, THE BOY CODE<\/strong>, and FIGHT TO THE DEATH<\/strong> that have recently come and gone, so be sure to get on the lists of firms like Bokeh Background<\/strong> or Forge Film Acting<\/strong> and socials like Experience Champaign-Urbana, Champaign County Film Office<\/strong>, and Champaign Casting Call<\/strong>. The latter is where we just found a notice<\/a><\/span> for what looks like the next large-scale project, TESSELLATION<\/strong>, and a link in the post comments will lead to a Google Doc<\/strong> you can use to apply. And finally, watch this space for our notes on the Jacksonville<\/strong>-based indie HOLLER<\/strong>, which will soon resume<\/a><\/span> under the direction of Devin Smock<\/strong> and Samuel David<\/strong> after an unexpected break and could use a hand with their budget to help take care of the base costs as well as their loyal cast and crew who will return to work on the \u201capocalypse Western.\u201d<\/p>\n We should also remind you that Champaign Movie Makers<\/strong> has been providing a space for local camera creatives to comingle and collaborate for nearly twenty years; you can meet the current members during their monthly get-together at the Esquire Lounge<\/strong> in downtown Champaign on this Monday, September 21<\/strong>, starting at 7 p.m.<\/strong>, where they will probably still be aglow post-Pens to Lens<\/strong>. The CMM Facebook<\/strong> group and an e-newsletter keep up with the local doings as well, so you would do well to sign up<\/a><\/span>. Onward.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers<\/strong><\/p>\n @ Esquire Lounge, Champaign, IL<\/strong> @ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL<\/strong> @ Shake It Up Cocktail Lounge & Eatery, Bloomington, IL<\/strong> @ School of Information Sciences, UIUC, Urbana, 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 Caf\u00e9, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL<\/strong> @ Spurlock Center for World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, IL<\/strong> @ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL<\/strong> Events featuring locally produced movies or organized by local groups 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 NOW PLAYING | Midwest<\/strong><\/p>\n @ ACX Harper Theater \u2013 Hyde Park + Gene Siskel Film Center, SAIC, Chicago, IL<\/strong> @ Landmark\u2019s Century Centre Cinema + Chicago Filmmakers + Music Box Theatre, Chicago, IL<\/strong> \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n COMING SOON | Area-wide Events<\/strong><\/p>\n 9\/25<\/strong> 10\/3<\/strong> 10\/8-10\/18<\/strong> 10\/16-10\/17<\/strong> 10\/23<\/strong> 10\/27<\/strong> 10\/31<\/strong> 11\/5-11\/15<\/strong> 11\/8<\/strong> 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 Chambana Film Society presents \u201c2026 Doctoberfest\u201d<\/strong> Film-Fanatic.Club, etc., present \u201cShocktober Horror Film Festival\u201d<\/strong> Illini Union Board presents \u201cFall 2026 Weekend Films\u201d<\/strong> Pygmalion 2026 x Chambana Film Society collab<\/strong> UPDATE! 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 September 18-24, 2026 in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond! 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\nChampaign Movie Makers* mixer (9\/21, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nChambana Film Society* presents a special 100th CFS show feat. MORRIS FROM AMERICA and filmmaker Chad Hartigan via Zoom (Thurs., 9\/23, 7 p.m., free w\/ticket reservation) Information<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\n\u201cB-Movie Bingo\u201d hosted by Paul A. Brooks* feat. LISA FRANKENSTEIN, FRANKENHOOKER (9\/24, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nUI Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies and UI Mortenson Center for International Library Programs present \u201cAsiaLENS\u201d\/Mortenson screening feat. ONE BIG HAPA FAMILY w\/filmmaker Jeff Chiba Stearns (9\/24, 5:45-8:15 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\n\u201cFrame Noise\u201d film music program hosted by Przemek (9\/23, 7-8 p.m.) Streaming<\/a><\/span> | Archive<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nDAAYRA (in Hindi with English sub), IF I GO WILL THEY MISS ME*, RESIDENT EVIL, SHAUN THE SHEEP: THE BEAST OF MOSSY BOTTOM* (animation), THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE 40th anniversary (animation re-release), THE WEIGHT, BUDDY*, BY ANY MEANS*, HOPE* (in Korean with English sub), INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER, OASIS: DON\u2019T LOOK BACK IN ANGER* (music documentary), PRACTICAL MAGIC 2, RUNNER, SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, THE UPRISING (9\/18 on), Fan Faves: DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD* (9\/18, 9\/20-9\/24, 4 p.m.), BATMAN* (9\/18-9\/19, 6:45 p.m.), THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE* (animation) (9\/19-9\/20, 1 p.m.), BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM* (animation) (9\/19, 4 p.m.), HEAVEN IN STONE AND GLASS (religious documentary) (9\/20, 7 p.m.; 9\/23, 4 & 7 p.m.), AMC \u201cScreen Unseen\u201d (mystery movie) (9\/21, 7 p.m.), THE PARADISE (in Telugu with English sub) (9\/23, 1:30, 5:30 & 9:30 p.m.), AVENGERS: ENDGAME \u2013 ENCORE (re-release), FORGOTTEN ISLAND (animation), HEART OF THE BEAST, PRIMETIME (9\/24 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nDON\u2019T MOVE*, GHOST IN THE SHELL 30th anniversary (anim\u00e9, in Japanese with English sub or English dub, re-release), HANUMAN ASH (in Hindi with English sub), RESIDENT EVIL, SHAUN THE SHEEP: THE BEAST OF MOSSY BOTTOM* (animation), THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE 40th anniversary (animation re-release), THE UPRISING, THE WEIGHT, BUDDY, COYOTE VS. ACME, THE END OF OAK STREET*, THE FIX*, HOPE (in Korean with English sub), INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER, OASIS: DON\u2019T LOOK BACK IN ANGER* (music documentary), THE ODYSSEY, PAW PATROL: THE DINO MOVIE (animation), PRACTICAL MAGIC 2, RUNNER, SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY (9\/18 on), THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (extended) (9\/19-9\/20, 9\/23, 3 & 7 p.m.), UFC 331: Joshua Van vs. Alexandre Pantoja, more (mixed martial arts) (9\/19, 8 p.m., simulcast), HEAVEN IN STONE AND GLASS (religious documentary) (9\/20, 3 & 7 p.m.; 9\/23, 7 p.m.), AVENGERS: ENDGAME \u2013 ENCORE (re-release), FORGOTTEN ISLAND (animation), HEART OF THE BEAST, PRIMETIME (9\/24 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nIllini Union Board presents \u201cFall 2026 Weekend Films\u201d feat. SUPERGIRL (9\/19-9\/20, 7 p.m.; free w\/i-card)<\/p>\n
\nUI Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies presents \u201cAsiaLENS\u201d feat. OUR MR. MATSURA w\/filmmaker Beth Harrington (9\/14, 5:30 p.m., free)<\/p>\n
\nDARK SOUL RIVER* feature film \u201cworkprint premiere\u201d w\/filmmaker discussion (9\/19, 7:30 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nDanville Library Foundation, etc., present \u201cHow to Sell Out a Haunted Theater: An Evening with Grady Hendrix\u201d (9\/23, 6 p.m. doors, 6:30 p.m. show, free)<\/p>\n
\nPRACTICAL MAGIC 2 (Screen 1), RESIDENT EVIL (Screen 2) (9\/18-9\/19)<\/p>\n
\nPRACTICAL MAGIC 2 (9\/18-9\/20), HEART OF THE BEAST (9\/24 on)<\/p>\n
\nPOST AMERIKAN: THE NEWSPAPER THAT WOULDN\u2019T DIE* w\/filmmaker Gary Fritz (9\/18, 7 p.m., free), ONCE (9\/19, 3 p.m.; 9\/20, 7 p.m.), STEEL MAGNOLIAS (9\/19, 7 p.m.; 9\/20, 3 p.m.), Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 129 and the Normal present RED TAILS (9\/23, 7 p.m.), HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH (9\/24, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nCOYOTE VS. ACME (9\/18-9\/20)<\/p>\n
\nPRACTICAL MAGIC 2, BUDDY (Screen 1), RESIDENT EVIL, SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY (Screen 2) (9\/18-9\/19)<\/p>\n
\n33rd Chicago Underground Film Festival (9\/23-9\/27) Information<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nChicago Filmmakers presents the 44th Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival (through 9\/27) Information<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nFilm-Fanatic.Club* presents
\nTHE IRON GIANT moderated by Chuck Koplinski
\n@ Anita Purves Nature Center, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., outdoors<\/p>\n
\n9 TO 5
\n@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
\n35th Heartland Film Festival
\n@ various venues, Indianapolis, IN<\/p>\n
\nShow and Tell presents
\n\u201cWe Interrupt This Program\u201d feat. Bob Odenkirk
\n@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, 7:30 p.m.<\/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
\nTHE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW w\/shadow cast
\n@ The Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL, doors 7:30 p.m., event 8:30 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
\nFilm-Fanatic.Club* presents
\nSHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS moderated by Sam Veremchuk
\n@ Pizzeria Antica, Champaign, IL, time TBA<\/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.), \u201cCatVideoFest 2026\u201d (10\/11, 4 p.m.), THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE (10\/12, 7 p.m.), THE LORRAINE (10\/17, 2 p.m.), ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM (10\/17, 4 p.m.), TIME WARP (11\/1, 4 p.m.) | Information<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\n@ various locations & times, Champaign-Urbana, IL<\/strong>
\n10\/8: THE BLACK CAT (1934) @ The Scratching Post, U.; 10\/17: SANTA SANGRE @ Cloud Mountain Kombucha, U.; 10\/20: THE HUNGER @ Amy\u2019s Place, C.; 10\/24: THE FLY (1986) @ Analog Wine Library, U.; 10\/27: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) @ The Virginia Theatre, C.; 10\/31: THE WITCH @ The Literary, C. | Information<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\n@ Courtyard Caf\u00e9, 1st floor, Illini Union, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m. Sat. & Sun., free w\/i-card<\/strong>
\n9\/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.) Information<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\n@ Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Center for World Cultures, UIUC, Urbana, IL, 7 p.m., free to the public (unless otherwise noted)<\/strong>
\n10\/22: 2026 Roger Ebert Lecture by Alison Nadia Field on \u201cearly Black affection on screen\u201d (4 p.m.); 10\/29: \u201cDCP inauguration\u201d screening feat. SUSPIRIA (1977)<\/p>\n
\n\u00a9 2026 Jason Pankoke\/C-U Blogfidential<\/span>
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