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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 LOCAL FILMS & EVENTS | Support Your Media Storytellers<\/strong><\/p>\n @ Amy\u2019s Place, Champaign, IL<\/strong> @ Cloud Mountain Kombucha, Urbana, 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> @ Courtyard Caf\u00e9, Illini Union, 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 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 10\/23<\/strong> 10\/27<\/strong> 10\/29<\/strong> 10\/24<\/strong> 10\/31<\/strong> 11\/5-11\/15<\/strong> 11\/8<\/strong> 11\/13<\/strong> 11\/20-11\/22<\/strong> 12\/7<\/strong> 3\/25, 2027<\/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>
\nFilm-Fanatic.Club, etc., present \u201cShocktober Horror Film Festival\u201d feat. SANTA SANGRE (10\/17, 8 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nFilm-Fanatic.Club, etc., present \u201cShocktober Horror Film Festival\u201d feat. THE HUNGER (10\/20, 6 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nChambana Film Society presents \u201c2026 Doctoberfest\u201d feat. THE LORRAINE (10\/17, 2 p.m.), ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM (10\/17, 4 p.m.), NAZA (10\/18, 4 p.m.) Information<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\n\u201cFrame Noise\u201d film music program hosted by Przemek (10\/21, 7-8 p.m.) Streaming<\/a><\/span> | Archive<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nCRAWLERS, JAILER 2 (in Tamil or Telugu with English sub), NAYI NAVELLI\/NAYYI NAVELLI* (in Hindi with English sub), PRAHAAR: THE UNTOLD STORY OF UJJWAL NIKAM* (in Hindi with English sub), SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, STREET FIGHTER, WHALEFALL, YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER, HEART OF THE BEAST, OTHER MOMMY, PRIMETIME, RESIDENT EVIL, THE SOCIAL RECKONING, VERITY (10\/16 on), Fan Faves: AMERICAN PSYCHO (10\/16, 8 p.m.), Studio Ghibli Fest: SPIRITED AWAY 25th anniversary (anim\u00e9) (10\/17, 4 p.m., 10\/18, 4 & 7 p.m., 10\/21, 7 p.m., English sub; 10\/19-10\/20, p.m., in Japanese with English sub), AMC \u201cScreen Unseen\u201d (mystery movie) (10\/19, 7 p.m.), CLAYFACE, KLARA AND THE SUN, WICKER, WILDWOOD (animation), YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING (documentary) (10\/22 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nJAILER 2 (in Tamil or Telugu with English sub), MR. & MRS. PARDON* (in Mandarin with English sub), RANABAALI* (in Telugu with English sub), SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, STREET FIGHTER, WHALEFALL, YOU CAN\u2019T LEAVE*, ANGEL AND THE BADMAN*, DIGGER, FORGOTTEN ISLAND (animation), HEART OF THE BEAST, THE ODYSSEY*, OTHER MOMMY, PRACTICAL MAGIC 2*, PRIMETIME, RESIDENT EVIL, THE SOCIAL RECKONING, VERITY (10\/16 on), Studio Ghibli Fest: SPIRITED AWAY 25th anniversary (anim\u00e9) (10\/17, 3 p.m., 10\/18, 3 & 7 p.m., 10\/21, 7 p.m., English sub; 10\/19-10\/20, p.m., in Japanese with English sub), CLUE (10\/18, 3 & 7 p.m.; 10\/21, 7 p.m.), The Metropolitan Opera encore: Macbeth<\/span> (10\/21, 12 & 5:30 p.m., recorded), CLAYFACE, WICKER, WILDWOOD (animation), YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING (documentary) (10\/22 on) *single screenings daily<\/p>\n
\nIllini Union Board presents \u201cFall 2026 Weekend Films\u201d feat. HOCUS POCUS (10\/17-10\/18, 7 p.m.; free w\/i-card)<\/p>\n
\nShow and Tell presents \u201cWe Interrupt This Program\u201d feat. Bob Odenkirk & Sarah Edwards (10\/16-10\/17, 7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nVERITY (10\/16-10\/18), ANGEL AND THE BADMAN (10\/22 on)<\/p>\n
\nBEETLEJUICE (10\/16, 7 p.m.), ICHII THE KILLER (10\/16, 9:30 p.m., in Japanese with English sub), CLUE (10\/17, 3:30 p.m.), HOCUS POCUS (10\/17, 7 p.m.), THE EXORCIST (10\/17, 9:30 p.m.), HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA (animation) (10\/18, 1 p.m.), WGLT-FM, etc., present MINNESOTA NEIGHBORS (documentary) w\/discussion (10\/18, 4 p.m.), VIDEODROME (10\/18, 7 p.m.), TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE: THE MOVIE (10\/19, 7 p.m.), US (10\/20, 7 p.m.), THE MONSTER SQUAD (10\/21, 7 p.m.), THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW w\/Community Players Theatre shadow cast (10\/22, 7 p.m.; 10\/23-10\/24, 7 & 10:30 p.m.)<\/p>\n
\nHEART OF THE BEAST (10\/16-10\/18)<\/p>\n
\nSTREET FIGHTER, HEART OF THE BEAST (Screen 1), IT, LONGLEGS (Screen 2) (10\/16-10\/17)<\/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
\nAn evening with Jane Jensen
\nfeat. screening of Troma\u2019s TROMEO & JULIET
\n@ The Normal Theater, Normal, IL, 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
\nTHE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW Experience
\n@ The Fischer Theatre, Danville, IL, doors 7 p.m., event 8 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
\nAn evening with Peter Billingsly
\nfeat. screening of A CHRISTMAS STORY
\n@ Prairie Home Alliance Theater, Peoria Civic Center, Peoria, IL, 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cJohn Cleese: Still Not Dead (Yet)\u201d
\nfeat. screening of MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL
\n@ Peoria Civic Center, Peoria, IL, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
\n37th Onion City Experimental Film Festival
\n@ Chicago Filmmakers Firehouse, Chicago, IL<\/p>\n
\n@ Phoenix Savoy 16 + IMAX, Savoy, IL<\/strong>
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