film & video screenings in Chicago beyond the multiplex
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film & video screenings in Chicago beyond the multiplex
selected & unselected by Jason Guthartz 
all screenings on film unless otherwise indicated
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links to local venues below
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screenings added on May 15, 2012:
week of Jun-01: "Chicago Underground Film Festival"
week of Jun-15: "Onion City Festival"
week of Jun-29: Grand Illusion
screenings added on May 12, 2012:
week of May-18: "Karen Johannesen"
week of May-25: [Poetry canceled]
week of Jun-01: A Separation
week of May-11 @ Gene Siskel Film Center
6:00pm on Fri, Wed; 3:00pm on Sat; 4:45pm on Sun; 6:30pm on Mon; 7:30pm on Tue; 7:45pm on Thu
The Turin Horse (Béla Tarr, 2011, 146m)
week of May-11 @ Music Box
Children of Paradise (Marcel Carne, 1945, 163m)
Fri, May-11; see also May-04, May-13
7:00pm @ Facets Cinémathèque
Lucian Pintilie Retrospective screening:
Reenactment (Lucian Pintilie, 1969, 106m)
Fri, May-11
7:00pm @ Film Studies Center, Univ. of Chicago (5811 S. Ellis, Cobb Hall 306) **FREE ADMISSION**
"Now, You Can Do Anything: The Films of Chris Langdon" (total c.90m): info
Now, You Can Do Anything (with Fred Worden, 1973, 5.5m)
Bondage Boy (1973, 5.5m)
This is the Brain of Otis Crawfield (1973, 4m)
999 BOY [aka Express Implication] (1974, 10m)
Bondage Girl [aka Immaculate Gate] (1973, 6m)
Interview With an Artist (1975, 13m)
Go Oh Wow (1972, 6m)
Picasso (1973, 3m)
My Laser (1974, 5m)
Two Faces Have I (1973, 3m)
Love Hospital Trailer (1975, 3m)
The Last Interview with P. Passolini (1975, 6m)
Venusville (with Fred Worden, 1973, 10m)
The Gypsy Cried (1973, 3m)
+ Langdon in person
Fri, May-11
7:00/10:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (Quentin Tarantino, 2004, 136m)
Fri, May-11
8:00pm @ Chicago Filmmakers
WPA 2.0: A Brand New Deal screening:
"Chicago Protest Shorts '68/'03":
April 27 (Chicago Newsreel/Chicago Film Co-op by Jon Jost, Kurt Heyl, & Peter Kuttner, 1968, 10m, video)
Social Confrontation: the Battle of Michigan Avenue (The Film Group, 1969, 11m)
From the Vault: What Trees Do They Plant? Excerpted (Chicago Tonight/Rich Samuels, 2008, 5m, video)
The Seasons Change (William Jersey, 1968, 45m, video)
Where We Stood (produced by Linda Beckstrom, Blake Beckstrom, Jon Groot, and Seth Skundrick, 2004, 42m, video)
Fri, May-11; see also May-13
9:00pm @ Facets Cinémathèque
Lucian Pintilie Retrospective screening:
Niki and Flo (Lucian Pintilie, 2003, 95m)
followed by 17-minute video interview with Pintilie
Fri, May-11; see also May-12
12mid @ Landmark Century Centre
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (John Hughes, 1986, 103m)
Fri, May-11; see also May-12
12mid @ Music Box
Rushmore (Wes Anderson, 1999, 93m)
Sat, May-12
tba @ Landmark Century Centre
Yellow Submarine (George Dunning, 1968, 90m)
Sat, May-12
12noon @ Music Box
Lilac Time (George Fitzmaurice, 1928, 80m) + live organ accompaniment by Dennis Scott
Sat, May-12
3:00pm @ Facets Cinémathèque
Lucian Pintilie Retrospective screening:
An Unforgettable Summer (Lucian Pintilie, 1994, 82m)
Sat, May-12; see also May-16
3:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Zorba the Greek (Michael Cacoyannis, 1964, 142m)
Sat, May-12
5:00pm @ Facets Cinémathèque
Lucian Pintilie Retrospective screening:
Next Stop, Paradise (Lucian Pintilie, 1998, 108m)
Sat, May-12; see also May-17
5:45pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
The World in His Arms (Raoul Walsh, 1952, 104m)
Sat, May-12; see also May-13
7:00/9:15pm @ Facets Cinémathèque
Lucian Pintilie Retrospective screening:
The Afternoon of a Torturer (Lucian Pintilie, 2001, 76m)
Tertium Non Datur (Lucian Pintilie, 2005, 39m)
Sat, May-12; see also May-11
12mid @ Landmark Century Centre
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (John Hughes, 1986, 103m)
Sun, May-13
11:30am @ Music Box
Klute (Alan J. Pakula, 1971, 114m)
Sun, May-13; see also May-11
1:00pm @ Facets Cinémathèque
Lucian Pintilie Retrospective screening:
Niki and Flo (Lucian Pintilie, 2003, 95m)
followed by 17-minute video interview with Pintilie
Sun, May-13; see also May-12
3:15pm @ Facets Cinémathèque
Lucian Pintilie Retrospective screening:
The Afternoon of a Torturer (Lucian Pintilie, 2001, 76m)
Tertium Non Datur (Lucian Pintilie, 2005, 39m)
Sun, May-13; see also May-11
5:30pm @ Facets Cinémathèque
Lucian Pintilie Retrospective screening:
Reenactment (Lucian Pintilie, 1969, 106m)
Sun, May-13
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Morocco (Joseph von Sternberg, 1930, 91m)
Sun, May-13
7:30pm @ Facets Cinémathèque
Lucian Pintilie Retrospective screening:
Carnival Scenes (Lucian Pintilie, 1979, 132m)
Mon, May-14
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
"Robert Nelson Program" (total 53m)
The Awful Backlash (with William Allan, 1967, 14m)
The Off-Handed Jape... and How to Pull It Off (with William T. Wiley, 1967, 9m)
Bleu Shut (1970, 30m)
Mon, May-14
8:30pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
The River (Jean Renoir, 1951, 99m)
Tue, May-15
7:00/9:45pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
The Thin Red Line (Terrence Malick, 1998, 170m)
Wed, May-16; see also May-12
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Zorba the Greek (Michael Cacoyannis, 1964, 142m)
Wed, May-16
7:00/9:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Erik the Viking (Terry Jones, 1989, 90m)
Wed, May-16
7:30pm @ Portage Theater (4050 N. Milwaukee)
Northwest Chicago Film Society screening:
Bound For Glory (Harold Ashby, 1976, 147m)
+ To Hear Your Banjo Play (Irving Lerner & Willard Van Dyke, 1947, 16m)
Thu, May-17; see also May-12
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
The World in His Arms (Raoul Walsh, 1952, 104m)
Thu, May-17
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Thirst (Park Chan, 1982, 114m)
Thu, May-17
7:00pm @ Film Studies Center, Univ. of Chicago (5811 S. Ellis, Cobb Hall 306) **FREE ADMISSION**
The Killing Floor (Bill Duke, 1984, 118m) info
+ Elsa Rassbach in person
Thu, May-17; see also May-22
7:30pm @ Landmark Century Centre
The Beatles: The Lost Concert (2012) website
Thu, May-17
9:45pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Red Cliff (John Woo, 2009, 148m)
Fri, May-18
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Grindhouse (Quentin Tarantino, 2007, 191m)
Fri, May-18
8:00pm @ Block Cinema (Northwestern Univ., Evanston)
"Sonic Celluloid": live music performed to silent and experimental films
Fri, May-18
8:00pm @ The Nightingale (1084 N. Milwaukee)
"Reflective Material: S8 Films of Karen Johannesen": event page
76 Station (2001, 6m)
Green Curtain (2001, 3m)
Reflective Material Film (2002, 10m)
S8 Photogram Series 2003
Photogram Blue and Red (2003, 6m)
Untitled (2003, 3m)
Pink Opaque (2003, 5m) NOTE: this film will be played twice: once at 5 fps, once at 18 fps
Light Quanta (2004, 5m)
Light Speed (2007, 6m)
Daylight & the Sun (2009, 5m)
Resonance (2010, 3m)
+ new film tba
Fri, May-18; see also May-19
12mid @ Landmark Century Centre
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (John Cameron Mitchell, 2001, 95m)
Sat, May-19; see also May-20
11:30am @ Music Box
The Outfit (John Flynn, 1974, 103m)
Sat, May-19
1:00pm @ Block Cinema (Northwestern Univ., Evanston)
The Mother and the Whore [La maman et la putain] (Jean Eustache, 1973, 217m)
Sat, May-19; see also May-24
3:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Lust for Life (Vincente Minnelli, 1956, 122m)
Sat, May-19; see also May-22
5:30pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Requiem for a Heavyweight (Robert Nelson, 1962, 95m)
Sat, May-19; see also May-18
12mid @ Landmark Century Centre
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (John Cameron Mitchell, 2001, 95m)
Sun, May-20; see also May-19
11:30am @ Music Box
The Outfit (John Flynn, 1974, 103m)
Sun, May-20; see also May-21, May-23
5:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Possession (Andrzej Zulawski, 1981, 123m) essay
Sun, May-20
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Shanghai Express (Joseph von Sternberg, 1932, 80m)
Mon, May-21
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
"Chick Strand Program" (total 60m)
Anselmo
Fake Fruit
Anselmo and the Women
Mon, May-21; see also May-20, May-23
7:45pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Possession (Andrzej Zulawski, 1981, 123m) essay
Mon, May-21
8:30pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
The Golden Coach [Le Carrosse d'or] (Jean Renoir, 1953, 103m)
Tue, May-22; see also May-19
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Requiem for a Heavyweight (Robert Nelson, 1962, 95m)
Tue, May-22
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
The New World (Terrence Malick, 2005, 150m)
Tue, May-22; see also May-17
7:30pm @ Landmark Century Centre
The Beatles: The Lost Concert (2012) website
Wed, May-23
7:00/9:30pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Terry Gilliam, 1998, 118m)
Wed, May-23
7:30pm @ Portage Theater (4050 N. Milwaukee)
Northwest Chicago Film Society screening:
The Captain Hates the Sea (Lewis Milestone, 1934, 93m)
+ S.O.S. (David Fleischer, 1932) feat. Betty Boop
Wed, May-23; see also May-20, May-21
8:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Possession (Andrzej Zulawski, 1981, 123m) essay
Thu, May-24; see also May-19
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Lust for Life (Vincente Minnelli, 1956, 122m)
Thu, May-24
7:00pm @ Block Cinema (Northwestern Univ., Evanston)
Cléo from 5 to 7 (Agnès Varda, 1961, 90m)
Thu, May-24
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Mother (Bong Joon-ho, 2009, 128m)
Thu, May-24
9:45pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Battle Royale (Kinji Fukasaku, 2000, 114m)
week of May-25 @ Gene Siskel Film Center
6:00pm on Fri, Thu; 3:00pm on Sat, Mon; 5:30pm on Sun; 8:15pm on Tue
The Gold Rush (Charles Chaplin, 1925, 88m) with recorded Chaplin score
week of May-25 @ Gene Siskel Film Center; see also Jun-02, Jun-03
7:45pm on Fri, Thu; 4:45pm on Sat, Mon; 3:00/7:45pm on Sun; 6:00pm on Tue, Wed
A Separation (Asghar Farhadi, 2011, 123m)
Fri, May-25
7:00pm @ Block Cinema (Northwestern Univ., Evanston)
"8th Annual NU Student Film Festival"
Fri, May-25
7:00/9:00/11:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Weekend (Jean-Luc Godard, 1967, 105m)
Fri, May-25; see also May-26
12mid @ Landmark Century Centre
The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980, 144m)
Sat, May-26; see also May-27
11:30am @ Music Box
Thief (Michael Mann, 1981, 122m)
Sat, May-26; see also May-25
12mid @ Landmark Century Centre
The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980, 144m)
Sun, May-27; see also May-26
11:30am @ Music Box
Thief (Michael Mann, 1981, 122m)
Sun, May-27
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
The Scarlet Empress (Joseph von Sternberg, 1934, 104m)
Sun, May-27
7:00pm @ Roots & Culture (1034 N. Milwaukee) event info
"Films by Mary Helena Clark
Tue, May-29
7:00/9:45pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2011, 138m)
Wed, May-30
7:00/9:30pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (Terry Gilliam, 2009, 122m)
Wed, May-30
7:30pm @ Portage Theater (4050 N. Milwaukee)
Northwest Chicago Film Society screening:
Wild River (Elia Kazan, 1960, 110m)
+ People of the Cumberland (Elia Kazan et al, 1937)
May-31 thru Jun-07 @ Gene Siskel Film Center
"Chicago Underground Film Festival see website for schedule
Thu, May-31
7:00pm @ Block Cinema (Northwestern Univ., Evanston)
35 rhums [35 Shots of Rum] (Claire Denis, 2008, 100m)
Thu, May-31
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Poetry (Lee Chang-dong, 2010, 139m) substitute tba
Thu, May-31
10:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Dazed and Confused (Richard Linklater, 1993, 103m)
continuing thru Jun-07 @ Gene Siskel Film Center
"Chicago Underground Film Festival see website for schedule
Fri, Jun-01
7:00pm @ Block Cinema (Northwestern Univ., Evanston)
Paris Blues (Martin Ritt, 1961, 95m)
Fri, Jun-01
7:00/10:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, 2009, 153m)
Fri, Jun-01
tba @ Portage Theater **DOUBLE FEATURE**
Chicago Cinema Society screening:
Master of the Flying Guillotine (Yu Wang, 1976, 93m)
Fists of the White Lotus (Lieh Lo, 1980, 95m)
Fri, Jun-01; see also Jun-02
12mid @ Landmark Century Centre
Jurassic Park (Steven Spielberg, 1993, 127m)
Sat, Jun-02; see also Jun-03, week of May-25
9:30pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
A Separation (Asghar Farhadi, 2011, 123m)
Sat, Jun-02; see also Jun-01
12mid @ Landmark Century Centre
Jurassic Park (Steven Spielberg, 1993, 127m)
Sun, Jun-03; see also Jun-02, week of May-25
4:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
A Separation (Asghar Farhadi, 2011, 123m)
Wed, Jun-06
7:30pm @ Portage Theater (4050 N. Milwaukee)
Northwest Chicago Film Society screening:
The Halliday Brand (Joseph H. Lewis, 1957, 79m)
+ Drip-Along Daffy (Chuck Jones, 1951)
Thu, Jun-07
7:00pm @ Block Cinema (Northwestern Univ., Evanston)
The Sign of Leo [Le signe du lion] (Eric Rohmer, 1962, 100m)
Fri, Jun-08
7:00pm @ Block Cinema (Northwestern Univ., Evanston)
Summer [Le Rayon Vert] (Eric Rohmer, 1986, 98m)
Fri, Jun-08; see also Jun-09
12mid @ Landmark Century Centre
Donnie Darko (Richard Kelly, 2001, 113m)
Sat, Jun-09; see also Jun-08
12mid @ Landmark Century Centre
Donnie Darko (Richard Kelly, 2001, 113m)
Fri, Jun-15; see also Jun-16
12mid @ Landmark Century Centre
The Princess Bride (Rob Reiner, 1987, 98m)
Sat, Jun-16; see also Jun-15
12mid @ Landmark Century Centre
The Princess Bride (Rob Reiner, 1987, 98m)
Wed, Jun-20
7:30pm @ Portage Theater (4050 N. Milwaukee)
Northwest Chicago Film Society screening:
You and Me (Fritz Lang, 1938, 90m)
+ He Dood It Again (Eddie Donnelly, 1943) feat. Mighty Mouse
Thu, Jun-21
8:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
"Onion City Festival Opening Night Program":
Big in Vietnam (Mati Diop, 2012, 29m)
Boxing in the Philippine Islands (Raya Martin, 2011, 7m)
Well Then There Now (Lewis Klahr, 2012, 13m)
One Way to Find Out (Scott Stark, 2012, 5m)
+ others tba
Wed, Jun-27
7:30pm @ Portage Theater (4050 N. Milwaukee)
Northwest Chicago Film Society screening:
After Tomorrow (Frank Borzage, 1932, 79m)
+ City of Contrasts (Irving Browning, 1931)
week of Jun-29 @ Gene Siskel Film Center
7:45pm on Fri; 3:00/7:45pm on Sat; 3:00pm on Sun; 6:00pm on Mon, Thu; 8:00pm on Tue; 5:00pm on Wed
La Grande illusion [Grand Illusion] (Jean Renoir, 1937, 114m)
Thu, Jul-05
7:30pm @ Portage Theater (4050 N. Milwaukee)
Northwest Chicago Film Society screening:
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Don Siegel, 1956, 80m) essay
+ selected 1950s sci-fi trailers
Wed, Jul-11
7:30pm @ Portage Theater (4050 N. Milwaukee)
Northwest Chicago Film Society screening:
Christmas in July (Preston Sturges, 1940, 67m)
+ Thicker Than Water (James W. Horne, 1935) feat. Laurel & Hardy
Wed, Jul-18
7:30pm @ Portage Theater (4050 N. Milwaukee)
Northwest Chicago Film Society screening:
House of Bamboo (Samuel Fuller, 1955, 102m)
+ My Japan (U.S. Office of War Information, 1945)
Wed, Jul-25
7:30pm @ Portage Theater (4050 N. Milwaukee)
Northwest Chicago Film Society screening:
La belle équipe [They Were Five] (Julien Duvivier, 1936, 100m)
+ We Aim to Please (Dave Fleischer, 1934) feat. Popeye
Wed, Aug-01
7:30pm @ Portage Theater (4050 N. Milwaukee)
Northwest Chicago Film Society screening:
Stage Struck (Sidney Lumet, 1958, 95m)
+ Stage Frights (Albert Ray, 1935)
Wed, Aug-08
7:30pm @ Portage Theater (4050 N. Milwaukee)
Northwest Chicago Film Society screening:
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum! (Lewis Milestone, 1933, 82m)
+ The Old Man and the Mountain (Dave Fleischer, 1933) feat. Betty Boop & Cab Calloway
Wed, Aug-15
7:30pm @ Portage Theater (4050 N. Milwaukee)
Northwest Chicago Film Society screening:
A Hen in the Wind (Ozu Yasujiro, 1948, 84m)
+ The Cat Came Back (Cordell Barker, 1988)
Wed, Aug-22
7:30pm @ Portage Theater (4050 N. Milwaukee)
Northwest Chicago Film Society screening:
This Day and Age (Cecil B. DeMille, 1933, 86m)
+ The Man on the Flying Trapeze (Dave Fleischer, 1934) feat. Popeye
Wed, Aug-29
7:30pm @ Portage Theater (4050 N. Milwaukee)
Northwest Chicago Film Society screening:
The Chase (Arthur Penn, 1966, 135m)
+ Fast and Furry-ous (Chuck Jones, 1949)
Block Cinema @ Northwestern University -map-
Chicago Indymedia [frequently lists political documentary screenings]
Cine-File.info ["Chicago Guide to Independent and Underground Cinema"]
David Drazin [pianist for silent film]
Eye & Ear Clinic @ SAIC
Film Studies Center @ Univ. of Chicago -map-
Northwest Chicago Film Society @ Portage Theater
Odd Obsession video rentals -map-
Ocular Loci film & video screening calendar
© Jason Guthartz 2012