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Gapers Block published from April 22, 2003 to Jan. 1, 2016. The site will remain up in archive form. Please visit Third Coast Review, a new site by several GB alumni.
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Friday, December 28 2007
The Whole Shootin' Match @ Film Center
The Gene Siskel Film Center presents the 1979 movie The Whole Shootin' Match, a film that bears the distinction of having been the inspiration for Robert Redford's Sundance Film Festival. The film has apparently been missing since the mid 1980s, and the Film Center will be screening a newly restored digital copy made from a recently discovered 16mm print. The film screens through January 3rd; for tonight's premiere screening at 8:15, producer Mark Rance will be on hand to discuss the preservation work on the film. Check the Film Center Website for more details. Film Center: 164 N. Clark. (312) 846-2600.
Marathon Poetry Reading @ SAIC
This year, the Modern Langauge Assocation is holding its 123rd annual convention in Chicago. Co-sponsored by the Writing Program of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Poetry Foundation, the convention offers the opportunity to hear poets from around the world, both emerging and established, read excepts of their works for a Marathon Reading. There will also be a display featuring local journals and presses and the poets' books will be for sale. Free from 7-9:30pm at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 112 S. Michigan Ave., 1st floor Ballroom. Call 312-899-5094 for more information.
Killer Klowns from Outer Space @ Music Box
The tagline to this 1988 cult classic about killer clown-like aliens informs us that "In space no one can eat ice cream". Midnight. Also showing on Saturday; see The Music Box website for details. 3733 N. Southport Ave. 773-871-6604.
