October 23, 2014

Englewood International Film Festival

The Englewood International Film Festival runs Oct. 23-26, primarily at the Chatham 14 Theaters, 210 W. 87th St. Tonight's opening reception from 7 to 9pm includes a conversation with director Christopher Nolen (Four Seasons, The Good Life, Subtle Seduction) at KuSanya Cafe, 825 W. 69th St. Tickets are $25 for the red carpet reception Friday, $8 for individual screenings or $40 for a festival pass. Tonight's talk is free for festival pass holders.

October 23, 2014

Cao Fei: Haze & Fog @ Gene Siskel Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center, located on 164 N. State St. is hosting Cao Fei, a video and installation artist whose work mixes fantasy and documentary in order to present China's economy. Haze and Fog will be showing at the film center at 6pm. Following Haze and Fog will be a discussion. $11 general public, $6 film center members, $7 students.

October 18, 2014

The Massacre @ Portage Theater

Terror In the Aisles presents The Massacre 24-hour horror movie marathon at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., starting today at noon (doors open at 11am) and running until noon Sunday. Featured films include The Haunted Palace, Black Christmas, Chopping Mall, Tenebrae and the original Day of the Dead, plus many more. The Marshmallow Ghosts will perform live music, Chicago Hauntings will offer haunted bus tours, directors Jim Wynorsky and Doug McKeown will make appearances, and there will be a vendor area in the lobby. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door.

October 17, 2014

Lebowski Fest @ Thalia Hall

Join fellow Lebowski fans for a night of abiding and what-have-you, including live music by My Blue Valentine and a screening of The Big Lebowski at Thalia Hall, 1807 S. Allport St. Doors open at 8pm. Tickets can be purchased online for $20 in advance, $25 day-of.

October 16, 2014

Anvil! The Story of Anvil @ Portage Theater

The Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., hosts a free screening of Anvil! The Story of Anvil tonight at 8pm as part of its ongoing Rockumentaries series. Doors open at 7pm.

October 16, 2014

Malört Documentary @ Chop Shop

Attend a screening of the new short documentary This Story Will Never End, about Jeppson's Malört and its resurgence, at a release party from 6 to 9pm tonight at Chop Shop, 2033 W. North Ave. In addition to the movie, there will be a Q&A with cast, crew and Team Malört; the music video premier of "A Waltz for Old Jeppson," the Malört anthem by Archie Powell & The Exports; and of course be plenty of Malört, both from the bottle and on draft. Details on Facebook. $5 suggested donation at the door, benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project. 21+

October 14, 2014

The Monster @ Portage Theater

The Silent Film Society of Chicago screens The Monster, starring Lon Chaney, at 8pm at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., as part of its Silent Horror Film Festival Oct. 12-14. Tickets are $10, or get a three-day pass for $24. Doors open at 7pm.

October 13, 2014

The Hands of Orlac @ Portage Theater

The Silent Film Society of Chicago screens the 1924 Austrian film The Hands of Orlac today at 8pm at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., as part of its Silent Horror Film Festival Oct. 12-14. Tickets are $10, or get a three-day pass for $24. Doors open at 7pm.

October 12, 2014

Th Phantom of the Opera @ Portage Theater

The Silent Film Society of Chicago screens The Phantom of the Opera -- the 1925 edition -- today at 3pm at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., as part of its Silent Horror Film Festival Oct. 12-14. Tickets are $10, or get a three-day pass for $24. Doors open at 2pm.

October 11, 2014

Music Box of Horrors

Music Box of Horrors, the Music Box Theatre's annual 24-hour horror movie marathon, starts today at noon and runs till noon Sunday. Films include The Phantom Carriage, Cat People, The Curse of the Werewolf, Nosferatu the Vampyre, Just Before Dawn and Audition. Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 day-of. The Music Box is at 3733 N. Southport Ave.

October 10, 2014

Bjork: Biophilia Live @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center begins a one-week screening of the Bjork live concert documentary Bjork: Biophilia Live. A full schedule of showtimes is available at the Film Center's Website. Film Center: 164 North State Street. Box office: (312) 846-2085.

October 07, 2014

House on Haunted Hill @ Portage Theater

The Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., hosts a free screening of the Vincent Price horror classic House on Haunted Hill tonight at 6:30pm. Price's daughter, Victoria Price, will be in attendance.

October 01, 2014

Good Ol' Freda @ City Winery

Good Ol' Freda, a documentary film about Freda Kelly, friend, secretary and muse of the Beatles, screens tonight at 8pm at City Winery, 1200 W. Randolph St. Tickets are $5. Doors open at 6pm.

September 28, 2014

The Last Unicorn @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., indulges your love of unicorns with a special screening of the 1982 animated classic The Last Unicorn today at 2pm. Author Peter S. Beagle will be present for a Q&A and booksigning, and costumes are encouraged. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for children under 12.

September 27, 2014

The Last Unicorn @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., indulges your love of unicorns with a special screening of the 1982 animated classic The Last Unicorn tonight at 8pm. Author Peter S. Beagle will be present for a Q&A and booksigning, and costumes are encouraged. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for children under 12.

September 24, 2014

Chicago Zine Fest Movie Night @ Hideout

Chicago Zine Fest hosts a Movie Night fundraiser at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight, featuring the '80s classic Heathers. Read our preview in Book Club. Doors are at 5:30pm, screening starts at 6pm. $7 suggested donation. 21+

September 21, 2014

Prak-sis N3w M3dia Festival

The Prak-sis N3w M3dia Festival, a conference about artistic responses to the legacy of Cold War-era social upheaval in southeast Asia, runs Sept. 19-21 at the Drake Hotel, 140 E. Walton St. Today's program includes film screenings and discussions, beginning with Golden Slumber by Davy Chou at 1pm, a lecture by Blake Bertucelli at 3pm and I am furious Yellow by Kidlat Tahimik at 4pm. $5 suggested donation. Details on Facebook.

September 21, 2014

Chicago South Asian Film Festival

The Chicago South Asian Film Festival runs Sept. 18-21 at the the Showplace ICON Theatres, 150 W. Roosevelt Rd., as well as at the Evanston Public Library, 1703 N. Orrington Ave. Today's screenings at the Showplace ICON include Are You Listening! (Shunti Ki Pao!) at 11:30am, shorts session II at 1pm, Mitraa & Purple Skies at 3pm (followed by a Q&A with Trikone Chicago), Phoring at 5pm, and Ankhon Dekhi at 8pm, followed by a Q&A with director Rajat Kapoor. In Evanston, shorts session III screens at 2pm, The Fading Valley is at 3:30pm and Present Continuous is at 4:30pm. Tickets are $15 for individual films, except for Ankhon Dekhi, which is $20; the Evanston screenings are free. Day passes are available for $35, and festival passes are available for $125.

September 20, 2014

Prak-sis N3w M3dia Festival

The Prak-sis N3w M3dia Festival, a conference about artistic responses to the legacy of Cold War-era social upheaval in southeast Asia, runs Sept. 19-21 at the Drake Hotel, 140 E. Walton St. Today's program includes film screenings and discussions, beginning with the experimental documentary Ruhl by filmmaker James Benning at noon, Golden Slumber by Davy Chou at 2pm, and a lecture and round table discussion from 4 to 6pm. $5 suggested donation. Details on Facebook.

September 20, 2014

Chicago South Asian Film Festival

The Chicago South Asian Film Festival runs Sept. 18-21 at the the Showplace ICON Theatres, 150 W. Roosevelt Rd., as well as at the Evanston Public Library, 1703 N. Orrington Ave. Today's screenings at the Showplace ICON include Kaphal (Wild Berries) at 11:30am, shorts session I at 1pm, Algorithms at 2:30pm, Fandry at 4:30pm, Brahmin Bulls at 6:30pm, and Monsoon Shootout at 8:30pm, followed by a Q&A with actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui. In Evanston, Are You Listening! (Shunti Ki Pao!) screens at 2pm and Munnariyippu (The Deadline) is at 6pm. Tickets are $15 for individual films, except for Monsoon Shootout, which is $20; the Evanston screenings are free. Day passes are available for $35, and festival passes are available for $125.

September 20, 2014

Marlene Dietrich's Morocco @ Music Box

Marlene Dietrich's first US film, Morocco from 1930, screens this weekend at the Music Box Theatre as part of their weekend matinee series. Showtimes are Saturday and Sunday at 11:30am. Music Box: 3733 North Southport. (773) 871-6604.

September 19, 2014

Chicago South Asian Film Festival

The Chicago South Asian Film Festival runs Sept. 18-21. Tonight's screenings include a series of short films at 4pm and Crossing Bridges at 6pm at the Evanston Public Library, 1703 N. Orrington Ave. At the Showplace ICON Theatres, 150 W. Roosevelt Rd., Hit the Road: India screens at 6:30pm, followed by a Q&A with actor Richard Gazarian, and M Cream screens at 8:30pm followed by a Q&A with actor Immaduddin Shah. Tickets are $15 for Hit the Road: India and $20 for M Cream; the Evanston screenings are free. Festival passes are available for $125.

September 19, 2014

Prak-sis N3w M3dia Festival

The Prak-sis N3w M3dia Festival, a conference about artistic responses to the legacy of Cold War-era social upheaval in southeast Asia, runs Sept. 19-21 at the Drake Hotel, 140 E. Walton St. Today's program includes film screenings and discussions, beginning with two experimental documentaries by filmmaker James Benning -- American Dreams at 1pm and Ruhr at 3pm -- and I am furious Yellow, a 1994 documentary by Kidlat Tahimik, at 6pm. $5 suggested donation. Details on Facebook.

September 18, 2014

Chicago South Asian Film Festival

The Chicago South Asian Film Festival runs Sept. 18-21 at the Showplace ICON Theatres, 150 W. Roosevelt Rd. Tonight's opening night includes a red carpet at 6pm, the Chicago premier of Liar's Dice at 7pm followed by a Q&A with star Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and a reception at Gallery Bar, 738 N. Clark St., from 10pm to midnight. Tickets are $35 or $100 for VIP.

September 15, 2014

Women's Words Film Fest

Pride Films & Plays presents Women's Words Film Fest, a program of seven short films and two Tello Films episodes, tonight at 7pm at the Public House Theater, 3914 N. Clark St. Tickets are $10, or $15 for VIP reserved seating.

September 11, 2014

Filmage @ the Vic

CIMM Fest presents Filmage: The Story of Descendents/ALL, tonight at the Vic, 3145 N. Sheffield Ave., for two screenings tonight, at 8pm and 10:30pm. Director and a member of the band will be in attendance for a Q&A after each screening. Tickets are $10. 18+

September 10, 2014

Eugene Sun Park's Film Self Deportation @ Columbia College

Eugene Sun Park's indie film, Self-Deportation: The Untold Tale of a Marginal Woman, will be shown at 6:30pm today at Columbia College, Hokin Hall, room 109, 623 S. Wabash. The 15-20-minute rough cut film will include a post-show discussion with writer/director Sun Park and other members of the cast and crew. Shorts by four other Chicago-based Asian-American filmmakers will also be shown. Tickets are $8. For more information, contact Chicago Filmmakers or call 773-293-1447.

September 06, 2014

Eugene Sun Park's Film Self Deportation @ Chicago Filmmakers

Eugene Sun Park's indie film, Self Deportation: The Untold Tale of a Marginal Woman, will be shown at 8pm today at Chicago Filmmakers, 5243 N. Clark St. See September 10 for a second screening. The 15-20-minute rough-cut film will include a post-show discussion with writer/director Sun Park and other members of the cast and crew. Shorts by four other Chicago-based Asian-American filmmakers will also be shown. Tickets are $8. For more information, contact Chicago Filmmakers online or call 773-293-1447.

September 06, 2014

Filipino Cinema series @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center presents a series of films by Filipino directors, starting this afternoon with the Chicago premiere of Norte, The End of History at 3:00pm. A total of five films will be screened throughout the month at the Film Center: see the Film Center Website for details. Film Center: 164 North State Street. Box office: (312) 846-2085.

September 06, 2014

Internet Cat Video Festival @ Metro

The Metro, 3730 N. Clark St., hosts the Internet Cat Video Festival today. Hosted by Lil Bub and her owner, Mike Bridavsky, the festival includes everything from Vine clips to short films, all featuring cats from the Internet. There are four showings -- 1:30pm, 4:30pm, 7:30pm and 10:30pm; doors open 30 minutes before showtime. The shows are all ages except for the last one, which is 18+, and there's an afterparty at midnight next door at Gman Tavern, 3740 N. Clark St., that's 21+. Tickets for the festival are $12 general admission, $20 seated, $75 VIP and $100 for VIP with a meet'n'greet with Lil Bub. All proceeds benefit Tree House Humane Society and Chicago Cat Rescue.

September 05, 2014

Life Itself @ Film Center

If you missed the recent run of the Roger Ebert documentary Life Itself, it starts playing for one week at, appropriately enough, The Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St. A schedule is available at the Film Center website. Box office: (312) 846-2085.

September 05, 2014

Zoovie: Best in Show @ Lincoln Park Zoo

Best in Show, the mockumentary following the events of a national dog show and the eccentric array of competitors who attend, is showing outdoors tonight at the Lincoln Park Zoo. General admission is free; VIP packages are also available for purchase. Located at the South Lawn at 2200 N. Cannon Dr. Show starts at dusk.

September 04, 2014

Strictly Ballroom @ Millennium Park

Strictly Ballroom screens at the Pritzker Pavilion, 201 E. Randolph St., tonight at 6:30pm as part of the Millennium Park Summer Film Series. Free.

September 04, 2014

Noir City Film Festival @ Music Box

The 6th annual Noir City Film Festival runs Aug. 29-Sept. 4 at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave. Tonight's screenings include M at 5 and 9pm and The Black Vampire at 7pm. Tickets are $12 per film, or $75 for a festival pass.

September 03, 2014

Noir City Film Festival @ Music Box

The 6th annual Noir City Film Festival runs Aug. 29-Sept. 4 at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave. Tonight's screenings include Drunken Angel at 5 and 9:30pm and Stray Dog at 7pm. Tickets are $12 per film, or $75 for a festival pass.

September 02, 2014

Noir City Film Festival @ Music Box

The 6th annual Noir City Film Festival runs Aug. 29-Sept. 4 at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave. Tonight's screenings include One Way Street at 5 and 9pm and Hardly a Criminal at 7pm. Tickets are $12 per film, or $75 for a festival pass.

September 01, 2014

The Unauthorized "Saved by the Bell" Story @ East Room

Do312 and RedEye present a The Unauthorized "Saved by the Bell" Story viewing party tonight at 7pm at East Room, 2828 Medill St. 21+

September 01, 2014

Noir City Film Festival @ Music Box

The 6th annual Noir City Film Festival runs Aug. 29-Sept. 4 at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave. Today's screenings include Caged at 3 and 7pm and Tension at 5 and 9pm. Tickets are $12 per film, or $75 for a festival pass.

August 31, 2014

Noir City Film Festival @ Music Box

The 6th annual Noir City Film Festival runs Aug. 29-Sept. 4 at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave. Tonight's screenings include Pépé Le Moko at 2pm, Rififi at 7pm and Two Men in Manhattan at 9pm. Tickets are $12 per film, or $75 for a festival pass.

August 30, 2014

Noir City Film Festival @ Music Box

The 6th annual Noir City Film Festival runs Aug. 29-Sept. 4 at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave. Tonight's screenings include Death of a Cyclist at 2 and 9:30pm, Born to Be Bad at 4:30pm and Ossessione at 7pm. Tickets are $12 per film, or $75 for a festival pass.

August 29, 2014

Noir City Film Festival @ Music Box

The 6th annual Noir City Film Festival runs Aug. 29-Sept. 4 at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave. Tonight's screenings include Too Late for Tears at 7pm and Roadblock at 9pm. Tickets are $12 per film, or $75 for a festival pass.

August 27, 2014

Avatar @ Millennium Park

Avatar screens at the Pritzker Pavilion, 201 E. Randolph St., tonight at 6:30pm as part of the Millennium Park Summer Film Series. Free.

August 26, 2014

The Wizard of Oz @ Millennium Park

The Wizard of Oz screens at the Pritzker Pavilion, 201 E. Randolph St., tonight at 6:30pm as part of the Millennium Park Summer Film Series. Free.

August 21, 2014

Invaders from Mars & The General w/Live Soundtrack

Terrible Spaceship provides live accompaniment to the film Invaders from Mars and Quasar Wut Wut accompanies Buster Keaton's The General tonight at Martyrs', 3855 N. Lincoln Ave. at 9pm. Tickets are $12. 21+

August 21, 2014

Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone @ Lincoln Park Zoo

Movie night takes a wild twist with Zoovies at Lincoln Park Zoo. The park is open after hours for screenings on the South Lawn. Tonight's feature is one that isn't shy to the world of magic: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Admission is free. Movies start at dusk. Seating is general admission on the South Lawn grass and Park Place Café patio. Low chairs and blankets (no larger than 5 feet by 5 feet) permitted. 2200 N Cannon Dr.

August 20, 2014

The Room w/ Tommy Wiseau @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., presents a two-night appearance by Tommy Wiseau, director/star/writer of The Room. Wiseau will be of course screening The Room, and doing a Q&A session following the film. The screenings happen tonight and tomorrow night at 7pm; full details and advance tickets at the Music Box website.

August 19, 2014

Dreamgirls @ Millennium Park

Dreamgirls, starring Jennifer Hudson, screens at the Pritzker Pavilion, 201 E. Randolph St., tonight at 6:30pm as part of the Millennium Park Summer Film Series. Free.

August 17, 2014

Evil Dead trilogy @ Empty Bottle

The Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western Ave., presents the latest in their occasional series of film screenings. Tonight's show is a doozy: all three Evil Dead films, starting at 7pm and screening through midnight! Admission is free, though you can RSVP at the Empty Bottle website.

August 15, 2014

Summer Music Film Festival @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre and Sound Opinions present their annual Summer Music Film Festival, starting this evening and running through Wednesday, August 20. The lineup includes rock film classics as A Hard Day's Night, Purple Rain, and Stop Making Sense, along with the new 2014 film Got Help The Girl, directed by Stuart Murdoch of the band Belle and Sebastian. A full schedule and admission passes available at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 North Southport. (773) 871-6604.

August 12, 2014

American Graffiti @ Millennium Park

George Lucas's American Graffiti screens at the Pritzker Pavilion, 201 E. Randolph St., tonight at 6:30pm as part of the Millennium Park Summer Film Series. There will be a special pre-screening performance by the cast of Million Dollar Quartet. Free.

August 07, 2014

25th Anniversary Screening of Field of Dreams @ Music Box Theater

The Chicago Tribune is hosting a 25th anniversary screening and discussion of "Field of Dreams" at the Music Box Theater (3733 N Southport Ave) at 7pm. The cost is $15 per person (plus a small fee), or secure seats for a group of 10 people for just over $100. Tribune sports columnist Steve Rosenbloom and movie critic Michael Phillips will be on hand to lead the post-screening discussion about one of the most popular sports films in American history.

August 07, 2014

David Schalliol @ Washington Park Arts Incubator

This evening David Schalliol will be presenting his work on his Isolated Building Studies, along with two projects that started on Gapers Block, "To be Demolished" and "The Area." The conversation will be hosted by Andres L. Hernandez, who is repurposing an underutilized space behind the Arts Incubator into "Hush Harbor," a pop-­up, open-air forum inspired by historical accounts of bush arbors or hush harbors, which were covert outdoor spaces created by African-Americans for sacred and secular cultural activities. The event is free, but RSVP and get additional details on Facebook. The University of Chicago Arts Incubator is located at 301 E. Garfield Blvd, just off the Green Line.

August 05, 2014

Chicago French Film Festival

The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., hosts the Chicago French Film Festival July 31-Aug. 5. Tonight's screenings include School of Babel at 5:30pm; Jealousy at 7:30pm; and Me, Myself and Mums at 9:20pm. Tickets are $12 per film, or get a festival pass to five films for $45. (Alliance Français members get $2 off individual tickets.)

August 04, 2014

Chicago French Film Festival

The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., hosts the Chicago French Film Festival July 31-Aug. 5. Tonight's screenings include Belle et Sébastien at 5:15pm, Tenderness at 7:45pm, and Paulette at 9:45pm. Tickets are $12 per film, or get a festival pass to five films for $45. (Alliance Français members get $2 off individual tickets.)

August 03, 2014

Chicago French Film Festival

The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., hosts the Chicago French Film Festival July 31-Aug. 5. Today's screenings include Jappeloupe at 1:45pm, School of Babel at 4:30pm, Tenderness at 6:30pm and Eastern Boys at 8:30pm. Tickets are $12 per film, or get a festival pass to five films for $45. (Alliance Français members get $2 off individual tickets.)

August 03, 2014

American Graffiti & Car Show @ Portage Theater

The Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., hosts a screening of American Graffiti and a classic car show today at noon. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 day-of. Kids get in free.

August 02, 2014

Chicago French Film Festival

The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., hosts the Chicago French Film Festival July 31-Aug. 5. Today's screenings include Belle et Sébastien at 2pm; Me, Myself and Mum at 4:30pm; Violette at 6:30pm; and Playing Dead at 9:20pm. Tickets are $12 per film, or get a festival pass to five films for $45. (Alliance Français members get $2 off individual tickets.)

August 01, 2014

A Black Harvest Film Festival Opening Night @ Siskel Center

The 20th annual A Black Harvest Film Festival runs Aug. 1-28 at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St. Tonight's opening night festivities include a sneak preview of six of the festival's selections for this year beginning at 6:15pm, followed by a reception in the Joffrey Tower, 10 E. Randolph St. General admission is $25; students are $20 and Siskel Center members are $15. Guests must have a ticket stub to attend the reception.

August 01, 2014

Chicago French Film Festival

The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., hosts the Chicago French Film Festival July 31-Aug. 5. Tonight's screenings include Jappeloupe at 5:15pm, Paulette at 7:45pm, and Eastern Boys at 9:45pm. Tickets are $12 per film, or get a festival pass to five films for $45. (Alliance Français members get $2 off individual tickets.)

July 31, 2014

Chicago French Film Festival

The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., hosts the Chicago French Film Festival July 31-Aug. 5. Tonight's opening night reception begins at 6:30pm, followed by a screening of Me, Myself, and Mum at 7:30; admission is $15. Tickets for the rest of the festival are $12 per film, or get a festival pass to five films for $45. (Alliance Français members get $2 off individual tickets.)

July 29, 2014

This is Spinal Tap @ Millennium Park

WBEZ's "Sound Opinions" presents a screening of the rock mockumentary classic This is Spinal Tap at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St., tonight at 6:30pm. Greg Kot and Jim DeRogatis host. Free.

July 26, 2014

Filmspotting Episode #500 @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre hosts the WBEZ podcast Filmspotting as they tape their 500th show this evening at 9:30pm. Surprises, special guests, and top 5 lists are all on the schedule for the evening. Full details and advance tickets at the WBEZ Website. Music Box: 3733 North Southport. (773) 871-6604.

July 25, 2014

Big Trouble In Little China @ Music Box

The Music Box presents midnight screenings of John Carpenter's 1986 film Big Trouble In Little China on Friday and Saturday nights. Bring a Six-Demon Bag! Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

July 25, 2014

Michel Gondry's Mood Indigo @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center presents a week-long run of Michel Gondry's 2013 film Mood Indigo, starring Romain Duris and Audrey Tatou. A complete schedule of screenings and advance tickets is available at the Film Center Website. Film Center: 164 North State Street. Box office: (312) 846-2085.

July 24, 2014

Very Fine Cats Indeed @ Co-Prosperity Sphere

Southside Projects presents Very Fine Cats Indeed, a festival of experimental cat films, tonight at Co-Prosperity Sphere, 3219 S. Morgan St. There are two programs, one that's kid-friendly at 7pm and another that's adults-only at 8pm. Admission is $7.

July 19, 2014

Eraserhead @ Doc Films

Doc Films, in University of Chicago's Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th St., screens David Lynch's debut, Eraserhead, at 7 and 9pm tonight. Admission is $5.

July 18, 2014

Labyrinth @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre presents the 1986 David Bowie-Jennifer Connelly-Jim Henson film Labyrinth, screening Friday and Saturday nights at midnight. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

July 15, 2014

Chicago's Overlooked & Forgotten Movie Theaters

Forgotten Chicago presents a discussion of Chicago's overlooked and forgotten movie theaters tonight at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave. Hosted by Ward Miller, executive director of Preservation Chicago, the evening will include a presentation by author and professor Bill Savage, as well as photos of many long-gone theaters throughout the city. Doors open at 6:30pm, presentation begins at 7pm. $5 donation at the door requested.

July 11, 2014

Sexcula @ Music Box

The Music Box presents a midnight screening of the 1974 skin flick Sexcula, almost never seen since its original release. The film plays tonight and tomorrow night at midnight. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

July 11, 2014

70mm Film Festival @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., presents the return of their two-week 70mm Film Festival, featuring a host of classic movies in the 70mm format. Among the films scheduled to screen: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Doctor Dolittle, It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World, and The Master. It all begins tonight with Lawrence of Arabia at 7pm tonight. Full schedule and advance tickets available online.

July 06, 2014

Future Folk @ Double Door

Do312 presents a special screening of The History Of Future Folk, along with a live performance by Future Folk and a Q&A with the band and stars of the movie, tonight at Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave. Doors open at 7pm, the film starts at 8pm, and it's free with RSVP. 21+

July 05, 2014

Alec Guinness retrospective @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., kicks off a month-long retrospective on the early comedy work of Alec Guinness by featuring the Ealing comedies his acted in during the 1950s. The retrospective kicks off this afternoon with the double feature of The Lavender Hill Moband Last Holiday, and continues through July 29. A complete schedule and advance tickets are available at the Film Center Website. Box office: (312) 846-2085.

July 04, 2014

John Hubley cartoons @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center presents a program of cartoons by unconventional animator and Academy Award winner John Hubley. The program shows at 3:00pm this afternoon, with other showing scheduled the following Sunday and Tuesday. A complete schedule and advance tickets are available at the Film Center Website. Film Center: 164 North State Street. Box office: (312) 846-2085.

June 30, 2014

Goldfinger & Monty Python's Holy Grail @ Logan Theater

The Logan Theater, 2646 N. Milwaukee Ave., screens classics Goldfinger at 10:15pm and Monty Python and the Holy Grail at 10:30pm tonight. Tickets are $7.50.

June 30, 2014

Queer Bits Film Festival

Pride Films and Plays presents the third annual Queer Bits Film Festival tonight at 7:30pm at the Public House Theatre, 3914 N. Clark St. The festival will screen eight short films and three episodes of Chicago-based webseries. Tickets are $10, with $15 VIP seating available.

June 28, 2014

The Blues Brothers @ Portage Theater

The Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., hosts a free screening of The Blues Brothers tonight at 7pm, followed by live music by BlackJackBlue and Kevan Eftekhari of Robot Lounge.

June 27, 2014

Pink Floyd's The Wall @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre presents a midnight screening of a 35mm print of Pink Floyd's The Wall. The film screens Friday and Saturday nights at midnight. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

June 25, 2014

New Adventures in 28mm @ Northwestern

The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents New Adventures in 28mm, a screening of a collection of short films in this very rare format, tonight at 8pm in Northwestern's Annie May Swift Hall, 1920 Campus Dr. The program includes excerpts of That Model from Paris (Louis J. Gasnier, 1926), The Life of George Washington (1909), The Crazy Villa (1913), The Gypsy's Revenge (1908) and more. Free, but donations appreciated.

June 23, 2014

Corn's-A-Poppin' @ Music Box

The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents Corn's-A-Poppin', a 1955 independent film preserved by the Society, at the Music Box, 3733 N. Southport Ave., tonight at 5, 7 and 9pm. Tickets are $7.

June 21, 2014

The Great Chicken Wing Hunt @ Siskel Center

Comedy documentary The Great Chicken Wing Hunt makes its Chicago premiere at the Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., tonight at 8:15pm. Director Matt Reynolds will be on hand to for a Q&A and free wings will be provided by Jake Melnick’s Corner Tap. Tickets are $11 in advance or at the box office.

June 20, 2014

Filth w/Irvine Welsh @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., welcomes author Irvine Welsh for a special screening of Filth, based on Welsh's book, followed by a Q&A with the author and GB film critic Steve Prokopy, tonight at 6:30pm. Tickets are $10.

June 19, 2014

Chicago Film Archives Media Mixer @ Hideout

The Chicago Film Archives celebrates its 10th anniversary with its third annual Media Mixer at the Hideout 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight at 8pm. The evening features collaborations between filmmakers and musicians, plus a raffle and silent auction, DJs and more. Alison Cuddy emcees. Tickets are $15. Doors open at 7pm.

May 30, 2014

Ferris Bueller's Day Off @ Music Box

The Music Box, 3733 N. Southport Ave., hosts a midnight screening of Ferris Bueller's Day Off tonight. Tickets are $9 in advance or at the box office.

May 29, 2014

Everything Is Terrible! @ Lincoln Hall

Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave. hosts another live show by video hoarders Everything Is Terrible! Tonight's show will feature screenings of their recent video releases Comic Relief Zero and Everything Is Terrible! Does the Hip-Hop, along with other video rarities from the EIT! vaults. Tickets are $15. Show starts at 9pm, it's an 18+ show.

May 28, 2014

Horror Shorts @ La Catrina Cafe

The Little Mexico Film Festival, in partnership with Mexico's Morbido Film Fest, the producers of Unísono and We Love Pilsen, presents the first of a new monthly series of short horror films from Mexico tonight at La Catrina Cafe, 1011 W. 18th St. No cover, but a $10 donation is suggested.

May 25, 2014

Jellyfish Eyes @ MCA

Artist Takashi Murakami's first film, Jellyfish Eyes, screens today at 2pm at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave. Tickets are $10 ($6 for students) online or through the box office at 312-397-4010.

May 19, 2014

Neighborhood Night @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., celebrates Neighborhood Night tonight by allowing moviegoers to pay a reduced admission to see a handful of screenings happening this evening. The film screenings start at 6pm, and a reception catered by Whole Foods starts at 7pm. Full details and advance tickets available at the Film Center website.. Box office: (312) 846-2085.

May 16, 2014

The Wind Rises @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center presents a two-week-long run of the Studio Ghibli film The Wind Rises, which is supposedly the final film of legendary director Hayao Miyazaki. Full details and advance tickets available at the Film Center Website. Film Center: 164 North State Street. Box office: (312) 846-2085.

May 15, 2014

Chicago Critics Film Festival

The Chicago Critics Film Festival returns for its second year at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., May 9-15. Tonight's schedule is below. Tickets are $12-15 per screening, or $75 for a weekday pass, $100 for a weekend pass or $150 for a full festival pass.

- 4:45pm: I Put A Hit On You
- 6:30pm: Obvious Child
- 8:30pm: Animals (w/director Colin Schiffli and star/writer David Dastmalchian Q&A)

May 14, 2014

Chicago Critics Film Festival

The Chicago Critics Film Festival returns for its second year at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., May 9-15. Tonight's schedule is below. Tickets are $12-15 per screening, or $75 for a weekday pass, $100 for a weekend pass or $150 for a full festival pass.

- 5pm: Mystery Road
- 7:30pm: Willow Creek (w/director Bobcat Goldthwait Q&A)
- 9:45pm: El Critico

May 13, 2014

Human Rights Watch Film Festival @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center presents the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, which runs Tuesday evenings through June 10. Each screening will feature and appearance by the filmmakers. Full details and advance tickets available at the Film Center Website. Film Center: 164 North State Street. Box office: (312) 846-2085.

May 13, 2014

Chicago Critics Film Festival

The Chicago Critics Film Festival returns for its second year at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., May 9-15. Tonight's schedule is below. Tickets are $12-15 per screening, or $75 for a weekday pass, $100 for a weekend pass or $150 for a full festival pass.

- 5pm: Private Violence
- 7pm: Nick Offerman: American Ham (w/director Jordan Vogt-Roberts Q&A)
- 9:35pm: Starred Up

May 12, 2014

Easy Rider @ Doc Films

Doc Films, 1212 E. 59th St. in Ida Noyes Hall, screens Easy Rider, starring Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson, tonight at 7pm. Tickets are $5.

May 12, 2014

Chicago Critics Film Festival

The Chicago Critics Film Festival returns for its second year at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., May 9-15. Tonight's schedule is below. Tickets are $12-15 per screening, or $75 for a weekday pass, $100 for a weekend pass or $150 for a full festival pass.

- 5pm: CCFF Shorts Program 2
- 7pm: I Origins
- 9:30pm: Frequencies

May 11, 2014

Chicago Critics Film Festival

The Chicago Critics Film Festival returns for its second year at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., May 9-15. Tonight's schedule is below. Tickets are $12-15 per screening, or $75 for a weekday pass, $100 for a weekend pass or $150 for a full festival pass.

- 2:45pm: 10,000 KM
- 5pm: The Overnighters
- 7pm: That Guy Dick Miller & A Bucket of Blood (w/Dick Miller Q&A)
- 10:30pm: Mood Indigo

May 10, 2014

Chicago Critics Film Festival

The Chicago Critics Film Festival returns for its second year at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., May 9-15. Tonight's schedule is below. Tickets are $12-15 per screening, or $75 for a weekday pass, $100 for a weekend pass or $150 for a full festival pass.

- 1:50pm: Shorts Program 1
- 3:45pm: Copenhagen
- 5:45pm: The One I Love
- 7:45pm: Calvary
- 9:45pm: Dead Snow: Red vs. Dead (w/stars Martin Starr & Jocelyn DeBoer Q&A)
- midnight: The Congress

May 09, 2014

Chicago Critics Film Festival

The Chicago Critics Film Festival returns for its second year at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., May 9-15. Tonight's schedule is below. Tickets are $12-15 per screening, or $75 for a weekday pass, $100 for a weekend pass or $150 for a full festival pass.

- 7pm: They Came Together (with director David Wain Q&A)
- 9:30pm: Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
- midnight: Housebound

May 08, 2014

Indie Boots Film Festival

The Indie Boots Film Festival celebrates short films tonight at the Landmark Century Centre, 2828 N. Clark St. Fifteen shorts will be screened, followed by Q&As with some of the filmmakers. Doors open at 7pm, program begins at 7:30pm. Tickets are $12 online or at the box office.

May 07, 2014

SAIC Graduate and Undergraduate Festival

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Graduate and Undergraduate Film, Video, New Media, Animation, and Sound Festival is today, Wednesday May 7th, Thursday May 8th and Friday May 9th. The festival will begin all three days at 4:30PM at the Gene Siskel Film Center located at 164 N. State Street. Admission is free.

May 05, 2014

The Three Amigos @ Music Box

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo by watching The Three Amigos at the Music Box, 3733 N. Southport Ave., tonight at 7:30pm. Tickets are only $5.

May 04, 2014

CIMM Fest

The Chicago International Movies & Music Festival runs April 30-May 4. Various musical performances, movie screenings, panel discussions, and other events are happening throughout the city; see the schedule for full details. Each show is ticketed separately, or buy a day pass for $35, a festival pass for $75, or a VIP pass for $150.

May 04, 2014

Masters of Polish Cinema @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., presents a two-month series of screenings by Polish directors, as chosen by director Martin Scorsese. The festival starts this afternoon with screenings of the 1964 film The Saragossa Manuscript, and runs through July 3. Box office: (312) 846-2085.

May 03, 2014

CIMM Fest

The Chicago International Movies & Music Festival runs April 30-May 4. Various musical performances, movie screenings, panel discussions, and other events are happening throughout the city; see the schedule for full details. Each show is ticketed separately, or buy a day pass for $35, a festival pass for $75, or a VIP pass for $150.

May 03, 2014

Joss Whedon: A Celebration

DePaul University's Department of Media & Cinema Studies hosts Joss Whedon: A Celebration today from 9am to 6pm at the College of Communication, 14 E. Jackson Blvd. Discussions will explore Whedon's many projects for film, television and comics, and special guests include screenwriter Cheryl Cain, who was assistant production coordinator on the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" TV series and a writer on "Firefly." Attendance is free; see the Facebook page for more details.

May 02, 2014

Troll 2 @ Music Box

The Music Box presents a midnight screening of the utterly inexplicable 1990 film Troll 2. Don't piss on hospitality and miss this film! Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

May 02, 2014

Kartemquin Spring Showcase @ Siskel Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., presents a preview of upcoming films from Kartemquin Films, the local documentary company responsible for such films as Hoop Dreams and The Interruptors. The screening begins at 8:30pm tonight, and includes appearances by the directors. Box office: (312) 846-2085.

May 01, 2014

Found Footage Festival @ Music Box

The Found Footage Festival returns to the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., tonight with its seventh collection of video bits and oddities. Doors open at 9pm, show begins at 9:30pm. Tickets are $12.

May 01, 2014

CIMMfest 2014

The Chicago International Movies & Music Festival runs April 30-May 4. Various musical performances, movie screenings, panel discussions, and other events are happening throughout the city; see the schedule for full details. Each show is ticketed separately, or buy a day pass for $35, a festival pass for $75, or a VIP pass for $150.

May 01, 2014

A Girl Like Her @ Museum of Contemporary Photography

Artist and author Ann Fessler, whose powerful book The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wade (Penguin Press, 2006) is an account of the millions of young women who gave birth in the 1950s and '60s with the expectation (and often, demand) that their children be put up for adoption, appears tonight at 6pm at the Ferguson Lecture Hall of the Museum of Contemporary Photography, 600 S. Michigan Ave., to screen the accompanying documentary A Girl Like Her and answer audience questions. Admission is free.

April 30, 2014

CIMM Fest

The Chicago International Movies & Music Festival kicks off tonight and runs through May 4. Various musical performances, movie screenings, panel discussions, and other events are happening throughout the city; see the schedule for full details. Tonight's opening party is a free show at Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave., at 7pm, featuring Davina and the Vagabonds and Windy City Soul Club. There's also a screening of Revenge of the Mekons at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave., tonight at 7:30pm, followed by a Q&A with Joe Angio, Jon Langford and Sally Timms. Tickets are $10.

April 26, 2014

Applied Words: Voices of Protest

The Guild Literary Complex presents Applied Words: Voices of Protest tonight at 8pm at Facets Multimedia, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave. Two short documentaries from Al Jazeera's "Poets of Protest" series will be screened, followed by readings by exiled poets Manal Al-Sheikh (Iraq) and Mazen Maarouf (Palestine). Tickets are $5.

April 25, 2014

Empire Builder @ Chicago Filmmakers

Chicago Filmmakers, 5243 N. Clark St., screens Kris Swanberg's Empire Builder tonight at 8pm. $8 suggested donation.

April 25, 2014

Applied Words: Voices of Protest

The Guild Literary Complex presents Applied Words: Voices of Protest tonight at 7pm at Facets Multimedia, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave. Two short documentaries from Al Jazeera's "Poets of Protest" series will be screened, followed by readings by exiled poets Manal Al-Sheikh (Iraq) and Mazen Maarouf (Palestine). Tickets are $5.

April 24, 2014

Bring the Ruckus: Red Grooms on Celluloid @ Co-Prosperity Sphere

South Side Projections presents Bring the Ruckus: Red Grooms on Celluloid, a collection of experimental films from the 1960s, tonight at Co-Prosperity Sphere, 3219-21 S. Morgan St. Doors open at 7pm, screening begins at 7:30pm. $5 suggested donation.

April 23, 2014

Sound Opinions at the Movies: Almost Famous

Join Greg Kot and Jim DeRogatis for another edition of Sound Opinions at the Movies tonight at 7:30pm at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave. The film is Almost Famous, and Greg and Jim will talk about the film's homage to rock'n'roll and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman and Lester Bangs. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door.

April 23, 2014

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain @ Patio Theater

The Northwest Chicago Film Society and the Park Ridge Classic Film Series present a screening of 1934's The Strange Love of Molly Louvain, starring Ann Dvorak, tonight at 7:30pm at the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd. The film will be introduced by Christina Rice, author of Ann Dvorak: Hollywood's Forgotten Rebel. Tickets are $5.

April 20, 2014

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory @ Music Box

The Music Box, 3733 N. Southport Ave., screens Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (the original, not the Johnny Depp remake) today at 2pm. Tickets are $12.50 for adults, $8 for kids 12 and under.

April 19, 2014

The Greenhorns @ Beans & Bagels

The Greenhorns, a national grassroots nonprofit supporting young farmers, presents a screening of their documentary, also called The Greenhorns, tonight at 5:30pm at Beans & Bagels, 2601 W. Leland Ave. An informal panel discussion with local CSA farmers will follow. Free.

April 19, 2014

Grease Sing-A-Long @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., hosts the Grease Sing-A-Long today at 2pm. Dress up for the pre-show costume parade and contest. $12.50 for adults, $8 for kids 12 and under.

April 18, 2014

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains @ Music Box

"Do you wanna join the PROFESSIONALS?" The Music Box presents a midnight screening of the 1982 cult film Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains this weekend. If you haven't seen Diane Ladd and Laura Dern in a punk band before, this is your chance! Screening details at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

April 18, 2014

Moroccan Chronicles @ Block Cinema

Block Cinema at Northwestern, 40 Arts Circle Dr., presents Moroccan Chronicles: The Films of Moumen Smihi, April 10-11 and 17-18. Tonight's screening is a double feature of Girls and Swallows and Tanjawi: The Sorrows of a Young Tangerian, at 7pm. Admission is free.

April 17, 2014

Moroccan Chronicles @ Block Cinema

Block Cinema at Northwestern, 40 Arts Circle Dr., presents Moroccan Chronicles: The Films of Moumen Smihi, April 10-11 and 17-18. Tonight's screening is a double feature of Moroccan Chronicles and A Muslim Childhood, at 7pm. Admission is free.

April 17, 2014

Chicago Latino Film Festival

The Chicago Latino Film Festival runs April 4-17. Films primarily screen at the AMC River East 21, 322 E. Illinois St., as well as the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St.; see the full schedule for showtimes and locations. The closing night reception is at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 511 N. Columbus Dr., following the 6pm screening of I Am From Chile; tickets are $80.

April 16, 2014

Breadcrumb Trail @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., screens Breadcrumb Trail, a documentary about the band Slint and the Louisville music scene, tonight at 7:30pm. Slint and director Lance Bangs will be in attendance for a Q&A after the film. Tickets are $14.

April 16, 2014

Chicago Latino Film Festival

The Chicago Latino Film Festival runs April 4-17. Films primarily screen at the AMC River East 21, 322 E. Illinois St., as well as the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St.; see the full schedule for showtimes and locations.

April 15, 2014

Chicago Latino Film Festival

The Chicago Latino Film Festival runs April 4-17. Films primarily screen at the AMC River East 21, 322 E. Illinois St., as well as the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St.; see the full schedule for showtimes and locations.

April 14, 2014

Sister Spit @ University of Chicago

This year's Sister Spit tour lands at The University of Chicago's Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 5801 S. Ellis, this evening at 7pm. Admission is free.

April 14, 2014

Chicago Latino Film Festival

The Chicago Latino Film Festival runs April 4-17. Films primarily screen at the AMC River East 21, 322 E. Illinois St., as well as the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St.; see the full schedule for showtimes and locations.

April 13, 2014

Chicago Latino Film Festival

The Chicago Latino Film Festival runs April 4-17. Films primarily screen at the AMC River East 21, 322 E. Illinois St., as well as the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St.; see the full schedule for showtimes and locations.

April 12, 2014

Chicago Latino Film Festival

The Chicago Latino Film Festival runs April 4-17. Films primarily screen at the AMC River East 21, 322 E. Illinois St., as well as the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St.; see the full schedule for showtimes and locations.

April 12, 2014

Sci-Fi Spectacular @ Patio Theater

Terror in the Aisles presents the Sci-Fi Spectacular, a 14-hour movie marathon, today at the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd. Featured films include Escape from New York, Buckaroo Bonzai and Night of the Living Dead. Doors open at 11am, first film rolls at noon. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door.

April 11, 2014

Moroccan Chronicles @ Block Cinema

Block Cinema at Northwestern, 40 Arts Circle Dr., presents Moroccan Chronicles: The Films of Moumen Smihi, April 10-11 and 17-18. Tonight's screening is 44, or Tales of the Night, at 7pm. Director Smihi will be present. Admission is free.

April 11, 2014

Chicago Latino Film Festival

The Chicago Latino Film Festival runs April 4-17. Films primarily screen at the AMC River East 21, 322 E. Illinois St., as well as the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St.; see the full schedule for showtimes and locations.

April 10, 2014

Moroccan Chronicles @ Block Cinema

Block Cinema at Northwestern, 40 Arts Circle Dr., presents Moroccan Chronicles: The Films of Moumen Smihi, April 10-11 and 17-18. Tonight's screenings are The East Wind and The Unlucky Man, at 7pm. Director Smihi will be present. Admission is free.

April 10, 2014

Chicago Latino Film Festival

The Chicago Latino Film Festival runs April 4-17. Films primarily screen at the AMC River East 21, 322 E. Illinois St., as well as the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St.; see the full schedule for showtimes and locations.

April 10, 2014

Everything Is Terrible! @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., welcomes those VHS hoarders, Everything Is Terrible!, who will regale the audience with some short-length subjects before a screening of their 2012 film Doggie Woggiez! Poochie Woochiez!, a remake of Jodorowski's Holy Mountain ... but with dogs. The screening is tonight at 6pm. Box Office: (312) 846-2085.

April 09, 2014

Chicago Latino Film Festival

The Chicago Latino Film Festival runs April 4-17. Films primarily screen at the AMC River East 21, 322 E. Illinois St., as well as the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St.; see the full schedule for showtimes and locations. A special screening of Over the Waves: A Story of Flamenco in the U.S. takes place at Instituto Cervantes, 31 W. Ohio St., tonight at 6pm; the $20 ticket includes tapas and wine.

April 08, 2014

Chicago Latino Film Festival

The Chicago Latino Film Festival runs April 4-17. Films primarily screen at the AMC River East 21, 322 E. Illinois St., as well as the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St.; see the full schedule for showtimes and locations.

April 07, 2014

Chicago Latino Film Festival

The Chicago Latino Film Festival runs April 4-17. Films primarily screen at the AMC River East 21, 322 E. Illinois St., as well as the Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St.; see the full schedule for showtimes and locations.

April 06, 2014

Chicago Latino Film Festival

The Chicago Latino Film Festival runs April 4-17. Films primarily screen at the AMC River East 21, 322 E. Illinois St., as well as the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St.; see the full schedule for showtimes and locations.

April 06, 2014

Chicago Underground Film Festival

The 21st annual Chicago Underground Film Festival runs April 2-6 at the Logan Theatre, 2646 N. Milwaukee Ave. Today's films include shorts programs at 2 and 3pm; Who Took Johnny at 6pm, The Unity of All Things 物之合 at 7pm, and American Arab at 8pm. Tickets are $8 per screening, or get a festival pass for $60.

April 05, 2014

Chicago Underground Film Festival

The 21st annual Chicago Underground Film Festival runs April 2-6 at the Logan Theatre, 2646 N. Milwaukee Ave. Today's films include shorts programs at 2, 3 and 6pm; La última película at 7pm, two more shorts programs at 8 and 9pm, and Shadow Zombie at 10pm. Tickets are $8 per screening, or get a festival pass for $60.

April 05, 2014

Chicago Festival of Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film

The Chicago Festival of Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film runs Friday and today at Loyola's Sullivan Center, 6339 N. Sheridan Rd. Today's program begins at 1pm, and includes a panel discussion with filmmakers Harun Mehmendinovic, Muamer Celik and Igor Drljaca, and screenings of Love in Sarajevo (the first known film with sound from the Bosnia-Herzegovinia), and An Episode in a Life of an Iron Picker. See the full schedule for details.

April 04, 2014

Chicago Underground Film Festival

The 21st annual Chicago Underground Film Festival runs April 2-6 at the Logan Theatre, 2646 N. Milwaukee Ave. Tonight's films include East of Hell and Psychic TV: Dreams Less Sweet at 6:30pm, a shorts program at 7pm, Dream Town at 8:30pm, and another shorts program at 9pm. Tickets are $8 per screening, or get a festival pass for $60.

April 04, 2014

Chicago Festival of Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film

The Chicago Festival of Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film runs tonight and Saturday at Loyola's Sullivan Center, 6339 N. Sheridan Rd. Tonight's program begins at 6pm, and includes a screening of Krivina at 9:25pm, followed by a Q&A with director Igor Drljaca. See the full schedule for details.

April 03, 2014

Chicago Underground Film Festival

The 21st annual Chicago Underground Film Festival runs April 2-6 at the Logan Theatre, 2646 N. Milwaukee Ave. Tonight's films include Sick Birds Die Easy at 6:30pm, Critical Paranoia: Conspiratorial Memes, Alternative Histories, and Disinformation at 7pm, a shorts program at 8:30pm, and When My Sorrow Died: The Legend of Armen Ra & the Theremin at 9pm. Tickets are $8 per screening, or get a festival pass for $60.

April 02, 2014

Chicago Underground Film Festival Opening Night Party @ Hairpin

The 2014 Chicago Underground Film Festival gets underway on April 2, 2014. Join the opening night celebration at the Hairpin Arts Center, 2800 North Milwaukee starting at 9pm. Tickets are $5 at the door, or free for festival attendees. Chances Dances will spin, dance, and entertain. Sponsored (in part) by Lagunitas.

April 02, 2014

Chicago Underground Film Festival

The 21st annual Chicago Underground Film Festival runs April 2-6 at the Logan Theatre, 2646 N. Milwaukee Ave. Tonight's opening night feature is What I Love About Concrete, directed by Katherine Dohan and Alanna Stewart. The short film A Million Miles Away will also be screened. Doors open at 8pm. Tickets are $8, or get a festival pass for $60.

April 02, 2014

Taking Off @ Patio Theater

The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents a screening of Taking Off, directed by Milos Forman, tonight at 7:30pm at the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd. Tickets are $5.

April 01, 2014

Mr. Freedom @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center presents a screening of the surreal 1969 film Mr. Freedom as part of its American New Wave series. The film screens at 6:00pm; see the Film Center Website for full details and advance tickets. Film Center: 164 N. State. Box office: (312) 846-2085.

March 29, 2014

Back to the Future I, II & III @ Patio Theater

The Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd., is showing all three Back to the Future movies back to back beginning at 5pm tonight. Admission is $5 per show or $10 for all three.

March 28, 2014

The Holy Mountain @ Music Box

Inspired by the new documentary Jodorowsky's Dune, the Music Box, 3733 N. Southport Ave., is doing a midnight screening of the director's infamous 1973 film The Holy Mountain. The film screens tonight and tomorrow night at midnight; details at the Music Box website. (773) 871-6604.

March 26, 2014

Logan Square Home Movie Day

The Chicago Film Archives, Northwest Chicago Film Society and the Post Family present Logan Square Home Movie Day at the Comfort Station, 2579 N. Milwaukee Ave., tonight from 7 to 10pm. Watch 8mm, Super 8 and 16mm films of the neighborhood, including some made by JoAnn Elam. (Submit your own by March 21; details on the event page). Free to attend.

March 22, 2014

Love & Air Sex @ Facets

Facets Cinémathèque, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave., shows Love & Air Sex, an independent comedy about relationships and the Air Sex World Championships, March 21-27. Director Bryan Poyser will be in attendance for a Q&A after the 7pm screening tonight. Tickets are $9.

March 22, 2014

Young Lakota @ Cultural Center

Community Cinema at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 W. Washington St., screens Young Lakota, a documentary about the reproductive rights fight on the Pine Ridge Reservation, today at 2pm in the Claudia Cassidy Theater. Admission is free.

March 21, 2014

CSO at the Movies: City Lights

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra provides the soundtrack for Charlie Chaplin's City Lights tonight at 8pm as part of the CSO at the Movies series. Tickets are $35 to $99. Order online or call the box office at 312-294-3000. Symphony Center is at 220 S. Michigan Ave.

March 21, 2014

Love & Air Sex @ Facets

Facets Cinémathèque, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave., shows Love & Air Sex, an independent comedy about relationships and the Air Sex World Championships, March 21-27. Director Bryan Poyser will be in attendance for a Q&A after the 7pm screening tonight and Saturday. Tickets are $9.

March 16, 2014

Vanishing Neighborhoods @ Cinema Borealis

Preservation Chicago, the Chicago Film Archives, and Kartemquin Films present Vanishing Neighborhoods, a program of three short films documenting demolition and change in 1960s and 1970s Chicago, at Cinema Borealis, 1550 N. Milwaukee Ave., 4th floor, tonight at 7pm. Admission is free, but donations are encouraged.

March 15, 2014

Reservoir Dogs @ Music Box

The midnight movie this weekend at the Music Box, 3733 N. Southport Ave., is Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs from 1992, which will be shown in a 35mm print. Full details at the Music Box website.

March 14, 2014

Particle Fever @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre starts screening the new documentary Particle Fever this evening, and is celebrating opening night with a Q&A session with the filmmakers. The screening is at 7:10pm; full details at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

March 12, 2014

Crime Without Passion @ Patio Theater

The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents Crime Without Passion, a 1934 film co-written and -directed by Ben Hecht after he headed off to Hollywood, tonight at 7:30pm at Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd. Admission is $5.

March 09, 2014

Stones Throw Records doc @ Empty Bottle

The Empty Bottle presents a screening of the documentary about Stones Throw Records, Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton. The screening starts at 6:30pm, and tickets are $15. Full details and advance tickets available at the Empty Bottle Website. Empty Bottle: 1035 N. Western Avenue. (773) 276-3600.

March 09, 2014

Peace on Earth Film Festival

The Peace on Earth Film Festival runs March 6-9 at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St., and features films about peace, nonviolence, social justice and ecology. The festival runs from 11am to 8pm today; see the schedule for films and times. Free.

March 08, 2014

Body and Soul @ Block Cinema

NYTimes film critic introduces the 1947 feature Body and Soul and discusses the impact of leftist Jewish filmmakers on Hollywood, today at 2pm at Block Cinema, 40 Arts Circle Dr. on Northwestern's Evanston campus. Admission is $4 for students, $6 for non-students.

March 08, 2014

Peace on Earth Film Festival

The Peace on Earth Film Festival runs March 6-9 at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St., and features films about peace, nonviolence, social justice and ecology. The festival runs from 10am to 10:30pm today; see the schedule for films and times. Free.

March 07, 2014

Peace on Earth Film Festival

The Peace on Earth Film Festival runs March 6-9 at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St., and features films about peace, nonviolence, social justice and ecology. The festival runs from 6 to 11pm tonight; see the schedule for films and times. Free.

March 07, 2014

First Friday @ Flat Iron Building

Join the party at the historic Flat Iron Building, 1579 N. Milwaukee Ave, for tons of open artist studios and living spaces. The event takes place tonight from 6pm until 10pm. There is a suggested donation of $5.

March 06, 2014

Peace on Earth Film Festival

The Peace on Earth Film Festival runs March 6-9 at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St., and features films about peace, nonviolence, social justice and ecology. The festival runs from 6 to 11pm tonight; see the schedule for films and times. Free.

March 04, 2014

Awful Nice @ Midwest International Film Festival

The Midwest International Film Festival presents the comedy Awful Nice tonight at the Landmark Century Centre Cinema, 2828 N. Clark St. Director Todd Sklar will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A. Cocktail reception begins at 6pm; the film starts at 7:30pm. Tickets are $10, or $15 for premium reserved seating.

March 03, 2014

International Sex Workers Rights Day

Sex Workers Outreach Project Chicago celebrates International Sex Worker Rights Day with a screening of the films A Kiss for Gabriela and The Honey Bringer tonight at Multikulti, 1000 N. Milwaukee Ave. Doors open at 7pm. Tickets are $5 in advance, $8 at the door.

March 02, 2014

Oscar Viewing Party @ The Underground

Heartland Alliance is hosting one of its Vital Nights tonight as an Oscar viewing party at The Underground, 56 W. Illinois St., beginning at 6pm. Tickets are $50 and attire is "festive cocktail and creative black tie."

March 02, 2014

Golden Gala @ Logan Theatre

No Small Plans Productions and South Social & Home present the Golden Gala, an Oscars viewing party, tonight at 5pm at the Logan Theatre, 2646 N. Milwaukee Ave. Dress up for the red carpet and cocktail party, then head into the theater to watch the Oscars live. $25 tickets include hors d'oeuvres, one cocktail and raffle tickets. 21+

March 01, 2014

As the Palaces Burn @ G-Man Tavern

The Lamb of God documentary As the Palaces Burn shows at the G-Man Tavern, 3740 N. Clark St., today at 2pm and 5pm. Tickets are $10, and doors open half an hour before showtime.

February 28, 2014

Wes Anderson Retrospective @ Music Box

In anticipation of Wes Anderson's new film, the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., is running a week-long retrospective of all of Anderson's previous feature films, from Bottle Rocket to Moonrise Kingdom. Visit the Music Box website for a complete schedule and advance tickets.

February 27, 2014

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands @ Patio Theater

The Northwest Chicago Film Society returns to the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd., with a screening of Kiss the Blood Off My Hands, starring Burt Lancaster and Joan Fontaine, tonight at 7:30pm. $5 admission.

February 21, 2014

The Room @ Music Box

The Music Box presents a midnight screening of that much-loved Valentine's Day classic The Room. Full details and advance tickets available at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 North Southport. (773) 871-6604.

February 21, 2014

Funny Ha-Ha @ Hideout

Funny Ha-Ha at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., usually features a group of writers, but this time it's all about filmmaker (and husband of host Claire Zulkey) Steve Delahoyde. Be there from 6:30 to 8pm for a collection of readings and short films by Mr. Delahoyde. $5 cover at the door, with proceeds benefiting Sit Stay Read. 21+

February 15, 2014

Hump Tour @ Music Box

Sex columnist (and former Chicagoan) Dan Savage is taking his Hump Film Festival on tour, and it's stopping at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., tonight. The festival is a challenge aimed at regular folks to create five minute pornos, and the results are all over the board in terms of quality, flavor and taste. There are three screenings of the touring selections, at 5pm, 8pm and 11pm. Tickets are $25. 21+

February 15, 2014

A Table: Food & Wine in French Cinema

Alliance Française, 54 W. Chicago Ave, hosts A Table: Food and Wine in French Cinema today at 1:30pm. Chef Madeleine Bullwinkel and former Alliance Française President Randy Williams team up for a cooking demonstration followed by a screening of the film Chocolat. Tickets for the movie are $8 and include a glass of wine; cooking class is extra.

February 14, 2014

The Princess Bride @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre presents a special Valentine's Day screening of that romantic film The Princess Bride. Two screenings of the film tonight, one at 6:00pm and one at 9:30pm. Full details and advance tickets available at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 North Southport. (773) 871-6604.

February 14, 2014

Ladydrawers: Our Fashion Year & Other Projects

The Ladydrawers Comics Collective shows off what it's been up to so far in their project Our Fashion Year, its in-depth series of monthly comics reports on gender and labor concerns throughout the international garment and sex trades, as well as other projects tonight from 6 to 10pm at Uri-Eichen Gallery, 2101 S. Halsted St. Details on Facebook.

February 07, 2014

Crispin Glover @ Patio Theater

Filmmaker Crispin Glover comes to the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Ave., tonight at 8pm for a "Crispin Hellion Glover's Big Slide Show part 1" a screening of his film, It is Fine. EVERYTHING IS FINE!, and a Q&A and book signing. Doors open at 7pm. Tickets are $20.

February 01, 2014

90-Second Newberry Film Festival

James Kennedy's 90-Second Newberry Film Festival is back, showcasing short films made by kids about Newberry Award-winning books, today at the Vittum Theater, 1012 N. Noble St., from 3 to 5pm. Admission is free, but reservations are recommended.

January 31, 2014

Crispin Glover @ Music Box

Filmmaker Crispin Hellion Glover returns to the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., tonight at 8pm for a Q&A and a screening of his second film, It is Fine. EVERYTHING IS FINE!, as well as a sneak peek at his current film in process. Tickets are $22.50 in advance, $25 at the door; $20 for students.

January 30, 2014

An Honest Living @ Siskel Center

An Honest Living, a documentary examining the balance between one's art and one's job that focuses on the lives of four Chicago artists, screens at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., tonight at 8:15pm. (It premieres on Jan. 25.) Director Jordan Freese will be present for both screenings. Tickets are $11.

January 27, 2014

Movie Monday: The Lady Vanishes @ The Palm Court

Movie Mondays continues tonight at 7pm with Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes. Enjoy free admission and complimentary popcorn with a classic cocktail. Movie Mondays takes place the second and fourth Monday of the month. Click here to see the complete schedule. The Drake Hotel is located at 140 E. Walton Place.

January 25, 2014

An Honest Living @ Siskel Center

An Honest Living, a documentary examining the balance between one's art and one's job that focuses on the lives of four Chicago artists, makes its world premiere at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., tonight at 8pm. It shows again on Jan. 30. Director Jordan Freese will be present for both screenings. Tickets are $11.

January 25, 2014

Generation War @ Music Box

The Goethe Institute presents the Chicago premiere of the German miniseries Generation War today at noon at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave. In between parts one and two, a panel featuring Sara Hall, associate professor of Germanic Studies at UIC; Neal Pease, professor and department chair of History at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; and Patricia Brett Erens, adjunct professor at the School of the Art Institute, will discuss the film and its cultural significance. Tickets are $9.25 in advance or at the door.

January 24, 2014

Batman @ Doc Films

UofC's Doc Films in Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th St., hosts screenings of Batman tonight at 7pm and 10pm as part of its Tim Burton series. There will be a Q&A with Batman screenwriter Sam Hamm immediately following the 7pm screening, plus a pop-up bookstore by First Aid Comics. Tickets are $5 (cash only).

January 24, 2014

B-Fest 2014

Northwestern University's student organization A&O Productions presents B-Fest 2014, a 24-hour non-stop B-movie festival beginning Friday night at 6pm, and ending Saturday night at 6pm. B-Fest happens on the campus of Northwestern, in the McKormick Auditorium in Norris University Center. Full details and advance tickets available through the B-Fest website.

January 23, 2014

2 Films on "Picasso and the Mayor" @ Co-Prosperity Sphere

The 1967 dedication of the Chicago Picasso sculpture at Daley Plaza will be celebrated in a screening of two films on "Picasso and the Mayor: The Chicago Picasso on 16mm Film" at 7pm. The event, including a discussion by filmmaker Tom Palazzolo and Annie Morse, senior lecturer at the Art Institute of Chicago, will be at at Co-Prosperity Sphere, 3219-21 S. Morgan St. The suggested donation at the door is $5.

January 22, 2014

Valhalla @ Lincoln Hall

Sweetgrass Productionsis showing its fourth feature film, Valhalla, tonight at 8pm at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave. The film tells the tale of a man's search to rediscover the freedom of his youth. Tickets are $10 and for 21+.

January 22, 2014

Sound Opinions at the Movies

Sound Opinions gos back to the movies tonight at the Music Box Theater, 3733 N. Southport Ave., with a screening of Diner tonight at 7:30pm. Tickets are $10, $9 for WBEZ members.

January 19, 2014

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein @ Music Box

The National Theatre of London presents an encore screening of Frankenstein, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller, at the Music Box, 3733 N. Southport Ave., today at noon. Tickets are $15

January 18, 2014

Mortified Nation premiere @ Gene Siskel Film Center

The teen angst reading series Mortified! comes to the big screen in this documentary featuring live performances from around the country, including Chicago. Q&A after the film with director, Mike Mayer, producers Shay DeGrandis and Neil Katcher, and co-producer Annette Ferrara of the Chicago live "Mortified" shows, who will be present for audience discussion at both screenings. Screening Friday at 8:30pm, Saturday at 3pm at the Gene Siskel Film Center (164 N. State)Tickets are $11 for general admission and can be purchased at the Gene Siskel Film Center.

January 17, 2014

Mortified Nation premiere @ Gene Siskel Film Center

The teen angst reading series Mortified! comes to the big screen in this documentary featuring live performances from around the country, including Chicago. Q&A after the film with director, Mike Mayer, producers Shay DeGrandis and Neil Katcher, and co-producer Annette Ferrara of the Chicago live "Mortified" shows, who will be present for audience discussion at both screenings. Screening Friday at 8:30pm, Saturday at 3pm at the Gene Siskel Film Center (164 N. State)Tickets are $11 for general admission and can be purchased at the Gene Siskel Film Center.

January 13, 2014

Movie Monday: His Girl Friday @ The Palm Court

Movie Mondays kicks off tonight at 7pm with the Cary Grant-Rosalind Russell classic His Girl Friday in the Drake's Palm Court. Enjoy free admission (and complimentary popcorn) with your cocktail. Movie Mondays takes place the second and fourth Monday of the month. Click here to see the complete schedule. The Drake Hotel is located at 140 E. Walton Place.

January 11, 2014

Tales from the Quaded Zone @ Lincoln Hall

Fans of trash-horror should head to Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave., tonight at 6pm for a special screening of Tales from the Quadead Zone by director Chester Turner -- followed by a Q&A with Turner as well as a release party for Bleeding Skull! A 1980s Trash-Horror Odyssey from BleedingSkull.com. Tickets are $10 online or at the door. 21+

January 11, 2014

Filmspotting 2013 Wrap Party @ Mayne Stage

Filmspotting, the Chicago-based film discussion radio show, wraps up 2013 today with a live discussion at Mayne Stage (1328 W. Morse) featuring Filmspotting co-hosts Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen, along with the Tribune's film critic Michael Phillips. The show starts at noon, doors open at 11:00, and tickets are available in advance through the Mayne Stage Website.

January 10, 2014

The Poisoner @ Lincoln Hall

The Poisoner, a new film by Chris Hefner, makes its debut at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave., tonight at 7pm with live overture by Daniel Knox. Tickets are $15. 18+

January 10, 2014

Breastmilk. The Movie. @ Belle Up

Belle Up Maternity, 3440 W. 111th St., hosts a private screening of Breastmilk. The Movie, tonight at 7pm, with a shop-and-mingle beginning at 6:30pm. Tickets are $10.

January 09, 2014

The Big Lebowski @ Lincoln Hall

Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave., screens The Big Lebowski for free tonight at 7pm as part of its "the 3-Penny Was Here" film series. 18+

December 27, 2013

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg @ Music Box

The Music Box presents the return of the classic 1964 film The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, starring a 20-year-old Catherine Deneuve in a tragic tale of lost love, all set to a continuous score by Michel Legrand. The film runs through next week; see the Music Box Website for a full schedule. Music Box: 3733 North Southport. (773) 871-6604.

December 26, 2013

Doctor Zhivago @ Music Box

The Music Box, 3733 N. Southport Ave., screens the 1965 classic Doctor Zhivago tonight at 3pm as part of its On An Epic Scale movie series Dec. 25 to Jan. 2. Tickets are $9.25.

December 25, 2013

The Great Escape @ Music Box

The Music Box, 3733 N. Southport Ave., screens the 1963 classic The Great Escape tonight at 6pm as part of its On An Epic Scale movie series Dec. 25 to Jan. 2. Tickets are $9.25.

December 24, 2013

30th Annual Music Box Christmas Show

The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave. closes out its 30th annual holiday special with one final show today at 12:30pm. The show consists of a double-feature of two holiday classics: It's A Wonderful Life and White Christmas. Along with the films you get sing-along Christmas carols and a visit from Santa Claus. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for children.

December 23, 2013

Holiday Double Feature @ Double Door

The Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave., screens a holiday double feature of Bad Santa and Die Hard tonight starting at 7pm. $4 Sailor Jerry egg nog will be served. Free, 21+

December 22, 2013

Miracle of Morgan's Creek @ Siskel Center

The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents Preston Sturges' 1944 film The Miracle of Morgan's Creek tonight at 7:30pm at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St. Tickets are $11.

December 21, 2013

The Party @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center presents a screening of Blake Edwards' film The Party, his Jacques Tati-inspired comedy that was reportedly Elvis Presley's favorite film. The Party screens this afternoon at 3:00pm, and again on December 26 at 6:00pm. Full details at the Film Center Website. Film Center: 164 North State Street. (312) 846-2600.

December 21, 2013

It's a Wonderful Life @ Patio Theater

The Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd., hosts its second annual free screening of the Christmas classic, It's a Wonderful Life, today at 1pm and 5pm.

December 20, 2013

A Band Called Death @ Reggies

Reggies, 2105 S. State St., hosts a screening of the documentary A Band Called Death tonight at 7pm. The screening is free, and if you bring art supplies to donate to after-school arts program Graffiti Zone, you'll be entered in a raffle to win a pair of VIP tickets to see Death at Reggies on New Year's Eve. 21+

December 18, 2013

Once in a Lifetime @ Lincoln Hall

Lincoln Hall and Everything Is Terrible! present their occasional series Once in a Lifetime, best described as an MST3K show focusing on Lifetime dramatic films. Tonight's film: the 1996 Tori Spelling jaw-dropper Co-Ed Call Girl, featuring live commentary by local comedians. The show starts at 8:00pm, it's an 18+ show, and admission is a measly $5. Full details and advance tickets available at the Lincoln Hall calendar. Lincoln Hall: 2424 N. Lincoln. (773) 525-2501.

December 13, 2013

Filmage @ Lincoln Hall

CIMMFest presents Filmage: The Story of the Descendents/ALL tonight at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave. The 8pm showing is sold out, but a second one at 10:30pm has been added. A Q&A with co-director/co-writer Deedle LaCour, editor/producer James Rayburn and producer Caryn Capotosto follows each screening. Tickets are $10. 18+

December 13, 2013

30th Annual Music Box Christmas Show

The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave. celebrates its 30th annual holiday special starting today, and running through December 24. The show consists of a double-feature of two holiday classics: It's A Wonderful Life and White Christmas. Along with the films you get sing-along Christmas carols and a visit from Santa Claus. A full schedule and advance tickets are available at the Music Box website.

December 13, 2013

The Punk Singer @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre presents the 2013 documentary The Punk Singer, a look at the career of singer Kathleen Hanna. The film opens tonight and runs through next week; see the Music Box Website for a complete schedule. Music Box: 3733 North Southport. (773) 871-6604.

December 10, 2013

Dredd @ Siskel Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center presents a screening of the 2012 reboot of the Judge Dredd film series, starring Karl Urban in the title role. Dredd screens this evening at 6:00pm; see the Film Center's Website for details. Film Center: 164 North State Street. (312) 846-2800.

December 06, 2013

Lloyd Kaufman Troma screening @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre presents a very special midnight movie experience this weekend: a live appearance by Troma co-founder Lloyd Kaufman, who will be introducing the latest Troma film: Return to Nuke'Em High, a sequel of the 1986 Troma film Nuke Em High. This screening and appearance happens both Friday and Saturday night at midnight; full details available at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 North Southport. (773) 871-6604.

December 06, 2013

I Am Divine @ Facets Cinematheque

Facets Cinematheque presents a week-long screening of the new documentary I Am Divine, telling the story of the film icon brought to the public by John Waters' series of films. See a full schedule of showtimes at the Facets Website. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton Avenue. (773) 281-4114.

December 04, 2013

Black Power! In Tribute to Fred Hampton @ Logan Center for the Arts

To commemorate International Revolutionary Day, Logan Center for the Arts (915 E. 60th St.) will host a free screening of From 2337 West Monroe Street. The film is part of Black Power! In Tribute to Fred Hampton, a series of exhibitions, performances and film screenings that honor the legacy of late Black Panther party leader Fred Hampton. The series continues through January 2014 with installations at the Arts Incubator, Kimbark Studios, and First Unitarian Church of Chicago.

December 04, 2013

Disney double feature @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre presents a Disney double feature: Mary Poppins at 5:30pm, and the new film Saving Mr. Banks at 8:00pm. Details on how to attend available at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 North Southport. (773) 871-6604.

December 03, 2013

The Room's Greg Sestero @ Music Box

Greg Sestero, best known as Mark in The Room, has written The Disaster Artist, a book about his experiences meeting writer/director/star Tommy Wiseau and making the cult classic film. He's coming to the Music Box, 3733 N. Southport Ave., tonight for a screening of The Room, a short making-of documentary, and a Q&A with Gapers Block's own Steve Prokopy. The book talk starts at 7pm, and The Room screens at 10pm. Tickets are $20 or $45 with a copy of The Disaster Artist.

December 02, 2013

Movieoke @ The Whistler

Movieoke, in which people perform favorite scenes from movies rather than songs, celebrates its 5th anniversary tonight at 9pm at the Whistler, 2421 N. Milwaukee Ave. No cover, 21+

December 01, 2013

Pre-Code Double Feature @ Siskel Center

The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents a double feature of pre-Code films, with Million Dollar Legs and Girls About Town, today at 11:30am at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St. Tickets are $11.

November 29, 2013

Sing-Along Sound of Music @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre presents their annual sing-along version of The Sound of Music, opening this afternoon at 4pm. Props for audience-participation moments will be provided, and you are encouraged to dress up as your favorite character for the costume contest. The film screens multiple times this weekend; see the Music Box website for a schedule and advance tickets. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

November 26, 2013

Once in a Lifetime: She's Too Young

Saki and Everything Is Terrible's Once in a Lifetime screening series returns to Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave., tonight with a showing of the Lifetime movie She's Too Young, which will be mercilessly mocked by comedians Marlena Rodriguez and Natalie Jose. Tickets are $5. Show starts at 7:30pm. 18+

November 24, 2013

Polish Film Festival in America

The Polish Film Festival in America runs Nov. 8-24. Today's closing night events include a special screening of Wałęsa. Człowiek z nadziei (Walesa, Man of Hope) at 3pm and a double feature of Warszawa 1935 in 3D and Chce się żyć (Life Feels Good) at 5pm at Muvico Rosemont 18, 9701 Bryn Mawr Ave. in Rosemont. In addition, the Gallery Theatre, 1112 N. Milwaukee Ave., screens Jąkająca się miłość (Stammering Love), Magma and Jak głęboki jest ocean? (How Deep Is the Ocean?) at 3pm; Pre Mortem and Sierpniowe niebo. 63 dni chwały. (August's Sky. 63 Days of Glory) at 5pm; and Strateg (The Strategist) at 7pm. See the full schedule for details. Tickets are $10 for documentaries, $14 for feature films, with student and senior discounts available. Festival passes are available for $75, with Gold passes that also include opening and closing night events going for $150.

November 24, 2013

Baby, The Rain Must Fall @ Siskel Center

The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents Baby, The Rain Must Fall, starring Steve McQueen and Lee Remick, today at 11:30am at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St. Tickets are $11.

November 23, 2013

Polish Film Festival in America

The Polish Film Festival in America runs Nov. 8-24. Tonight features Polski Film at 7pm, Miłość (Love) at 8:15pm, and Krótkie kroniki wampirów (Short Vampires' Chronicles) and Fuck the Forest at 10pm at the Gallery Theatre, 1112 N. Milwaukee Ave., and Papusza at 8pm at Muvico Rosemont 18, 9701 Bryn Mawr Ave. in Rosemont. See the full schedule for details. Tickets are $10 for documentaries, $14 for feature films, with student and senior discounts available. Festival passes are available for $75, with Gold passes that also include opening and closing night events going for $150.

November 23, 2013

Food Film Festival

The fourth annual Chicago Food Film Festival runs Nov. 20-23 at Kendall College, 900 N. North Branch Ave. Today's first program is titled Edible Adventure #009, featuring the films You Really Should Eat This: Corned Beef Hash at George's, You Really Should Eat This: Feijoada at Taste of Brasil Café, Best Fish Tacos in Ensenada, The Chile Film and Sweet Legacy. The after-party includes the Sugar Takedown, in which 20 contestants make sweets for you to taste and vote on, plus dishes inspired by the day's films, wine and beer. Tickets are $55.

Then tonight, Farm to Film to Table features the films Ashley English, Letting Salt Just Be Salt: Amagansett Sea Salt Co., Small Green Fields, Mile High Pie, The Northeast Kingdom and Head On!, along with a Lowcountry shrimp boil and other dishes inspired by the film, beer and wine. Doors open at 7pm for VIPs, 7:30pm general admission. Tickets are $75, $95 for VIP. Festival-wide VIP passes are available for $295. Doors open at noon.

November 22, 2013

Polish Film Festival in America

The Polish Film Festival in America runs Nov. 8-24. Tonight features a screening of director Agnieszka Holland's three-part HBO miniseries Gorejący krzew (Burning Bush) beginning at 7pm at the Gallery Theatre, 1112 N. Milwaukee Ave., and Bejbi Blues at 8pm at Muvico Rosemont 18, 9701 Bryn Mawr Ave. in Rosemont. See the full schedule for details. Tickets are $10 for documentaries, $14 for feature films, with student and senior discounts available. Festival passes are available for $75, with Gold passes that also include opening and closing night events going for $150.

November 22, 2013

Food Film Festival

The fourth annual Chicago Food Film Festival runs Nov. 20-23 at Kendall College, 900 N. North Branch Ave. Tonight's festivities are all about foodporn, featuring the films Beer Braised Ox Cheek, Fondue, How To Make Burmese Faluda, Lets Get Silly, Libby’s Old Fashioned Salted Caramels, Machines II, Mixed Berries, Three Ways, Paloma, Shakycow Orange Juice Commercial and That’s Mandorlato!. Tickets are $65, $85 for access to the VIP pre-party featuring foodporn star Larry Cauldwell's Fondue Lounge with Jarlsberg and Warsteiner, and dishes from the films. Festival-wide VIP passes are available for $295. Doors open for the pre-party at 6pm, general admission at 6:30pm.

November 22, 2013

Music Box's 30th Anniversary

The Music Box Theatre celebrates their 30th anniversary as a repertory cinema with two weeks of daily double-features, starting today with a double feature of North by Northwest and The Big Lebowski. A complete schedule is available at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

November 21, 2013

Polish Film Festival in America

The Polish Film Festival in America runs Nov. 8-24. Films screen at Facets Cinematheque, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave., Gallery Theatre, 1112 N. Milwaukee Ave., and Muvico Rosemont 18, 9701 Bryn Mawr Ave. in Rosemont. See the full schedule for details. Tickets are $10 for documentaries, $14 for feature films, with student and senior discounts available. Festival passes are available for $75, with Gold passes that also include opening and closing night events going for $150.

November 21, 2013

Food Film Festival

The fourth annual Chicago Food Film Festival runs Nov. 20-23 at Kendall College, 900 N. North Branch Ave. Tonight's festivities, titled Untitled II, featuring the films Eat | Love, Edward Wohl: At Home in the Shop, Fac et Spera (Hope and Do), The Fermentation of Respect, Flatten, Ole-Martin Hansen – The Salmon Smoker, Oh My Rødgrød! and We Are All Just Trying to Tell a Story. Tickets are $75, $95 for access to the VIP pre-party featuring food inspired by the films and wine by La Maison Chapoutier. Festival-wide VIP passes are available for $295. Doors open for the pre-party at 6pm, general admission at 6:30pm.

November 20, 2013

Polish Film Festival in America

The Polish Film Festival in America runs Nov. 8-24. Films screen at Facets Cinematheque, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave., Gallery Theatre, 1112 N. Milwaukee Ave., and Muvico Rosemont 18, 9701 Bryn Mawr Ave. in Rosemont. See the full schedule for details. Tickets are $10 for documentaries, $14 for feature films, with student and senior discounts available. Festival passes are available for $75, with Gold passes that also include opening and closing night events going for $150.

November 20, 2013

Food Film Festival

The fourth annual Chicago Food Film Festival runs Nov. 20-23 at Kendall College, 900 N. North Branch Ave. Tonight's opening night kickoff party features four documentaries: Biting Into The Ramen Burger, The Perfect Oyster, Tako NY and Where Does a Compost Cookie Come From?. Guests will also sample the first authentic ramen burgers ever cooked in Chicago, plus compost cookies from Momofuku Milk Bar, beer and wine. Tickets are $65 and include entry to the films, food and a gift bag. Doors open at 6:30pm.

November 19, 2013

"Vanishing Neighborhoods" Film Shorts @ Comfort Station

This evening Preservation Chicago, the Chicago Film Archives and Kartemquin Films are screening three short 16mm films documenting Chicago's demolition and change in 1960s and 1970s at Comfort Station, 2579 N. Milwaukee Ave. For additional details about the films and the event, check out the event's Facebook page.

November 19, 2013

Polish Film Festival in America

The Polish Film Festival in America runs Nov. 8-24. Films screen at Facets Cinematheque, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave., Gallery Theatre, 1112 N. Milwaukee Ave., and Muvico Rosemont 18, 9701 Bryn Mawr Ave. in Rosemont. See the full schedule for details. Tickets are $10 for documentaries, $14 for feature films, with student and senior discounts available. Festival passes are available for $75, with Gold passes that also include opening and closing night events going for $150.

November 19, 2013

Sarah Morris's Chicago @ MCA

Filmmaker Sarah Morris screens and discusses her film Chicago at the MCA, 220 E. Chicago Ave., tonight at 6pm as part of the museum's CITY SELF exhibition. Tickets are $8 for members, $10 for nonmembers or free for students, and can be purchased online or through the box office at 312-397-4010.

November 19, 2013

The Legend of Cool "Disco" Dan @ Logan Theatre

Land & Sea Dept. presents the premiere of The Legend of Cool "Disco" Dan, a documentary about the Washington DC graffiti legend narrated by Henry Rollins, at the Logan Theatre, 2464 N. Milwaukee Ave. Director Joseph Pattisall and Executive Producer Roger Gastman will be in attendance. Doors open at 6pm, film starts at 7pm. Tickets are $12.

November 18, 2013

Polish Film Festival in America

The Polish Film Festival in America runs Nov. 8-24. Films screen at Facets Cinematheque, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave., Gallery Theatre, 1112 N. Milwaukee Ave., and Muvico Rosemont 18, 9701 Bryn Mawr Ave. in Rosemont. See the full schedule for details. Tickets are $10 for documentaries, $14 for feature films, with student and senior discounts available. Festival passes are available for $75, with Gold passes that also include opening and closing night events going for $150.

November 17, 2013

"Wild Chicago" DVD Premiere @ Patio Theater

Co-creators Ben Hollis and John Davies present the premiere of "The Golden Age of Wild Chicago," a DVD collecting the best segments of the hit Channel 11 TV show, at the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd., today from 3 to 5:30pm. A Q&A with Hollis and Davies will follow the screening. Tickets are $5 in advance or at the door.

November 17, 2013

Polish Film Festival in America

The Polish Film Festival in America runs Nov. 8-24. Films screen at Facets Cinematheque, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave., Gallery Theatre, 1112 N. Milwaukee Ave., and Muvico Rosemont 18, 9701 Bryn Mawr Ave. in Rosemont. See the full schedule for details. Tickets are $10 for documentaries, $14 for feature films, with student and senior discounts available. Festival passes are available for $75, with Gold passes that also include opening and closing night events going for $150.

November 17, 2013

No Time for Love @ Siskel Center

The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents No Time for Love, starring Claudette Colbert and Fred McMurray, today at 11:30am at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St. Tickets are $11.

November 16, 2013

Vannin': The Movie @ Patio Theater

The Chicago Cinema Society and Little Cabin Films present a special sneak preview of Vannin': The Movie, a new documentary on conversion van subculture, tonight at the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd. A discussion with filmmakers Andrew J. Morgan and Nick Nummerdor as well as some "vanners" follows the film. Doors open at 6:30pm, show's at 7pm. Tickets are $5 at the door, cash only.

November 16, 2013

Polish Film Festival in America

The Polish Film Festival in America runs Nov. 8-24. Films screen at Facets Cinematheque, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave., Gallery Theatre, 1112 N. Milwaukee Ave., and Muvico Rosemont 18, 9701 Bryn Mawr Ave. in Rosemont. See the full schedule for details. Tickets are $10 for documentaries, $14 for feature films, with student and senior discounts available. Festival passes are available for $75, with Gold passes that also include opening and closing night events going for $150.

November 16, 2013

MST3K 25th Anniversary Reunion @ MBC

The Museum of Broadcast Communications, 360 N. State St., hosts the "Mystery Science Theater 3000" 25th Anniversary Reunion today at noon. Original cast members Joel Hodgson, Joel Coniff, Trace Beaulieu and Josh Weinstein will be in attendance for a panel discussion moderated by Steve Darnall, and clips from the cult classic TV show will be aired. Tickets are $12.

November 15, 2013

Polish Film Festival in America

The Polish Film Festival in America runs Nov. 8-24. Films screen at Facets Cinematheque, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave., Gallery Theatre, 1112 N. Milwaukee Ave., and Muvico Rosemont 18, 9701 Bryn Mawr Ave. in Rosemont. See the full schedule for details. Tickets are $10 for documentaries, $14 for feature films, with student and senior discounts available. Festival passes are available for $75, with Gold passes that also include opening and closing night events going for $150.

November 14, 2013

Polish Film Festival in America

The Polish Film Festival in America runs Nov. 8-24. Films screen at Facets Cinematheque, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave., Gallery Theatre, 1112 N. Milwaukee Ave., and Muvico Rosemont 18, 9701 Bryn Mawr Ave. in Rosemont. See the full schedule for details. Tickets are $10 for documentaries, $14 for feature films, with student and senior discounts available. Festival passes are available for $75, with Gold passes that also include opening and closing night events going for $150.

November 14, 2013

Reeling Film Festival Closing Night

The 31st Reeling LGBT Film Festival runs Nov. 7-14, screening at multiple venues throughout the city. See the schedule for details. Tickets for individual screenings range from $9 to $12. Five- and 10-film packs, full festival passes and VIP passes are also available. Tonight's closing night films screen at the Logan Theatre, followed by a closing party at the Stan Mansion, 2408 N. Kedzie Ave. Tickets for the film are $15, or $40 for both the film and party.

November 13, 2013

Polish Film Festival in America

The Polish Film Festival in America runs Nov. 8-24. Films screen at Facets Cinematheque, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave., Gallery Theatre, 1112 N. Milwaukee Ave., and Muvico Rosemont 18, 9701 Bryn Mawr Ave. in Rosemont. See the full schedule for details. Tickets are $10 for documentaries, $14 for feature films, with student and senior discounts available. Festival passes are available for $75, with Gold passes that also include opening and closing night events going for $150.

November 13, 2013

Reeling Film Festival

The 31st Reeling LGBT Film Festival runs Nov. 7-14, screening at multiple venues throughout the city. See the schedule for details. Tickets for individual screenings range from $9 to $12. Five- and 10-film packs, full festival passes and VIP passes are also available.

November 12, 2013

Polish Film Festival in America

The Polish Film Festival in America runs Nov. 8-24. Films screen at Facets Cinematheque, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave., Gallery Theatre, 1112 N. Milwaukee Ave., and Muvico Rosemont 18, 9701 Bryn Mawr Ave. in Rosemont. See the full schedule for details. Tickets are $10 for documentaries, $14 for feature films, with student and senior discounts available. Festival passes are available for $75, with Gold passes that also include opening and closing night events going for $150.

November 12, 2013

Reeling Film Festival

The 31st Reeling LGBT Film Festival runs Nov. 7-14, screening at multiple venues throughout the city. See the schedule for details. Tickets for individual screenings range from $9 to $12. Five- and 10-film packs, full festival passes and VIP passes are also available.

November 11, 2013

Polish Film Festival in America

The Polish Film Festival in America runs Nov. 8-24. Films screen at Facets Cinematheque, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave., Gallery Theatre, 1112 N. Milwaukee Ave., and Muvico Rosemont 18, 9701 Bryn Mawr Ave. in Rosemont. See the full schedule for details. Tickets are $10 for documentaries, $14 for feature films, with student and senior discounts available. Festival passes are available for $75, with Gold passes that also include opening and closing night events going for $150.

November 11, 2013

Reeling Film Festival

The 31st Reeling LGBT Film Festival runs Nov. 7-14, screening at multiple venues throughout the city. See the schedule for details. Tickets for individual screenings range from $9 to $12. Five- and 10-film packs, full festival passes and VIP passes are also available.

November 10, 2013

Polish Film Festival in America

The Polish Film Festival in America runs Nov. 8-24. Tonight's films are 1939. Tajemnica Westerplatte (1939. The Secret of Westerplatte) at 3pm, Pre Mortem and Sierpniowe niebo. 63 dni chwały (August's Sky. 63 Days of Glory) at 5:15pm, and Miłość(Loving) at 7:30pm at Facets Cinematheque, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave., and Dziewczyna z szafy (The Girl from Wardrobe) at 4pm at Muvico Rosemont 18, 9701 Bryn Mawr Ave. in Rosemont. Tickets are $10 for documentaries, $14 for feature films, with student and senior discounts available. Festival passes are available for $75, with Gold passes that also include opening and closing night events going for $150.

November 10, 2013

Reeling Film Festival

The 31st Reeling LGBT Film Festival runs Nov. 7-14, screening at multiple venues throughout the city. See the schedule for details. Tickets for individual screenings range from $9 to $12. Five- and 10-film packs, full festival passes and VIP passes are also available.

November 09, 2013

Polish Film Festival in America

The Polish Film Festival in America runs Nov. 8-24. Tonight's opening night gala featuring Walesa. Czlowiek z nadziei (Walesa, Man of Hope) at Muvico Rosemont 18, 9701 Bryn Mawr Ave. in Rosemont, is sold out, but there's an opening night reception at the Gallery Theatre, 1112 N. Milwaukee Ave., at 9:30pm, featuring Violeta Rendon the Rio Bamba Band.


Tonight's films are Lato w Mieście (Summer in the City) at 5:30pm, Nieulotne (Lasting) at 7:15pm and Sęp(The Vulture) at 9pm all at Facets Cinematheque, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave. Tickets are $10 for documentaries, $14 for feature films, with student and senior discounts available. Festival passes are available for $75, with Gold passes that also include opening and closing night events going for $150.

November 09, 2013

Reeling Film Festival

The 31st annual Reeling LGBT Film Festival runs Nov. 7-14, screening at multiple venues throughout the city. See the schedule for details. Tickets for individual screenings range from $9 to $12. Five- and 10-film packs, full festival passes and VIP passes are also available.

November 08, 2013

Reeling Film Festival

The 31st Reeling LGBT Film Festival runs Nov. 7-14, screening at multiple venues throughout the city. See the schedule for details. Tickets for individual screenings range from $9 to $12. Five- and 10-film packs, full festival passes and VIP passes are also available.

November 08, 2013

Polish Film Festival in America

The Polish Film Festival in America runs Nov. 8-24. Tonight, Mam Na Imię Asia (My Name is Asia) and Czwarta Dzielnica (The Fourth Partition) screen at 7pm and Układ Zamnięty (The Closed Circuit) screens at 9pm, all at Facets Cinematheque, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave. The directors of all three films and actress Maria Mamona, star of Układ Zamnięty, will be present. Tickets for documentaries are $10, features are $14, and student and senior discounts are available. Festival passes are available for $75, with Gold passes that also include opening and closing night events going for $150.

November 07, 2013

Reeling Film Festival Opening Night

The 31st annual Reeling LGBT Film Festival runs Nov. 7-14, screening at multiple venues throughout the city. Tonight's opening night film is GBF, showing at 7:30pm at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., followed by an afterparty at the Laugh Factory, 3175 N. Broadway, with apps, beer and a lineup of LGBT standup comedians. Tickets are $15 for the screening, $40 for the screening plus afterparty.

November 04, 2013

Thomas Dolby @ Mayne Stage

Thomas Dolby, best known for his novelty hit "She Blinded Me With Science," brings a new film and live performance to the Mayne Stage, 1328 W. Morse Ave., tonight. The Invisible Lighthouse Live features live narration, live foley artist Blake Leyh and a musical soundtrack by Dolby. Tickets are $35. Doors open at 6:30pm, show is at 7:30pm. 18+

November 01, 2013

Halloween Hangover @ Patio Theater

The Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd., is the setting for Film Deviant's Halloween Hangover, a night of indie horror film featuring The Battery, An Evening with My Comatose Mother, Keeper and Another Set of Eyes. More details on Facebook. Doors open at 7pm, screenings start at 8pm. Admission is $5.

October 31, 2013

Rocky Horror Picture Show @ Music Box

Midnight Madness presents ">The Rocky Horror Picture Show tonight at 10pm at the Music Box Theater, 3733 N. Southport Ave. Tickets are $12, with virgin "participation kits" available for $3.

October 31, 2013

Horror Movie Night @ Delish Diner & Bakery

Come celebrate Halloween at Delish Diner & Bakery (2018 W. Division St.) with a three-course prix fixe meal and showings of classic horror movies including The Shining, Carrie, Night of the Living Dead and more. Starts at 7pm. $10.

October 30, 2013

Fifties Sci-Fi Double Feature @ Patio Theater

The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents a sci-fi double feature of 1956's The Gamma People and 1957's The Beginning of the End, tonight at 7:30pm at the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd. Admission is $5.

October 30, 2013

Horror Movie Night @ Delish Diner & Bakery

Come celebrate Halloween at Delish Diner & Bakery (2018 W. Division St.) with a three-course prix fixe meal and showings of classic horror movies including The Shining, Carrie, Night of the Living Dead and more. Starts at 7pm. $10.

October 29, 2013

Horror Movie Night @ Delish Diner & Bakery

Come celebrate Halloween at Delish Diner & Bakery (2018 W. Division St.) with a three-course prix fixe meal and showings of classic horror movies including The Shining, Carrie, Night of the Living Dead and more. Starts at 7pm. $10.

October 29, 2013

The Trials of Muhammad Ali @ DuSable Museum

The DuSable Museum, 740 E. 56th Pl. presents a pre-screening of The Trials of Muhammad Ali, today at 6:30pm. The documentary, produced by Academy Award winner Leon Gast, features interviews and commentary by family members, friends, and journalists, who share stories about the revered legendary boxer's personal, professional and political life. This screening is free and open to the public; for questions and more information, visit the museum's website or call 773-947-0600 ext. 255.

October 27, 2013

War of the Worlds @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre presents a celebration of the infamous Halloween adaptation of H.G. Wells story War of the Worlds, with a screening of the 1953 film version (in a new 35mm print), and excerpts from the original 1939 version written by Orson Welles. The program starts this afternoon at 1:00pm. Full details and advance tickets available at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 North Southport. (773) 871-6604.

October 26, 2013

Vivian Maier Doc @ Block Cinema

The Block Museum of Art, 40 Arts Circle Dr. in Evanston, screens the BBC documentary "Vivian Maier: Who Took the Nanny's Pictures?" today at 2pm. Pamela Bannos, distinguished senior lecturer at Northwestern and a Maier scholar, will introduce the film. Free. More details here.

October 25, 2013

Manos: The Hands of Fate @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre hosts a midnight screening of the legendary bad film Manos: The Hands of Fate. The version screening tonight is a recently restored version, made from an original work print of the film. Full details at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 North Southport. (773) 871-6604.

October 24, 2013

Sound Opinions at the Movies presents High Fidelity

The Music Box Theatre and Sound Opnions present the latest screening in their Sound Opinions at the Movies series: the film adaptation of Nick Hornby's novel High Fidelity. The film screens tonight at 7:30pm, introduced by Sound Opinions co-hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot. Full details and advance tickets available at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 North Southport. (773) 871-6604.

October 23, 2013

Thieves Like Us @ Patio Theater

The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents a screening of Robert Altman's Thieves Like Us, starring Keith Carradine and Shelley Duvall, tonight at 7:30pm at the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd. Admission is $5.

October 22, 2013

1963 CPS Boycott Documentary Screening and Panel @ DuSable Museum

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 Chicago Public Schools boycott, The DuSable Museum of African-American History (740 E. 56th Place) is hosting a screening of Kartemquin Films' in-progress documentary '63 Boycott and a panel discussion with CTU President Karen Lewis, Fannie Rushing, Rosie Simpson, Elizabeth Todd and the Chicago Student Union. This free event runs from 6-8pm. Light refreshments will be provided. RSVP here

October 19, 2013

Internet Cat Video Film Festival

The Chicago Cat Rescue and Walker Arts Center present the Chicago Internet Cat Video Film Festival today at the Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox Ave. Screenings happen at noon, 2, 4, 6 and 8pm. Tickets are $10, and benefit Chicago Cat Rescue. In addition to the film screenings, there will be live music, family-friendly activities and special guests.

October 19, 2013

Music Box of Horrors

The Music Box Theatre presents their annual Music Box of Horrors film festival, running for 24 hours starting today at noon. Full details and advance tickets available at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 North Southport. (773) 871-6604.

October 19, 2013

Home Movie Day

The annual Chicago Home Movie Day, presented by the Chicago Film Archives and Northwest Chicago Film Society, runs from 11am to 3pm at the Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St. Bring your 8mm, Super 8 and 16mm home movies to share with the audience. Or just come to watch Admission is free, and you can enter to win various film-related prizes.

October 17, 2013

Sign Painters @ Loyola

Sign Painters, a documentary by filmmakers Faythe Levine and Sam Macon, screens tonight at 6pm at Loyola University's Damen Student Center Cinema, 6511 N. Sheridan Rd. Admission is free for LUC students, $5 for the public.

October 16, 2013

Lonely Are the Brave @ Patio Theater

The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents a screening of 1962's Lonely Are the Brave, starring Kirk Douglas, tonight at 7:30pm at the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd. Admission is $5.

October 12, 2013

The Massacre @ Patio Theater

Terror in the Aisles brings its annual 24-hour horror movie marathon, The Massacre, to the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd. More than a dozen horror films and an equal number of shorts will screen, from Thomas Edison's Frankenstein to Army of Darkness. Special guests include Mark Patton, star of Nightmare on Elm St. 2; director Fred Walton (April Fool's Day, When A Stranger Calls); and director Gary Sherman (Dead and Buried, Raw Meat, Vice Squad), plus vendor tables, prizes, a charity auction benefiting Vital Bridges and more. Doors open at 11am; the films start at noon today and run till noon Sunday, but you can come and go as you please. Tickets are $20 in advance, $28 at the door.

October 10, 2013

Lil Bub & Friends @ Metro

The Metro, 3730 N. Clark St., hosts the Chicago premier of the documentary Lil Bub & Friends, starring Lil Bub, Grumpy Cat, Nyan Cat, Keyboard Cat and more, as a fundraiser for Tree House. Tickets are $5 for standing room, $10 for seats. Doors open at 8pm, film screens at 8:30pm.

October 09, 2013

Mr. Bug Goes to Town @ Patio Theater

The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents a screening of 1941's Mr. Bug Goes to Town, the final animated film from Fleischer Studios, tonight at 7:30pm at the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd. Before the show, there will be a hands-on display of live insects from scientist Jim Louderman and interactive exhibits from the Harris Learning Collection at the Field Museum. Admission is $5.

October 08, 2013

Gene Siskel Film Center -- Hannah Arendt, October 4-17

Hannah Arendt (October 4-17) reunites actress Barbara Sukowa with director Margarethe von Trotta in a compelling true story centering on the 1961 trial of Nazi Adolf Eichman, covered by Arendt for The New Yorker, in which her concept of "the banality of evil," and exposure of Jewish collaboration during the Holocaust, gains her the enmity of both the Jewish and intellectual communities. At Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State Street. Tickets are $11 General Admission; $7 Students; $6 Film Center Members and $4 for students at the Art Institute.

October 05, 2013

Found Footage Festival @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre presents The Found Footage Festival, masters of the found videotape, with a "best of the Midwest" special program tonight at 9:30pm. Full details and advance tickets available at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 North Southport. (773) 871-6604.

October 04, 2013

Docs at the Box

The Music Box Theatre presents its first documentary film festival, Docs at the Box. The festival runs for one week starting this evening, and will include such anticipated films as Evocateur: The Morton Downey, Jr. Movie, the George Plimpton biography Plimpton!, and the new Kartemquin film The Trials of Muhammad Ali. A full schedule and advance tickets for the festival are available at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 North Southport. (773) 871-6604.

September 28, 2013

Computer Chess @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., screens the new mockumentary Computer Chess Friday and tonight at 7:15pm. Writer-director Andrew Bujalski, local stars Gordon Kindlmann and Anne Dodge, Chicago-born producer Alex Lipschultz, and other special guests will be on hand for a Q&A with NewCity film critic Ray Pride after the show. Tickets are $9.25 in advance or at the box office.

September 27, 2013

Computer Chess @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., screens the new mockumentary Computer Chess tonight and Saturday at 7:15pm. Writer-director Andrew Bujalski, local stars Gordon Kindlmann and Anne Dodge, Chicago-born producer Alex Lipschultz, and other special guests will be on hand for a Q&A with NewCity film critic Ray Pride after the show. Tickets are $9.25 in advance or at the box office.

September 21, 2013

Django double feature @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center offers a double feature Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained, and the original 1966 film Django at 6:00pm. The screening is part of the Film Center's Repertory screening series, and tickets for both films may be bought at a discount. See the Film Center's Website for full details. Film Center: 164 North State Street. (312) 846-2085.

September 16, 2013

Once in a Lifetime: Death of a Cheerleader

Everything Is Terrible and saki present Once in a Lifetime, a film screening with live commentary by comedians, at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave., tonight at 8pm. The movie is Death of a Cheerleader, and the comedians are Liza Treyger, Megan Gailey, Stephanie Hasz and Katie McVay. Admission is $5. 18+

September 11, 2013

Days of Heaven @ Patio Theater

The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents a screening of Tarrence Malick's Days of Heaven, starring Richard Gere, Brooke Adams and Sam Shepard, tonight at 7:30pm at the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd. Tickets are $5.

September 08, 2013

UCLA Festival of Preservation @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center presents a month-long series of films being restored and preserved by the UCLA Film & Television Archive. The festival kicks off this afternoon with a screening of Robert Altman's seldom-seen 1969 film That Cold Day In The Park, and runs through October 2 with such titles as 1933's madcap comedy International House, the Clara Bow silent film Mantrap, and the legendary 1950 film Gun Crazy. Full details on the festival, along with advance ticket purchases, available at the Film Center Website. Film Center: 164 North State Stree. (312) 846-2085.

September 07, 2013

The Shining / Room 237 double feature @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center offers a double feature of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining at 3:00pm, and the recent documentary about the film Room 237 at 5:45pm. The screening is part of the Film Center's Repertory screening series, and tickets for both films may be bought at a discount. See the Film Center's Website for full details. Film Center: 164 North State Street. (312) 846-2085.

September 05, 2013

Kartemquin Drinks in Progress

Kartemquin Films presents Drinks in Progress tonight at 8pm in the upstairs lounge at Schubas, 3159 N. Southport Ave. Meet Kartemquin filmmakers and staff, view clips from the upcoming film Unbroken Glass, and enjoy a drink or two. Admission is $25, and includes one drink and a souvenir Unbroken Glass pint glass. 21+

September 04, 2013

One Hour With You @ Patio Theater

The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents a screening of One Hour With You, starring Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald, tonight at 7:30pm at the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd. Tickets are $5.

September 03, 2013

Singin' in the Rain @ Berger Park

The Chicago Park District continues this summer's Movies in the Park with a screening of the 1952 singing and dancing extravaganza Singin' in the Rain. Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Stanley Donen star as friends and co-conspirators in 1927 Hollywood, who try to save their silent film by turning it into a musical. Just one problem: their lead actress, a great silent film star, can't sing. Antics and a little bit of romance ensue in bright, bold technicolor. The film begins at 7:30 at Berger Park Cultural Center, 6205 N Sheridan Rd. The event is free.

August 30, 2013

Before Midnight @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center kicks off a week-long screening of Richard Linklater's "Before" trilogy with a screening of Before Midnight tonight at 6pm. A complete schedule of screenings and advance tickets are available at the Film Center website. Film Center: 164 N. State St. 312-846-2800.

August 28, 2013

Day of Wrath @ Patio Theater

The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents a screening of Day of Wrath, a 1943 film shot during the Nazi occupation of Denmark, tonight at 7:30pm at the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd. Tickets are $5.

August 23, 2013

Trapped in the Closet @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre presents a midnight screening of R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet" tonight and tomorrow evening. Advance tickets are available at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

August 23, 2013

Noir City 5 @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre and the Film Noir Foundation present their fifth annual Noir City: Chicago festival, starting this evening at 6:00pm. For the next week the schedule will include noir classics and rarely-seen films, from Sunset Boulevard to the rarely-seen Edward G. Robinson film Night Has A Thousand Eyes. A complete schedule with links for advance ticket purchases is available at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

August 21, 2013

Diamond Jim @ Patio Theater

The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents a screening of Diamond Jim, a 1935 biopic of philanthropist "Diamond" Jim Brady, tonight at 7:30pm at the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd. Tickets are $5.

August 21, 2013

A League of Their Own @ Music Box Theatre

Anyone over the age of 25 probably remembers A League of Their Own -- the classic baseball movie starring Tom Hanks and Madonna that gave us the famous line, "There's no crying in baseball!" If you want to run down memory lane again or defend your millennial status, the Tribune's Michael Phillips and Steve Rosenbloom will be screening the film at Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., tonight at 7pm, with a discussion following the screening. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased here.

August 19, 2013

Ulzana's Raid @ Patio Theater

The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents a screening of Ulzana's Raid, starring Burt Lancaster, tonight at 7:30pm at the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd. Tickets are $5.

August 17, 2013

"Jim Kelly Day" @ Chatham 14 Theaters

Chatham 14 Theaters, 210 W. 87th St., presents "Jim Kelly Day," a tribute to the late martial arts movie star. Highlights of this family-friendly tribute include martial arts demonstrations and screenings of martial arts-themed films like The Karate Kid; South Side Warriors, Robert Wyrod's documentary on the black martial arts scene on Chicago's South Side; Black Belt Jones, and a screening and post-discussion on Enter the Dragon, which co-starred Kelly alongside Bruce Lee. The film screenings begin at 12pm and last throughout the day; for a complete schedule and ticket prices, visit the website or call 708-704-1482.

August 10, 2013

Snow City Arts Film Festival @ Adventure Stage

Snow City Arts is presenting 2013: A Film Festival, a retrospective of 15 years of productions made by children in Chicago hospitals. The screening runs from 1pm-5pm at the Adventure Stage Chicago at Vittum Theater, 1012 N. Noble St. Tickets are free, but RSVP.

August 09, 2013

Hitchcock Silent Film Festival @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre presents a week-long festival of Alfred Hitchcock's early silent films, only nine of which have survived. The films will be screening with musical accompaniment by the Music Box's resident organis Dennis Scott, as well as by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra. See the Music Box Website for a complete schedule of screenins and links for advance ticket.s Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

August 03, 2013

Se7en @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center kicks off a month-long examination of the films of David Fincher with a screening of Se7en from 1995 this afternoon at 3:00pm. Advance tickets are available at the Film Center Website. Film Center: 164 N. State Street. (312) 846-2085.

July 28, 2013

Wings of Desire @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., presents a special screening of the Wim Wenders classic Wings of Desire tonight at 6pm. A Q&A with Sara Hall, associate professor of Germanic Studies at UIC, and Lorraine Groleau Darrow, director and screenwriting faculty at DePaul University, follows the film. Tickets are $10 online or at the box office.

July 27, 2013

CAT Film Festival @ Cafe 53

Chicago Filmmakers and South Side Projections present the CAT Film Festival, devoted to films featuring felines. The same program of 14 films will be shown Friday at Chicago Filmmakers, 5243 N. Clark St., and tonight at 7:30pm on the patio at Cafe 53, 1369 E. 53rd St. Tickets are $8. You may want to bring a folding chair.

July 26, 2013

CAT Film Festival @ Chicago Filmmakers

Chicago Filmmakers and South Side Projections present the CAT Film Festival, devoted to films featuring felines. The same program of 14 films will be shown tonight at Chicago Filmmakers, 5243 N. Clark St., in the parking lot behind the building (enter on Farragut), and on Saturday at Cafe 53, 1369 E. 53rd St. Tonight's screening begins at 8pm. Tickets are $8. You may want to bring a folding chair.

July 24, 2013

'Unacceptable Levels' Makes Chicago Debut

Award-winning documentary "Unacceptable Levels," directed by filmmaker Ed Brown, will be hosting its Chicago screening debut tonight at the Museum of Contemporary Art as part of a 2013 summer tour. In the style of Michael Moore meets Earth Day, the documentary examines the results of the chemical revolution of the 1940's and opens the door to conversations about the chemical burden our bodies carry. The event includes a pre-screening VIP reception with actress and eco-activist Mariel Hemingway. VIP Tickets are $75.00 and general admission is $12.00. Catch a sneak peek of the 90 minute film with the trailer. Tickets can be purchased here.

July 19, 2013

The Room @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., hosts a midnight screening of the modern cult classic The Room. Tommy Wiseau won't be in attendance, but it'll still be fun. Tickets are $10 in advance or at the door.

July 12, 2013

Jeff Garlin @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre welcomes comedian Jeff Garlin, who will be presenting a screening of his new film Dealin' With Idiots tonight and tomorrow night at 7:20pm. Full details and advance tickets available at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 North Southport. (773) 871-6604.

July 06, 2013

Wet Hot American Summer @ Music Box

The Music Box presents a midnight screening of the 2001 cult film Wet Hot American Summer. Well, let's say 11:30pm, that way you can be here at midnight. Music Box: 3733 North Southport. (773) 871-6604.

July 05, 2013

Studio Ghibli festival @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., presents a month-long retrospective of Studio Ghibli Films. The fun starts today with a screening of Spirited Away at 3pm, and runs through August 1. See the Film Center website for a complete schedule and to purchase advance tickets. Call the box office at 312-846-2085.

July 03, 2013

Footloose @ Gene Siskel Film Center

As part of their Date with the 80s film series, the Gene Siskel Film Center presents an evening screening of the 1984 film Footloose at 6:00pm. See the Film Center's Website for a complete list of screening films in the series, and to purchase advance tickets. Film Center: 164 North State Street. Box office: (312) 846-2085.

July 02, 2013

Irvine Welsh @ Public House Theatre

The Put'em Up staged film script reading series, presents a performance of Creatives, a new screenplay by author Irvine Welsh (of Trainspotting fame) and Don De Grazia. Brent Kado and Jessica Hardy, founders of the Chicago Comedy Film Festival, will also be on hand to talk about filmmaking and other stuff. The show is at the Public House Theatre, 3914 N. Clark St., tonight at 7:30pm. $7 at the door.

June 29, 2013

80s Double Feature @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center presents a double feature of two iconic 80s films: Dirty Dancing at 3:00pm, and Footloose at 5:00pm. You may purchase tickets for both films at a discount, or purchase a ticket for just one film. Full details at the Film Center Website. Film Center: 164 North State Street. (312) 846-2085.

June 28, 2013

Summer Music Film Festival @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre and Sound Opinions present the third annual Summer Music Film Festival. Eight films will be screened over the next week, ranging from the classic 1983 hip hop film Wild Style to the Chicago premiere of the documentary Ain't In It For My Health: A Film About Levon Helm. The premiere happens this evening at 7:00pm, and includes an introduction by Sound Opinions co-hosts Jim DeRogatins and Greg Kot. Full details and a complete schedule of films available at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

June 26, 2013

Heat Lightning @ Patio Theater

The Northwest Chicago Film Society screens 1934's Heat Lightning tonight at 8pm at the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd. Margaret Talbot will introduce the movie and sign copies of The Entertainer: Movies, Magic, and My Father’s Twentieth Century, a biography of Lyle Talbot, her father, who stars in the film. Tickets are $5.

June 24, 2013

Sometimes a Great Notion @ Patio Theater

The Northwest Chicago Film Society screens Sometimes a Great Notion, directed by and starring Paul Newman, tonight at 8pm at the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd. Tickets are $5.

June 22, 2013

80s Double Feature @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center presents a double feature of two iconic 80s films: They Live at 3:00pm, and Repo Man at 5:00pm. You may purchase tickets for both films at a discount, or purchase a ticket for just one film. Full details at the Film Center Website. Film Center: 164 North State Street. (312) 846-2085.

June 15, 2013

80s Double Feature @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center presents a double feature of two iconic 80s films: Raiders of the Lost Ark at 3:00pm, and Back to the Future at 5:15pm. You may purchase tickets for both films at a discount, or purchase a ticket for just one film. Full details at the Film Center Website. Film Center: 164 North State Street. (312) 846-2085.

June 14, 2013

The Source Family @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., hosts a special screening of The Source Family, a new documentary about the 1970s band and "utopian living experiment," tonight at 9:45pm. The screening will include a Q&A with co-director Maria Demopoulos and live musical performances by a band featuring members of CAVE, Plastic Crimewave Sound, Ga’an and Velcro Lewis. Tickets are $9.25 in advance or at the door.

June 11, 2013

Caddyshack @ Music Box Theatre

The Music Box Theatre presents the latest in Trib Nation's screenings of classic sports films, the 1980 film Caddyshack,, with discussion of the film by the Tribune's film critic Michael Phillips and sports columnist Steve Rosenbloom. The film screens at 7:00pm. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased in advance at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 North Southport. (773) 871-6604.

June 09, 2013

The Black Cinema Is... The Monkey Hustle

Black Cinema House, 6901 S. Dorchester Ave., presents the latest film in its "The Black Cinema Is..." series, 1976's he Monkey Hustle, tonight at 6pm. Free, but Seating is limited; RSVP to blackcinemahouse@rebuild-foundation.org.

June 08, 2013

80s Double Feature @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center presents a double feature of two iconic 80s films: The Terminator at 3:00pm, and Conan the Barbarian at 5:15pm. You may purchase tickets for both films at a discount, or purchase a ticket for just one film. Full details at the Film Center Website. Film Center: 164 North State Street. (312) 846-2085.

June 08, 2013

Bellwether @ Hideout

Bellwether, a new "market, happening & feast" from the creators of the Renegade Craft Fair and Vintage Bazaar, runs today and Sunday in and outside the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., from noon to dark (aka 8pm). Shop for local art and crafts, enjoy live music and peruse food trucks throughout the day; schedule here. Suggested donation $10 admission; kids under 12 are free. There's also an after-hours inside the Hideout from 8 to 10pm, featuring sketch show NED Talks and a screening of the documentary Sign Painters; additional $10 suggested donation for admission.

June 06, 2013

The Sights of Never @ Silo Art Space

Silo Art Space, 5110 W. Irving Park Rd., presents artist and director Joey Garfield's The Sights of Never, a screening of rarities, b-sides and other oddities from his film archives. Come see some rarely seen footage of Style Wars, The Barnstormers Collective, Garfield's film Headrush and more, and browse Garfield's current art exhibit, "The Sounds of Never," curated by Erik DeBat. The event runs from 7 to 10pm. Free.

June 05, 2013

High Treason @ Patio Theater

The Northwest Chicago Film Society screens 1929's rare and quirky High Treason, the second British "talking picture," at the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd., tonight at 8pm.

June 01, 2013

80s Double Feature @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center presents a double feature of two iconic 80s films: The Breakfast Club at 3:15pm, and Ferris Beuller's Day Off at 5:15pm. You may purchase tickets for both films at a discount, or purchase a ticket for just one film. Full details at the Film Center Website. Film Center: 164 North State Street. (312) 846-2085.

June 01, 2013

The Unnatural Natural: 2 Films about Environmental Hazard

The Pullman State Historic Site and South Side Projections present "The Unnatural Natural," a screening of two films concerning memory and time, the politics of landscape, and uncertain and uncontainable environmental risk: Yucca Mtn Tally, about America's first national high-level nuclear waste repository, and Around Crab Orchard, a documentary about the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge in southern Illinois, which is also a Superfund clean-up site. The free screening is at 2pm today at the historic Pullman clock tower building, 11057 S. Cottage Grove Ave. Free parking.

May 31, 2013

Wikileaks documentary @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre presents the documentary We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks. The film starts screening tonight at the theater; see the Music Box Website for a complete showtime schedule. Music Box: 3733 North Southport. (773) 871-6604.

May 30, 2013

Wings of Desire @ Logan Theatre

The Logan Theatre, 2646 N. Milwaukee Ave., screens Wings of Desire at 11pm tonight. Tickets are $7.

May 29, 2013

Portrait of Jason @ The Music Box *New Location*

The Music Box Theatre and the Northwest Chicago Film Society present a screening of the 1967 Shirley Clarke film Portrait of Jason, a film featuring a conversation with cabaret performer Jason Holliday. Portrait of Jason screens tonight at 7:00pm, and tickets are just $5. Full details and a complete schedule of society screenings at the society's Website. The Music Box Theatre is located at 3733 N. Southport Ave.

May 27, 2013

All I Desire @ Portage Theater

The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents a 35mm print of All I Desire, starring Barbara Stanwick, at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., tonight at 7:30pm. $5 admission.

May 26, 2013

Ferris Bueller's Day Off @ Logan Theatre

The Logan Theatre, 2646 N. Milwaukee Ave., screens Raiders of the Lost Ark at 11:30pm tonight. Tickets are $7.

May 25, 2013

The Goonies @ Logan Theatre

The Logan Theatre, 2646 N. Milwaukee Ave., screens The Goonies at 11:30pm tonight. Tickets are $7.

May 25, 2013

Harold Lloyd's Safety Last @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre presents a special screening of Harold Lloyd's classic film Safety Last. Along with the screening there will be a reception with live music, live vaudeville acts, and a special sneak peek at the renovations going on inside the theater's smaller screening room. The evening starts at 6:30pm. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Full details and advance tickets available at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

May 24, 2013

Cannibal Holocaust @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre
presents the infamous 1980 film Cannibal Holocaust in a restored, uncensored print. Definitely not for the squeamish. The film screens tonight and tomorrow night at midnight. See the Music Box Website for full details. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

May 23, 2013

Raiders of the Lost Ark @ Logan Theatre

The Logan Theatre, 2646 N. Milwaukee Ave., screens Raiders of the Lost Ark at 11:30pm tonight. Tickets are $7.

May 22, 2013

Zardoz @ Portage Theater

The Portage Theater and the Northwest Chicago Film Society present a screening of John Boorman's weird post-apocalyptic 1974 film Zardoz, with Sean Connery in a red bikini. The screenin starts at 7:30pm, and admission is a measly $5. Full details and a complete schedule of screenings at the society's Website. Portage Theater: 4050 N. Milwaukee. (773) 736-4050.

May 19, 2013

Kartemquin Spring Showcase @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center presents a preview of four upcoming movies by Kartemquin Films. The directors of the films will be in attendance for Q&A and feedback, and a post-screening reception for ticketholders is also scheduled. The screenings begin at 5:00pm. Film Center: 164 North State Street. (312) 846-2800.

May 17, 2013

The Room @ Music Box

"What kind of money? What kind of drugs?" The Music Box Theatre presents another midnight screening of the 2003 cult classic The Room. See the Music Box Website for full details. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

May 17, 2013

Asian American Showcase @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center presents the 18th annual Asian American Showcase, starting tonight and running through May 30. The kick-off film, Quentin Lee's 2012 film White Frog, screens tonight at 8:00pm. A complete schedule, and advance tickets, are available through the Film Center's Website. Film Center: 164 North State Street. (312) 246-2800.

May 17, 2013

Sign Painters @ Logan Theatre

The documentary film Sign Painters, by authors and directors Faythe Levine and Sam Macon, screens tonight at 7pm at the Logan Theater 2646 N. Milwaukee Ave. Levine and Macon will host a cocktail reception at 6pm before the screening, will introduce the film, and will do a Q&A afterward. City Lit Books will be on hand sell the accompanying book. Tickets are $12.

May 16, 2013

Everything Is Terrible! @ UP Comedy Club

The keepers of made-for-VHS films Everything Is Terrible! present Comic Relief Zero: an EIT! stand-up special tonight at UP Comedy Club at Piper's Alley (230 W. North Avenue, 3rd floor). The 60-minute show starts at 8:00pm (doors open at 7:15pm). Tickets are $15 and can be purchased in advance at the UP Comedy Club Website.

May 12, 2013

Mommie Dearest @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre presents their annual Mother's Day screening of the 1981 camp classic Mommie Dearest, hosted by Dick O'Day and the Hell in a Handbag players. Join Dick for a pre-screening show at 2:00pm, and expect a running commentary throughout the film by members of Camp Midnight. The first 100 attendees receive a commemorative wire hanger! Full details and advance tickets available through the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 North Southport. (773) 871-6604.

May 11, 2013

Facets Night School: Ben & Athur

Facets Cinematheque concludes its Facets Night School,a cult film paired with a discussion of the film, tonight at midnight. Tonight's final film is the cult film Ben & Athur, paired with a lecture by Facets Night School regular Lew Ojeda. Facets Night School screenings run Saturdays at midnight through May 11, and admission is $5. See the Facets Website for a complete schedule. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. (800) 331-6197.

May 08, 2013

SAIC projects @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center presents the thesis projects of the undergrad and graduate classes of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The presentations happen today through Friday at the Film Center (164 North State Street) at 4:30pm. Admission is free, and tickets are available at the box office. Full details at the Film Center's Website.

May 05, 2013

Touch of Evil @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre presents a screening of Orson Welles' classic film Touch of Evil today at 11:30am as part of its weekly matinee series. A complete matinee schedule is available at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

May 04, 2013

Facets Night School: Drop Dead Gorgeous

Facets Cinematheque presents Facets Night School,a cult film paired with a discussion of the film, tonight at midnight. Tonight's film is the mockumentary Drop Dead Gorgeous, paired with a lecture by Facets Night School regular Lauren Whalen. Facets Night School screenings run Saturdays at midnight through May 11, and admission is $5. See the Facets Website for a complete schedule. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. (800) 331-6197.

May 03, 2013

The Cremaster Cycle @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center begins screening one of the most highly divisive film series in recent memory: Matthew Barney's Cremaster Cycle. Cremaster 1 and Cremaster 2 begin the series tonight at 7:45pm. Full details, as well as advance tickets, are available through the Film Center's Website. Film Center: 164 North State Street. (312) 846-2800.

May 01, 2013

Sound Opinions at the Movies: Wattstax @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre and Sound Opinions present the 1972 documentary Wattstax tonight at 7:30pm. Complete details at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

April 27, 2013

Facets Night School: The Cannibals

Facets Cinematheque presents Facets Night School,a cult film paired with a discussion of the film, tonight at midnight. Tonight's film is the rare Portuguese horror film the Cannibals (Os Canibais), paired with a lecture by independent filmmaker Michael Smith. Facets Night School screenings run Saturdays at midnight through May 11, and admission is $5. See the Facets Website for a complete schedule. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. (800) 331-6197.

April 26, 2013

Desperate Living @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre presents the John Waters classic Desperate Living tonight at midnight. Mink Stole, Edith Massey, Liz Renay, and Susan Lowe star in this tale of Mortville, the town full of criminals and sexual deviants. See the Music Box Website for full details. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

April 26, 2013

Stuck @ Music Box

The Music Box presents a special screening of the documentary Stuck, which takes a look at the process of adoption from the point of view of both the parents and the children. The film's director, Craig Juntunen, will be at the 7:00pm screening for a Q&A following the film. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased in advance through the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

April 26, 2013

Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo

The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, aka C2E2, runs April 26-28 in McCormick Place West, 2301 S. Lake Shore Dr. Attend panels, browse the trade show floor, catch film screenings and meet such celebrities as Felicia Day, Ron Perlman, Natalie Dormer and Bruce Boxleitner. See today's full schedule for details. Tickets are $25 pre-show, $35 at the door; three-day passes are $55 pre-show, $65 at the door. Doors open today at 11am.

April 25, 2013

Birdemic 2 @ Patio Theater

The Patio Theater and the Chicago Cinema Society presents a one-night-only screening of Birdemic 2: The Resurrection. The very special guests at the screening will be the film's director James Nguyen and producer Jeff Gross, which will be abailable for Q&A after the movie. (And there WILL be many questions.) The screening starts at 9:00pm. Advance tickets can be purchased through Eventbrite.

April 25, 2013

Chicago Latino Film Festival

The 29th annual Chicago Latino Film Festival, organized by the International Latino Cultural Center, runs April 11-25 at the AMC Loews Theatres 600, 600 N. Michigan Ave. Today's screenings begin at 6pm; see the schedule for full details. Tickets to each film are $11.

April 24, 2013

Convoy @ Portage Theater

The Portage Theater and the Northwest Chicago Film Society present a screening of Sam Peckinpah's film Convoy, based on the hit song based on the CB radio. Convoy screens tonight at 7:30pm. Admission is a supercheap $5. Full details and a complete schedule of Northwest Chicago Film Society screenings available at the society's Website. Portage Theater: 4050 N. Milwaukee. (773) 736-4050.

April 24, 2013

Chicago Latino Film Festival

The 29th annual Chicago Latino Film Festival, organized by the International Latino Cultural Center, runs April 11-25 at the AMC Loews Theatres 600, 600 N. Michigan Ave. Today's screenings begin at 5:45pm; see the schedule for full details. Tickets to each film are $11.

April 23, 2013

Cadaver Screening & Q&A @ MCA

The Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave., hosts a screening tonight of Tavi Gevinson and Jonah Ansell's animated short film Cadaver followed by a Q&A with Gevinson and Ansell. Doors open at 6pm. Tickets are $10 for non-members, $8 for members and $6 for students.

April 23, 2013

Altered States Screening & Concert @ Harris Theater

The Harris Theater, 205 E. Randolph St., presents a screening of the cult classic film Altered States with live orchestra accompaniment tonight at 7pm, in honor of composer John Corigliano's 75th birthday. Corigliano will be present for a Q&A after the film. Tickets are $25-50. Doors open at 6pm.

April 23, 2013

Chicago Latino Film Festival

The 29th annual Chicago Latino Film Festival, organized by the International Latino Cultural Center, runs April 11-25 at the AMC Loews Theatres 600, 600 N. Michigan Ave. Today's screenings begin at 5:45pm; see the schedule for full details. Tickets to each film are $11.

April 22, 2013

Chicago Latino Film Festival

The 29th annual Chicago Latino Film Festival, organized by the International Latino Cultural Center, runs April 11-25 at the AMC Loews Theatres 600, 600 N. Michigan Ave. Today's screenings begin at 5:30pm; see the schedule for full details. Tickets to each film are $11.

April 21, 2013

Chicago Latino Film Festival

The 29th annual Chicago Latino Film Festival, organized by the International Latino Cultural Center, runs April 11-25 at the AMC Loews Theatres 600, 600 N. Michigan Ave. Today's screenings begin at 3pm; see the schedule for full details. Tickets to each film are $11.

April 21, 2013

CIMMfest

The Chicago International Movies and Music Festival, aka CIMMfest, runs April 18-21 at multiple venues. Tonight's events begin at 6pm; see the schedule for full details. Tickets for individual events vary; get a festival pass for $50.

April 20, 2013

Facets Night School: She Shoulda Said "No"!

Facets Cinematheque presents Facets Night School,a cult film paired with a discussion of the film, tonight at midnight. Tonight's film is a typical drugs exploitation film, She Shoulda Said "No"!, starring the actress Lila Leeds, who was arrested with Robert Mitchum for smoking marijuana and was forced to make this film. The program will also include a lecture by Facets Night School regular Chris Damen. Facets Night School screenings run Saturdays at midnight through May 11, and admission is $5. See the Facets Website for a complete schedule. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. (800) 331-6197.

April 20, 2013

Chicago Latino Film Festival

The 29th annual Chicago Latino Film Festival, organized by the International Latino Cultural Center, runs April 11-25 at the AMC Loews Theatres 600, 600 N. Michigan Ave. Today's screenings begin at 3pm; see the schedule for full details. Tickets to each film are $11.

April 20, 2013

CIMMfest

The Chicago International Movies and Music Festival, aka CIMMfest, runs April 18-21 at multiple venues. Today's events begin at 1pm; see the schedule for full details. Tickets for individual events vary; get a festival pass for $50.

April 19, 2013

CIMMfest

The Chicago International Movies and Music Festival, aka CIMMfest, runs April 18-21 at multiple venues. Tonight's events begin at 6pm; see the schedule for full details. Tickets for individual events vary; get a festival pass for $50.

April 19, 2013

Chicago Latino Film Festival

The 29th annual Chicago Latino Film Festival, organized by the International Latino Cultural Center, runs April 11-25 at the AMC Loews Theatres 600, 600 N. Michigan Ave. Today's screenings begin at 5pm; see the schedule for full details. Tickets to each film are $11.

April 18, 2013

CIMMfest

The Chicago International Movies and Music Festival, aka CIMMfest, runs April 18-21 at multiple venues. Tonight's events begin at 7pm; see the schedule for full details. Tickets for individual events vary; get a festival pass for $50.

April 18, 2013

Chicago Latino Film Festival

The 29th annual Chicago Latino Film Festival, organized by the International Latino Cultural Center, runs April 11-25 at the AMC Loews Theatres 600, 600 N. Michigan Ave. Today's screenings begin at 6pm; see the schedule for full details. Tickets to each film are $11.

April 18, 2013

#DocYourWorld @ Columbia's Film Row Cinema

Today Columbia College continues its free #DocYourWorld documentary panels and screenings from noon until 9:30pm in their Film Row Cinema on the 8th floor of 1104 S. Wabash Ave.

April 17, 2013

Chicago Latino Film Festival

The 29th annual Chicago Latino Film Festival, organized by the International Latino Cultural Center, runs April 11-25 at the AMC Loews Theatres 600, 600 N. Michigan Ave. Today's screenings begin at 6pm; see the schedule for full details. Tickets to each film are $11.

April 17, 2013

#DocYourWorld @ Columbia's Film Row Cinema

Today Columbia College continues its free #DocYourWorld documentary panels and screenings from noon until 9pm in their Film Row Cinema on the 8th floor of 1104 S. Wabash Ave.

April 16, 2013

Chicago Latino Film Festival

The 29th annual Chicago Latino Film Festival, organized by the International Latino Cultural Center, runs April 11-25 at the AMC Loews Theatres 600, 600 N. Michigan Ave. Today's screenings begin at 6pm; see the schedule for full details. Tickets to each film are $11.

April 15, 2013

City Streets @ Portage Theater

The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents a 35mm screening of the 1931 film City Streets at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., at 7:30pm tonight, preceded by the cartoon Bugs Bunny Rides Again. Tickets are $5.

April 15, 2013

Chicago Latino Film Festival

The 29th annual Chicago Latino Film Festival, organized by the International Latino Cultural Center, runs April 11-25 at the AMC Loews Theatres 600, 600 N. Michigan Ave. Today's screenings begin at 5:45pm; see the schedule for full details. Tickets to each film are $11.

April 14, 2013

Chicago Latino Film Festival

The 29th annual Chicago Latino Film Festival, organized by the International Latino Cultural Center, runs April 11-25 at the AMC Loews Theatres 600, 600 N. Michigan Ave. Today's screenings begin at 3:30pm; see the schedule for full details. Tickets to each film are $11.

April 14, 2013

Chicago Critics Film Festival

The first annual Chicago Critics Film Festival runs April 12-14 at the Muvico Rosemont 18, 9701 Bryn Mawr Ave. in Rosemont. Today's screenings begin at noon; see the schedule below. Films are $10-12 each; single-day tickets for Saturday and Sunday are $50 or $80 for both, and full-festival passes are $100. Get tickets here.

12pm Shorts Program #2 w/director Q&A
12:15 The Artist and the Model
2:30pm Sparks
2:45 When I Walk
4:30pm I Declare War
5pm The Spectacular Now w/James Ponsoldt Q&A
6pm The Friedkin Connection book signing w/William Friedkin
7:30pm Sorcerer

April 13, 2013

Facets Night School: Night of A Thousand Cats

Facets Cinematheque presents Facets Night School,a cult film paired with a discussion of the film, tonight at midnight. Tonight's film is a "Mexploitation" title from 1972, Night of A Thousand Cats, paired with a lecture by Facets Night School regular Dominick Mayer. Facets Night School screenings run Saturdays at midnight through May 11, and admission is $5. See the Facets Website for a complete schedule. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. (800) 331-6197.

April 13, 2013

Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky @ Patio Theater

The Chicago Cinema Society presents a special 35mm screening of cult classic Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky tonight at 10pm at the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd. The film will be preceded by the local premiere of Bio-Cop. Tickets are $7 online or at the door.

April 13, 2013

Chicago Latino Film Festival

The 29th annual Chicago Latino Film Festival, organized by the International Latino Cultural Center, runs April 11-25 at the AMC Loews Theatres 600, 600 N. Michigan Ave. Today's screenings begin at 3pm; see the schedule for full details. Tickets to each film are $11.

April 13, 2013

Chicago Critics Film Festival

The first annual Chicago Critics Film Festival runs April 12-14 at the Muvico Rosemont 18, 9701 Bryn Mawr Ave. in Rosemont. Today's screenings begin at 11am; see the schedule below. Films are $12 each; single-day tickets for Saturday and Sunday are $50 or $80 for both, and full-festival passes are $100. Get tickets here.

11am This is Martin Bonner
12pm Grow Up, Tony Phillips w/Emily Hagins Q&A
1pm Shorts Program #1 w/director Q&A
2:30pm The Institute
3:30pm The Force Within Us w/Cris Macht Q&A
4:30pm Leave Me Like You Found Me w/Adele Romanski Q&A 6pm The Kings of Summer
7pm Sparks w/Chris Folino, William Katt & Ashley Bell Q&A
9pm The Dirties
10pm Black Rock

April 12, 2013

Shane Carruth double feature @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre and The AV Club present a double feature of Shane Carruth's two films, Upstream Color and Primer. Shane Carruth will be in attendance, interviewed by The AV Club's Scott Tobias. Upstream Color screens at 7:30pm; Primer screens at 9:45pm. Full details and advance tickets available at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

April 12, 2013

Chicago Critics Film Festival Opening Night

Tonight is the opening night of the first annual Chicago Critics Film Festival, which runs April 12-14 at the Muvico Rosemont 18, 9701 Bryn Mawr Ave. in Rosemont. Tonight's opening night double feature begins at 7pm and includes Stories We Tell followed by a Q&A with director Sarah Polley and Grow Up, Tony Phillips followed by a Q&A with writer-director Emily Hagins and producer Peter Hall. Tickets for opening night are $25; single-day tickets for Saturday and Sunday are $50 or $80 for both, and full-festival passes are $100.

April 12, 2013

Chicago Latino Film Festival

The 29th annual Chicago Latino Film Festival, organized by the International Latino Cultural Center, runs April 11-25 at the AMC Loews Theatres 600, 600 N. Michigan Ave. Today's screenings begin at 4:15pm; see the schedule for full details. Tickets to each film are $11.

April 11, 2013

Cinema Slapdown: Flight

Columbia College's Film Row Cinema, 1104 S. Wabash Ave., 8th Floor, hosts Cinema Slapdown, wherein a film is screened and there's a discussion pro and con afterwards.Tonight's film is Flight. The film screens at 7pm. Free.

April 11, 2013

Chicago Latino Film Festival Opening Night Gala

The 29th annual Chicago Latino Film Festival, organized by the International Latino Cultural Center, runs April 11-25 at the AMC Loews Theatres 600, 600 N. Michigan Ave. Tonight's opening night gala is a tribute to Mexico, beginning with a 6:30pm screening of Cinco de Mayo: The Battle, directed by Rafa Lara. A reception at the River East Arts Center, 435 E. Illinois St., follows at 8:30pm. Tickets are $75 or $65 for ILCC members.

April 10, 2013

The Bigamist @ Portage Theater

The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents a 35mm screening of The Bigamist, directed by Ida Lupino, at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., at 7:30pm tonight, preceded by the Daffy Duck cartoon The Henpecked Duck. Tickets are $5.

April 09, 2013

Codebreaker @ AMC River East

Codebreaker, a film about Alan Turing, screens tonight at the AMC River East 21, 322 E. Illinois St., at 7:30pm. Tickets are $11.50.

April 07, 2013

Out of the Vault: Meet Mort & Millie

The Chicago Film Archives presents Meet More & Millie, a program of short films by graphic designers Mort and Millie Goldsholl, in the Chicago Cultural Center's Claudia Cassidy Theater, 78 E. Washington St., at 3pm today. Amy Beste, who recently authored a chapter on the Goldsholls in Chicago Makes Modern: How Creative Minds Changed Society, will introduce the program, and a panel discussion with Victor Margolin, professor emeritus of Design History at UIC; Susan Keig, designer and former vice president of the Design Department at Goldsholl Design and Film Associates; and Wayne Boyer, filmmaker and professor emeritus at UIC, will follow the screening. Admission is free.

April 07, 2013

Carmen & Geoffrey @ DuSable Museum

The DuSable Museum, 740 E. 56th Pl., presents Carmen & Geoffrey, the story of American dance legends Carmen DeLavallade and Geoffrey Holder, today from 2pm-4pm. The dance footage documentary, in conjunction with the museum's "Geoffrey & Carmen: A Memoir in Four Movements" exhibit, highlights the couple's work with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Duke Ellington, Josephine Baker and more. Free. For more information and to RSVP, call 773-947-0600 ext. 290.

April 06, 2013

Facets Night School: Hercules, Samson & Ulysses

Facets Cinematheque presents Facets Night School,a cult film paired with a discussion of the film, tonight at midnight. Tonight's film is the 1963 sword-and-sandal epic Hercules, Samson & Ulysses, paired with a lecture by film critic Jef Burnham. Facets Night School screenings run Saturdays at midnight through May 11, and admission is $5. See the Facets Website for a complete schedule. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. (800) 331-6197.

April 06, 2013

The Scarlet Road @ Hull House Museum

The Sex Workers Project Chicago and SexFest present a screening of The Scarlet Road, a documentary about Australian sex worker Rachel Wotton and her work with people with disabilities, tonight at 7pm at the Jane Addams Hull House Museum, 800 S. Halsted St. Admission is free.

April 05, 2013

Room 237 @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre presents the documentary Room 237, which presents several unusual theories and interpretations of Stanley Kubrick's film The Shining. The film begins screening tonight; see the Music Box Website for a complete schedule. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

April 02, 2013

Pink Floyd The Wall @ The Logan

Do312 presents a free screening of Pink Floyd's legendary rock opera film, The Wall, tonight at the Logan Theater, 2646 N. Milwaukee Ave. Doors open at 10pm, film screens at 11pm. Red Bull supplies complimentary Red Bull and vodkas, and free apps will be served in the lounge. Free with RSVP, but subject to capacity limits -- get in line early, in other words.

April 01, 2013

Vanishing Waves @ The Patio

The Chicago Cinema Society presents the Chicago premiere of Vanishing Waves, directed by Kristina Buozyte, tonight at the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd., at 7:30pm. Tickets are $7.

March 31, 2013

Hitchcock & Psycho Double Feature @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., presents week-long runs of the 2012 film Hitchcock and the classic 1960 film Psycho. The films will often be screening back-to-back throughout the week (including today, at 3pm and 5:15pm), and you may purchase discount tickets for both films. Full details and advance tickets available at the Film Center's website., or call 312-846-2085.

March 31, 2013

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre presents a special Easter screening of the classic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory this afternoon at 2:00pm. The screening will include a costume contest for the audience, goodie bags, and a pre-show sing-along. Advance tickets and full details available at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 North Southport. (773) 871-6604.

March 30, 2013

Facets Night School: Carnival Magic

Facets Cinematheque kicks off another session of Facets Night School tonight at midnight. The first film in the series is the long-forgotten chimpsploitation flick Carnival Magic, presented with a lecture by Jason Coffman of the Chicago Cinema Society. Facets Night School screenings run Saturdays at midnight through May 11, and admission is $5. See the Facets Website for a complete schedule. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. (800) 331-6197.

March 30, 2013

Shogun Assassin @ Patio Theater

The Chicago Cinema Society screens a rare 35mm print of martial arts classic Shogun Assassin tonight at the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd., at 10pm. Tickets are $7.

March 30, 2013

Sing-Along Sound of Music @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre presents a special Easter weekend screening of The Sound of Music along with sing-along lyrics for all of the songs in the film, packs of audience participation items, and of course a costume contest for the audience. The film screens this afternoon at 2:00pm. Advance tickets and full details available at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 North Southport. (773) 871-6604.

March 29, 2013

Vanishing Waves @ The Patio

The Chicago Cinema Society presents the Chicago premiere of Vanishing Waves, directed by Kristina Buozyte, tonight at the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd., at 10pm. Tickets are $7. An encore screening takes place Monday, April 1, at 7:30pm.

March 29, 2013

Hitchcock, Psycho double feature @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., presents week-long runs of the 2012 film Hitchcock and the classic 1960 film Psycho. The films will often be screening back-to-back throughout the week, and you may purchase discount tickets for both films. Full details and advance tickets available at the Film Center's website., or call 312-846-2085.

March 25, 2013

The Warriors @ Patio Theater

The Patio Theater, 3008 W. Irving Park Rd., screens a 35mm print of the 1971 cult classic The Warriors tonight at 7:30pm. Tickets are $7.

March 24, 2013

Zombiethon @ Lincoln Hall

The Psychotronic Film Society presents Zombiethon at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave., tonight, featuring a screening of the samurai-zombie film Versus, a zombie costume contest and more. Tickets are $10, doors open at 7pm. 18+

March 22, 2013

Tommy Wiseau @ Music Box

The Music Box presents a return appearance by Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero, who will of course be presenting screenings of the cult classic film The Room this weekend. Three screenings will be happening for the next three days, each one at 10:30pm. See the Music Box Website for full details and to purchase advance tickets. Music Box: 3733 North Southport. (773) 871-6604.

March 22, 2013

The Warriors @ Patio Theater

The Patio Theater, 3008 W. Irving Park Rd., screens a 35mm print of the 1971 cult classic The Warriors tonight at 10pm. Tickets are $7.

March 19, 2013

South Pacific @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre presents a special free screening of the 1958 classic South Pacific as part of Turner Classic Movies' celebration of their Classic Film Festival. In attendance will be film critic and author Leonard Maltin and original star of the film Mitzi Gaynor. The screening is tonight at 7:30pm; tickets are free and can be reserved through the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 North Southport. (773) 871-6604.

March 18, 2013

Hoosiers with David Haugh and Michael Phillips @ Music Box Theatre

Celebrate March madness tonight at 7pm with Michael Phillips and David Haugh as they discuss the 1986 classic Hoosiers at the Music Box, 3733 N. Southport Ave. Following the movie will be a discussion of the film's merits and its place in the pantheon of sports movies. Tickets are $15.

March 15, 2013

Eddie Pepitone @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre presents a special screening of the documentary film The Bitter Buddha, with the documentary's subject, comedian Eddie Pepitone, in attendance with the film's director Steven Feinartz. The film screens at 9:30pm; full details and advance tickets are available at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 North Southport. (773) 871-6604.

March 14, 2013

Shoplifting at American Apparel @ Logan Theater

The Logan Theatre, 2646 N. Milwaukee Ave., hosts a screening of Shoplifting at American Apparel, a documentary based on the book by Tao Lin, tonight at 7:30pm. A Q&A with director Pirooz Kalayeh and the film's screen writer, Brad Warner, will follow the screening, along with a reading in the theater's renovated lobby and bar. Readers include Cean Gamalinda, Dylan York, Scott McClanahan and Heiko Julien. Tickets are $11.

March 14, 2013

Hoosiers @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre presents a special screening of Hoosiers tonight at 7:00pm. The screening will be followed by a discussion of the film by film critic Michael Phillips and Tribune sports columnist David Haugh. Advance tickets and full details are available at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 North Southport. (773) 871-6604.

March 13, 2013

Cinema Slapdown: Compliance

Columbia College's Film Row Cinema, 1104 S. Wabash Ave., 8th Floor, hosts Cinema Slapdown, wherein a film is screened and there's a discussion pro and con afterwards.Tonight's film is Compliance. The film screens at 7pm. Free.

March 10, 2013

Chicago Underground Film Festival

The Chicago Underground Film Festival runs March 6 through today at the Logan Theatre, 2646 N. Milwaukee Ave. Today's screenings include Vigilante Vigilante: The Battle for Expression, preceded by Road Show, at 2pm; a short film retrospective at 3pm; a collection of short films at 6pm; All the Memory in the World, preceded by The Broken Altar, at 7pm; and See You Next Tuesday, preceded by Chubby Bunny, at 8pm. Tickets for each program are $7 online or at the door, or get a festival pass for $60.

March 09, 2013

Nick Offerman @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre presents an appearance by Nick Offerman, who will be screening his new film Somebody Up There Likes Me tonight at two times, 7:30pm and 9:45pm. Advance tickets for these screenings are available at the Music Box Website; the film continues to screen at the Music Box through the following week. Music Box: 3733 North Southport. (773) 871-6604.

March 09, 2013

Triple Threat Film Fest @ Patio Theater

The Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd., hosts the Triple Threat Film Fest tonight from 7pm to midnight, featuring three films by director Albert Pyun: Nemesis, the director's cut of Cyborg and the Chicago premiere of Road to Hell, the follow-up to Streets of Fire. Pyun and producer and screenwriter of Road to Hell Cynthia Curnan will be in attendance. Tickets are $12.

March 09, 2013

Chameleon Street @ The Black House

The Black House, 6901 S. Dorchester, presents a screening of Chameleon Street, tonight at 7pm. The 1989 film, written by and starring William Douglas Street, is the story of a man who re-invents himself in "chameleon-like" ways. A post-discussion about the film's impact on black cinema, led by Michael B. Gillespie, Assistant Professor of Film at Ohio University, follows the screening. Free; RSVP to blackcinemahoue@rebuild-foundation.org is required.

March 09, 2013

Chicago Underground Film Festival

The Chicago Underground Film Festival runs March 6-10 at the Logan Theatre, 2646 N. Milwaukee Ave. Tonight's screenings include a restrospective shorts program at 3pm; Taken by Storm: The Art of Storm Thorgerson and Hipgnosis at 6pm; a short film program at 7pm; A Band Called Death at 8pm; The Day of Two Noons, preceded by The Sight, The Creation as We Saw It and Corn Mother, at 9pm; and a collection of short films at 10pm. Tickets for each program are $7 online or at the door, or get a festival pass for $60.

March 09, 2013

Sci-Fi Spectacular @ Portage

Terror in the Aisles presents Sci-Fi Spectacular 7, a 24-hour sci-fi movie marathon, at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave. starting at noon today and ending at noon on Sunday. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door; under 12 and over 65 pay just $10.

March 08, 2013

Chicago Underground Film Festival

The Chicago Underground Film Festival runs March 6-10 at the Logan Theatre, 2646 N. Milwaukee Ave. Tonight's screenings include A Body Without Organs, preceded by the short film In Search of Lost Time, at 6:30pm; a retrospective shorts program at 7pm; Pig Death Machine, preceded by short film Wrest, at 8:30pm; and a collection of short art films at 9pm. Tickets for each program are $7 online or at the door, or get a festival pass for $60.

March 08, 2013

Basket Case Triple Feature @ Portage

All three films in the Basket Case horror series screen tonight at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., along with a Q&A with director Frank Henenlotter, a short film, Ghost Cold Water, vendor tables and a performance by the band The Columbines. Tickets are $12, or $5 if you have a ticket to Saturday's Sci-Fi Spectacular. Doors open at 6:30pm, first screening begins at 7pm.

March 07, 2013

Chicago Underground Film Festival

The Chicago Underground Film Festival runs March 6-10 at the Logan Theatre, 2646 N. Milwaukee Ave. Tonight's screenings include two short film programs at 6:30pm and 7pm; Ape preceded by the short Black Metal at 8pm; and School of Change preceded by several short films at 9pm. Tickets for each program are $7 online or at the door, or get a festival pass for $60.

March 06, 2013

WEDNESDAY REWIND Presents: The Killing of Satan

WEDNESDAY REWIND returns with The Killing of Satan, a far-out Filipino journey into the Satanic heart of darkness. Just wait for the scene where a guy gets crushed into Play-doh by a giant paper-mache boulder! The film screens tonight at 10:30pm at the Logan Theatre, 2646 N. Milwaukee Ave. Tickets are $3.

March 06, 2013

Chicago Underground Film Festival Opening Night

The Chicago Underground Film Festival kicks off tonight at the Logan Theatre, 2646 N. Milwaukee Ave., with the Chicago premiere of Untitled by Sandra Gibson, Luis Recoder and Olivia Block, as well as Wreading by Jesse Mulmed. Tickets are $7 online or at the door. Doors open at 6pm; screening begins at 8pm.

March 03, 2013

Steamboat Bill, Jr. @ Doc Films

University of Chicago's Doc Films screens the 1928 Buster Keaton classic Steamboat Bill, Jr. tonight at 7:30pm in the Max Palevsky Cinema in Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th St. Admission is $5.

February 28, 2013

"5 Different Videos" @ Peanut Gallery

Tonight at 7pm, Peanut Gallery, 1000 N. California Ave., hosts a screening of "5 Different Videos," a collection of five short films by Detroit-based female video artists, Eleni Zaharopoulos, Bailey Scieszka, Katie Barkel, Mïïgun-å-rïen and Chanel Von Habsburg-Lothringen. Admission is free.

February 27, 2013

Hold Back the Dawn @ Portage Theater

The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents a 35mm screening of Hold Back the Dawn at 7:30pm tonight at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave. Tickets are $5.

February 25, 2013

Fourplay @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center presents a screening of the 2012 film Fourplay as part of Reeling: The Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival. Kyle Henry, the film's director, will in in attendance for a Q&A session. The screening begins at 8:00pm. Full details on the screening available at the Film Center's Website. Film Center: 164 North State Street. (312) 846-2085.

February 24, 2013

Oscar Experience @ Siskel Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., hosts "Oscar Experience: Chicago," the only Academy-sanctioned Oscar party in the city, tonight from 6pm to midnight. Walk down the red carpet hosted by Amanda Puck, enjoy a delicious dinner by Pure Kitchen and cocktails by William Grant & Sons, and watch the High-Definition telecast of the 85th Academy Awards on two HD screens. Tickets are $100 or $200 for VIP.

February 23, 2013

Andrew Bird: Fever Year @ Logan Center for the Arts

The University of Chicago's Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th St., hosts a screening of Andrew Bird: Fever Year, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Xan Aranda, at 7pm tonight. Seating is limited; email fecommittee@uchicago.edu with "Fever Year Screening Reservation - [Your Name]" in the subject line to reserve a seat. Free.

February 23, 2013

Kung Fu Triple Feature @ Portage Theater

The Chicago Cinema Society presents a triple-feature of three kung fu films this evening at the Portage Theater (4050 N Milwaukee). The films are: The 36th Chamber of the Shoalin; The Kid With The Golden Arm; and the Chicago premiere of Cold Steel from last year. All three films will be screened in 35mm prints starting tonight at 6:30pm. Details and advance tickets available at the Society's Eventbrite page.

February 20, 2013

The Third Degree @ Portage Theater

The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents a 35mm screening of The Third Degree, the American debut of future Casablanca director Michael Curtiz, at 7:30pm tonight at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave. Tickets are $5.

February 18, 2013

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia @ Portage Theater

The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents a 35mm screening of Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, Sam Peckinpah's 1974 classic, at 7:30pm tonight at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave. Peckinpah historian Steven Lloyd, introduces the film. Tickets are $5.

February 18, 2013

Holy Motors @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center presents a screening of the 2012 film Holy Motors, which confounded and excited audiences last year. The film screens tonight at 6:00pm; see the Film Center Website for details and advance tickets. Film Center: 164 North State Street. (312) 846-2085.

February 18, 2013

Dr. Strangelove Staged Reading @ SPACE

Tonight at 7:30pm at SPACE, 1245 Chicago Ave. in Evanston, Nate Herman directs a staged reading of the classic Stanley Kubrick film Dr. Strangelove, featuring Randy Craig, Gary Houston, Tim Kazurinsky, Warren Lemming, David Pasquesi and others. Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door; reserved tables are $25. All ages.

February 17, 2013

Holy Motors @ Gene Siskel Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center presents a repeat engagement for the highly acclaimed 2012 film Holy Motors as part of a retrospective look at the work of the director Leos Carax. Holy Motors screens this afternoon at 5:15pm, and again tomorrow night at 6pm. See the Film Center's Website for a complete schedule and to purchase advance tickets. Film Center: 164 North State Street. (312) 846-2800.

February 15, 2013

Music Box Theatre 70mm Festival

The Music Box presents a two week festival of 70mm movies. Titles range from the classic (2001: A Space Odyssey) to the modern (P.T. Anderson's The Master) to the trashy (Lifeforce). The full schedule of films has been posted at the Music Box Website; tickets are available for individual movies, or you may purchase a full festival pass for $70. Music Box: 3753 North Southport. (773) 871-6604.

February 13, 2013

Drácula @ Portage Theater

The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents a 35mm screening of Drácula, a Spanish-language version of Bela Lugosi's famous film, at 7:30pm tonight at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave. Tickets are $5.

February 13, 2013

Sound Opinions at the Movies: The Graduate @ Music Box

The Music Box and Sound Opinions present the latest in their series of film screenings, The Graduate from 1967. The film screens this evenin at 7:30pm; full details at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 North Southport. (773) 871-6604.

February 12, 2013

Cinema Slapdown: The Help

Columbia College's Film Row Cinema, 1104 S. Wabash Ave., 8th Floor, hosts Cinema Slapdown, wherein a film is screened and there's a discussion afterward tearing it to shreds. Just in time for Black History Month, tonight's film is The Help, and Louise Love and Natalie Moore are the guest debaters. The film screens at 7pm. Free.

February 11, 2013

Sound City @ Patio Theater

The Chicago Cinema Society presents Sound City, a documentary by Dave Grohl about the legendary LA recording studio by the same name, at the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd., Feb. 8, 9 and 11. Tickets to each screening are $7. Tonight's showing is at 7:30pm.

February 09, 2013

Sound City @ Patio Theater

The Chicago Cinema Society presents Sound City, a documentary by Dave Grohl about the legendary LA recording studio by the same name, at the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd., Feb. 8, 9 and 11. Tickets to each screening are $7. Tonight's showing is at 10pm.

February 09, 2013

Don Coscarelli double feature @ Music Box

The Music Box presents a double feature of two Don Coscarelli films, to celebrate his new film John Dies At The End. That film will screen tonight at 7:20pm, and will be followed by the film Phantasm II at 9:45pm. Mr. Coscarelli will be in attendance for a Q&A session after the first film. Tickets are $12 in advance, and $15 at the door. Full details and advance tickets available at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

February 08, 2013

The Room @ Music Box

The Music Box presents a midnight screening of The Room, the instant cult classic featuring the odd Tommy Wiseau. "Hi, doggy!" Full details at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

February 08, 2013

Sound City @ Patio Theater

The Chicago Cinema Society presents Sound City, a documentary by Dave Grohl about the legendary LA recording studio by the same name, at the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd., Feb. 8, 9 and 11. Tickets to each screening are $7. Tonight's showing is at 10pm.

February 08, 2013

Don Coscarelli double feature @ Music Box

The Music Box presents a double feature of two Don Coscarelli films, to celebrate his new film John Dies At The End. That film will screen tonight at 7:20pm, and will be followed by the film Bubba Ho-Tep at 9:45pm. Mr. Coscarelli will be in attendance for a Q&A session after the first film. Tickets are $12 in advance, and $15 at the door. There will be a second double feature tomorrow night, so look there also. Full details and advance tickets available at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

February 06, 2013

Wednesday Rewind @ Logan Theatre

The Logan Theatre kicks off Wednesday Rewind, a weekly late-night screening series for people who enjoy cheezy & weird films, with a screening of the Mexican punksploitation film Intrepidos Punks! The screening starts at 10:30pm, and is a steal at a mere $3 admission. Full details at the Logan Theatre's Website. Logan Theatre: 2464 North Milwaukee. (773) 342-5555.

February 06, 2013

Lilith @ Portage Theater

The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents a 35mm screening of Lilith, starring Warren Beatty and Jean Seberg, at 7:30pm tonight at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave. Tickets are $5.

February 04, 2013

Groundhog Day @ Ada Street

Ada Street, 1664 N. Ada St., screens Groundhog Day tonight at 9:30pm. Reservations are recommended by not required; contact eboyer@dmkrestaurants.com to make one. 21+

February 04, 2013

Ginger Baker doc @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center presents the 2012 documentary Beware of Mr. Baker, a film about the legendary rock drummer Ginger Baker. The film screens tonight at 8:00pm, and again this Thuesday at 8:30pm. See the Film Center Website for a complete schedule and to purchase advance tickets. Film Center: 164 North State Street. (312) 846-2085.

February 03, 2013

Network @ Music Box

The Music Box presents Network from 1976 as part of their Oscar Winning Films matinee series. The film screens Saturday & Sunday at 11:30am. See the Music Box Website for full details. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

February 03, 2013

Little Queer Film Festival

The Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St., hosts the Little Queer Film Festival today from 11am to 9pm. Films include Call Me Kuchu, Kiss Me, Facing Mirrors, Lesbian Factory, Zenne Dancer and I Do. Each screening is $9 in advance, $14 at the door.

January 31, 2013

The Punch-Up @ Lincoln Hall

Saki presents The Punch Up, a new monthly comedy show/film screening at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave. Two films will screen and be heckled by local comics; in tonight's inaugural edition, it's Robocop razzed by Chad Briggs and the Puterbaugh Sisters, followed by Beverly Hills Cop with Bill Cruz, Mike Sheehan and Chad Briggs. Admission is free; the first film starts at 7pm. 18+

January 25, 2013

William S. Burroughs, Movie Star!

Th Psychotronic Film Society presents William S. Burroughs, Movie Star!, an evening of films starring the Beat writer and poet tonight at the Mayne Stage, 1328 W. Morse Ave. On screen will be Towers Open Fire, the documentary Burroughs: the Movie and several shorts and experimental films. Special guest for the evening is Graham Rae, film writer and Burroughs expert. Two shows, at 7pm and 10pm; lobby doors open an hour before each show. Tickets are $10. 18+

January 25, 2013

B-Fest 2013

B-Fest, the annual 24-hour B-movie film fest, happens this weekend at Northwestern University. The fest runs from 6pm tonight through 6pm tomorrow, and will feature loads of monster movies, blaxploitation, weird short films, and a regular appearance by Ed Wood's classic Plan 9 From Outer Space. Full details on the festival are posted at the B-Fest Website.

January 23, 2013

Breaking Away @ Portage Theater

The Northwest Chicago Film Society screens a 35mm print of Breaking Away at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., tonight at 7:30pm. Tickets are $5.

January 22, 2013

The Economics of Happiness @ Overflow Coffee

Overflow Coffee Bar, 1550 S. State St., screens The Economics of Happiness, a documentary about the worldwide movement for localization, tonight at 7pm. A post-film discussion will be led by Local First Chicago. Free, but donations accepted and reservations recommended; reserve your seat here.

January 21, 2013

Gunman's Walk @ Portage Theater

The Northwest Chicago Film Society screens a 35mm Cinemascope print of Gunman's Walk at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., tonight at 7:30pm. Tickets are $5.

January 19, 2013

Soul Food Junkies @ Chicago Cultural Center

The Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph St., presents a free screening of Soul Food Junkies today from 2pm-4:30pm. The documentary, directed by filmmaker Byron Hurt, examines the history, sociology, culture and health factors associated with African-Americans and soul food. A Q&A with community health activists follows. For more information, call 312-744-6630.

January 18, 2013

Devil In A Blue Dress @ Chicago Cultural Center

The Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington, presents a free screening of Devil In A Blue Dress, a film adaptation (which starred Academy Award winner Denzel Washington) based on the novel by best-selling author Walter Mosley. The event, held tonight from 7pm-11pm in the Claudia Cassidy Theater, will be followed by a post Q&A with Mosley. Free; seating is first come, first served. For more information, call 773-296-1108.

January 14, 2013

Jimi Hendrix Woodstock Concert @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., screens Hendrix 70: Live at Woodstock tonight at 7:30pm. The film captures nearly the entire Woodstock performance (portions weren't filmed), matched up with a surround sound audio mix. Tickets are $11.

January 12, 2013

Joel Hodgson @ Mayne Stage

"Mystery Science Theater 3000" founder Joel Hodgson brings his one-man show, "Riffing Myself," to the Mayne Stage, 1328 W. Morse Ave., for two shows tonight, at 8pm and 10:30pm. Tickets are $18; VIP tickets to the 8pm show include reserved seating as well as admission to a 4pm screening of "MST3K," a meet'n'greet with Hodgson and a signed poster. Doors open at 7 for the 8pm show, 9:30 for the 10:30pm show.

January 10, 2013

Oscar Nomination Discussion @ Siskel Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., hosts a panel discussion of the 85th annual Academy Awards nominations today at noon. The panel will feature Janet Davies, ABC-7 Chicago entertainment reporter; Alison Cuddy, Chicago Public Radio arts and culture reporter; Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune film critic; Ben Kenisberg, Time Out Chicago film editor; and Steve Prokopy, Gapers Block film writer and critic for Ain't It Cool News. Betsy Steinberg, the managing director at the Illinois Film Office, moderates. Free.

January 09, 2013

The Walls of Jericho @ Portage Theater

The Northwest Chicago Film Society screens a 35mm print of The Walls of Jericho at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., tonight at 7:30pm. Tickets are $5.

January 09, 2013

The Big Lebowski & High Fidelity @ Lincoln Hall

Lincoln Hall's "The Three-Penny Was Here" film series continues tonight with a free screening of The Big Lebowski and High Fidelity. White Russians will be $5. The show is free, 18+ and starts at 7pm.

January 07, 2013

Clerks @ Ada Street

Ada Street, 1664 N. Ada St., screens Clerks tonight at 9:30pm. Reservations are recommended by not required; contact eboyer@dmkrestaurants.com to make one. 21+

January 06, 2013

Filmspotting Live @ Mayne Stage

Movie podcast and radio show Filmspotting records a live 2012 wrap party at the Mayne Stage, 1328 W. Morse Ave. oin hosts Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen, plus special guest Michael Phillips and musical guest Abraham Levitan for a look back at the year in film. Doors open at 12:30pm, show begins at 2pm. Tickets are $10.

January 05, 2013

Django @ Music Box

See one of the inspirations for Django Unchained -- Sergio Corbucci's 1966 spaghetti western Django -- Friday and tonight at midnight at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave. Tickets are $9.25.

January 04, 2013

Django @ Music Box

See one of the inspirations for Django Unchained -- Sergio Corbucci's 1966 spaghetti western Django -- tonight and Saturday at midnight at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave. Tickets are $9.25.

January 04, 2013

Stranger Than Fiction documentary series @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center presents Stranger Than Fiction, a month-long series of new documentary screenings. The series begins tonight with the 2012 film Perseverance: The Story of Dr. Billy Taylor, a documentary about the former University of Michigan football star. Dr. Taylor and the film's directors will be in attendance at the screening, so make sure you get advance tickets. A full schedule of the series is available at the Film Center Website. Film Center: 164 North State Street. (312) 846-2800.

January 02, 2013

Some Like It Hot @ Portage Theater

The Northwest Chicago Film Society screens a 35mm print of Some Like It Hot at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., tonight at 7:30pm. Tickets are $5.

December 30, 2012

FW Murnau's Sunrise @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., presents the latest in its weekend silent film matinees this morning at 11:30am. Today's film is FW Murnau's Sunrise from 1927, and features (according to the Music Box website) "the most arodable drunk pig you'll ever see on film." Well, you've GOT to go see that!

December 28, 2012

Searching For Sugar Man @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center presents a week-long run of the 2012 documentary Searching For Sugar Man, about the search for a long-lost Detroit singer-songwriter. Nightly screenings run through Thursday, January 3; see the Film Center Website for a complete schedule and to purchase advance tickets. Film Center: 164 North State Street. (312) 846-2085.

December 27, 2012

Barrymore @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., screens Barrymore, starring Christopher Plummer, at 7:30pm tonight. Tickets at $9.25.

December 24, 2012

Music Box Christmas Show

Today is the last day of The Music Box Theatre's 29th annual Christmas show, with showings of the Christmas classics White Christmas at 12:30pm and It's A Wonderful Life at 3:35pm. You can see just one film, or purchase tickets for both films at a discount. Each screening features an appearance by Santa Claus, and the singing of Christmas carols accompanied by the Music Box organist. Purchase tickets in advance here. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport Ave.

December 23, 2012

Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein @ Film Center

As part of their celebration of Universal Pictures the Gene Siskel Film Center presents a screening of the 1948 film Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein, also featuring the classic horror film monsters Dracula and the Wolf Man. The film screens this afternoon at 4:30pm, and again on Wednesday the 26th at 6:00pm. See the Film Center Website for details and to purchase advance tickets. Film Center: 164 North State Street. (312) 846-2800.

December 22, 2012

Santa's Scary Saturday @ Portage Theater

The Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., hosts Santa's Scary Saturday, a kid-friendly monster movie marathon. See Godzilla vs. Megalon, Ghost of Frankenstein, Spaceballs, House of Dark Shadows and Kolchak: The Night Strangler. There will also be a vintage toy and collectibles sale in the lobby. Doors open at 11am, first film at noon. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for kids.

December 21, 2012

Everything is Terrible! Holiday Special

Found video artist collective Everything is Terrible! present a Holiday Special at 7:30pm tonight at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave. They describe it as "a millennium's worth of VHS memories of misplaced sentimentalities, fist fights over toys for tots, erotic Santas, Nazi elves, and an endless parade of singing kids." Why would you not go? Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door. 18+

December 21, 2012

Apocalypsa End of the World Party

The Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., hosts Apocalypsa, an all-ages "end of the world" party and fundraiser benefiting Toys for Tots. The Earth Program, The Sweeps, Jennifer Hall, The Black Tape, Doleful Lions, Peekaboos and Bill Tucker perform live, and a collection of holiday themed cartoons, clips and shorts will screen. Doors open at 7pm.

December 20, 2012

Die Hard vs. Gremlins @ Lincoln Hall

As part of their 3 Penny Was Here series Lincoln Hall is hosting a special movie event this evening: a double feature of Die Hard and Gremlins, along with local comedians Joe McAdam, the Puterbaugh Sisters, Matt Drufke and Joe Fernandez. More details and RSVP at Do312. Lincoln Hall: 2424 North Lincoln Avenue. (773) 525-2501.

December 19, 2012

Night of the Hunter @ Portage Theater

The Northwest Chicago Film Society screens the 1955 classic Night of the Hunter tonight at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., at 7:30pm. Tickets are $5.

December 18, 2012

Bob Clark Christmas @ the Music Box

The Music Box Theater is hosting a Bob Clark Christmas tonight starting at 5:30pm. There will be two showings of A Christmas Story followed by one showing of Black Christmas. Tickets are $10 for one show or $15 for a double feature. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door. The Music Box Theater is located on 3733 N. Southport Ave. For questions call (773) 871-6604.

December 17, 2012

Portage Theatre Rally

Supporters of the Portage Theatre, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., hold a "save the Portage Theatre as we know it" tonight at 7:30pm. Watch a documentary about the theater, view a historical slide show, enjoy a live jazz band and enter a raffle. Free, but donations accepted.

December 15, 2012

Facets Warehouse Sale

Facets Multimedia holds their annual warehouse sale today and tomorrow in their lobby. From 10am to 4pm today, and from noon to 4pm on Sunday, you'll be able to buy DVDs and VHS tapes at deep discounts. For more details please see the Facets Website. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton Avenue. (773) 281-9075.

December 14, 2012

Boundary Lines: Three Films about Immigration

South Side Projections and Calles y Suenos-Chicago present Boundary Lines: Three Films about Immigration tonight at 7pm at Calles y Sueños-Chicago, 1900 S. Carpenter St. Films will include Boundary Lines (1945), Atlantiques (2009) and Norte Y Sur (2009). Luis Sánchez Ramírez, director of Norte Y Sur, will be in attendance for a Q&A. $5 suggested donation.

December 14, 2012

Music Box Christmas Show

The Music Box Theatre presents their 29th annual Christmas show, with showings of the Christmas classics It's A Wonderful Life and White Christmas. You can see just one film, or purchase tickets for both films at a discount. Each screening features an appearance by Santa Claus, and the singing of Christmas carols accompanied by the Music Box organist. The double feature starts tonight, and runs through December 24. Tickets are available online starting October 31; see the Music Box Website for links to purchase tickets. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

December 09, 2012

Universal Pictures celebration @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center presents a celebration of Universal Pictures starting today and running through January 3. This afternoon's kick-off film will be Blind Husbands from 1919 at 3pm. See the Film Center's Website for a full schedule of films and to purchase tickets in advance. Film Center: 164 North State Street. (312) 846-2085.

December 06, 2012

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea & Kung Fu Hustle @ Doc Films

Doc Films screens 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea at 7pm and Kung Fu Hustle at 9:30pm tonight in University of Chicago's Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th St. Admission to each film is $5.

December 06, 2012

Science on the Screen: A Beautiful Mind

Science on the Screen, a new film and discussion series sponsored by the University of Chicago and the Chicago Council on Science and Technology, screens A Beautiful Mind tonight at 6pm in room 201 of the Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th St., followed by a discussion of the film with Dr. Michael Marcangelo, assistant professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, Roger Myerson, Nobel laureate and professor of Economics, and moderator Robert Rosenberg, adjunct associate professor of Entrepreneurship. Admission is $7, $5 with student ID.

December 05, 2012

Upstream @ Portage Theatre

The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents Upstream, director John Ford's "lost" silent film, tonight at 7:30pm at the Portage Theatre, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., with live organ accompaniment. Tickets are $5 at the door.

December 03, 2012

A Christmas Story @ Ada Street

Ada Street, 1664 N. Ada St., screens A Christmas Story tonight at 9pm. Reservations are recommended by not required; contact eboyer@dmkrestaurants.com to make one. 21+

November 29, 2012

Scrooge & Marley Premiere @ Music Box

Scrooge & Marley, a modern-day, gay retelling of A Christmas Carol, premieres at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., tonight. The red carpet procession begins at 6:30pm, and the film screens at 7pm, followed by a Q&A with the cast, directors and crew. VIP ticketholders are then welcome to an afterparty at D'Agostino's. Tickets are $12; VIP tickets are $125. (There's also a $250 Gold VIP that gets you into a pre-screening dinner at Freda's.)

November 28, 2012

Bad Santa @ Lincoln Hall

A.V. Club and Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave. present the director's cut of Bad Santa followed by a Q&A with director Terry Zwigoff tonight at 7:30pm as part of the "3-Penny Was Here" film series. Admission is $5, and includes two Mike's Hard Lemonade drinks. 21+

November 27, 2012

Sound Opinions at the Movies: The Blues Brothers @ Music Box

Sound Opinions presents the latest of their regular series of music film screenings at the Music Box Theatre. Tonight's film is not only a music classic, but a Chicago classic as well: the 1980 film The Blues Brothers. The screening is tonight only at 7:30pm. Tickets are $9 in advance, and $10 at the door; see the Music Box Website for full details and to purchase tickets. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

November 26, 2012

The Big Lebowski @ Ada Street

Ada Street, 1664 N. Ada St., screens The Big Lebowski tonight at 10pm. Reservations are recommended by not required; contact eboyer@dmkrestaurants.com to make one. 21+

November 26, 2012

Monty Python and the Holy Grail @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., presents the classic 1975 comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, in a newly remastered print. Coconuts optional. For a schedule of showtimes please see the Music Box website.

November 23, 2012

Miami Connection @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre and Drafthouse Films present a very special midnight movie this weekend: Miami Connection, a 1987 motorcycle ninja rock drugs film that appears as amazing as it sounds. Miami Connection screens tonight and tomorrow night at midnight. See the Music Box Website for details and to purchase advance tickets. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

November 23, 2012

Tron @ Music Box

The Music Box presents midnight screenings of a 70mm print of the 1982 Disney movie Tron tonight and tomorrow night, to celebrate the movie's 30th anniversary. Full details at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

November 23, 2012

Sing-Along Sound of Music @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre presents a new classic Thanksgiving tradition; the sing-along version of The Sound of Music, this afternoon at 4pm. If you've been here before, you know the drill: various props to help you participate in the film, on-screen captions to help you sing along, warming up before the film with additional sing-along songs, and a costume contest (most likely to be won by the cutest kid dressed as one of the Von Trapp children). Tickets are available in advance at a discount through the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

November 17, 2012

Single Malt Whisky: The Islay 8 @ Kendall College

The final event of the Chicago Food Film Festival gives a spotlight to whisky, with a premiere showing of Whisky: The Inlay Edition, along with several other films, the awards ceremony for the entire film fest, and a full-on Scottish meal prepared by Pleasant House Bakery.and other delights. Tickets $65-85; 7pm VIP admission, 7:30pm everyone else.

November 17, 2012

Chicavo! and Avocado Takedown @ Kendall College

Celebrate all things avocado as part of the Chicago Food Film Festival. Your $45 tickets gets you an array of snacks--pizza, doughnuts, and macarons--paired with films that star them (can you get pizza's autograph afterward?). Plus, you'll be treated to the entries for Matt Timms' Avocado Takedown (1-3pm) in which chefs battle for a $500 prize for the best avocado-laden dish (no guac allowed!).

November 16, 2012

Sing-Along Trapped In The Closet @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., presents what must be the ultimate sing-along experience: R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet", in a special midnight screening tonight only. Full details and advance tickets available at the Music Box website.

November 16, 2012

Miami Connection @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre and Drafthouse Films present a very special midnight movie this weekend: Miami Connection, a 1987 motorcycle ninja rock drugs film that appears as amazing as it sounds. Miami Connection screens tonight and tomorrow night at midnight. See the Music Box Website for details and to purchase advance tickets. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

November 16, 2012

Milwaukee-Style Fish Fry @ Kendall College

The Chicago Food Film Festival goes Sconnie Style tonight with a Milwaukee-style fish fry at Kendall College (900 N Branch); to wash down the grub, you'll see a slew of paired films, such as a documentary about fish fries, sweet potato pie, and pickles. Event begins at 6:30pm; tickets $55-75.

November 15, 2012

Farm to Film to Table @ Kendall College

This benefit for the Good Food Project (and opening soiree for this weekend's Film Food Fest) features food by Beverly Kim and Johnny Clark (who teamed up for the brief second act of Bonsoiree, which closed last month), wines by Frei Brothers, and a slew of good film entertainment. Event is at Kendall College, 900 N Branch; tickets $45-65, begins at 6:30pm.

November 13, 2012

30 Seconds Over Chicago @ Double Door

The premier and finals for the 30 Seconds Over Chicago competition happen tonight at Double Door (1572 N Milwaukee Ave). 30-second commercials crowdsourced from Chicago's top filmmaking and copywriting talent will be presented one at a time, followed by critiques from three creative directors from local ad agencies. The winners will be decided by the votes of the audience--a combination of those in attendance at the Double Door and those watching the live stream on GigityTV. Musical interludes provided by The Sometimes Family. $10 admission. Goes down at 8pm.

November 13, 2012

Living on One Dollar @ NU Law School

The documentary Living on One Dollar, about families living on a dollar a day in Guatemala, screens tonight at 7pm at Northwestern University Law School, in room 150 of the Rubloff Building, 375 E. Chicago Ave. A Q&A with the directors and founders of the nonprofit Living on One follows. Free, but registration required; RSVP here.

November 12, 2012

Ada for the Arts

Ada Street and Facets are team up to present Documentary Shorts by Tom Palazzolo, five short comedic documentaries featuring Chicago's eccentric side, alongside a five-course dinner and drinks. Tickets are $50, and the show starts at 9pm. All proceeds go to Facets (1517 W. Fullerton). Reserve a spot by emailing eboyer@dmkrestaurants.com.

November 11, 2012

Make Believe @ Chicago History Museum

The Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St., screens Make Believe, a documentary film about teen magicians, today at 1:30pm. Free with museum admission or membership.

November 10, 2012

Lebowski Fest @ Diversey Bowl

This homage to the legendary Coen Brothers film will take you to Diversey Rock and Bowl (2211 West Diversey) for an evening of bowling, trivia, and a costume contest. Tickets $25-30; event runs 7-11pm.

November 10, 2012

The Cameraman @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., presents the latest in their Second Saturday Silent Cinema series. Today's film is the 1928 Buster Keaton film The Cameraman, which will be shown at noon with live organ accompaniment by Dennis Scott. Full information on the screening and advance tickets are available at the Music Box website.

November 09, 2012

The Room @ Music Box

The Music Box presents a midnight screening of the 2003 cult classic The Room. What kind of money? What kind of drugs? Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

November 09, 2012

Lebowski Fest @ Portage Theater

The two-day homage to the legendary Coen Brothers film begins with tonight's 8pm viewing of the 1998 film at the Portage Theater, 4050 North Milwaukee. Tickets $18-20; wear your sweater and drink your White Russian beforehand (and take a cab home).

November 09, 2012

Holy Motors & Discussion @ Music Box

The Music Box, 3733 N. Southport Ave., hosts a panel discussion of the film Holy Motors after tonight's 7pm screening. The panel will include Michael Kutza, founder and artistic director of the Chicago International Film Festival; Charles Coleman, film program director at Facets Cinematheque; and Jean-François Rochard, deputy cultural attaché at the French Consulate in Chicago. Chicago Reader film critic Ben Sachs moderates. Tickets are $11 in advance or at the door.

November 05, 2012

Ada for the Arts

Ada Street and Facets are team up to present Maxwell Street Blues, a film about the history of Maxwell Street and it's impact on Chicago blues, alongside a five-course dinner and drinks at the restaurant, 1664 N. Ada St. Facets Director and NPR contributor Milos Stehlik is featured as guest speaker. Tickets are $50, and the show starts at 9pm. All proceeds go to Facets (1517 W. Fullerton Ave.). Reserve a spot by emailing eboyer@dmkrestaurants.com.

November 04, 2012

Bicycle Film Festival

The Bicycle Film Festival rolls through town this weekend, Nov. 2-4. Tonight's films screen at the Logan Theatre, 2646 N. Milwaukee Ave. There will be two programs, at 5pm and 7pm, followed by an afterparty with GoldSprints in the lounge at 9pm. Tickets for each program are $10; buy them online here: 5pm, 7pm.

November 03, 2012

Sing-Along Xanadu @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre presents a sing-along midnight screening of the 1980 roller disco classic Xanadu, with Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, and an ELO soundtrack. Full details and advance tickets are at the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 North Southport. (773) 871-6604.

November 03, 2012

Bicycle Film Festival

The Bicycle Film Festival rolls through town this weekend, Nov. 2-4. Tonight's films screen at the Viaduct Theatre, 3111 N. Western Ave. Tonight's films begin at 9:30pm, and include Brooklyn Rides, Ski Boys, Signature Bis: An Hommage to DJ Mehdi and Line of Sight. Tickets are $10 in advance or at the door. An afterparty will be held at Mulligan's Pub, 2000 W. Roscoe St., from 11:30pm to 3am. 21+

November 03, 2012

A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the White House @ DuSable Museum

The DuSable Museum of African-American History, 740 E. 56th Pl., presents comedian Michael Colyar's A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the White House...I Knocked on the Door and a Brother Answered, today from 2pm-4:30pm. Colyar, a Chicago native, hosts the screening of his "docu-comedy" that chronicles events in the Obama presidency. Admission is free with a voter's registration card; $10 without. For more information, call 773-233-8307.

November 02, 2012

Bicycle Film Festival

The Bicycle Film Festival rolls through town this weekend, Nov. 2-4. Tonight's films screen at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St., with two shorts programs starting at 7pm and 9pm. Free.

November 01, 2012

Halloween Havoc 5 @ Portage Theater

The Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., hosts Halloween Havoc 5, a five-day horror film festival Oct. 28-Nov. 1. Starting at 6:30pm today, watch Zombie and Friday the 13th Pr. 3. A vintage toy and collectible fair will be in the lobby. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for kids.

October 31, 2012

The Whisperer in Darkness @ Film Center

The Gene Siskel Film Center 164 N. State St., presents a screening of The Whisperer in Darkness, an adaptation of the HP Lovecraft film done in the style of classic 1930s monster movies. The film screens tonight at 8pm. Full details at the Film Center website or call the box office at 312-846-2085.

October 31, 2012

Halloween Havoc 5 @ Portage Theater

The Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., hosts Halloween Havoc 5, a five-day horror film festival Oct. 28-Nov. 1. Starting at 6:30pm today, watch Frankenstein vs. Wolfman, Young Frankenstein and Jeepers Creepers. A vintage toy and collectible fair will be in the lobby, and a Halloween costume contest for both adults and children will be held at 8pm. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for kids.

October 30, 2012

Halloween Havoc 5 @ Portage Theater

The Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., hosts Halloween Havoc 5, a five-day horror film festival Oct. 28-Nov. 1. Starting at 6:30pm today, watch Nightmare on Elm Street and The Howling. A vintage toy and collectible fair will be in the lobby. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for kids.

July 27, 2012

The Silent Film Society of Chicago Presents: The Kid Brother

The 2012 Silent Summer Film Festival continues tonight with a screening of a 35mm print from the Harold Lloyd Estate of the 1927 film The Kid Brother, starring Harold Lloyd and Jobyna Ralston, directed by Ted Wilde. Film starts at 8pm. Live organ accompaniment by Tim Baker and pre-show music at 7:30 with John Michaels & Seven Ships. Tickets are $7.50 in advance, $12 at the door. The Portage Theater is located at 4050 N. Milwaukee Avenue. For more info call 773-205-SFSC or visit The Silent Film Society of Chicago.

July 27, 2012

Future Shorts Film Festival @ Transistor

Transistor, 3819 N. Lincoln Ave., hosts the Future Shorts pop-up film festival tonight at 7:30pm. Here's the program. Free.

July 26, 2012

Sundown in K-Town @ ICE Theatres

The Better Boys Foundation and Facets Multimedia screen the new documentary 50 Years@1512: A History of Better Boys Foundation ICE Theatres, 3330 W. Roosevelt Rd., tonight at 7pm as the culmination of the Sundown in K-Town Film Festival. After the film, Mary Visconti, CEO of the Better Boys Foundation, Jack Kellman is the Better Boys Foundation board president, Warren Cockerham, director of the film, and BBF YouthLAB filmmakers will participate in a Q&A. Free; donations accepted.

July 25, 2012

La Belle Equipe @ Portage Theater

Tonight at 7:30pm, the Northwest Chicago Film Society screens Julien Duvivier's La Belle Equipe at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave. Their classic film series continues every Wednesday. Admission is $5.

July 24, 2012

Sundown in K-Town @ Better Boys Foundation

The Better Boys Foundation and Facets Multimedia screen Been Rich All My Life outside in the foundation's courtyard at 1512 S. Pulaski Rd. as part of the Sundown in K-Town Film Festival. M.A.D.D. Rythms tap dancers Starinah Dixon and Bril Barrett and young dancer Dejunique Hearn will do a Q&A after the films. Doors open at 7:45pm, screenings start at sundown (around 8:15pm). Free; donations accepted.

July 23, 2012

Urbanized @ Transistor

Transistor, 3819 N. Lincoln Ave., screens Urbanized, a documentary by Gary Hustwit, for free tonight at 7:30pm.

July 21, 2012

Facets Night School: Myra Beckenridge

Facets Cinematheque, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave., continues its summer session of Facets Night School, a series of midnight screenings paired with lectures and conversations about cult films. Tonight's film is the notoriously bad 1970 film Myra Beckenridge, with Night School regular Dominick Mayer lecturing. Facets Night School runs through August 25. Tickets are $5, and you can find a complete schedule and advance tickets at the Facets website. For more information about Facets Night School, email nightschool at facets dot org.

July 21, 2012

Sing-Along Mary Poppins @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre present a screening of the classic Disney Film Mary Poppins, with audience participation including sing-along opportunities, a chimney sweep costume contest, and much more. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for kids. The film screens today and tomorrow at 2pm; see the Music Box Website for full details and to purchase tickets in advance. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

July 20, 2012

The Silent Film Society of Chicago Presents: Sherlock Holmes

The 2012 Silent Summer Film Festival kicks off tonight with a screening of the 1922 film Sherlock Holmes starring John Barrymore and directed by Albert Parker. Film starts at 8pm. Live organ accompaniment by Jay Warren and pre-show music at 7:30pm with Charles Cameron's Great Lakes Trio. Tickets are $7.50 in advance, $12 at the door. The Portage Theater is located at 4050 N. Milwaukee Avenue. For more info call 773-205-SFSC or visit The Silent Film Society of Chicago.

July 20, 2012

Cinemapocalypse @ Music Box

The Music Box Theatre presents Cinemapocalypse, a selection of films curated by the programmers for Austin's famed Alamo Draft House. The films screen tonight and tomorrow night, and the program will include a selection of trailers from the collection of the Draft House, and an appearance by film-maker Gary Sherman, who will be presenting a screening of his film Vice Squad tonight at 9pm. And if that wasn't enough, there's a special midnight screening tomorrow evening that's a special surprise! For the full details of Cinemapocalypse, and to purchase advance tickets, please see the Music Box Website. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.

July 19, 2012

Sundown in K-Town @ Better Boys Foundation

The Better Boys Foundation and Facets Multimedia screen The Chicago Maternity Center Story outside in the foundation's courtyard at 1512 S. Pulaski Rd. as part of the Sundown in K-Town Film Festival. Sharene Miller, who is featured in the film, co-director Suzanne Davenport and young filmmaker Gabrielle Ivy will do a Q&A after the films. Doors open at 7:45pm, screenings start at sundown (around 8:15pm). Free; donations accepted.

July 18, 2012

House of Bamboo @ Portage Theater

Tonight at 7:30pm, the Northwest Chicago Film Society screens Samuel Fuller's House of Bamboo at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave. Their classic film series continues every Wednesday. Admission is $5.

July 17, 2012

Sundown in K-Town @ Better Boys Foundation

The Better Boys Foundation and Facets Multimedia screen American Revolution 2 outside in the foundation's courtyard at 1512 S. Pulaski Rd. as part of the Sundown in K-Town Film Festival. Filmmakers Mike James and Stephanie Gipson and gang activist Jose "Cha Cha" Jimenez and will do a Q&A after the films. Doors open at 7:45, screenings start at sundown (around 8:15pm). Free; donations accepted.

July 17, 2012

Bike-In Movie Theater: Rushmore

Whole Foods Lincoln Park, 1550 N. Kingsbury St., hosts a screening of Rushmore on the roof tonight at 8:30pm. at 8:30pm. Stop by the 1550 Bar inside the store between 7:30pm and 8:15pm for a pre-reception with New Belgium Beer specials. Admission is $5 at the door, or register in advance (call 312-587-0648 or email mw.kbs.marketing[at]wholefoods.com) to be entered to win a special prize. The first 50 people to register in advance receive a goodie bag. All proceeds will benefit local non-profit and Moon's -- outside in the foundation's courtyard at 1512 S. Pulaski Rd. as part of the Sundown in K-Town Film Festival. Filmmakers Gordon Quinn, Tom Palazzolo and Angelo Williams will do a Q&A after the films. Doors open at 7:45, screenings start at sundown (around 8:15pm). Free; donations accepted.

July 11, 2012

Christmas in July @ Portage Theater

Tonight at 7:30pm, the Northwest Chicago Film Society screens Preston Sturges's Christmas in July at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave. Their classic film series continues every Wednesday. Admission is $5.

July 08, 2012

Jaws @ Film Center

As part of a Universal Pictures retrospective the Gene Siskel Film Center presents a screening of Jaws this afternoon at 5:15pm. If you miss today's screening you can also catch the movie tomorrow evening at 7:30pm. See the Film Center Website for showtimes and advance tickets. Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.

July 07, 2012

The Film That Changed My Life: Raising Arizona

Filmmaker Jay Duplass will host a screening of the Coen Brother's classic Raising Arizona for the fourth installment of "The Film That Changed My Life" series, based on Robert K. Elder's book of the same name, at 9:30pm tonight at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave. Duplass will appear live to have a post-film discussion with Elder, and they'll sign copies of The Film That Changed My Life in the lobby afterward. Tickets are $10 online or at the box office. Duplass' new film, The Do-Deca-Pentathlon, screens at 7pm tonight as well; double-feature tickets are available for $15.50.