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  film & video screenings in Chicago beyond the multiplex

selected & unselected by Jason Guthartz

all screenings on film unless otherwise indicated

= highly recommended
= highly highly recommended
+ TITLE IN THIS FONT = highest of the highly recommended

= link to essay(s) about director and/or film

links to local venues below

[S]omehow, the work of art operates to deepen and to raise to great clarity that sense of an enveloping undefined whole that accompanies every normal experience.  This whole is then felt as an expansion of ourselves.
-- John Dewey, Art as Experience, 1932

 screenings added on Feb-07, 2010:
week of Feb-19:  "Stuart Sherman"

screenings added on Feb-05, 2010:
week of Feb-19:  "Visitors: Jeonju Digital Projects"

Just Foreign Policy Iraqi Death Estimator

week of Feb-05 to Feb-11

continuing @ Music Box
4:30/7:00/9:30pm daily + 2:00pm on Sat-Sun
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (Terry Gilliam, 2009, 122m)  

Fri, Feb-05; see also Feb-09
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Queen Kelly (Erich von Stroheim, 1928, 101m)  

Fri, Feb-05
7:00pm @ Block Museum (Northwestern Univ., Evanston) 
Landscape Annihilates Consciousness (Sterling Ruby, 2002, 12m, video) 
Stranger Comes to Town (Jacqueline Goss, 2007, 29m, video)
Songs of Praise for the Heart Beyond Cure (Emily Vey Duke & Cooper Battersby, 2007, 15m, video)
Apple Grown in Wind Tunnel (Steven Matheson, 2000, 26m, video)
Aya Mama (Brendan Fernandes, 2008, 8m, video)

Fri, Feb-05
7:00pm @ Film Studies Center, Univ. of Chicago (Cobb Hall 307, 5811 S. Ellis)  FREE ADMISSION
"Hollis Frampton and His Legacy: Past, Present, and Future" symposium  opening night:
    Michael Snow performs Frampton's "A Lecture" [pdf] & discusses his relationship to Frampton
    Manual of Arms (Hollis Frampton, 1966, 17m)
    Gloria (Hollis Frampton, 1979, 10m) 
    + reception at 6pm 

Sat, Feb-06; see also Feb-07
beginning 9:30am @ Film Studies Center, Univ. of Chicago (Cobb Hall 307, 5811 S. Ellis)  FREE ADMISSION
"Hollis Frampton and His Legacy: Past, Present, and Future" symposium  - see program [pdf] for details 

Sat, Feb-06; see also Feb-07
11:30am @ Music Box
Le Cercle rouge (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1970, 140m)  

Sat, Feb-06
2:00pm @ Block Museum (Northwestern Univ., Evanston) 
Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Schulman (Eric Bricker, 2009, 83m, video) 

Sat, Feb-06; see also Feb-10
3:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday [Les Vacances de M. Hulot] (Jacques Tati, 1953, 86m)  

Sat, Feb-06; see also Feb-08
4:45pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Jour de fête (Jacques Tati, 1948, 76m)  

Sat, Feb-06
8:00pm @ Bank of America Cinema (4901 W. Irving Park) 
Imitation of Life (John M. Stahl, 1934, 111m) 

Sun, Feb-07; see also Feb-06
beginning 9:30am @ Film Studies Center, Univ. of Chicago (Cobb Hall 307, 5811 S. Ellis)  FREE ADMISSION
"Hollis Frampton and His Legacy: Past, Present, and Future" symposium  - see program [pdf] for details 

Sun, Feb-07; see also Feb-06
11:30am @ Music Box
Le Cercle rouge (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1970, 140m)  

Sun, Feb-07; see also Feb-11
3:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Ward No. 6 (Karen Shakhnazarov, 2009, 83m) 

Sun, Feb-07; see also Feb-08
4:45pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Uncle Vanya (Andrei Konchalovsky, 1970, 104m) 

Sun, Feb-07
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Mad Wednesday (Preston Sturges, 1947, 78m)  

Mon, Feb-08; see also Feb-06
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Jour de fête (Jacques Tati, 1948, 76m)  

Mon, Feb-08
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
A Taste of Honey (Tony Richardson, 1964, 100m) 

Mon, Feb-08; see also Feb-07
7:45pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Uncle Vanya (Andrei Konchalovsky, 1970, 104m) 

Tue, Feb-09; see also Feb-05
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Queen Kelly (Erich von Stroheim, 1928, 101m)  

Tue, Feb-09
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
"Gregory Markopoulos 1947-1969" (total 107m)  
    Psyche (1947-48, 25m)
    Lysis (1947-48, 30m)
    Charmides (1947-48, 15m)
    Flowers of Asphalt (1951, 7m)
    Swain (1950, 24m)
    Sorrows (1969, 6m) 

Wed, Feb-10; see also Feb-06
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday [Les Vacances de M. Hulot] (Jacques Tati, 1953, 86m)  

Wed, Feb-10
7:00/9:30pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Wild at Heart (David Lynch, 1990, 135m)   

Thu, Feb-11
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
"Conversations at the Edge" screening:
"An Evening With Dara Birnbaum" (c.90m):  "Birnbaum will present an overview of her practice, with examples from her seminal early videos (Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman, 1978-79; Pop Pop Video: General Hospital/Olympic Speed Skating, 1980), music videos and commercial spots (Airbreak, MTV Inc., 1987), gallery installations (Tiananmen Square: Break-In Transmission, 1989-90), large-scale, interactive outdoor pieces (Rio Videowall, 1989), as well as her latest works"

Thu, Feb-11
7:00pm @ Block Museum (Northwestern Univ., Evanston) 
Next Floor (Denis Villeneuve, 2008, 12m)
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Luis Buñuel, 1972, 102m)  

Thu, Feb-11
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
The Quiet Man (John Ford, 1952, 129m)  

Thu, Feb-11; see also Feb-07
8:15pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Ward No. 6 (Karen Shakhnazarov, 2009, 83m) 

Thu, Feb-11
9:30pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
3 A.M. (Gary Graver, 1975, 86m) 

week of Feb-12 to Feb-18

Fri, Feb-12; see also Feb-16
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Singin' in the Rain (Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly, 1952, 102m)  

Fri, Feb-12; see also Feb-14
6:30/9:00/11:30pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Capitalism: A Love Story (Michael Moore, 2009, 120m)  

Fri, Feb-12
7:00pm @ Block Museum (Northwestern Univ., Evanston)
Afterschool (Antonio Campos, 2009, 120m) 

Fri, Feb-12
7:00pm @ Film Studies Center, Univ. of Chicago (Cobb Hall rm 307, 5811 S. Ellis)  FREE ADMISSION
Film About a Woman Who... (Yvonne Rainer, 1974, 90m)  

Fri, Feb-12
8:00pm @ Chicago Filmmakers
"Gone Rogue: An Iconoclastic Look at Church and State":
    Campaign (Tom Palazzolo, 1968/2009, 12m)  
    Assembly Line (Morton Heilig, 1961, 30m)
    Tattooed Lady (Tom Palazzolo, 1967/2009, 14m)  
    Vatican World (Tom Palazzolo, 1992, 20m)  
    + Palazzolo in person

Sat, Feb-13; see also Feb-14
11:30am @ Music Box
Elevator to the Gallows [Ascenseur pour l'échafaud] (Louis Malle, 1957, 88m) 

Sat, Feb-13
2:00pm @ Block Museum (Northwestern Univ., Evanston)  FREE ADMISSION
Maurice (James Ivory, 1987, 140m, video) 

Sat, Feb-13; see also Feb-17
3:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Mon oncle (Jacques Tati, 1958, 116m)  

Sat, Feb-13; see also Feb-15
5:15pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Traffic (Jacques Tati, 1971, 96m)  

Sat, Feb-13; see also Feb-14 & week of Jan-22
7:00/9:15pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Antichrist (Lars von Trier, 2009, 109m)  

Sat, Feb-13
8:00pm @ Bank of America Cinema (4901 W. Irving Park) 
History is Made at Night (Frank Borzage, 1937, 97m)  

Sun, Feb-14; see also Feb-13
11:30am @ Music Box
Elevator to the Gallows [Ascenseur pour l'échafaud] (Louis Malle, 1957, 88m) 

Sun, Feb-14; see also Feb-15, Feb-17, Feb-18
tba @ Music Box  DOUBLE FEATURE
The African Queen (John Huston, 1951, 105m) 
Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughon, 1955, 93m)  essay; essay; essay 

Sun, Feb-14; see also Feb-13 & week of Jan-22
1:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)  2-for-1 admission when you kiss your partner on the cheek
Antichrist (Lars von Trier, 2009, 109m)  

Sun, Feb-14
2:00pm @ Music Box
Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942, 102m) 
    preceded by a sweetheart sing-along

Sun, Feb-14; see also Feb-18
3:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
The Seagull (Yuli Karasik, 1970, 99m) 

Sun, Feb-14; see also Feb-12
3:30pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)  2-for-1 admission when you kiss your partner on the cheek
Capitalism: A Love Story (Michael Moore, 2009, 120m)  

Sun, Feb-14; see also Feb-15
5:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
A Hunting Accident (Emil Loyanu, 1978, 109m) 

Sun, Feb-14
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)  2-for-1 admission when you kiss your partner on the cheek
Stromboli (Roberto Rossellini, 1949, 107m)  

Mon, Feb-15; see also Feb-14, Feb-17, Feb-18
tba @ Music Box  DOUBLE FEATURE
The African Queen (John Huston, 1951, 105m) 
Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughon, 1955, 93m)  essay; essay; essay 

Mon, Feb-15; see also Feb-13
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Traffic (Jacques Tati, 1971, 96m)  

Mon, Feb-15
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
The Pumpkin Eater (Jack Clayton, 1964, 118m) 

Mon, Feb-15; see also Feb-14
8:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
A Hunting Accident (Emil Loyanu, 1978, 109m) 

Tue, Feb-16; see also Feb-12
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Singin' in the Rain (Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly, 1952, 102m)  

Tue, Feb-16
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
"James Broughton 1948-1968" (total 115m):
    Mother's Day (1948, 22m)
    Adventures of Jimmy (1950, 11m)
    Four in the Afternoon (1951, 15m)
    Loony Tom, The Happy Lover (1951, 10m)
    The Pleasure Garden (1953, 38m)
    The Bed (1968, 19m)

Tue, Feb-16
9:35pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Hellzapoppin' (H.C. Potter, 1941, 84m) 
    + introduction by cartoonist & comics author Ivan Brunetti

Wed, Feb-17; see also Feb-14, Feb-15, Feb-18
tba @ Music Box  DOUBLE FEATURE
The African Queen (John Huston, 1951, 105m) 
Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughon, 1955, 93m)  essay; essay; essay 

Wed, Feb-17; see also Feb-13
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Mon oncle (Jacques Tati, 1958, 116m)  

Wed, Feb-17
7:00/9:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Crash (David Cronenberg, 1996, 110m)   

Thu, Feb-18; see also Feb-14, Feb-15, Feb-17
tba @ Music Box  DOUBLE FEATURE
The African Queen (John Huston, 1951, 105m) 
Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughon, 1955, 93m)  essay; essay; essay 

Thu, Feb-18
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
"Conversations at the Edge" screening:
"Long Live the Amorphous Law: Videos by Sterling Ruby" (2002-2009, c.65m, video):
    Hole (2002)
    Transient Trilogy (2005-09)
    Triviality (2009)
    Dihedral (2006) 
    Cartographic Yard Work: Dog Behavior (2009)
    + Ruby in person

Thu, Feb-18
7:00pm @ Block Museum (Northwestern Univ., Evanston)  FREE ADMISSION
Radical Disciple: The Story of Father Pfleger (Bob Hercules, 2009, 58m, video) 
    + Hercules in person

Thu, Feb-18
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
The Searchers (John Ford, 1956, 119m)  

Thu, Feb-18; see also Feb-14
8:15pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
The Seagull (Yuli Karasik, 1970, 99m) 

Thu, Feb-18
9:30pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
A Labor of Love (Robert Flaxman & Dan Goldman, 1976, 72m) 

week of Feb-19 to Feb-25

Fri, Feb-19
5:00pm @ Film Studies Center, Univ. of Chicago (Cobb Hall rm 307, 5811 S. Ellis)  FREE ADMISSION
lecture: "Quilombo and Utopia: The Aesthetic of Labor in Brazilian Documentary" by Salomé Skvirsky

Fri, Feb-19; see also Feb-23
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
American Madness (Frank Capra, 1932, 75m)  

Fri, Feb-19
7:00pm @ Block Museum (Northwestern Univ., Evanston)
The Cool World (Shirley Clarke, 1964, 105m)  

Fri, Feb-19
8:00pm @ Chicago Filmmakers
"Films by Adele Friedman" (total 81m):
    Northport (2010)
    Christian and Michael (2006)
    Marietta (2006)
    Robert's Place (2004)
    Untitled (Revenant) (2002)
    Tree Studios (1989)
    Pauline and Patrick, Le Marais, Paris (2008)
    Chicago Triptych (1995)
    Sarah and Norman (1983)
    + Friedman in person

Fri, Feb-19; see also Feb-20
8:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
"Celestial Navigations: The Short Films of Al Jarnow" (1968-1987, total c.90m) *projected video* incl.:  website; website 
    The Owl and the Pussycat (1968)
    Autosong (1976, 10m)
    Shorelines (1977, 3m)
    Cosmic Clock (1979)
    Celestial Navigation (1984, 15m)
    + new half-hour documentary

Sat, Feb-20
2:00pm @ Block Museum (Northwestern Univ., Evanston)
"Love Letters and Live Wires: Highlights from the GPO Film Unit" (various directors, 1936-39, total c.80m) incl.:
    Trade Tattoo [aka In Tune With Industry] (Len Lye, 1937, 5m)  
    Night Mail (Harry Watt & Basil Wright, 1936, 25m) 

Sat, Feb-20; see also Feb-22
5:30pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Parade (Jacques Tati, 1974, 88m)  

Sat, Feb-20; see also Feb-21
7:00/9:30pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
24 City (Jia Zhang-ke, 2008, 107m)  

Sat, Feb-20
8:00pm @ Bank of America Cinema (4901 W. Irving Park) 
Monsieur Verdoux (Charles Chaplin, 1947, 124m)  

Sat, Feb-20
8:00pm @ Film Studies Center, Univ. of Chicago (Cobb Hall rm 307, 5811 S. Ellis)  FREE ADMISSION
"Pictures and Sounds": "re-imagined and improvised soundtracks to new video work and classics of silent, experimental, and outsider film" 

Sat, Feb-20; see also Feb-19
8:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
"Celestial Navigations: The Short Films of Al Jarnow" (1968-1987, total c.90m) *projected video* incl.:  website; website 
    The Owl and the Pussycat (1968)
    Autosong (1976, 10m)
    Shorelines (1977, 3m)
    Cosmic Clock (1979)
    Celestial Navigation (1984, 15m)
    + new half-hour documentary

Sun, Feb-21; see also Feb-25
3:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
The Lady With the Dog (Iosif Kheifitz, 1960, 89m) 

Sun, Feb-21; see also Feb-20
3:45pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
24 City (Jia Zhang-ke, 2008, 107m)  

Sun, Feb-21; see also Feb-22
4:45pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Chekhov's Motives (Kira Muratova, 2002, 120m)  

Sun, Feb-21
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Vendetta (Mel Ferrer, 1950, 84m) 

Sun, Feb-21
7:00pm @ The Nightingale (1084 N. Milwaukee)
"The Films of Stuart Sherman":  *all projected video (except Frye)*  essay; info 
    Globes (1977)
    Scotty and Stuart (1977)
    Skating (1978)
    Tree Film (1978)
    Edwin Denby (1978)
    Camera/Cage (1978)
    Flying (1979)
    Baseball/TV (1979)
    Fountain/Car (1980)
    Rock/String (1980)
    Elevator/Dance (1980, 3m)
    Hand/Water (1979)
    Piano/Music (1979)
    Roller Coaster/Reading (1979)
    Theatre Piece (1980)
    Bridge Film (1981, 1m)
    Racing (1981, 1m)
    Typewriting (Pertaining to Stefan Brecht) (1982, 2m)
    Chess (1982)
    Golf Film (1982, 1m)
    Fish Story (1983)
    Portrait of Benedicte Pesle (1984, 1m)
    Mr. Ashley Proposes (Portrait of George) (1985, 1½m)
    Eating (1986, 6m)
    The Discovery of the Phonograph (1986, 6m)
    + Robert Beck is Alive and Well and Living in NYC (Brian Frye, 2002)
    + introduction via Skype by John Matturri

Mon, Feb-22; see also Feb-20
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Parade (Jacques Tati, 1974, 88m)  

Mon, Feb-22
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Georgy Girl (Silvio Narizzano, 1966, 100m) 

Mon, Feb-22; see also Feb-21
7:45pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Chekhov's Motives (Kira Muratova, 2002, 120m)  

Mon, Feb-22
9:15pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Within Our Gates (Oscar Micheaux, 1919, 79m)  

Tue, Feb-23; see also Feb-19
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
American Madness (Frank Capra, 1932, 75m)  

Tue, Feb-23
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
"Shirley Clarke 1954-1960" (total 67m)  
    Dance in the Sun (1954, 6m)
    A Moment in Love (1957, 11m)
    Bridges-Go-Round (1959, 7m)
    In Paris Parks (1954, 13m)
    Bullfight (1955, 9m)
    The Skyscraper (1958, 21m)

Wed, Feb-24
7:00/9:30pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Lost Highway (David Lynch, 1997, 135m)   

Wed, Feb-24
8:30pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
White Light Cinema screening:
"Visitors (Jeonju Digital Projects 2009)" (total 123m, video): 
    Lost in the Mountains (Hong Sang-soo)
    Koma (Naomi Kawase)
    Butterflies Have No Memories (Lav Diaz)

Thu, Feb-25
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
"Conversations at the Edge" screening:
"Dust: Videos by Moyra Davey" (2006-2009, c.90m, video):
    Fifty Minutes (2006)
    My Necropolis (2009)
    + Davey in person

Thu, Feb-25
7:00pm @ Block Museum (Northwestern Univ., Evanston) 
The Firemen's Ball (Milos Forman, 1967, 71m)

Thu, Feb-25
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
The Horse Soldiers (John Ford, 1959, 119m)  

Thu, Feb-25; see also Feb-21
8:15pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
The Lady With the Dog (Iosif Kheifitz, 1960, 89m) 

Thu, Feb-25
9:30pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Through the Looking Glass (Jonas Middleton, 1976, 91m) 

week of Feb-26 to Mar-04

week of Feb-26 @ Gene Siskel Film Center; see also Mar-05
House [Hausu] (Obayashi Nobuhiko, 1977, 87m)  essay; interview 

Fri, Feb-26 to Sat, Feb-27 @ Film Studies Center, Univ. of Chicago (Cobb Hall 307, 5811 S. Ellis)  FREE ADMISSION
symposium: "The Material and the Code: Disciplinary Crossings of Cinema and New Media"  details tba

Fri, Feb-26; see also Mar-02
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
42nd Street (Lloyd Bacon, 1933, 89m) [musical sequences directed by Busby Berkeley]

Fri, Feb-26
7:00pm @ Block Museum (Northwestern Univ., Evanston)
Top Girl (Rebecca Johnson, 2008, 18m)
I'm Gonna Explode (Gerardo Naranjo, 2008, 106m)

Fri, Feb-26; see also Feb-28
7:00/9:00/11:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Promised Lands (Susan Sontag, 1974, 87m) 

Sat, Feb-27; see also Feb-28
7:00/9:30pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
RR (James Benning, 2007, 111m)  

Sat, Feb-27
8:00pm @ Bank of America Cinema (4901 W. Irving Park) 
The Visit (Bernhard Wicki, 1964, 100m) 

Sun, Feb-28; see also Feb-26
1:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Promised Lands (Susan Sontag, 1974, 87m) 

Sun, Feb-28; see also Feb-27
3:15pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
RR (James Benning, 2007, 111m)  

Sun, Feb-28; see also Mar-03
3:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Vanya on 42nd Street (Louis Malle, 1994, 119m) 

Sun, Feb-28; see also Mar-01
5:15pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
An Unfinished Piece for a Player Piano (Nikita Mikhalkov, 1977, 100m) 

Sun, Feb-28
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
The Conqueror (Dick Powell, 1956, 111m) 

Mon, Mar-01; see also Feb-28
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
An Unfinished Piece for a Player Piano (Nikita Mikhalkov, 1977, 100m) 

Mon, Mar-01
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
This Sporting Life (Lindsay Anderson, 1963, 134m) 

Tue, Mar-02; see also Feb-26
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
42nd Street (Lloyd Bacon, 1933, 89m) [musical sequences directed by Busby Berkeley]

Tue, Mar-02
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
"Christopher Maclaine 1953-1959" (total 61m)  
    The End (1953, 35m)
    Beat (1958, 6m)
    The Man Who Invented Gold (1957, 14m)
    Scotch Hop (1959, 5½m)
    + introduction by Fred Camper

Wed, Mar-03; see also Feb-28
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Vanya on 42nd Street (Louis Malle, 1994, 119m) 

Wed, Mar-03
7:00/9:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
eXistenZ (David Cronenberg, 1999, 97m)  

Thu, Mar-04
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
"Conversations at the Edge" screening in collaboration with Lampo:
"Video & Sound from Takeshi Murata & Robert Beatty" (2003-2010, c.90m, live, multiple formats): "a solo performance by Beatty, a screening of videos by Murata, and a new audio-visual performance, created especially for this program, by both"

Thu, Mar-04
7:00pm @ Block Museum (Northwestern Univ., Evanston)  FREE ADMISSION
The Glass House (Hamid Rahmanian, 2009, 92m, video) 

Thu, Mar-04
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (John Ford, 1962, 123m)  

Thu, Mar-04
9:45pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Not a Love Story (Bonnie Sher Klien, 1981, 71m) 

week of Mar-05 to Mar-11

Fri, Mar-05; see also week of Feb-26
7:00pm @ Block Museum (Northwestern Univ., Evanston)
House [Hausu] (Obayashi Nobuhiko, 1977, 87m)  essay; interview 

Sat, Mar-06
8:00pm @ Bank of America Cinema (4901 W. Irving Park) 
The Deep Blue Sea (Anatole Litvak, 1955, 96m) 

Sun, Mar-07
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Jet Pilot (Joseph von Sternberg, 1957, 112m)  

Mon, Mar-08
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Only Two Can Play (Sidney Gilliat, 1962, 102m) 

Tue, Mar-09
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
"Robert Breer 1954-1970" (total 82m)  
    A Miracle (1954, 1m)
    Recreation (1956, 2m)
    A Man and His Dog Out for Air (1957, 2m)
    "One Man Show" compilation incl. Jamestown Baloos, Blazes, Horse Over Tea Kettle, Pat's Birthday, Breathing, Fist Fight, 66 (1957-1966, 50m)
    Eyewash (1959, 3m)
    Inner and Outer Space (1960, 4m)
    Homage to Jean Tinguely's Homage to New York (1960, 10m)
    69 (1969, 5m)
    70 (1970, 5m)
    Fuji (1973, 8.5m)

Wed, Mar-10
7:00pm @ Block Museum (Northwestern Univ., Evanston) 
The Art of the Steal (Don Argott, 2009, 101m) 

Wed, Mar-10
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Inland Empire (David Lynch, 2006, 172m)   

Thu, Mar-11
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
"Conversations at the Edge" screening:
"The Blindness Series" (Tran, T. Kim-Trang, 1992-2006, c.82m, video):  5 works from "The Blindness Series'' cycle incl.:
    ekleipsis (1998)
    operculum (1993)
    alexia (2000)
    + Tran in person

Thu, Mar-11
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Donovan's Reef (John Ford, 1963, 109m)  

Thu, Mar-11
9:30pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Roommates (Chuck Vincent, 1981, 89m) 

week of Mar-12 to Mar-18

week of Mar-12 @ Facets Cinémathèque
The Man From London (Béla Tarr, 2007, 132m)  

Fri, Mar-12
7:00pm @ Block Museum (Northwestern Univ., Evanston)
Fish Tank (Andrea Arnold, 2009, 124m)

Fri, Mar-12
7:00pm @ Film Studies Center, Univ. of Chicago (Cobb Hall rm 307, 5811 S. Ellis)  FREE ADMISSION
The Connection (Shirley Clarke, 1961, 110m)  

Sat, Mar-13
7:00pm @ Film Studies Center, Univ. of Chicago (Cobb Hall rm 307, 5811 S. Ellis)  FREE ADMISSION
The Last Happy Day (Lynne Sachs, 2009, 37m, DVD video)
Cosmetic Surgery For Corpses (Lynne Sachs, 2010, 10m, DVD video)
    + discussion with Sachs & Michèle Lowrie

Sat, Mar-13; see also Mar-14
7:00/9:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (Wes Anderson, 2009, 87m)  

Sat, Mar-13
8:00pm @ Bank of America Cinema (4901 W. Irving Park) 
Dragonwyck (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1946, 103m) 

Sun, Mar-14; see also Mar-13
1:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (Wes Anderson, 2009, 87m)  

week of Mar-19 to Mar-25

Sat, Mar-20
8:00pm @ Bank of America Cinema (4901 W. Irving Park) 
God's Little Acre (Anthony Mann, 1958, 118m)  

Sat, Mar-20
8:00pm @ Chicago Filmmakers
"Potter-Belmar Labs" (Leslie Raymond & Jason Jay Stevens):  "live cinema" incl. mixed image & sound elements and audience participation

Thu, Mar-25
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
"Conversations at the Edge" screening:
"Naomi Uman: The Ukrainian Time Machine" (2008, c.70m):
    Unnamed Film 
    Kalendar 
    Coda 
    + Uman in person

week of Mar-26 to Apr-02

Sat, Mar-27
8:00pm @ Bank of America Cinema (4901 W. Irving Park) 
Dead of Night (Alberto Cavalcanti ["Christmas Party" & "The Ventriloquist's Dummy"], Charles Crichton ["Golfing Story"], Basil Dearden ["Hearse Driver" & "Linking Narrative"], Robert Hamer ["The Haunted Mirror"], 1945, 103m) 

Thu, Apr-01
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
"Conversations at the Edge" screening:
"On the Third Planet From the Sun: The Films of Pavel Medvedev" (2003-2008, c.100m, 35mm & video):
    Vacation in November (2002)
    On the Third Planet from the Sun (2006)
    Wedding of Silence (2003)
    The Unseen (2007)

UPCOMING:

Sat, Apr-03
8:00pm @ Bank of America Cinema (4901 W. Irving Park) 
The Big Broadcast (Frank Tuttle, 1932, 80m) 

Thu, Apr-08
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
"Conversations at the Edge" screening:
"Everything I Tell You Now is True: The Short Films of Emily Wardill" (2005-2008, c.60m):
    Born Winged Animals and Honey Gatherers of the Soul (2005)
    Basking in What Feels Like 'An Ocean Of Grace' I Soon Realise That I'm Not Looking at It, But Rather I Am It, Recognising Myself (2006)
    Ben (2007)
    Sick Serena and Dregs and Wreck and Wreck (2007), 
    The Diamond (Descartes' Daughter)
    + Wardill in person

Sat, Apr-10
8:00pm @ Bank of America Cinema (4901 W. Irving Park) 
Radio Days (Woody Allen, 1987, 88m)  

Thu, Apr-15
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
"Conversations at the Edge" screening:
"Ryan Trecartin: New Work" (2009, c.90m, video) - two works from "Trill-ogy Comp (2009-10)":
    Sibling Topics (Section A) (2009)    
    P.opular S.ky (section ish) (2009)
    + Trecartin in person

Sat, Apr-17
8:00pm @ Bank of America Cinema (4901 W. Irving Park) 
The Mark of Zorro (Rouben Mamoulian, 1940, 94m)  

Sat, Apr-24
8:00pm @ Bank of America Cinema (4901 W. Irving Park) 
I'm No Angel (Wesley Ruggles, 1933, 87m) 

Sat, May-01
8:00pm @ Bank of America Cinema (4901 W. Irving Park) 
A Canterbury Tale (Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, 1944, 124m)  

Sat, May-08
8:00pm @ Bank of America Cinema (4901 W. Irving Park) 
Ladies in Retirement (Charles Vidor, 1941, 91m) 

Sat, May-15
8:00pm @ Bank of America Cinema (4901 W. Irving Park) 
Lifeboat (Alfred Hitchcock, 1944, 96m)  

Sat, May-22
8:00pm @ Bank of America Cinema (4901 W. Irving Park) 
Mr. Wu (William Nigh, 1927, 90m) 

Sat, May-29
8:00pm @ Bank of America Cinema (4901 W. Irving Park) 
Brute Force (Jules Dassin, 1947, 98m)  

Sat, Jun-05
8:00pm @ Bank of America Cinema (4901 W. Irving Park) 
Decision at Sundown (Budd Boetticher, 1957, 77m)  

Sat, Jun-12
8:00pm @ Bank of America Cinema (4901 W. Irving Park) 
For Me and My Gal (Busby Berkeley, 1942, 104m) 

Sat, Jun-19
8:00pm @ Bank of America Cinema (4901 W. Irving Park) 
The Enchanted Cottage (John Cromwell, 1945, 91m) 

Sat, Jun-26
8:00pm @ Bank of America Cinema (4901 W. Irving Park) 
The Outlaw (Howard Hughes, 1943, 116m) 

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