Ocular Loci - film & video screenings in Chicago

OCULAR LOCI  
  film & video screenings in Chicago beyond the multiplex

selected & unselected by Jason Guthartz

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

links to local venues below

The history of avant-garde film is no more "minor" than the history of poetry, unless one accepts a sense of "minor" that plays into the hands of those who have the resources to nurture the full range of film history but don't want to be bothered with anything but mass-market cinema.
-- Scott MacDonald, A Critical Cinema 5

NOTE: As of May 1, 2013, these listings will no longer be updated. Please continue to check out Cine-List for your weekly dose of information about what's happening in Chicago beyond the multiplex.

week of Apr-26 to May-02

week of Apr-26 @ Gene Siskel Film Center; see also week of May-03
6:00/8:15pm on Wed; 6:00/8:00pm on Thu
The Angels' Share (Ken Loach, 2012, 101m, DCP video)

continuing thru May-02 @ Gene Siskel Film Center
"Chicago Palestine Film Festival" -- see website for details

Wed, May-01
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
East-West (Régis Wargnier, 1999, 121m)

Wed, May-01
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Heart of Glass (Werner Herzog, 1976, 94m)

Thu, May-02
7:00pm @ Chatham 14 (210 W. 87th St.)
Black World Cinema screening:
Sly Stone: Coming Back For More (Willem Alkema, 2008, 92m) info

Thu, May-02
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
The Seven Year Itch (Billy Wilder, 1955, 105m)

Thu, May-02
7:00pm @ Logan Center for the Arts (915 E. 60th) **FREE ADMISSION**
A Little Off Mark (Robert Wheaton, 1986, 9m) **projected video**
My Brother's Wedding (Charles Burnett, 1983/2007, 82m) **projected video**
    + Burnett in person

Thu, May-02
7:30pm @ Music Box
Wattstax (Mel Stuart, 1973, 98m)
    + Greg Kot & Jim DeRogatis in person

Thu, May-02
9:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Until the Light Takes Us (Aaron Aites & Audrey Ewell, 2009, 93m, video)

week of May-03 to May-09

continuing @ Gene Siskel Film Center; see also week of Apr-26
6:00pm on Fri; 4:45/8:30pm on Sat; 3:00pm on Sun; 6:00pm on Mon; 8:00pm on Tue; 6:00pm on Wed; 8:00pm on Thu
The Angels' Share (Ken Loach, 2012, 101m, DCP video)

Fri, May-03; see also May-07
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
"Revolution in the Air" series screening
Born in Flames (Lizzie Borden, 1983, 90m)

Fri, May-03
7:00pm @ Block Cinema (Northwestern Univ.) **FREE ADMISSION**
The Radiant (The Otolith Group, 2012, 64m, video)

Fri, May-03
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
The Godfather: Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974, 200m)

Fri, May-03
7:00pm @ Logan Center for the Arts (915 E. 60th) **FREE ADMISSION**
Detroit Threat Management (Jacob Hurwitz-Goodman)
    + Hurwitz-Goodman in person

Fri, May-03; see also May-05
7:00pm @ Patio Theater (6008 W. Irving Park Rd.)
Chicago Cinema Society screening:
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (John Cassavetes, 1976, 135m)

Fri, May-03; see also May-04
12mid @ Music Box
Fantastic Planet (Rene Laloux, 1973, 72m)

Sat, May-04; see also May-05
11:30am @ Music Box
Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958, 110m)

Sat, May-04; see also May-03
12mid @ Music Box
Fantastic Planet (Rene Laloux, 1973, 72m)

Sun, May-05; see also May-04
11:30am @ Music Box
Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958, 110m)

Sun, May-05
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Sans soleil (Chris Marker, 1982, 100m)

Sun, May-05; see also May-03
7:00pm @ Patio Theater (6008 W. Irving Park Rd.)
Chicago Cinema Society screening:
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (John Cassavetes, 1976, 135m)

Sun, May-05
8:00pm @ Township (2200 N. California)
"Sprocket Hole/Speaker Box: The Wordy Show event info

Mon, May-06
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
The Lady From Shanghai (Orson Welles, 1948, 87m)

Tue, May-07
5:30pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Jashn-e-Azadi (Sanjay Kak, 2007, 138m, DVD)

Tue, May-07; see also May-03
6:00pm @ Gene Siskel Film Center
"Revolution in the Air" series screening
Born in Flames (Lizzie Borden, 1983, 90m)
    + lecture by Mary Patten

Tue, May-07
9:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Silence Has No Wings (Kuroki Kazuo, 1966, 110m)

Wed, May-08
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Stroszek (Werner Herzog, 1977, 115m)

Thu, May-09
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Funny Face (Stanley Donen, 1957, 103m)

Thu, May-09
7:00pm @ Logan Center for the Arts (915 E. 60th) **FREE ADMISSION**
Daydream Therapy (Bernard Nicolas, 1977, 8m, video)
Bush Mama (Haile Gerima, 1975, 97m)
    + Gerima in person

Thu, May-09
9:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Beavis and Butthead Do America (Mike Judge, 1996, 81m)

week of May-10 to May-16

week of May-10 @ Music Box
Something in the Air (Olivier Assayas, 2012, 122m)

Fri, May-10
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975, 124m)

Fri, May-10
7:00pm @ Logan Center for the Arts (915 E. 60th) **FREE ADMISSION**
The Days of the Commune (Zoe Beloff, 2013, 120m, video)
    + Beloff in person

Fri, May-10
8:00pm @ Block Cinema (Northwestern Univ.)
"Sonic Celluloid": "musicians performing live with their own original compositions or improvised scores to silent and experimental films of their choosing. Performers this year include Madalyn Merkey, Autumn Drones, Expo '70, and more"

Fri, May-10; see also May-11
12mid @ Music Box
Romeo & Juliet (Baz Luhrmann, 1996, 120m)

Sat, May-11
12noon @ Music Box
An Inn in Tokyo (Ozu Yasujiro, 1935, 80m) with live organ accompaniment by Dennis Scott

Sat, May-11; see also May-10
12mid @ Music Box
Romeo & Juliet (Baz Luhrmann, 1996, 120m)

Sun, May-12
11:30am @ Music Box
Chimes at Midnight [aka Falstaff] (Orson Welles, 1965, 115m)

Sun, May-12
2:00pm @ Music Box
Mommie Dearest (Frank Perry, 1981, 129m)

Sun, May-12
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Vagabond (Agnès Varda, 1985, 105m)

Mon, May-13
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944, 107m)

Tue, May-14
5:30pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Jai Bhim Comrade (Anand Patwardhan, 2011, 185m, DVD)

Tue, May-14
9:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Pitfall (Teshigahara Hiroshi, 1962, 97m)

Wed, May-15
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Nosferatu, The Vampyre (Werner Herzog, 1979, 124m) **DCP video projection**

Thu, May-16
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Charade (Stanley Donen, 1963, 113m)

Thu, May-16
9:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
School of Rock (Richard Linklater, 2003, 104m)

week of May-17 to May-23

Fri, May-17
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Rosemary's Baby (Roman Polanski, 1968, 136m)

Sat, May-18; see also May-19
11:30am @ Music Box
The Trial (Orson Welles, 1962, 118m)

Sat, May-18
7:00pm @ Logan Center for the Arts (915 E. 60th) **FREE ADMISSION**
"L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema - Shorts Program 3":
    Child of Resistance (Haile Gerima, 1972, 36m)
    Brick by Brick (Shirikiana Aina, 1982, 33m) **projected video**
    The Dawn At My Back: Memoir of a Black Texas Upbringing [excerpt] (Carroll Parrott Blue & Kristy H.A. Kang, 2003, 10m, video)
    Rain (Melvonna Ballenger, 1978, 16m, video)

Sun, May-19; see also May-18
11:30am @ Music Box
The Trial (Orson Welles, 1962, 118m)

Sun, May-19
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
The Last Bolshevik (Chris Marker, 1992, 120m, video)

Mon, May-20
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Gun Crazy [aka Deadly is the Female] (Joseph H. Lewis, 1949, 86m)

Tue, May-21
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Minamata (Tsuchimoto Noriaki, 1971, 167m)

Thu, May-21
7:00pm @ Logan Center for the Arts (915 E. 60th) **FREE ADMISSION**
The Diary of an African Nun (Julie Dash, 1977, 15m, video)
Daughters of the Dust (Julie Dash, 1991, 112m)
    + Dash in person

Wed, May-22
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Woyzeck (Werner Herzog, 1979, 82m)

Thu, May-23
7:00pm @ Block Cinema (Northwestern Univ.) **FREE ADMISSION**
Compensation (Zeinabu irene Davis, 1999, 90m, video)
Dark Exodus (Iverson White, 1985, 28m, 16mm)
    + Davis in person

Thu, May-23
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Blake Edwards, 1961, 115m)

Thu, May-23
9:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
This is Spinal Tap (Rob Reiner, 1986, 82m)

week of May-24 to May-30

May 24-27 @ Music Box
Safety Last (Fred C. Newmeyer & Sam Taylor, 1923, 70m)
    + live organ accompaniment on May-25

Fri, May-24
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976, 113m)

Fri, May-24; see also May-25
12mid @ Music Box
Cannibal Holocaust (Ruggero Deodato, 1980, 92m)

Sat, May-25; see also May-26
11:30am @ Music Box
F for Fake (Orson Welles, 1975, 87m)

Sat, May-25
7:00pm @ Logan Center for the Arts (915 E. 60th) **FREE ADMISSION**
The Pocketbook (Billy Woodberry, 1984, 13m)
Bless Their Little Hearts (Billy Woodberry, 1984, 84m)
    + Woodberry in person

Sun, May-26; see also May-25
11:30am @ Music Box
F for Fake (Orson Welles, 1975, 87m)

Sun, May-26
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Jacquot de Nantes (Agnès Varda, 1990, 118m)

Tue, May-28
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Pastoral: Hide and Seek (Terayama Shuji, 1974, 115m)

Wed, May-29
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Fitzcarraldo (Werner Herzog, 1982, 158m)

Thu, May-30
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
The Misfits (John Huston, 1961, 124m)

Thu, May-30
7:00pm @ Logan Center for the Arts (915 E. 60th) **FREE ADMISSION**
"L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema - Shorts Program 4":
    A Different Image (Alile Sharon Larkin, 1982, 51m)
    Cycles (Zeinabu irene Davis, 1989, 17m) **projected video**
    Grey Area (Monona Wali, 1981, 38m)
    Bellydancing: A History & an Art (Alicia Dhanifu, 1979, 22m, video)
    Festival of Mask (Don Amis, 1982, 25m) **projected video**
    + Wali in person

Thu, May-30
9:30pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Wayne's World (Penelope Spheeris, 1992, 95m)

week of May-31 to Jun-06

Fri, May-31
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Good Burger (Brian Robbins, 1997, 103m)

Fri, May-31
7:00pm @ Logan Center for the Arts (915 E. 60th) **FREE ADMISSION**
A Manual of Ninja Arts (Oshima Nagisa, 1967)

Sat, Jun-01
2:00pm @ Logan Center for the Arts (915 E. 60th) **FREE ADMISSION**
Pandemonium (Matsumoto Toshio, 1971)
Dutch Wife in the Desert (Yamatoya Atsushi, 1967)

Sun, Jun-02
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevitch [Une journée d’Andrei Arsenevich] (Chris Marker, 1999, 55m, video)

Mon, Jun-03
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
The Big Heat (Fritz Lang, 1953, 89m)

Tue, Jun-04
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Assassination of Ryoma (Kuroki Kazuo, 1974, 118m)

Wed, Jun-05
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call, New Orleans (Werner Herzog, 2009, 122m)

Thu, Jun-06
7:00pm @ Block Cinema (Northwestern Univ.) **FREE ADMISSION**
Ujami Uhuru Schule (Don Amis, 1974, 9m, video)
As Above, So Below (Larry Clark, 1973, 52m, 16mm)
    + Clark in person

Thu, Jun-06
7:00pm @ Chatham 14 (210 W. 87th St.)
Black World Cinema screening:
Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp (Jorge Hinojosa, 2012, 89m) info

Thu, Jun-06
9:00pm @ Harper Quad (Univ. of Chicago)
When Harry Met Sally (Rob Reiner, 1989, 96m) **projected video**

UPCOMING:

Fri, Jun-07
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981, 115m)

Fri, Jun-07
7:00pm @ Logan Center for the Arts (915 E. 60th) **FREE ADMISSION**
When It Rains (Charles Burnett, 1995, 12m)
Passing Through (Larry Clark, 1977, 111m)
    + Clark in person

Sun, Jun-09
7:00pm @ Doc Films (Univ. of Chicago)
Les Glaneurs et la glaneuse [The Gleaners and I] (Agnès Varda, 2000, 82m)

Fri, Jun-14
7:30pm @ Block Cinema (Northwestern Univ.)
"Rare Baseball Films" (c.100m) incl. newsreels from the Hearst Metrotone News Collection at the UCLA Film & Television Archive

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