Friday, May 10 – Friday, May 17

Always check for last-minute changes. Our information comes from exhibitor websites, printed programs, programmers, and projectionists. We strive for accuracy, but things can move fast in filmland!


Friday 5/10

7:00 PM
Chicago Filmmakers – POETIC MOVEMENTS: Selected Films from Adele Friedman & Jean Sousa
[Adele Friedman]
Tony (1979) – 7 Mins
Untitled II (1983) – 7 Mins
Robert’s Place (2004) – 6 Mins
Christian and Michael (2006) – 8 Mins
François: A Place of Time (2015) – 12 Mins
Red Cloud (2016) – 5 Mins
all 16mm
[Jean Sousa]
Pattern Impulse (1979) – 3 Mins
Today is Sunday (1987) – 18 Mins
all 16mm, with additional shorts screening digitally

7:00 PM
Block CinemaFilm Talks – A Touring Program of Experimental Cinema (Program 2)
Not (A) Part – Vicky Smith – 2020 – 6 min – 16mm
Cornish and Faroese Knitting Pattern Series – Jennifer Nightingale – 2016-2017 – 3 min – 16mm
Screening as part of a multi-format shorts program

Midnight
Music Box Theatre: Midnights
The Holy Mountain – Alejandro Jodorowsky – 1973 – 114 min
35mm from ABKCO


Saturday 5/11

11:30 AM
Chicago Film Society at the Music Box Theatre
The Ship of Lost Men – Maurice Tourneur – 1929 – 122 min
35mm from the Library of Congress
Preceded by: “Felix Braves the Briny” (Otto Mesmer, 1926) – 7 min – 16mm

7:00 PM
Doc FilmsProgrammer’s Picks
Rocco and His Brothers – Luchino Visconti – 1960 – 178 min – 35mm

Midnight
Music Box Theatre: Midnights
The Holy Mountain – Alejandro Jodorowsky – 1973 – 114 min
35mm from ABKCO


Sunday 5/12

2:00 PM
Music Box Theatre
Roman Holiday – William Wyler – 1953 – 118
35mm from Paramount
Presented by Filmspotting

8:00 PM
Doc FilmsAn Artist of Intimate Intent: James Benning
Four Corners – James Benning – 1997 – 80 min
16mm from Canyon Cinema


Monday 5/13

7:00 PM
Music Box Theatre: Highs and Lows
The Bridges of Madison County – Clint Eastwood – 1995 – 135 min
35mm from Park Circus
Presented by Oscarbate
Part of a double feature with “Gloria” (screening digitally)


Wednesday 5/15

7:00 PM
Chicago Film Society at Northeastern Illinois University
Frankenstein – James Whale – 1931 – 71 min
35mm from Universal
Preceded by: Nocturne (Peter Tscherkassky, 2006) – 9 min – 35mm from Canyon Cinema

7:00 PM
Doc FilmsProgrammer’s Picks
Opening Night – John Cassavetes – 1977 – 144 min – 35mm


Friday 5/17

7:00 PM
Doc FilmsBoard Picks
There Will Be Blood – Paul Thomas Anderson – 2007 – 158 min – 35mm



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