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Friday 7/8
6:00 PM
Gene Siskel Film Center: Remembering Ray
Goodfellas – Martin Scorsese – 1990 – 146 min
35mm
8:30 PM
Gene Siskel Film Center: Remembering Ray
Something Wild – Jonathan Demme – 1986 – 114 min
35mm
8:30 PM
Doc Films
Make Way for Tomorrow – Leo McCary – 1937 – 92 min
16mm
Midnight
Music Box Theatre
The Room — Tommy Wiseau — 2003 — 99 min
35mm from Wiseau-Films
Saturday 7/9
11:30 AM
Music Box Theatre: Silent Cinema (programmed and co-presented by Chicago Film Society)
Hell’s Hinges — Charles Swickard & William S. Hart — 1916 — 64 min
35mm from MoMA
Preceded by: “The Ruse” (William S. Hart, 1915) – 22 min – 16mm
Live organ accompaniment by Dennis Scott
4:30 PM
Gene Siskel Film Center: Remembering Ray
Field of Dreams – Phil Alden Robinson – 1989 – 107 min
35mm
6:00 PM
Gene Siskel Film Center: Judy Garland Summer Centennial
A Star is Born – George Cukor – 1954 – 134 min
35mm
Midnight
Music Box Theatre
Rocky Horror Picture Show — Jim Sharman — 1975 — 100 min
35mm
Live shadow-cast by Midnight Madness
Sunday 7/10
2:00 PM
Gene Siskel Film Center: In Concert
Gimme Shelter – Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin – 1970 – 91 min
35mm
Monday 7/11
Music Box Theatre: Happy Birthday Cameron Worden! ♥
Leaves for a Reel – Cameron Worden – 2022 – 35mm
Trees of Syntax, Leaves of Axis – Daïchi Saïto – 2009 – 35mm
Retour d’un repère – Rose Lowder – 1979 – dual 16mm
and more surprises!
This screening is free! Please rsvp to cameron(at)chicagofilmsociety(dot)org to attend!
Tuesday 7/12
2:00 PM
Gene Siskel Film Center: Remembering Ray
Field of Dreams – Phil Alden Robinson – 1989 – 107 min
35mm
Wednesday 7/13
6:00 PM
Gene Siskel Film Center: Judy Garland Summer Centennial
The Pirate – Vincente Minnelli – 1948 – 102 min
35mm
7:30 PM
Chicago Film Society at Northeastern Illinois University
Variety – Bette Gordon – 1983 – 100 min
35mm from Kino Lorber
Preceded by: “Michigan Avenue” (James Benning and Bette Gordon, 1973) – 7 min – 16mm from Anthology Film Archives
Thursday 7/14
6:30 PM
Gene Siskel Film Center: In Concert
Neil Young: Heart of Gold – Jonathan Demme – 2006 – 103 min
35mm
7:00 PM
Doc Films
The Last Command – Josef von Sternberg – 1928 – 88 min
16mm
Friday 7/15
5:00 PM
Doc Films
Bonnie and Clyde – Arthur Penn – 1967 – 111 min
35mm from Swank
8:30 PM
Doc Films
The Last Command – Josef von Sternberg – 1928 – 88 min
16mm
Midnight
Music Box Theatre: STOP! Motion Matinees and Midnights
Evil Dead II – Sam Raimi – 1987 – 84 min
35mm from Rialto
Saturday 7/16
2:00 PM
Gene Siskel Film Center: Judy Garland Summer Centennial
The Pirate – Vincente Minnelli – 1948 – 102 min
35mm
8:30 PM
Doc Films
Bonnie and Clyde – Arthur Penn – 1967 – 111 min
35mm from Swank
Midnight
Music Box Theatre: STOP! Motion Matinees and Midnights
Evil Dead II – Sam Raimi – 1987 – 84 min
35mm from Rialto
Monday 7/18
7:00 PM
Chicago Film Society at the Music Box Theatre
All That Jazz – Bob Fosse – 1979 – 123 min
35mm from Criterion Pictures, USA
Preceded by: Trailer for “Lenny” (Bob Fosse, 1974) – 35mm
Wednesday 7/20
6:00 PM
Gene Siskel Film Center: Judy Garland Summer Centennial
Judgement at Nuremberg – Stanley Kramer – 1979 – 111 min
35mm
7:30 PM
Chicago Film Society at Northeastern Illinois University
Twister – Michael Almereyda – 1986 – 93 min
35mm from Chicago Film Society collections
Preceded by: “The Impact of Television” (Encyclopedia Britannica, 1980) – 22 min – 16mm from Chicago Film Society collections
Thursday 7/21
7:00 PM
Doc Films
The Naked City – Jules Dassin – 1948 – 96 min
35mm from the Library of Congress
Friday 7/22
5:00 PM
Doc Films
Shaft – Gordon Parks – 1971 – 100 min
35mm from Swank
8:30 PM
Doc Films
The Naked City – Jules Dassin – 1948 – 96 min
35mm from the Library of Congress
Midnight
Music Box Theatre: STOP! Motion Matinees and Midnights
Robocop – Paul Verhoeven – 1987 – 102 min
35mm from Park Circus
Saturday 7/23
11:30 AM
Music Box Theatre: STOP! Motion Matinees and Midnights
James and the Giant Peach – Henry Selick – 1996 – 79 min
35mm from Disney
2:00 PM
Gene Siskel Film Center: Judy Garland Summer Centennial
Judgement at Nuremberg – Stanley Kramer – 1979 – 111 min
35mm
8:00 PM
Gene Siskel Film Center: In Concert
Gimme Shelter – Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin – 1970 – 91 min
35mm
8:30 PM
Doc Films
Shaft – Gordon Parks – 1971 – 100 min
35mm from Swank
Midnight
Music Box Theatre: STOP! Motion Matinees and Midnights
Robocop – Paul Verhoeven – 1987 – 102 min
35mm from Park Circus
Sunday 7/24
11:30 AM
Music Box Theatre: STOP! Motion Matinees and Midnights
James and the Giant Peach – Henry Selick – 1996 – 79 min
35mm from Disney
2:30 PM
Gene Siskel Film Center: In Concert
Woodstock: The Director’s Cut – Michael Wadleigh – 1970 – 216 min
35mm