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CALENDAR FEBRUARY 10 - APRIL 6, 2017

BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT, opening March 24

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VALENTINE’S DAY REEL FILM DAY CINEMA SCIENCE WITH KEDI A CELEBRATION WITH RAW WHEN HARRY OPENING OF 35MM THE FIELD MUSEUM: OPENING MARCH 17 MET SALLY FEBRUARY 24 MARCH 5 SHARKNADO FEBRUARY 14 MARCH 14 AT 7PM AT 7:30PM " IRRESISTIBLE! " DARKLY FUNNY, A TOUCHING, COMIC TRAGIC, AND ULTIMATELY CROWDPLEASER." HEARTWARMING." - VARIETY -

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FEATURE PRESENTATIONS 5 THE RED TURTLE OPENS FEBRUARY 10 5 OSCAR-NOMINATED DOCUMENTARY SHORTS OPENS FEBRUARY 11 7 XX OPENS FEBRUARY 17 8 KEDI OPENS FEBRUARY 24 12 MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI OPENS MARCH 10 14 RAW OPENS MARCH 17 15 BLADE RUNNER OPENS MARCH 24 16 MR. GAGA OPENS MARCH 31

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SERIES 22 MATINEES 24 CINEMA SCIENCE 25 ODD OBSESSION MOVIE MIDNIGHTS 26 SILENT CINEMA 27 IS IT STILL FUNNY? 27 EXHIBITION ON SCREEN 28 STAGE TO SCREEN 30 MIDNIGHTS

SPECIAL EVENTS 6 VALENTINE’S WITH CASABLANCA FEBRUARY 12 6 VALENTINE’S WITH WHEN HARRY MET SALLY FEBRUARY 14 7 GRIT AND GRAIN FEBRUARY 21 8 CHICAGO HUMANITIES FESTIVAL PRESENTS GEORGE SAUNDERS MARCH 2 9 JUGGERNAUT FILM FESTIVAL MARCH 4 9 REEL FILM DAY MARCH 5 10 REVOLUTION: NEW ART FOR A NEW WORLD MARCH 8 10 SWORD ART ONLINE THE MOVIE MARCH 9 11 PEACE ON EARTH FILM FESTIVAL MARCH 10-12 12 DECONSTRUCTING MARCH 16 13 CHICAGO FILM SOCIETY PRESENTS MARCH 13 & APRIL 3 14 RAMMSTEIN: PARIS MARCH 23 15 BOOK CELLAR PRESENTS AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS MARCH 29 16 DOC 10 FILM FESTIVAL MARCH 30 17 CINE-FILE PRESENTS THE PIRATE APRIL 5

Brian Andreotti, Director of Programming VOLUME 35 ISSUE 142 Ryan Oestreich, General Manager Copyright 2017 Southport Music Box Corp. MusicBoxTheatre.com Buck LePard, Senior Operations Manager Stephanie Berlin, Public Relations & Special Events Manager Published by Newcity Custom Publishing Newcitynetwork.com Claire Alden, Group Sales and Membership Manager For information, email [email protected] Julian Antos, Technical Director or call 312.243.8786 Cover Image from the film BLADE RUNNER, coming to Music Box Theatre March 24.. See page 15 for more information.

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Academy Award Nominee Best Animated Feature

A Studio THE RED TURTLE Ghibli A quiet little masterpiece of “ images, each one rich with DIRECTED BY: Michael Dudok De Wit Release meaning, that collectively speak to a universal process.” 80 mins –Indiewire From , the studio behind timeless animated hits including A visually stunning poetic fable” and comes THE RED TURTLE. “–Los Angeles Times Through the story of a man shipwrecked on a tropical island inhabited by turtles, crabs and birds, THE RED TURTLE recounts the milestones in the life of a human being. As Studio Ghibli’s first external co-production, THE RED TURTLE was made in France and directed by Dutch-born, London-based animator Michael Dudok de Wit, whose wordless Oscar-winning short FATHER AND DAUGHTER had become a favorite at Ghibli.

OPENS FEBRUARY 11 FEATURE FILM

THE OSCAR-NOMINATED DOCUMENTARY SHORTS

For the 12th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Documentary Short . Featuring acclaimed and powerful short documentaries from filmmakers around the world, this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country (and now the world), don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The take place Sunday, February 26.

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FEBRUARY 12 AND 14

CASABLANCA with Sweetheart Sing-Along Sunday, February 12 at 2pm DIRECTED BY: Michael Curtiz STARRING: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid; (1942) 102 mins, 35MM The Music Box Theatre’s annual screening of the classic film CASABLANCA begins with a special “Valentine’s Day Sweetheart Sing-Along” featuring a selection of favorite love songs complete with projected lyrics and accompaniment from the Music Box organ. Songs include “You Are My Sunshine,” “Bicycle Built for Two” and “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off.” After the sing-a-long you and your sweetheart can hold hands, canoodle and watch Bogart and Bergman in the timeless CASABLANCA, one of the great romantic films of all time.

WHEN HARRY MET SALLY Wine & Tuesday, February 14 at 7:30pm Chocolate in the Music Box DIRECTED BY: Rob Reiner Lounge! STARRING: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher; 1989, 96 mins, 35MM Celebrate Valentine’s Day with the charming, endlessly-quotable that proves sometimes it takes a few tries for love to go right. Does sex make it impossible for men and women to be true friends? That’s the dilemma faced during the eleven year relationship between Harry and Sally, played by a never-better Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan. Featuring a crackling script by Nora Ephron, and Carrie Fisher and Bruno Kirby excelling beyond the stereotypical “Best Friends in a Romantic Comedy,” the Music Box invites you to fall in love all over again with WHEN HARRY MET SALLY.

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XX

DIRECTED BY: Jovanka Vuckovic, Annie Clark, Roxanne Benjamin, 81 mins XX is a new all-female helmed horror anthology featuring four dark tales written and directed by fiercely talented women: Annie Clark (St. Vincent) rocks her directorial debut with THE BIRTHDAY PARTY; Karyn Kusama (THE INVITATION, GIRLFIGHT) exorcises HER ONLY LIVING SON; Roxanne Benjamin (SOUTH- BOUND) screams DON’T FALL; and Jovanka Vuckovic (THE CAPTURED BIRD) dares to open THE BOX. Award-winning animator Sofia Carrillo (LA CASA TRISTE) wraps together four suspenseful stories of terror featuring a cast including Natalie Brown, Melanie Lynskey, Breeda Wool and Christina Kirk.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 SPECIAL EVENT

GOOSE ISLAND PRESENTS GRIT & GRAIN Tuesday, February 21 at 7:30pm GRIT & GRAIN is a one-of-a-kind documentary about GOOSE ISLAND’s BOURBON COUNTY STOUT, the pioneer in barrel aged beer. The film uncovers a large cast of characters from the loggers that down the American White Oak used to make bourbon barrel staves, to the rick houses of Heaven Hill. To accompany the film, Goose Island brewers will be on hand for a Q&A and to pour 2016 Bourbon County Stout Original, Bourbon County Stout Coffee, Bourbon County Barleywine and Bourbon County Stout Proprietor’s.

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READ STEVE PROKOPY’S COMMENTARY ON PAGE 18 KEDI Magical and remarkable. A DIRECTED BY: Ceyda Torun “splendidly graceful and quietly 79 mins magical documentary about the multifaceted feline population In Turkish with English subtitles of Istanbul. Heartfelt.” Hundreds of thousands of Turkish cats roam the metropolis of Istanbul –Variety freely. For thousands of years they’ve wandered in and out of people’s lives, becoming an essential part of the communities that make the city so rich. Claiming no owners, the cats of Istanbul live between two worlds, neither wild nor tame—and they bring joy and purpose to those people they choose to adopt. In Istanbul, cats are the mirrors to the people, allowing them to reflect on their lives in ways nothing else could. Critics and internet cats agree—this cat documentary will charm its way into your heart and home as you fall in love with the cats in Istanbul. This film is a sophisticated take on your typical cat video that will both dazzle and educate.

THURSDAY, MARCH 2 SPECIAL EVENT

LINCOLN IN THE BARDO WITH GEORGE SAUNDERS

Reading & Book Signing Presented by Chicago Humanities Festival Thursday, March 2 at 7pm One of the masters of short fiction, MacArthur Fellow George Saunders comes to CHF to discuss his long-awaited novel, LINCOLN IN THE BARDO. Narrated by a dazzling chorus of voices, this book reimagines the death of Abraham Lincoln’s eleven- year-old son, Willie, at the dawn of the Civil War. Inspiring in its ambition and formal innovation, it may be Saunders’ most original and moving book yet. Author photo by David Crosby

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REEL FILM DAY A Celebration of 35MM Cinema On Sunday March 5, 2017, 35MM screens all over the world will champion the beautiful format of film and revel in all of the glorious depth and richness that ONLY film can provide: Reel Film Day is the first ever celebration of all things 35MM. The Music Box will screen a 35MM Double Feature including Paul Thomas Anderson’s PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE, plus 35MM rarities including shorts, trailers, and a few surprises! And why is Reel Film Day on March 5? Because it’s 3.5, obviously.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 SPECIAL EVENT 2017 PEACE ON EARTH

FIMusicLM BoxFES TheatreTIVAL REVOLUTION: NEW ART FOR A NEW WORLD 3733 N Southport Ave, Chicago Wednesday, March 8 at 7:30pm (Margy Kinmonth, 2016, 85 mins, DCP) REVOLUTION: NEW ART FOR A NEW WORLD is a bold and exciting feature documentary that MARCH 10-12 encapsulates a momentous period in the history of Russia and the Russian Avant-Garde.

Drawing on the collections of major Russian institutions, contributions from contemporary artists, 33 Films • 16 Countries curators and performers and personal testimony from the descendants of those involved, the film brings the artists of the Russian Avant-Garde to life. It tells the stories of artists like Chagall, Kandinsky Presented by Transcendence Global Media, NFP and Malevich—pioneers who flourished in response to the challenge of building a new art for a new world, only to be broken by implacable authority after 15 short years and silenced by Stalin’s . "WEEDS" SPECIAL THURSDAY, MARCH 9 EVENT starring Nick Nolte Director, John D Hancock. OPENING NIGHT Writers, Dorothy Tristan Special Screening and John Hancock Q&A: John D Hancock, Dorothy Tristan Friday,7:00 March pm 10 and "Weeds" Co-Star, Rita Taggart

Art Work for Peace created by kindergartners at Hendricks Community Academy SWORD ART ONLINE THE MOVIE–ORDINAL SCALE– Tickets at Music Box Theatre & On-line: www.musicboxtheatre.com/events/poeff Thursday, March 9 at 9:30pm (Tomohiko Ito, 2017, 120 mins, DCP) FRIDAY, MARCH 10 — 7:00PM - 11:00PM SWORD ART ONLINE, the hit that sold 16.7 million copies worldwide, comes back as an animated SATURDAY, MARCH 11 — 10:00AM - 11:00PM feature with a brand new original story by author, Reki Kawahara! In 2026, the world of virtual reality was upended by the arrival of a new invention called the Augma. A SUNDAY, MARCH 12 — 11:30AM - 8:30PM next-gen wearable device, the Augma uses Augmented Reality to get players into the game. It is safe, …raising awareness of peace, nonviolence, user-friendly and lets users play while they are conscious, making it an instant hit on the market. The Festival information: POEFF.org/schedule social justice and an eco-balanced world most popular game on the system is “Ordinal Scale” (aka: OS). Asuna and the gang have already been playing OS for a while, by the time Kirito decides to join them. They’re about to find out that Ordinal Scale isn’t all fun and games… The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events is co-presenting the screenings for the Student Voices for Peace program.

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OPENS MARCH 10 FEATURE FILM

Academy Award Nominee Best Animated Feature

MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI A quiet little masterpiece of “ images, each one rich with DIRECTED BY: Claude Barras meaning, that collectively speak STARRING: Will Forte, Nick Offerman, Ellen Page, Amy Sedaris to a universal process.” 66 mins –The Hollywood Reporter Select screenings will be presented in the original French language An unequivocal delight!” with English subtitles “–The Playlist

After his mother’s sudden death, Zucchini is befriended by a police officer, Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home, filled with other orphans his age. At first he struggles to find his place in this, at times, strange and hostile environment. But with Raymond’s help and his newfound friends, Zucchini eventually learns to trust and love, as he searches for a new family of his own. From its debut in Director’s Fortnight at Cannes to winning audience awards at Annecy, Melbourne and Angoulême, this accomplished debut feature from director Claude Barras, based on a script from acclaimed writer/ director Céline Sciamma (GIRLHOOD, TOMBOY), has received an overwhelming response

THURSDAY, MARCH 16 SPECIAL EVENT

DECONSTRUCTING THE BEATLES: THE WHITE ALBUM Thursday, March 16 at 7pm (Scott Freiman, 2016, 90 mins, DCP) Composer/producer Scott Freiman takes Beatles fans young and old into the studio with The Beatles as they create their bestselling album, The Beatles (commonly referred to as the White Album).

In this multimedia presentation, Mr. Freiman transports his audience into Abbey Road Studio for a look at the revolutionary techniques used during the production of “Revolution,” “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” “Blackbird,” and other songs. It’s an educational journey into the creative process of The Beatles’ performances and recording sessions, allowing the audience to witness the evolution of these groundbreaking songs and understand their lasting influence on popular music.

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MARCH 13 & APRIL 3 SPECIAL EVENT

THE CHICAGO FILM SOCIETY PRESENTS

The Chicago Film Society comes to the Music Box for special presentations, all on glorious celluloid. Their programs feature classic films, underseen rarities, cult movies, short subjects, trailer reels and more. For more information on The Chicago Film Society, visit www.chicagofilmsociety.org

BABE: PIG IN THE CITY (George Miller, 1998, 97 mins, 35MM) Monday, March 13 at 7pm Plot takes a backseat in George Miller’s disorderly and psychedelic sequel, which has more in common with films like WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY and THE WIZARD OF OZ than it does with its heartwarming predecessor. When circumstances force our little pink hero to leave his idyllic home for the city, he finds himself in a twisted Frankenstein of a place, a mix of Baz Luhrmann’s Paris and all the cities you’ve ever known. Babe is quickly severed from his companion Mrs. Hoggett and left to discover the city’s untold wonders (and horrors) alone. Bizarre characters abound in this bestial MAD MAX: a pregnant chimp in a dress, a paraplegic Jack Russell Terrier, and a ghastly clown (played by Mickey Rooney, of course). It’s a film that delighted critics (it was Gene Siskel’s Best Film pick of 1998), horrified parents, and developed a deserved cult following since its release. 35MM from Universal Pictures Includes : THE DANCING PIG (LE COCHON DANSEUR) (Pathé Frères, 1907, 4 mins, 35MM)

VERONIKA VOSS (, 1982, 104 mins, 35MM) In German with English subtitles Monday, April 3 at 7pm Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s most unambiguously beautiful film was also the last one he lived to see released. Months after VERONIKA VOSS premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival, where it would win the , Fassbinder would be dead of a drug overdose and his penultimate film would take on autobiographical echoes. VERONIKA VOSS draws from the life and mysterious death of German actress , best known abroad for her work in Carl Dreyer’s VAMPYR but notorious in her home country for remaining active in the German film industry throughout the Third Reich. Fassbinder tracks the final days of his titular character, a has-been movie star with a paralyzing morphine addiction, as she is besieged by parasitic medical professionals, carries on an affair with a local sports reporter, and attempts to mount a comeback in the German film industry of the 1950s. Recalling the heyday of American , VERONIKA VOSS is an icy, monochrome masterpiece, in love with classic cinema and at odds with the industry behind it. Tango Film • 35MM from Janus Films

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OPENS MARCH 17 FEATURE FILM

READ RAY PRIDE’S COMMENTARY ON PAGE 20 RAW

DIRECTED BY: Julia Ducournau Beautifully realized, symboli- STARRING: Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Rabah Nait Oufella “cally rich, and disturbingly erotic 99 mins meditation on primal hungers of In French with English subtitles all kinds.” –The AV Club Everyone in Justine’s family is a vet. And a vegetarian. At 16, she’s a brilliant and promising student. When she starts at veterinary school, A cleverly written, impressively “made and incredibly gory tale of she enters a decadent, merciless and dangerously seductive world. one young woman’s awakening to During the first week of hazing rituals, desperate to fit in whatever the the pleasures of the flesh—in all cost, she strays from her family’s principles when she eats raw meat for senses of the term.” the first time. – The Hollywood Reporter Justine will soon face the terrible and unexpected consequences of her actions as her true self begins to emerge…

THURSDAY, MARCH 23 SPECIAL EVENT

One Night RAMMSTEIN: PARIS Only! Thursday, March 23 at 7:30pm (Jonas Åkerlund, 2017, 98 mins, DCP) In this state-of-the-art , renowned Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund (Black Dog Films) takes a radical new approach to capturing the emotion and thrill of Rammstein’s one-of-a-kind live performance. RAMMSTEIN: PARIS is a fast-paced feast for all senses: a dark and spectacular fairy-tale laced with controversy, don’t-try-this-at-home theatrics, plus the all-consuming aroma of Benzin.

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35th Anniversary!

BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT 4 Stars. One of the most “extraordinary worlds ever DIRECTED BY: Ridley Scott created in a film.” STARRING: Harrison Ford, Sean Young, Rutger Hauer – 1982, 117 mins, DCP Visually spectacular, intensely action-packed and powerfully prophetic since its debut, the Music Box presents BLADE RUNNER, in Ridley Scott’s definitive Final Cut, including extended scenes and never-before-seen special effects. In a signature role as 21st-century detective Rick Deckard, Harrison Ford brings his masculine-yet-vulnerable presence to this stylish noir . In a future of high-tech possibility soured by urban and social decay, Deckard hunts for fugitive, murderous replicants—and is drawn to a mystery woman whose secrets may undermine his soul.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29 SPECIAL EVENT

LUST & WONDER WITH AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS Reading & Book Signing Presented by The Book Cellar Wednesday, March 29 at 7pm In LUST & WONDER, Augusten Burroughs (RUNNING WITH SCISSORS)—with his signature wit, candor, and unique observations—chronicles the development and demise of different relationships he’s had while living in New York City. Augusten reflects on three major relationships, and along the way, he describes the jubilation of selling his first novel to St. Martin’s Press, experimenting with Adderall, and nearly going bankrupt buying precious stones on the internet. With ruthless honesty and a wry and often hilarious use of detail, Burroughs shows us his heart in LUST & WONDER. He examines what it means to be in love, what it means to be in lust, and what it means to be figuring it all out.

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OPENS MARCH 31 FEATURE FILM

MR. GAGA Electric…The most exciting “documentary for fans of edgier DIRECTED BY: Tomer Heymann modern dance since PINA.” 100 mins –Variety In English and Hebrew with English subtitles A fascinating life story” –Israel Today Ohad Naharin, artistic director of the Batsheva Dance Company, is “ regarded as one of the most important choreographers in the world. Meeting him at a critical turning point in his personal life, this spirited and insightful documentary will introduce you to a man with great artistic integrity and an extraordinary vision. Filmed over a period of eight years, director Tomer Heymann mixes intimate rehearsal footage with an extensive unseen archive and breathtaking dance sequences. This story of an artistic genius who redefined the language of modern dance is guaranteed to leave you skipping.

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CINE-FILE 10TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING VINCENTE MINNELLI’S THE PIRATE Wednesday, April 5 at 7pm (1948, 102 mins, 35MM) In celebration of its 10th anniversary, Cine-File Chicago, the online Guide to Independent and Underground Cinema, presents Vincente Minnelli’s classic 1948 musical THE PIRATE. Gene Kelly, in his most devilishly charming role, stars as Serafin, a traveling performer who may or may not also be the notorious pirate Mack “the Black” Macoco. Judy Garland is Manuela, a young woman who fantasizes about the romanticized exploits of Macoco. THE PIRATE features some of Kelly’s most athletic dance numbers; lush, eye-popping color and set design; and a roster of songs by Cole Porter at his most lyrically dexterous. An unrestrained masterpiece from the Golden Age of Hollywood and a comedy- musical treat about the liberating power of art. For more information on Cine-File, visit www.cine-file.info Music Box Member Is a great way to support the quality programming at the historic theatre! • Discounted tickets • Restaurant discounts • Members-only screenings • Deals on Music Box Films DVD’s • Advanced purchase for • Bottomless popcorn special screenings • Discounted house wines join today register online at musicboxtheatre.com or visit our box office! KEDI OPENS FEBRUARY 24. SEE PAGE 8 FOR DETAILS. FELINE OVERLORDS OF ISTANBUL Messages of Tolerance and Kindness in KEDI By Steve “Capone” Prokopy The set up might seem like it’s from a family-friendly film from a major Hollywood studio that wants to counter-program against so many movies aimed at dog lovers. But Turkish-born director Ceyda Torun’s exceptional, almost otherworldly documentary KEDI details the very real and quite unique living situation in Istanbul, Turkey, where humans and cats live in a kind of ecosystem in which they take care of each other’s basic needs and somehow make existing in the world an easier task. Although truth be told, it seems fairly clear that the cats run the place, and the humans are lovingly tolerated by them. Just to be clear, Istanbul is not a place where many people keep cats as pets— there are a few, but those folks are barely acknowledged in the film. Instead, thousands of cats roam the streets of this ancient city, having originally been brought in in massive number to deal with the rat problems during the early years of the Ottoman Empire. Although the people of Istanbul don’t “own” the cats, it seems that many citizens unofficially adopt one or many, always have some type of food for them, and supply the cats with ample amounts of petting, attention, and perhaps a place to rest or live. In return, according to interviewed residents (who are never named), the cats provide a type of therapeutic vibe, just by being cute, smart, and possessing heightened personalities that (again, according to the folks interviewed) dogs simply don’t have. More than one person to whom Torun speaks mention that the cats serve a spiritual purpose. One man likens the time spent with his particular feline to the comfort he experiences holding his prayer beads. At another point in the movie, someone says that dogs think humans are gods, but cats don’t; they see us as middlemen for God, because they know better. Lest you think that KEDI is all about humans’ reactions to cats, most of the film is devoted to simply following around a select few felines—some friendly, some standoffish, some psychotic—on their day-to-day journeys. Many have kittens to take care of and defend, while others are scavengers or tiny con artists who elicit sympathy, from passing people or patrons in restaurants, for food. The sole 18 Music Box Theatre February-April 2017 purpose of the many cafes in Istanbul seems to be to provide scraps for cats underfoot. A large percentage of the film is shot down low to the ground, following each animal from its perspective. Cinematographers Charlie Wuppermann and Alp Korfali do extraordinary work following the cats (via what I can only assume are tiny Stedicams), who thankfully never seem in a terrible hurry to get anywhere, but are capable of squeezing into impossibly small spaces or making leaps from one small ledge to another that no human acrobat would dare. And as we simply watch these sleek, elegant creatures, we begin to notice consistent behaviors among them all, from their stature and poise to the economic way they maneuver through a crowd, always keeping their tails tucked or close to their body to avoid being trampled. You’ll also grow to love the sound of excessive purring; it’s pretty much the soundtrack to this piece. Time spent with each cat is like a micro-story of survival, resourcefulness, humor, and tolerance on both sides of the equation. The more time we spend with them, the more fascinating and curious they become. So where is the drama in KEDI? In the film’s final act, we learn that Istanbul is a rapidly growing city, where tall buildings are springing up like weeds, and entire sections of the city are suddenly being made crowded by urban sprawl, squeezing out cats from long-held shelter. That being said, the film was made before the flood of Syrian refugees began hitting Turkey’s shores in early 2016, so Istanbul is a very different place than it was when these images were shot. It’s almost impossible to watch this movie without trying to visualize the city today. It seems clear that the purpose of KEDI is not to simply parade cute, cuddly, affectionate cats in front of the various cameras and have Turkish residents tell us how special they are. There are low- level messages of tolerance and kindness being conveyed, but it’s almost impossible to accept that this balance has been struck anywhere on earth; it almost feels like we are watching a documentary about another planet. In every shot, there’s a cat at some corner of the frame, living its life, and finding the means to co-exist with a society that has embraced it. Both parties make it look so easy, which of course means it isn’t. If it were, everybody would be doing it. Steve Prokopy is the Chicago editor for Ain’t It Cool News (www.aintitcool.com), where he has contributed film reviews and filmmaker and actor interviews under the name “Capone” since 1998. He is also chief film critic for the Chicago-based arts outlet Third Coast Review (www. ThirdCoastReview.com).

Commentaries 19 RAW OPENS MARCH 17. SEE PAGE 14 FOR DETAILS. THE REAL DEAL The Visually Inventive Horror of RAW By Ray Pride Magnificently calibrated, shiveringly expressionistic, distressingly observant, RAW is the real deal. Debut feature writer-director Julia Ducornau’s rich, intoxicating female body horror is, well, lovely raw meat to fans of visually inventive horror, rhyming with many greats, ranging from SUSPIRIA to GINGER SNAPS and to CARRIE and THE CRAFT to THE SHINING and LORD OF THE FLIES and on and on, lovingly so, in this succulent French-Belgian confection. Comparisons are heady but unnecessary: Ducornau’s idea-rich feral fable taxonomizes its own distinctly female language. It’s coming-of-age time with dark variations in the bloodline and the bloodstream: 16-year-old Justine (Garance Marillier) leaves her parents’ firmly vegetarian household to join her older sister Alexia (Ella Rumpf) at the veterinary college that both her parents had attended. Accept the premise: the rabbit hole opens quickly and with velocity. The university has a tradition of a blood-drench hazing, which includes meat-free Justine served, like all the new students, a shot and a raw rabbit kidney. She says no, but Alexia is there to make sure she chokes it down. Disorientation follows, including bloodspots and welts rising on her skin, which a kindly female doctor dismisses with an anecdote about body shaming. Justine has a nightmare vision of a horse on a treadmill, held in a hoist, running, running, loins churning. The wide-eyed waif is hungry now, for foods she never had before. The visceral sound design, of ripping specificity, is lovingly measured, from the sound of a raw chicken breast rent with bare teeth to other vulnerable things. And no line of dialogue, however innocent, lacks for portent by the end, including the lovely “An animal that has tasted human flesh isn’t safe.” Gleaming, brightly colored and hued, Ducornau’s widescreen images flatter and tease the eye. The look is muted neon realism, seductive Euro-luster. But it’s

20 Music Box Theatre December-February 2017 Marillier’s open-eyed performance that seduces. With an audience, the surprises and reveals are electric, sly, paced to elicit anticipation out loud, followed by moans of oh-no-no-no-no. The moment when Justine discovers, when she anticipates, when she cannot but… Yeah. And when her sister… Yeah. Oui. There are fine reasons that Justine shares a name with a De Sade heroine. When her gay roommate asks her, “I want to know if you’re on an S&M trip, or if it’s more grave than that,” she leaves, but quickly returns to confess, “It’s grave.” Secrets shared, the pair can now share. But secrets, and the failure of others to be open, lead to more carnal catastrophe and stains in the blood. Silken metaphors and fierce sexual passion jolt Justine’s journey. Dancing by herself before a mirror to a rap song with a woman singing, “wedding night, I’ll drown you in my pool,” she immolates herself in lipstick and lips and smeared lipstick, self-love, self-admiration, self-cannibalizing. Justine discovers herself. And what she wants. And once she’s drunk, she will have it. She will have you, brave and foolhardy, riding her wellspring of insatiable physical desire. “I call intoxication of the mind that state in which pleasure exceeds the possibilities which desire had entertained,” Roland Barthes cites in “A Lover’s Discourse,” and it’s suitable to describe where desire takes Justine. RAW’s errant psychology is apt, acts and reactions escalate with finely-stitched logic, and, as in the best work of David Cronenberg, we simultaneously witness ruin and flowering transformation. Ray Pride is film critic of Newcity, editor of Movie City News and a contributing editor of Filmmaker magazine. Find more reviews at newcityfilm.com

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MARCH 3 - 30

164 N State • siskelfilmcenter.org/ceuff Commentaries 21 CONTINUING SERIES CLASSIC MATINEES SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS AT 11:30AM

50TH ANNIVERSARY OF 1967 The Music Box celebrates the groundbreaking year of cinema that saw traditional, lavish studio pictures give rise to the stylish, inventive and boundary-shattering films of what would become known as the “” era.

All on 35MM!

February 18 & 19

COOL HAND LUKE (Stuart Rosenberg, 1967, 126 mins, 35MM) When petty criminal Luke Jackson (Paul Newman) is sentenced to two years in a Florida prison farm, he doesn’t play by the rules of either the sadistic warden (Strother Martin) or the yard’s resident heavy, Dragline (George Kennedy), who ends up admiring the new guy’s unbreakable will. Luke’s bravado, even in the face of repeated stints in the prison’s dreaded solitary confinement cell, “the box,” make him a rebel hero to his fellow convicts and a thorn in the side of the prison officers.

February 25 & 26

IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (Mike Nichols, 1967, 106 mins, 35MM) Sidney Poitier, in one of his most-celebrated roles, appears as Virgil Tibbs, a Philadelphia homicide detective who, while visiting a small Mississippi town, finds himself falsely arrested for a murder and then, in a strained collaboration with the town’s sheriff (Rod Steiger), stays on to help solve the murder. Winner of 5 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Steiger), and Best Editing (Hal Ashby, just prior to the start of his directing career).

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March 18 & 19

BONNIE & CLYDE (Arthur Penn, 1967, 111 mins, 35MM) “They’re young. They’re in love. They kill people.” Reimagining this infamous depression-era criminal duo with notes of sympathy and a touch of New Wave glamour, Arthur Penn’s 1967 film was controversial for its violence yet embraced by a generation of moviegoers who identified with its themes of rebellion.

March 25 & 26 WAIT UNTIL DARK (Terence Young, 1967, 108 mins, 35MM) Audrey Hepburn stars as Susy Hendrix, a blind woman terrorized by a duo of thugs and psychopathic mastermind Roat (Alan Arkin) as they search for a doll stuffed with heroin believed to be in her apartment. Hepburn received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her frighteningly believable performance.

April 1 & 2

THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (George Roy Hill, 1967, 138 mins, 35MM) This lively and entertaining spoof of the 1920s and America’s Jazz Age is a first-rate musical! The talents of Julie Andrews, Mary Tyler Moore, and Carol Channing are perfectly spotlighted in this charming romantic comedy, nominated for 7 Academy Awards and later adapted into a hit Broadway show.

23 CONTINUING SERIES FIELD TRIPS CINEMA SCIENCE WITH THE FIELD MUSEUM The Field Museum heads to the Music Box Theatre on a few field trips! Join us as we delve into the reality and science behind the silver screen!

SHARKNADO Presented with Kevin Feldheim (Anthony C. Ferrante, 2013, 86 mins, DCP) Tuesday, March 14 at 7pm When a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, nature’s deadliest killer rules sea, land, and air as thousands of sharks terrorize the waterlogged populace. CH VODKA WILL PRESENT TASTINGS AND A DELICIOUS HURRICANE COCKTAIL IN THE MUSIC BOX LOUNGE. Kevin Feldheim is the A. Watson III Manager of the Pritzker Laboratory for Molecular Systematics and Evolution. His research focuses on inferring the mating system and population biology of sharks using genetic markers called microsatellites. Microsatellites are short, tandem repeats in DNA that are useful in identifying individuals, the same types of genetic markers that are used in court cases and paternity tests. The Field Museum use these markers in their DNA lab to answer similar questions in animals, plants, and fungi.

WINGED MIGRATION Presented with John Bates (Jacques Perrin & Jacques Cluzaud, 2003, 89 mins, 35MM) Tuesday, April 4 at 7pm The landmark documentary that presents an epic portrait of winter bird migration. Filmed on all seven continents over four years, the footage is brought together into one journey that’s uniformly arduous for all kinds of different birds. John Bates is an Associate Curator of Birds and head of the Life Sciences section of Integrated Research at the Field Museum. He did his doctorate at Louisiana State University and was a postdoctoral fellow at the American Museum of Natural History. Over the last twenty-two years in Chicago, he and his students have studied genetic structure and morphology in birds to understand how behaviors such as migration have influenced evolutionary patterns.

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ODD OBSESSION MOVIES takes over February 10 & 11: Hardware the Music Box midnight screenings (Richard Stanley, 1990, 94 mins, 35MM) to present the wildest, most March 10 & 11: Razorback outrageous, off-the-wall cult rarities (Russell Mulcahy, 1984, 95 mins, 35MM) from the farthest corners of cinema!

HARDWARE (Richard Stanley, 1990, 94 mins, 35MM) February 10 & 11 at Midnight Richard Stanley’s HARDWARE is the unhinged, full tilt techno- dystopian curtain drop on the Atomic Age, less a film than the uniquely Hellish punk fever dream borne of BLADE RUNNER, JUDGE DREDD, MAD MAX, and THE TERMINATOR colliding at right angles to reality. A love letter to Generation X’s cultural holocaust of the Baby Boomers’ legacy as if penned by Roger Zelazny himself. With appearances by , Lemmy, Carl McCoy (of Fields of the Nephilim), GWAR, and Ministry, and creature design by Chris Cunningham (of Aphex Twin and Bjork video fame), HARDWARE is the only killer robot film you need ever watch again. Get ready for an encounter with some seriously heavy metal with Stanley’s personal, uncut 35mm print.

RAZORBACK (Russell Mulcahy, 1984, 95 mins, 35MM) March 10 & 11 at Midnight The Australian Outback is already a region not exactly known for its hospitality, but life there is looking all the more perilous for hunter Jake Cullen as he races to take out a wild boar—the size of a car and with a taste for human flesh—before it kills again. A down under entry in the post-JAWS cycle of killer animal flicks, RAZORBACK hits all the mid-’80s sweet spots, including a killer synth soundtrack and beefy, attractive practical effects work. As outsized and nasty as its title monster, RAZORBACK is an unthrottled classic, meaner than any other pig in the bush.

25 MIDNIGHTSCONTINUING SERIES SILENT CINEMA Classic silent films the way they were meant to be seen! Featuring a live musical score on the famous Music Box organ by Dennis Scott, Music Box House Organist.

THE LAST COMMAND Wednesday, February 22 at 7:30pm (Josef Von Sternberg, 1928, 88 mins, 35MM) Tsarist general Sergius Alexander (Emil Jannings) is basking in the glory of imperial Russia. After sending the revolutionary Lev Andreyev (William Powell) to prison, he starts romancing Andreyev’s girl. But when the Bolsheviks seize power, the tide turns for Alexander, and he flees Russia. Years later, Alexander, broke and working as a bit player in Hollywood, bumps into Andreyev, who is now a director. Andreyev casts his old nemesis as a Russian general, intending to humiliate him on set.

BEGGARS OF LIFE Saturday, March 11 at 11:30am (William A. Wellman, 1928, 100 mins) After killing her treacherous step-father, a girl (Louise Brooks) tries to escape the country with a young vagabond (Richard Arlen). She dresses as a boy, they hop freight trains, quarrel with a group of hobos, and steal a car in their attempt to escape the police, and reach Canada. Released more than a year before The Great Depression, the film was loosely based on Jim Tully’s novel Beggars of Life: A Hobo Autobiography, published in 1924, which describes his hardscrabble existence on the rails during the recession years of the 1890s and 1900s.

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Chicago film/entertainment writer Mark Caro puts supposedly timeless comedies to the test and dares ask the question “Is It Still Funny?”

COMING TO AMERICA (John Landis, 1988, 116 mins, DCP) Tuesday, March 21 at 7pm Did Eddie Murphy get any more Eddie Murphyish than this? At the height of his star power, he played pampered African prince Akeem, seeking a new wife in New York City, plus soul singer Randy Watson (of Sexual Chocolate, don’t you know) and barbershop owner Clarence and old Jewish guy Saul. Let’s not forget pre-talk show Arsenio Hall as the prince’s sidekick, Semmi, as well as Reverend Brown, Morris the barber and “Extremely Ugly Girl.” (Cuba Gooding Jr. plays a boy getting a haircut, and James Earl Jones is the king.) This comedy was a huge hit, ranking third in the 1988 box-office race, and it received Oscar nominations for costume design and makeup. New York looks a lot different now, as does the national discourse on immigration. Sexual politics have changed a bit too. How will COMING TO AMERICA look now? EXHIBITION ON SCREEN This groundbreaking project connects major exhibitions from across the world with art-lovers and cinema goers across some 30 countries worldwide.

I, CLAUDE MONET March 18 & 19 at 11:30am From director Phil Grabsky comes this fresh look at arguably the world’s favorite artist—through his own words.

Using letters and other private writings I, CLAUDE MONET reveals new insight into the man who not only painted the picture that gave birth to Impressionism, but who was perhaps the most influential painter of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Shot on location in Paris, London, Normandy and Venice I, CLAUDE MONET is a cinematic immersion into some of the most loved and iconic scenes in Art.

27 CONTINUING SERIES FROM STAGE TO SCREEN The Music Box proudly presents the greatest filmed theatrical productions from around the world! AMADEUS PRESENTED BY NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE Directed by: Michael Longhurst Wednesday, March 15 at 7pm Music. Power. Jealousy. Lucian Msamati (LUTHER, GAME OF THRONES) plays Salieri in Peter Shaffer’s iconic play, with live orchestral accompaniment by Southbank Sinfonia. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a rowdy young prodigy, arrives in Vienna, the music capital of the world—and he’s determined to make a splash. Awestruck by his genius, court composer Antonio Salieri has the power to promote his talent or destroy his name. Seized by obsessive jealousy he begins a war with Mozart, with music, and ultimately, with God. After winning multiple Olivier and Tony Awards when it had its premiere at the National Theatre in 1979, AMADEUS was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film.

THE TEMPEST PRESENTED BY THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY Directed by: Gregory Duran Monday, March 27 at 7pm Simon Russell Beale returns to the RSC after 20 years to play Prospero in this groundbreaking production directed by Artistic Director Gregory Doran. On a distant island a man waits. Robbed of his position, power and wealth, his enemies have left him in isolation. But this is no ordinary man, and this is no ordinary island. Prospero is a magician, able to control the very elements and bend nature to his will. When a sail appears on the horizon, he reaches out across the ocean to the ship that carries the men who wronged him. Creating a vast magical storm he wrecks the ship and washes his enemies up on the shore. When they wake they find themselves lost on a fantastical island where nothing is as it seems. In a unique partnership with Intel, the production is a bold reimagining of Shakespeare’s magical play, creating an unforgettable theatrical experience.

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MIDNIGHTS FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS AT MIDNIGHT February 10 & 11 Odd Obsession Movies March 3 & 4 ROCKY IV presents HARDWARE (Sylvester Stallone, 1985, 91 mins, 35MM) (Richard Stanley, 1990, 94 mins, 35MM) * see page 25 for full description March 10 & 11 Odd Obsession Movies presents RAZORBACK February 17 & THE ROOM (Russell Mulcahy, 1984, 95 mins, 35MM) March 17 (Tommy Wiseau, 2003, 99 mins, 35MM) * see page 25 for full description

February 18 & THE ROCKY HORROR March 24 & 25 NEAR DARK March 19 PICTURE SHOW (Kathryn Bigelow, 1987, 94 mins, 35MM) (Jim Sharman, 1975, 100 mins, 35MM) March 31 & SUPERBAD February 24 & 25 TRAILER APOCALYPSE April 1 (Greg Mottola, 2007, 113 mins, 35MM) (90 mins, 35MM) TRAILER APOCALYPSE (90mins, 35MM) Who doesn’t love watching old, crazy movie trailers? No one! TRAILER APOCALYPSE is an amazing collection of super fun, super crazy movie trailers, all in 35MM! Curated by Oscar-winning editor Bob Murawski, this is a collection of some of the most rare, vintage trailers on the planet. Prepare for a feature-length onslaught of the wildest, weirdest and most action-packed trailers to have ever graced drive-in screens— culled from a vast archive of golden-age exploitation, , sexploitation, horror, mondo, martial arts, and mixed with mutant subgenres, freakish fiascos and other brain- bludgeoning, eye-blasting, two-minute masterpieces.

NEAR DARK (Kathryn Bigelow, 1987, 94 mins, 35MM) The vampires in NEAR DARK certainly aren’t your fancy aristocratic elite living in a distant castle. Oh no. Instead 30th they’re a gun-toting gang that roams the American Anniversary Southwest. This “family” isn’t so into the new guy Caleb, who’s been “turned” by the alluring Mae rather than killing him. The fact that Caleb can’t really make a kill or pull his own weight definitely makes matters worse for the group. Still, it’s not easy being undead and so ensues a violent unfolding of action that has made an initially overlooked film into an eternal vampire classic.

SUPERBAD (Greg Mottola, 2007, 113 mins, 35MM) Operating under the assumption that by procuring alcohol for an upcoming party they will finally be able to break their longstanding losing streak with the fairer sex, socially inept 10th high school seniors Evan (Michael Cera) and Seth (Jonah Hill) Anniversary set out to secure the adult beverages that could get them off of the geek list before they even attend college orientation.

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