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DOC FILMS ANNOUNCES its Autumn 2014 CALENDAR
HYDE PARK, CHICAGO, IL. (September 24, 2014) – Doc Films, the historic student-run film society at the University of Chicago, announced its Autumn 2014 calendar today. Starting on September 29th, each night features a film series with a unifying theme, be it a director, actor, time, place, studio, genre, or idea. Saturdays showcase a sampling of recent hits you might have missed—or perhaps you’re craving another viewing— and murmuring restorations under the hype radar. In addition to the many special events hosted by Doc Films at the Max Palevsky Cinema, the programmers have designed these eight series to provide the community and world with nightly oases of cinematic reverence:
MONDAYS from September 29th to December 1st Doc presents Cinema of Childhood, presenting some of the most powerful visions of youth on film from some of the medium’s greatest directors. Films include THE TIN DRUM (10/6), PATHER PANCHALI (10/27), FANNY AND ALEXANDER (11/03), and LITTLE FUGITIVE (11/17).
TUESDAYS from September 30th to December 2nd join us as we scramble to solve the case in our series Whodunit?: The Detective Story on Film, which brings together a panoply of sleuthy cinema including THE THIN MAN (9/30), MURDER BY DEATH (10/14), and MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (11/25).
WEDNESDAYS from October 1st to December 3rd are dedicated to the work of Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune with such classics as RASHOMON (10/15), SEVEN SAMURAI (10/22), and SANJURO (11/19).
THURSDAYS PART ONE from October 2nd to December 4th, with sponsorship provided by the Institute of Politics, Doc devotes itself to the interrogative and penetrating films of Errol Morris, including THE FOG OF WAR (10/23), VERNON, FLORIDA & GATES OF HEAVEN (11/20), and THE THIN BLUE LINE (12/04).
THURSDAYS PART TWO from October 2nd to December 4th, simultaneous with the Museum of Contemporary Art’s show “David Bowie Is”, we bring you a selection of ten films starring David Bowie. Don’t miss such movies as THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (10/09), INTO THE NIGHT (10/30), and MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE (11/13).
FRIDAYS from October 3rd to December 5th we are bringing you the works of Rob Reiner and John Hughes. There’s romance, tragedy, and a more than healthy dose of youthful fun in FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF (10/10), SIXTEEN CANDLES (11/07), and WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (11/14).
SATURDAYS from October 4th to December 6th Doc is showing New Releases including LIFE ITSELF (10/18), MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT (11/08), and BOYHOOD (12/06).
SUNDAYS from October 5th to December 7th, with sponsorship from the Chicago Center for Jewish Studies and film restoration & new English subtitles by The National Center for Jewish Film, www.jewishfilm.org, we present Schmaltzywood: The Golden Age of Yiddish Cinema in America (1937-1940) featuring films such as GREEN FIELD (10/05), MOTL THE OPERATOR (10/26), and TEVYE (11/23).
Special Events: Om Obama – October 18 Lessons in Forgetting and the Light – October 25
WHERE: WHEN: Max Palevsky Cinema in Ida Noyes Hall Every evening – see complete schedule below for 1212 East 59th Street specific times. Chicago, IL 60637 Street parking is available.
PRICE OF ADMISSION: Ticket: $5 Spring Quarter Membership: $30 Spring Quarter Renewal: $28
MEDIA CONTACT: Peter Goldberg • 732.859.5228 • [email protected] Doc Films Online: docfilms.org • (facebook)(twitter)/docfilmschicago Doc Films Office: 773.702.8574
COMPLETE Autumn 2014 CALENDAR: (For detailed descriptions see our website, www.docfilms.org)
Week I
M 09/29 Small Change (Francois Truffaut, 1976) 7pm 35mm
T 09/30 The Thin Man (W.S. Van Dyke, 1934) 7pm 35mm
W 10/01 Drunken Angel (Akira Kurosawa, 1948) 7, 9:15pm 35mm
Th1 10/02 Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control (Errol Morris, 1997) 7pm 35mm
Th2 10/02 Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (D.A. Pennebaker, 1973) 9pm 35mm
F 10/03 The Princess Bride (Rob Reiner, 1987) 7, 9:15, 11:15pm Sunday, 1:00pm 35mm
Sat 10/04 Neighbors (Nicholas Stoller, 2014) 6:30, 8:30, 10:30pm Sunday, 3:15pm 35mm
Sun 10/05 Green Fields (Jacob Ben-Ami & Edgar G. Ulmer, 1937) 7pm 35mm
Week II
M 10/06 The Tin Drum (Volker Schlöndorff, 1979) 7pm 35mm
T 10/07 8 Women (François Ozon, 2002) 7pm DCP
W 10/08 Stray Dog (Akira Kurosawa, 1949) 7, 9:30pm 35mm
Th1 10/09 The Unknown Known (Errol Morris, 2013) 7pm DCP
Th2 10/09 The Man Who Fell to Earth (Nicolas Roeg, 1976) 9:15pm 35mm
F 10/10 Ferris Bueller's Day Off (John Hughes, 1986) 7, 9, 11pm Sunday, 1:00pm 35mm
Sat 10/11 Ida (Paweł Pawlikowski, 2013) 7, 8:45, 10:30pm Sunday, 3:15pm 35mm
Sun 10/12 Two Sisters (Ben K. Blake, 1938) 7pm 16mm
Week III
M 10/13 Spirit of the Beehive (Víctor Erice, 1976) 7pm 35mm
T 10/14 Murder by Death (Robert Moore, 1976) 7pm 35mm
W 10/15 Rashomon (Akira Kurosawa, 1951) 7, 9pm 35mm
Th1 10/16 Tabloid (Errol Morris, 2010) 7pm 35mm
Th2 10/16 The Last Temptation of Christ (Martin Scorsese, 1988) 9pm 35mm
F 10/17 Stand by Me (Rob Reiner, 1986) 7, 9pm Sunday, 1:00pm 35mm
Sat 10/18 Life Itself (Steve James, 2014) 7, 9:30pm Sunday, 3pm DCP
Sun 10/19 The Singing Blacksmith (Edgar G. Ulmer, 1938) 7pm 35mm
Week IV
M 10/20 Good Morning (Yasujirō Ozu, 1959) 7pm 35mm
T 10/21 Green for Danger (Sidney Gilliat, 1946) 7pm 35mm
W 10/22 Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954) 6pm 35mm
Th1 10/23 The Fog of War (Errol Morris, 2003) 7pm 35mm
Th2 10/23 The Hunger (Tony Scott, 1983) 9:15pm 35mm
F 10/24 The Breakfast Club (John Hughes, 1985) 7, 9, 11pm Sunday, 1:00pm 35mm
Sat 10/25 How to Train Your Dragon 2 (Dean DeBlois, 2014) 7, 9:15pm Sunday, 3:15pm 35mm
Sun 10/26 Motl the Operator (Joseph Seiden, 1940) 7pm 35mm
Week V
M 10/27 Pather Panchali (Satyajit Ray, 1955) 7pm 35mm
T 10/28 Death on the Nile (John Guillermin, 1978) 7pm 35mm
W 10/29 Throne of Blood (Akira Kurosawa, 1957) 7, 9:30pm 35mm
Th1 10/30 Standard Operating Procedure (Errol Morris, 2008) 7pm 35mm
Th2 10/30 Into the Night (John Landis, 1985) 9:30pm 35mm
F 10/31 Misery (Rob Reiner, 1990) 7, 9:15pm Sunday, 1:00pm 35mm
Sat 11/01 Magic in the Moonlight (Woody Allen, 2014) 7, 9:15pm Sunday, 3:15pm 35mm
Sun 11/02 Kol Nidre (Joseph Seiden, 1939) 7pm 35mm
Week VI
M 11/03 Fanny and Alexander (Ingmar Bergman, 1982) 7pm 35mm
T 11/04 The List of Adrian Messenger (John Huston, 1963) 7pm 35mm
W 11/05 The Hidden Fortress (Akira Kurosawa, 1958) 7, 10pm 35mm
Th1 11/06 Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (Errol Morris, 7pm 1999) 35mm
Th2 11/06 Labyrinth (Jim Henson, 1986) 9pm 35mm
F 11/07 Sixteen Candles (John Hughes, 1984) 7, 9pm Sunday, 1:00pm 35mm
Sat 11/08 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (Matt Reeves, 2014) 7, 9:45pm Sunday, 3:15pm 35mm
Sun 11/09 The Light Ahead (Henry Felt & Edgar G. Ulmer, 1939) 7pm 35mm
Week VII
M 11/10 The Red Balloon/White Mane (Albert Lamorisse, 1956/1953) 7pm 35mm
T 11/11 Laura (Otto Preminger, 1944) 7pm 35mm
W 11/12 The Bad Sleep Well (Akira Kurosawa, 1960) 7, 10pm 35mm
Th1 11/13 Vernon, Florida (Errol Morris, 1981) 7pm 35mm
Th2 11/13 Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (Nagisa Oshima, 1983) 9pm 35mm
F 11/14 When Harry Met Sally... (Rob Reiner, 1989) 7, 9, 11pm Sunday, 1:00pm 35mm
Sat 11/15 Calvary (John Michael McDonagh, 2014) 7, 9:15pm Sunday, 3:15pm DCP
Sun 11/16 Mirele Efros (Josef Berne, 1939) 7pm 16mm
Week VIII
M 11/17 Little Fugitive (Morris Engel, Ruth Orkin and Ray Ashley, 1953) 7pm 35mm
T 11/18 The Cat and the Canary (Elliott Nugent, 1939) 7pm 35mm
W 11/19 Sanjuro (Akira Kurosawa, 1962) 7, 9:15pm 35mm
Th1 11/20 Gates of Heaven (Errol Morris, 1978) 7pm 35mm
Th2 11/20 Christiane F. (Ulrich Edel, 1981) 9pm 35mm
F 11/21 Pretty in Pink (Howard Deutch, 1986) 7, 9:15pm Sunday, 1:00pm 35mm
Sat 11/22 Stray Dogs (Tsai Ming-Liang, 2014) 7, 9:45pm Sunday, 3:15pm DCP
Sun 11/23 Tevye (Maurice Schwartz, 1939) 7pm 35mm
Week IX
M 11/24 Ma Vie en Rose (Alain Berliner, 1997) 7pm 35mm
T 11/25 Murder on the Orient Express (Sidney Lumet, 1974) 7pm 35mm
W 11/26 High and Low (Akira Kurosawa, 1963) 7, 10pm 35mm
Th1 11/27 THANKSGIVING N/A
Th2 11/27 THANKSGIVING N/A
F 11/28 THANKSGIVING N/A
Sat 11/29 THANKSGIVING N/A
Sun 11/30 THANKSGIVING N/A
Week X
M 12/01 King of the Hill (Steven Soderbergh, 1993) 7pm 35mm
T 12/02 Clue (Jonathan Lynn, 1985) 7pm 35mm
W 12/03 Red Beard (Akira Kurosawa, 1965) 6, 9:30pm 35mm
Th1 12/04 The Thin Blue Line (Errol Morris, 1988) 7pm 35mm
Th2 12/04 Zoolander (Ben Stiller, 2001) 9:15pm 35mm
F 12/05 Home Alone (Chris Columbus, 1990) 7, 9:15, 11:15pm Sunday, 1:00pm DCP
Sat 12/06 Boyhood (Richard Linklater, 2014) 7, 10pm Sunday, 3:30pm DCP
Sun 12/07 Overture to Glory (Max Nosseck, 1940) 7pm 35mm