Film Calendar February 10 - April 6, 2017
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FILM CALENDAR FEBRUARY 10 - APRIL 6, 2017 BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT, opening March 24 Chicago’s Year-Round Film Festival 3733 N. Southport Avenue, Chicago www.musicboxtheatre.com 773.871.6607 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 - ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY BUY YOUR COPY TODAY AT THE MUSIC BOX THEATRE @musicboxfi lms musicboxfi lms.com Welcome TO THE MUSIC BOX THEATRE! 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 18 COMMENTARY 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 THE BEATLES 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. 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CHICAGO, IL 60657 | 773 871 2020 www.customeyes2020.com SINCE 2003 FEATURES AND SPECIAL EVENTS OPENS FEBRUARY 10 FEATURE FILM 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 Studio Ghibli, the studio behind timeless animated hits including A visually stunning poetic fable” SPIRITED AWAY and PRINCESS MONONOKE 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 Films. 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 Academy Awards take place Sunday, February 26. Features and Special Events 5 FEATURES AND SPECIAL EVENTS 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 romantic comedy 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. 6 Music Box Theatre February-April 2017 OPENS FEBRUARY 17 FEATURE FILM XX DIRECTED BY: Jovanka Vuckovic, Annie Clark, Roxanne Benjamin, Karyn Kusama 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. Features and Special Events 7 FEATURES AND SPECIAL EVENTS OPENS FEBRUARY 24 FEATURE FILM 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 8 Music Box Theatre February-April 2017 SPECIAL SUNDAY, MARCH 5 EVENT 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. Features and Special Events 9 FEATURES AND SPECIAL EVENTS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 SPECIAL EVENT 2017 PEACE ON EARTH FILM FESTIVAL REVOLUTION: NEW ART FOR A NEW WORLD Music Box Theatre Wednesday, March 8 at 7:30pm (Margy Kinmonth, 2016, 85 mins, DCP) 3733 N Southport Ave, Chicago REVOLUTION: NEW ART FOR A NEW WORLD is a bold and exciting feature documentary that encapsulates a momentous period in the history of Russia and the Russian Avant-Garde.