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DOC FILMS ANNOUNCES its Spring 2015 CALENDAR
HYDE PARK, CHICAGO, IL. (March 28, 2015) – Doc Films, the historic student-run film society at the University of Chicago, announced its Spring 2015 calendar today. Starting on March 30th, 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 March 30th to June 1st we present to you: Vivien Leigh including such fine roles as FIRE OVER ENGLAND (3/30), GONE WITH THE WIND (4/27), and A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (5/18).
TUESDAYS from March 31sr to June 2nd are the works of documentarian Frederick Wiseman. Stand witness to HIGH SCHOOL (3/31), BLIND (5/5), and PUBLIC HOUSING (5/26).
WEDNESDAYS from April 1st to June 3rd we bring you the directorial work of the masterful Orson Welles, with CITIZEN KANE (4/1), TOUCH OF EVIL (4/15), THE TRIAL (4/22), LADY FROM SHANGHAI (5/6) and OTHELLO (5/27).
THURSDAYS PART ONE from April 2nd to June 4th, sirens blare for Doc’s showings of Poliziotteschi films. Feel the criminal excitement of such films as CONFESSIONS OF A POLICE CAPTAIN (4/16), ALMOST HUMAN (5/17), and WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO YOUR DAUGHTERS (5/28)
THURSDAYS PART TWO from April 2nd to June 4th feel Doc sliming up your spine with our Lovecraftian Horror series including such titles as RE-ANIMATOR (4/2), EVIL DEAD (5/14), and NIGHTBREED (5/21)
FRIDAYS from April 3rd to June 5th we bring you the galactic, the insane, the ultraviolent works of Stanley Kubrick detailing the highlights and nearly forgotten parts of his career with A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (4/3), DOCTOR STRANGELOVE (4/24), 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (5/1), EYES WIDE SHUT (5/29) and FEAR AND DESIRE (6/5).
SATURDAYS from April 4th to June 6th Doc is showing some of the best New Releases of 2014. Don’t miss INHERENT VICE (4/4), SELMA (4/11), MR. TURNER (5/2), WHIPLASH (5/9), and TWO DAYS ONE NIGHT (5/30)
SUNDAYS from April 5th to June 7th, we bring you Frank Tashlin! Featuring ARTISTS AND MODELS (4/5), THE GIRL CAN’T HELP IT (4/26), WILL SUCCESS SPOIL ROCK HUNTER? (5/10), and WHO’S MINDING THE STORE? (6/7)
Special Events: UN/UNICEF Screening of Price of Honor— 4/30 9:30-11:30pm Proposal — 5/1 Birthday Party — 6/20 1-5pm
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 Winter 2015 CALENDAR: (For detailed descriptions see our website, www.docfilms.org)
Week I
M 3/30/15 Fire Over England (William K. Howard, 1937) 7pm DCP
T 3/31/15 High School (Frederick Wiseman, 1968) 7pm 16mm
W 4/1/15 Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941) 7, 9:30pm 35mm
Th1 4/2/15 Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (Elio Petri, 1970) 7pm DCP
Th2 4/2/15 Re-Animator (Stuart Gordon, 1985) 9:30pm 35mm Th2 4/2/15 Re-Animator (Stuart Gordon, 1985) 9:30pm 35mm
F 4/3/15 A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971) 7, 9:30pm Sunday, 1:30pm 35mm
Sat 4/4/15 Inherent Vice (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2014) 7, 9:45pm Sunday, 4:30pm 35mm
Sun 4/5/15 Artists and Models (Frank Tashlin, 1955) 7pm DCP
Week II
M 4/6/15 Dark Journey (Victor Saville, 1937) 7pm 16mm
T 4/7/15 Law & Order (Frederick Wiseman, 1969) 7pm 35mm
W 4/8/15 The Magnificent Ambersons (Orson Welles, 1942) 7, 9pm 35mm
Th1 4/9/15 No Way Out (Duccio Tessari, 1973) 7pm 35mm
Th2 4/9/15 From Beyond (Stuart Gordon, 1986) 9:45pm 35mm
F 4/10/15 Spartacus (Stanley Kubrick, 1960) 6, 9:30pm Sunday, 1:30pm 35mm
Sat 4/11/15 Selma (Ava DuVernay, 2014) 7, 9:30pm Sunday, 3:45pm DCP
Sun 4/12/15 Caprice (Frank Tashlin, 1967) 7:30pm 35mm
Week III
M 4/13/15 Sidewalks of London (Tim Whelan, 1938) 7pm DCP M 4/13/15 Sidewalks of London (Tim Whelan, 1938) 7pm DCP
T 4/14/15 Welfare (Frederick Wiseman, 1975) 7pm 16mm
W 4/15/15 Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958) 7, 9pm 35mm
Th1 4/16/15 Confessions of a Police Captain (Damiano Damiani, 1971) 7pm 35mm
Th2 4/16/15 The Whisperer in Darkness (Sean Branney, 2011) 9:15pm DCP
F 4/17/15 Lolita (Stanley Kubrick, 1962) 6:30, 9:15pm Sunday, 1:30pm 35mm
Sat 4/18/15 A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (Ana Lily Amirpour, 2014) 7, 9:15pm Sunday, 3:45pm DCP
Sun 4/19/15 The Lieutenant Wore Skirts (Frank Tashlin, 1956) 7pm DCP
Week IV
M 4/20/15 Storm in a Teacup (Ian Dalrymple and Victor Saville, 1937) 6:30pm DCP
T 4/21/15 Canal Zone (Frederick Wiseman, 1977) 7pm 16mm
W 4/22/15 The Trial (Orson Welles, 1962) 7, 9:30pm DCP
Th1 4/23/15 High Crime (Enzo Castellari, 1973) 7pm 35mm
Th2 4/23/15 The Color out of Space (Huan Vu, 2011) 9:15pm Blu-ray
F 4/24/15 Dr. Strangelove (Stanley Kubrick, 1964) 7, 9pm Sunday, 1:30pm 35mm
Sat 4/25/15 American Sniper (Clint Eastwood, 2014) 7, 9:45pm Sunday, 3:45pm 35mm
Sun 4/26/15 The Girl Can't Help It (Frank Tashlin, 1956) 7pm DCP
Week V
M 4/27/15 Gone with the Wind (Victor Fleming, 1939) 7pm 35mm
T 4/28/15 The Store (Frederick Wiseman, 1983) 7pm 16mm
W 4/29/15 Man in the Shadows (Jack Arnold, 1957) 7, 9pm 35mm
Th1 4/30/15 High Crime (Enzo Castellari, 1973) 7pm 35mm
Th2 4/30/15 Manos: The Hands of Fate (Harold P. Warren, 1966) 9:15pm DCP
F 5/1/15 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968) 6:30, 9:15pm Sunday, 1:30pm 35mm
Sat 5/2/15 Mr. Turner (Mike Leigh, 2014) 7, 10pm Sunday, 4pm DCP
Sun 5/3/15 Hollywood or Bust (Frank Tashlin, 1956) 7pm DVD
Week VI
M 5/4/15 Waterloo Bridge (Mervyn LeRoy, 1940) 7pm 35mm
T 5/5/15 Blind (Frederick Wiseman, 1986) 7pm 16mm
W 5/6/15 Lady From Shanghai (Orson Welles, 1948) 7, 9pm 35mm W 5/6/15 Lady From Shanghai (Orson Welles, 1948) 7, 9pm 35mm
Th1 5/7/15 Almost Human (Umberto Lenzi, 1974) 7pm 35mm
Th2 5/7/15 The Last Wave (Peter Weir, 1977) 9:15pm 35mm
F 5/8/15 Full Metal Jacket (Stanley Kubrick, 1987) 7, 9:15pm Sunday, 1:30pm 35mm
Sat 5/9/15 Whiplash (Damian Chazelle, 2014) 7, 9:45pm Sunday, 4:15pm DCP
Sun 5/10/15 Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (Frank Tashlin, 1957) 7pm DCP
Week VII
M 5/11/15 That Hamilton Woman (Alexander Korda, 1941) 7pm 16mm
T 5/12/15 Aspen (Frederick Wiseman, 1991) 7pm 16mm
W 5/13/15 Chimes at Midnight (Orson Welles, 1965) 7, 9:30pm 35mm
Th1 5/14/15 Street Law (Enzo Castellari, 1974) 7pm 35mm
Th2 5/14/15 Evil Dead (Sam Raimi, 1981) 9:15pm 35mm
F 5/15/15 Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick, 1975) 6, 9:30pm Sunday, 1:30pm 35mm
Sat 5/16/15 What We Do In The Shadows (Taika Waititi & Jemaine Clement, 2014) 7, 9pm Sunday, 3:45pm DCP
Sun 5/17/15 Rock-A-Bye Baby (Frank Tashlin, 1958) 7pm DCP
Week VIII
M 5/18/15 A Streetcar Named Desire (Elia Kazan, 1951) 7pm 35mm
T 5/19/15 Ballet (Frederick Wiseman, 1995) 7pm 16mm
W 5/20/15 The Immortal Story (Orson Welles, 1968) 7, 9pm 35mm
Th1 5/21/15 Kidnapped (Mario Bava, 1974) 7pm 35mm
Th2 5/21/15 Nightbreed (Clive Barker, 1990) 9:15pm 35mm
F 5/22/15 The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980) 6:30, 9:15pm Sunday, 1:30pm 35mm
Sat 5/23/15 Leviathan (Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2014) 7, 9:30pm Sunday, 3:45pm DCP
Sun 5/24/15 The Geisha Boy (Frank Tashlin, 1958) 7pm DCP
Week IX
M 5/25/15 MEMORIAL DAY NO FILM
T 5/26/15 Public Housing (Frederick Wiseman, 1997) 7pm 16mm
W 5/27/15 Othello (Orson Welles, 1952) 7, 9pm 35mm
Th1 5/28/15 What Have They Done To Your Daughters? (Massimo Dallamano, 7pm 1974) 35mm
Th2 5/28/15 In The Mouth of Madness (John Carpenter, 1995) 9pm 35mm
F 5/29/15 Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick, 1999) 7. 10pm Sunday, 1:30pm 35mm
Sat 5/30/15 Two Days, One Night (Luc & Jean-Pierre Dardenne, 2014) 7, 9pm Sunday, 4:30pm DCP
Sun 5/31/15 It's Only Money (Frank Tashlin, 1962) 7pm DCP
Week X
M 6/1/15 Ship of Fools (Stanley Kramer, 1965) 7pm TBD
T 6/2/15 Domestic Violence (Frederick Wiseman, 2001) 7pm 16mm
W 6/3/15 Macbeth (Orson Welles, 1948) 7, 9pm 35mm
Th1 6/4/15 Assault With A Deadly Weapon (Umberto Lenzi, 1976) 7pm 35mm
Th2 6/4/15 Kill List (Ben Wheatley, 2011) 9:15pm 35mm
F 6/5/15 Fear and Desire (Stanley Kubrick, 1953) 7, 9:30pm Sunday, 1:30pm 35mm
Sat 6/6/15 While We're Young (Noah Baumbach, 2014) 7, 9pm Sunday, 4pm DCP
Sun 6/7/15 Who's Minding the Store? (Frank Tashlin, 1963) 7pm 35mm