FILM CALENDAR AUGUST 10 - OCTOBER 18, 2018 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA New 70MM Print Part of THE 70MM FILM FESTIVAL, September 14-27 Chicago’s Year-Round Film Festival 3733 N. Southport Avenue, Chicago www.musicboxtheatre.com 773.871.6607 NOIR CITY SKATE CATVIDEOFEST HOCUS POCUS MUSIC BOX CHICAGO KITCHEN SUNDAY, HEX-A-LONG OF HORRORS AUGUST 17-23 OPENS AUGUST 24 SEPTEMBER 9 SUNDAY, 24 HOUR FILM FEST OCTOBER 7 SATURDAY, OCT. 13 Welcome TO THE MUSIC BOX THEATRE! FEATURE FILMS 5 SCOTTY AND THE SECRET HISTORY OPENS AUGUST 10 6 NICO, 1988 AUGUST 10-16 8 SKATE KITCHEN OPENS AUGUST 24 8 CUSTODY AUGUST 24-30 9 MADELINE’S MADELINE OPENS AUGUST 31 9 THE APPARITION SEPTEMBER 7-13 11 LET THE CORPSES TAN OPENS SEPTEMBER 14 12 PICK OF THE LITTER OPENS SEPTEMBER 28 12 BISBEE ‘17 OCTOBER 5-11 13 HEAVY TRIP OCTOBER 5-11 22 COMMENTARY SERIES 24 CLASSIC MATINEES 27 CHICAGO FILM SOCIETY 28 SILENT CINEMA 29 FROM STAGE TO SCREEN 30 MIDNIGHTS SPECIAL EVENTS 5 MUSIC BOX MOVIES AT GALLAGHER WAY MAY 16-SEPTEMBER 19 RETURNING TO CHICAGO PARKS 6 COWBOY BEBOP AUGUST 15 & 16 AUGUST 26 - SEPTEMBER 1 7 NOIR CITY AUGUST 17-23 10 CATVIDEOFEST SEPTEMBER 9 Clarendon Park | Ellis Park | Independence Park | Loyola Park 17 70MM FILM FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 14-27 Nichols Park | Ogden Park | Ping Tom Park 13 HEX-A-LONG HOCUS POCUS OCTOBER 7 West Pullman Park | Wicker Park 14 AN EVENING WITH DON COSCARELLI OCTOBER 8 14 HUMP TOUR OCTOBER 10-12 15 MUSIC BOX OF HORRORS OCTOBER 13 A traveling exhibition of Chicago films. Eight 15 THE FACES OF FRANKENSTEIN OCTOBER 15 neighborhood park screenings and a three-day festival celebration of local film featuring dozens of films from all over the city. More about our films at Brian Andreotti, Director of Programming VOLUME 36 ISSUE 151 Ryan Oestreich, General Manager Copyright 2018 Southport Music Box Corp. bit.ly/ChicagoOnscreen MusicBoxTheatre.com Buck LePard, Senior Operations Manager Stephanie Berlin, Public Relations Manager Published by Newcity Custom Publishing Newcitynetwork.com Movies in the Parks is presented by Claire Alden, Group Sales and Membership Manager For information, email [email protected] Julian Antos, Technical Director and Assistant Programmer or call 312.243.8786 Kyle Westphal, Programming Associate Cover Image from the film LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, Rebecca Lyon, Assistant Technical Director part of the 70MM Film Festival, September 14-27 at Music Box Theatre. This program is presented as part of the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in THE OFFICIAL REWARDS the Parks with the support of Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Arts programming in Music Box Theatre 3733 North Southport musicboxtheatre.com PROGRAM OF THE CHICAGO neighborhoods across the city advances the goals of the Chicago Park 773-871-6604 showtimes 773-871-6607 office PARK DISTRICT District and the Chicago Cultural Plan. Learn more at: www.ChiParkPoints.com www.nightoutintheparks.com 3 City of Chicago | Rahm Emanuel, Mayor For more information about your Chicago Park District, visit Chicago Park District | Board of Commissioners | Michael P. Kelly, General Superintendent & CEO www.chicagoparkdistrict.com or call 312.742.7529 or 312.747.2001 (TTY). FEATURES AND SPECIAL EVENTS MAY 16 - SEPTEMBER 19 SPECIAL EVENT MUSIC BOX THEATRE MOVIES AT GALLAGHER WAY Every Other Wednesday, May 16 - September 19 at 7:30pm Gather your friends and family and come enjoy Gallagher Way’s free summer movie series brought to you by Chicago’s premier venue for independent and classic films, the Music Box Theatre. Running every other Wednesday through September, join us as we screen classic films including SPACE JAM, TOP GUN and BACK TO THE FUTURE. All screenings take place at Gallagher Way, located at 3637 N Clark Street, Chicago. Visit GallagherWay.com for more information and events. There is no cost for Music Box Theatre Movies at the Gallagher Way, join us for free. OPENS AUGUST 10 FEATURE FILM SCOTTY AND THE SECRET HISTORY OF HOLLYWOOD Captures a fascinating era of “ Hollywood—the public-relations DIRECTED BY: Matt Tyrnauer version and the real one.” 97 mins, DCP –The Wrap SCOTTY AND THE SECRET HISTORY OF HOLLYWOOD is the An engaging, layered, frequently deliciously scandalous story of Scotty Bowers, a handsome “fascinating look at Hollywood ex-Marine who landed in Hollywood after WWII and became legend Scotty Bowers.” –The Hollywood Reporter confidante, aide-de-camp and lover to many of Hollywood’s greatest male—and female—stars. An unsung Hollywood legend, Bowers would cater to the sexual appetites of celebrities—straight and gay–for decades. While the studio PR machines were promoting their stars as wholesome and monogamous, Bowers was fulfilling the true desires of many of them. This cinéma-vérité documentary tells his story, and presents eye- opening takes on icons from the Hollywood Golden Age including Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Lana Turner, Ava Gardner and many more. Features and Special Events 5 FEATURES AND SPECIAL EVENTS AUGUST 10-16 FEATURE SPECIAL FILM EVENT 10th Anniversary! NICO, 1988 Surprisingly authentic, with “a zombie-pitch-perfect performance by Trine Dyrholm.” DIRECTED BY: Susanna Nicchiarelli –Variety STARRING: Trine Dyrholm, John Gordon Sinclair, Anamaria Marinca 95 mins, DCP, In English, German and French with English subtitles NICO, 1988 features a tour de force performance from Trine Dyrholm as the aging Nico (aka Christa Päffgen), interpreting rather than impersonating the famed singer-songwriter as she approaches 50. Leading a solitary existence in Manchester, Nico’s life and career are on the ropes, a far cry from her glamorous days as a Warhol superstar and celebrated vocalist for The Velvet Underground. NOIR CITY CHICAGO • AUGUST 17-23 Nico’s new manager convinces her to hit the road again and tour Europe to promote her latest album. Struggling with her demons and the consequences of a muddled life, she longs to rebuild a NOIR CITY CHICAGO celebrates 10 years with “Film Noir From A to B”! Audiences will be taken back in time relationship with the son she lost custody of long ago. A brave and uncompromising musician, NICO, with a program of seven genuine “A” and “B” double bills, spanning the breadth of the original film noir era, 1988 is the story of an artist, a mother, and the woman behind the icon. 1945 to 1952. With a special Opening Night double feature of DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS and ONE FALSE MOVE with director Carl Franklin in person. Hosted by Film Noir Foundation Founder and President Eddie Muller, and FNF board member and author Alan K. Rode. Highlights include: AUGUST 15 & 16 SPECIAL EVENT DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS (Carl Franklin, 1995, 102 mins, 35mm) Adapted from the first of Walter Mosley’s popular Easy Rawlins novels, this neo-noir stars Denzel Washington as the private investigator plying his trade in South Central Los Angeles after WWII. When DeWitt Albright (a memorably shifty Tom Sizemore) asks Easy to find a missing woman (Jennifer Beals) involved with a mayoral candidate, the detective soon has several murders to solve. With Don Cheadle. ONE FALSE MOVE (Carl Franklin, 1992, 105 mins, 35mm) After Michael Beach, Cynda Williams and Billy Bob Thornton (who co-wrote the taut script) leave Los Angeles following a particularly bloody drug robbery, LAPD detectives suspect they’ll head to Star City, Arkansas. Talkative local sheriff Bill Paxton is excited by Contains COWBOY BEBOP: THE MOVIE - 15 Minutes of the prospect of doing real police work—but he has a connection to one of the criminals Behind-The- that he doesn’t disclose in this unpredictable crime thriller. Critic Gene Siskel’s favorite KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR Scenes Bonus film of 1992, and ran for 8 weeks at the Music Box Theatre in its initial theatrical release. Footage! THE MAN WHO CHEATED HIMSELF Wednesday, August 15 at 9:30pm & Thursday, August 16 at 7pm (Felix Feist, 1950, 81 mins, 35mm) (Shinichirô Watanabe, 2001, 115 mins, DCP) A veteran San Francisco homicide cop (Lee J. Cobb) spirals into a moral morass when Mars. Days before Halloween 2071. Villains blow up a tanker truck on Highway One, releasing a deadly his married socialite lover (Jane Wyatt, in a rare fatale role) “accidentally” bumps off virus that kills hundreds. Fearing a bigger, even more devastating biochemical attack, an astronomical her husband. Instead of playing it by the book (would that be noir?), he covers up the reward is offered for the capture of the culprits behind the destruction. On the spaceship “Bebop,” crime, only to have his younger brother (John Dall)—a rookie homicide dick—start Spike Spiegel and his crew of bounty hunters are bored and short of cash. But with the news of the putting together the pieces. This reward, everything changes. Based on the wildly popular TV series, the big-screen adaptation pits James M. Cain-style thriller gets maximum impact from its San Spike and Co. against their deadliest adversary ever. Featuring stunning, state-of-the-art animation, Francisco locations, including a memorable climax at Fort Point. this action-packed sci-fi adventure builds to a breathtaking, nail-biting climax, guaranteed to keep you Presented in a brand new 35mm restoration courtesy of the hanging on the edge of your seat. Film Noir Foundation and UCLA Film & Television Archive. 6 Music Box Theatre August-October 2018 Features and Special Events 7 FEATURES AND SPECIAL EVENTS OPENS AUGUST 24 FEATURE OPENS AUGUST 31 FEATURE FILM FILM READ NICK ALLEN’S SKATE KITCHEN An irresistible hangout movie” COMMENTARY ON PAGE 22 “–Variety DIRECTED BY: Crystal Moselle A gorgeous exploration of MADELINE’S MADELINE One of the boldest and STARRING: Rachelle Vinberg, Nina Moran, Jaden Smith a young woman coming “ most invigorating American 106 mins, DCP into her own via her skills “ films of the 21st century.” and her sisterhood” DIRECTED BY: Josephine Decker –IndieWire In the first narrative feature from THE WOLFPACK director Crystal –The Wrap STARRING: Helena Howard, Molly Parker, Miranda July Moselle, Camille, an introverted teenage skateboarder from 94 mins, DCP The best film I saw Long Island, meets and befriends an all-girl, New York City-based “at Sundance” skateboarding crew called Skate Kitchen.