As the cheap cinephile once said: The only thing better than a good film is a good free film. We couldn’t agree more, and that’s why we’re passing on this info about these three film freebies (try saying that 10 times fast).
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“The Fortune Teller”: A 14-minute adventure film starring Kevin Nealon, playing continuously at the Circle Scope Theater (a new, 360-degree film experience) at Taste of Chicago through Sunday. Columbus and Balbo Drives.
“Shall We Dance?”: A feature film by Masayuki Suo that swept the 1996 Japanese Academy Awards and tells the story of a man who falls in love with a dance teacher and then her craft. 6 p.m. Thursday at the Esquire Theater, 58 E. Oak St.
“Fancy Dance”: Another Suo comedy from 1989 about a young punk rocker forced to spend a year in a Buddhist monastery. 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Max Palevsky Cinema in Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th St., at the University of Chicago. 312-280-0430.