Two of America’s favorite ectomorphs come together in Stanley Donen’s 1957 film “Funny Face.” Debonair Fred Astaire is a fashion photographer who discovers waiflike Audrey Hepburn, who is a clerk in a New York City bookstore. He whisks her off to Paris, where he snaps her dressed in gorgeous designer gowns. Gershwin tunes add to the romantic fun and games.
Max Palevsky Cinema, Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th St., Doc Films: “Funny Face,” 7 p.m. Wed., $4; 773-702-8575.
–Nancy Maes
Critic’s picks
“Ikiru” (“Living”) (Japanese; Akira Kurosawa, 1952). (star)(star)(star)(star)
An old Tokyo civil service worker (Takashi Shimura), facing death, tries to redeem an empty life with a last act of charity. Initially bleak and sardonic, yet ultimately deeply moving. (In Japanese, with English subtitles.) 8 p.m. Fri., Block Museum of Art.
“Gigi” (U.S.; Vincente Minnelli, 1958). (star)(star)(star)1/2
One of the last classic MGM musicals and a multiple 1958 Oscar-winner, this witty Lerner and Loewe adaptation of Colette’s tale of an innocent young girl trained to be a consort (Leslie Caron) in a Parisian haute-monde milieu of casual sex and sophistication is still a charmer. Sun. and Wed., Gene Siskel Film Center.
–Michael Wilmington
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Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St., “Sing-A-Long Grease,” 7:30 p.m. Sat.: “Station Agent,” 7:30 p.m. Wed., $7; 773-445-3838
Block Museum of Art, 40 Arts Circle, Northwestern University, Evanston, Block Cinema: New Taiwanese Cinema: “Dust in the Wind,” 8 p.m. Wed.; Class in Classic Hollywood: “The Philadelphia Story,” 8 p.m. Thu., $6; 847-491-4000.
Chicago Blues Exchange, Chicago Tourism Center, 72 E. Randolph St., “The Blues,” seven-part series and live blues performances, 1 p.m.-11:30 p.m. Sat., free; 312-744-6630.
Chicago Historical Society, Clark St. at North Ave., “Citizen King,” followed by a discussion, 2 p.m. Sun., $5 adults, $1 children; 312-642-4600. m
DePaul University Student Center, 2250 N. Sheffield Ave., LunaFest, films by, for and about women: “Barrier Device,” “Kissed by Angels,” “Judy’s Time,” “Colorforms,” “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” and “Remembrance,” Room 120, 7 p.m. Fri., $7, $5 students; 773-325-7558 www.lunabar.com/lunafest. Reel Images and Cinematic Representations of the Black Diaspora: “Adwa Part II: The Children of Adwa,” with speaker Haile Gerima, Room 120B, 6 p.m. Tue., free; 773-325-7512.
Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave., Evanston, “Ali Zaoua,” 7 p.m. Mon., free; 847-866-0300.
Fermilab, Ramsey Auditorium, Wilson Hall, Kirk Rd. and Pine St., east of Batavia, Fermilab Film Series: “The Awful Truth,” 8 p.m. Fri., $4; 630-840-8000.
Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., Another Russia: “Seven Courageous, ” Fri. and Mon.; “A Long Happy Life,” Sat. and Thu.; Documentary Premieres: “El Movimiento” and “Universal Hotel,” Fri. and Mon.; “Flag Wars,” Sat. and Wed.; Musicals and Melodramas by Minnelli: “Home from the Hill,” Sat. and Tue.; “The Band Wagon,” Sat. and Tue.; “Two Weeks in Another Town,” Sat. and Thu.; Music Movies: “Robert Mugge’s Personal Guide to the Blues (Part Two),” filmmaker Mugge will be present, Sun.; “Keeping Time: The Life, Music and Photographs of Milt Hinton,” Thu., $8; 312-846-2600.
Max Palevsky Cinema, Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th St., Doc Films: “Thirteen,” Fri.; “Lost in Translation,” Sat.-Sun.; “Shop on Main St.,” Sun.; “Ishtar,” Mon.; “Girls Can’t Swim,” Tue.; “Claudine,” Thu.; “Careful,” Thu.; $4 evenings, $3 Sun. matinee; 773-702-8575.
McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd., College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Global Flicks: “A Mongolian Tale,” 12:15 and 7:30 p.m. Wed., free; 630-942-3078.
Music Box, 3733 N. Southport Ave. “Martin & Orloff,” opens Fri., $8.75; “Fight Club” and “Run Lola Run,” midnight Fri.-Sat., $8.75; “Russian Ark,” 11:30 a.m. Sat.-Sun., $6.75; 773-871-6604.
Navy Pier IMAX Theatre, 700 E. Grand Ave., “Galapagos in 3-D,” Fri.- April 29, $10, $8 children; 312-595-5629.
Oriental Institute Museum, 1155 E. 58th St., “Murder in Mesopotamia,” 1:30 p.m. Sun., free; 773-702-9507.
Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora, Classic Hitchcock: “Psycho,” 7:30 p.m. Tue., free; 630-869-6666.
–N.M.