John Wayne stars in four films in the Lunchtime Matinee series: "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon," (1949, directed by John Ford), Tues.; "Red River," (1948, directed by Howard Hawks), Wed.;...
The College of Du Page has scheduled a series of international films in "Global Flicks 2003," a program that kicks off with "Babette's Feast," a 1987 Danish film written and...
The Lunchtime Matinee series continues this week with "Guess Who's Coming to Lunch," featuring films starring Katharine Hepburn. They include "Woman of the Year" (1942), with Spencer Tracy, on Monday;...
The Gene Siskel Film Center is screening several new works that were presented at the African Film Festival in New York City. "L'Afrance," directed by Alain Gomis, chronicles the identity...
The Chicago Architecture Foundation presents "Egotecture: The Architecture as Genius," a film festival featuring a series of documentaries exploring the architect as visionary. The first offering is "Concert of Wills:...
"Godfathers and Sons," a documentary by Marc Levin featuring hip-hop star Chuck D from Public Enemy and Marshall Chess, the heir to the Chess Records legacy, will be shown in...
Facets Cinemateque presents the Chicago premiere of "Stealing Fire (The Secret Story of Iraq and the Bomb)." This American film, directed by John Friedman and Eric Nadler, documents the link...
As part of its MGM musicals series, the Music Box has scheduled "Ziegfeld Follies," the 1945 film that features Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly and a host of other...
The After Hours Film Society presents "Thirteen Conversations About One Thing," director Jill Sprecher's film that follows people (portrayed by Matthew McConaughey, Alan Arkin, John Tuturro, Amy Irving and others)...
The Oriental Institute Museum is screening "Deciphering the Dead Sea Scrolls." The film focuses on the controversy surrounding the authorship and interpretation of the scrolls, the oldest and most complete...