Nancy Maes

The Oriental Institute Museum is screening "Pyramid," a film about ancient Egypt that combines live action and animation, recommended for children ages 7 and up. "Pyramid," 1:30 p.m. Sun., Oriental...

"Here's Lookin' at You" is the theme of the next lunchtime matinee screening. The program includes "Casablanca," the 1943 classic starring Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart, Monday; "Anna Karenina," with...

"Underground" is the next film in the Emile De Antonio (1919-1989) retrospective presented by the Documentary Center of Columbia College Chicago. This 1976 work by Haskell Wexler includes interviews with...

Facets Cinemateque is showing director Ingmar Bergman's "Wild Strawberries," a 1957 film that explores the life of an elderly professor facing old age and his spiritual transformation. The screening will...

"Mount Nemrud: The Throne of the Gods" will be shown at the Oriental Institute Museum, located in in Hyde Park. This documentary focuses on efforts to excavate the ruins near...

The International Dinner & a Movie series has scheduled "Rashomon" by Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. The film chronicles the conflicting stories of four people who witnessed a rape and murder....

Prop Corner--part of an occasional series on props used in local theater productions. Prop: A 19th Century roller organ Appearing in: "The Poet, the Puppet & the Prisoner," Blair Thomas...

The Alliance Francaise is presenting "Brotherhood of the Wolf" (2002) directed by Christophe Gans. This horror film, which includes martial arts battle sequences, is inspired by the story of a...

"No, or the Vain Glory of Command" is another in the series of screenings of French critic Serge Daney's favorite films, presented by Block Cinema. The 1990 film by Portuguese...

Chicago Filmmakers presents an evening of works by local filmmaker Adele Friedman. They include the world premieres of the 12-minute short "Untitled," the most recent addition to her series of...