Nancy Maes

The After Hours Film Society has scheduled the 2002 digitally-restored version of "Metropolis," (124 minutes). This black-and-white Expressionistic silent film classic, directed by Fritz Lang, depicts the contrast between the...

John Waters, director of "Hairspray" and "Polyester" will be the special guest for the first year anniversary celebration of the Movieside Film Festival. The three-day event features independent, underground, experimental...

Doc Films is presenting two movies to conclude its fall series. They include "Undercover Brother" (2002), a spoof of Blaxploitation films of the `70s that is directed by Malcolm D....

The theme of the up-coming program in the Lunchtime Matinee series is "I Will Survive." The schedule includes "Jezebel," Monday; "Mildred Pierce," Tuesday; "The Heiress," Wednesday; "The Farmer's Daughter," Thursday;...

The 2001 "Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation" is the Fermilab Film Society schedule. This collection includes cell, computer graphic and claymation shorts featuring one Oscar nominee and two Oscar...

A panel discussion entitled "Sexual Politics in Contemporary French Cinema" will take place in conjunction with the Festival of New French Cinema at Facets Multi-Media between Friday and Thursday. Panelists...

Block Cinema has scheduled the premieres of two new works by local filmmaker James Fotopoulos. He uses only a one-person crew, minimal lighting and set design and only a few...

The LunchTime Matinee series, featuring classic movies, continues at the Chicago Tourism Center. This week's theme is "I Need a Hero," and includes "Son of Sheik," a silent film starring...

University of Chicago's Doc Films has a wide variety of films on its schedule, including "Maelstrom," Denis Villeneuve's French-Canadian film narrated by a fish, that depicts the story of a...

Filmmaker Adrian Belic will attend the screening of "Genghis Blues," the Oscar-nominated documentary he co-directed with brother Roko Belic. At the event, he will talk about the challenges of making...