Ray Pride

* = recommended

Fri 13

*Cowards Bend the Knee

(2003, Canada) Directed by Guy Maddin. 60m. BetaSP video. $4. DOC Films (773)702-8575, 1212 E. 59th, 7, 9, 11.

Days Like This

(Liva Livet) (2001, Sweden) Directed by Mikael Häffström. Deadpan comedy about a troubled vacuum cleaner salesman and his rounds. 96m. 35mm. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 6.

Films by Andy Warhol

(1964-65, USA) Directed by Andy Warhol. 1964's "Couch" (40m) and 1965's "Hedy the Shoplifter, the 14-year-old Girl, The Most Beautiful Woman in the World, The Shopper." (70m). Program 16mm. Free. University of Chicago Film Studies Center, Cobb Hall, Room 307, 5811 S. Ellis Avenue, 7.

*McCabe & Mrs. Miller

(1971, USA) Directed by Robert Altman. 121m. 35mm. Widescreen. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 8.

*Pulp Fiction

(1994, USA) Directed by Quentin Tarantino. Music Box (773)871-6604, 3733 N. Southport, Midnight.

*Red Beard

(1965, Japan) Directed by Akira Kurosawa. 199m. Tohoscope. 35mm. $6. Block Museum of Art(847)491-4900, 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, 8.

Sat 14

*Divine Intervention

(2002, Palestine-France-Morocco-Germany) Directed by Elia Suleiman. 126m. $9. Facets (773)281-9075, 1517 W. Fullerton, 1.

Hell Up in Harlem

(1972, USA) Fred Williamson stars. Video. Free. Delilah's (773)472-2771, 2771 N. Lincoln, 6.

Hidden Track

(Cham Chou Chow Git Lun) (2003, Hong Kong) Directed by Aubrey Lam. HK riff on "Amelie." 85m. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 3:30.

Honor Among Lovers

(1931, USA) Directed by Dorothy Arzner. 75m. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 5:30.

*I Married a Witch

(1942, USA) Directed by Rene Clair. 82m. 16mm. Shown with Frank Tashlin's 1944 cartoon, "The Stupid Cupid." $5. LaSalle Theater (312)904-9442, 4901 W. Irving Park, 8.

*Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

(2003, USA) Directed by Peter Weir. 138m. 35mm. $4. DOC Films (773)702-8575, 1212 E. 59th, 6, 8:45, 11:30.

*Pretty in Pink

(1986, USA) Directed by Howard Deutsch. Music Box (773)871-6604, 3733 N. Southport, 11:30am, Midnight.

*Pulp Fiction

Music Box (773)871-6604, 3733 N. Southport, 11:30am, Midnight.

*Say Anything

(1989, USA) Directed by Cameron Crowe. 100m. 16mm. $6. Block Museum of Art(847)491-4900, 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, 8.

*Swordsman II

(Dong Fong But Bai) (1992, Hong Kong) Directed by Ching Siu-tung. Jet Li and Brigitte Lin star. 108m. 35mm. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 5:15.

The Wild Party

(1929, USA) Directed by Dorothy Arzner. 77m. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 3:30.

Sun 15

Al-Jazeera Exclusive

(2003, England) Directed by Ben Anthony. An installment of the BBC series Correspondent, behind-the-scenes at the Qatar-based satellite news network. 60m. $7. Chicago Media Action and Chicago Filmmakers, 5243 N. Clark St., 7.

*Divine Intervention

$9. Facets (773)281-9075, 1517 W. Fullerton, 1.

The Ear

(1970, Czechoslovakia) Directed by Karel Kachyna. 94m. $4. DOC Films (773)702-8575, 1212 E. 59th, 7.

Francisco Sanchez: Paco de Lucia

(2001, Spain) Directed by Daniel Hernandez. 92m. BetaSP video. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 5.

Jalla! Jalla!

(2002, Sweden) Directed by Josef Fares. 88m. 35mm. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 3:15.

*Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

$4. DOC Films (773)702-8575, 1212 E. 59th, 2.

My Terrorist

(2002) Directed by Yulie Cohen Gerstel. 58m. BetaSP Video. Discussion with Judy Hoffman from U of C and Kartemquin Films. University of Chicago Human Rights Program, Breasted Hall, Oriental Institute, 1155 E. 58th, 7.

*Pretty in Pink

Music Box (773)871-6604, 3733 N. Southport, Midnight.

*Pulp Fiction

Music Box (773)871-6604, 3733 N. Southport, Midnight.

*Twin Peaks

(1990, USA) Directed by David Lynch. The series premiere. 113m. Video. Free. Delilah's (773)472-2771, 2771 N. Lincoln, 6.

*Within Our Gates

(1919, USA) Directed by Oscar Micheaux. The African-American movie pioneer's reply to "The Birth of a Nation." Live organ by Jay Warren. Welcome by Dr. Lincoln Scott, pastor of House of Prayer C.O.G.I.C., who have occupied this former movie palace for over thirty years. $7-10. Silent Film Society of Chicago (773)205-7372, Central Park Theatre, 3535 W. Roosevelt, 3.

Mon 16

*Swordsman II

See Feb 14. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 8.

*Lawrence of Arabia

(1962, USA-England) Directed by David Lean. 210m. 35mm. $4. DOC Films (773)702-8575, 1212 E. 59th, 7.

Tue 17

Dr. Zhivago

(1965, USA) Directed by David Lean. Good snow, pretty Julie Christie. English critic Tom Milne: "Visually impressive in a picture postcard sort of way. Otherwise an interminable emasculation of Pasternak's novel, seemingly trying to emulate 'Gone With the Wind' in romantic vacuity as Russia is torn by revolution and Omar Sharif's Zhivago moons on about the elusive love of his life. Rod Steiger and Tom Courtenay excepted, all the performances are very uncomfortable." 193m. Paramount Theatre (630)896-7676, 8 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora, 7:30.

*McCabe & Mrs. Miller

Northwestern University senior lecturer Lester D. Friedman will explain. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 6.

*Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai de Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

(1975, Belgium) Directed by Chantal Akerman. Dispassionate, methodical, gorgeous and chilling, Akerman's masterpiece covers three days in the life of a widow (Delphine Seyrig) who supports herself and her son by prostituting herself each afternoon. Akerman's minimalist style is used to its best effect here, with the woman's deadening routine described in meticulous detail. By film's end, Akerman redefines tragedy. 201m. 35mm. $4. DOC Films (773)702-8575, 1212 E. 59th, 7.

Mama Got Married

$8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 6:15.

Pink Floyd- The Making of the Dark Side of The Moon

Video. Free. Delilah's (773)472-2771, 2771 N. Lincoln, 7.

Wed 18

Anybody's Woman

$8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 6:15.

*Charade

(1963, USA) Directed by Stanley Donen. 113m. 35mm. $4. DOC Films (773)702-8575, 1212 E. 59th, 7.

*Flowers of Shanghai

(1998, Taiwan) Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien. 125m. 35mm. $4. DOC Films (773)702-8575, 1212 E. 59th, 9:45.

Hidden Track

$8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 7:45.

Soul of a Painter

(1994, Taiwan) Directed by Huang Shugin. 130m. $6. Block Museum of Art(847)491-4900, 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, 8.

Thu 19

*Force of Evil

(1948, USA) Directed by Abraham Polonsky. A masterpiece. A moody noir that rewards many viewings, Polonsky's singular debut is a triumph of every kind--acting, writing, direction, design, conception. Polonsky was a New York lawyer, a novelist and also dedicated Marxist. He wrote the fine script for "Body and Soul," directed "Force of Evil," then was blacklisted for his beliefs. Our great loss. He wrote and directed a handful of times afterwards, but if he had worked consistently as a director instead of remaining behind fronts for twenty years, who knows what he--and we--might have learned. 78m. 35mm. $6. Block Museum of Art(847)491-4900, 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, 8.

Honor Among Lovers

$8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 6:30.

Sensory Overload: Six Frenetic Films

Zachary Hall curates six from the SAIC's collection of structuralist films, including work by Martin Arnold, Sharon Couzin, Tatsu Aoki, Paul Sharits, Ken Kobland and Takashi Ito. Program 92m. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 6:15.

*An Unmarried Woman

(1978, USA) Directed by Paul Mazursky. 130m. 35mm. $4. DOC Films (773)702-8575, 1212 E. 59th, 7.

(2004-02-11)

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