The 11th
@chicagocritics
Film Festival will be held May 3-9, 2024 at
@musicboxtheatre
. Passes and tickets on sale now. The only film fest curated by critics.
June Squibb stars as THELMA, a feisty 93-year-old who gets conned by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson (Fred Hechinger) and sets out on a treacherous quest across LA, accompanied by her friend, Richard Roundtree.
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2021 Sneak Peek
#6
THE LOST DAUGHTER
Alone on a seaside vacation, Leda (Olivia Colman) becomes consumed with a young mother and daughter as she watches them on the beach.
I SAW THE TV GLOW - Q&A with writer/director Jane Schoenbrun (
@sapphicspielbrg
)
Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own.
2. Thief (35mm, 40th anniversary presentation)
Becoming closer to his dream of leading a normal life, a professional safecracker agrees to do a job for the mafia, who have other plans for him.
2021 Sneak Peek
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RED ROCKET
The audacious new film from writer/director Sean Baker (The Florida Project, Tangerine), starring Simon Rex in a magnetic, live-wire performance.
We're back! Passes go on sale later today and here's a sneak peek of 7 titles.
1. FIRE
Winter in Paris. “Fire” tells the tale of a passionate love triangle. Jean (Vincent London) and Sara (Juliette Binoche) have been living together for 10 years. (Directed by Claire Denis).
Individual tickets go on sale at noon CST today! So we're dropping a new title in this thread every 15 minutes until then, starting with:
BOOGIE NIGHTS (25th anniversary screening on 35mm)
The Lost Daughter was nominated for Best Film, Best Lead Performance, Best Supporting Performance, and Breakthrough Director by
@weare_thegotham
this morning! See the Chicago premiere at 7pm on 11/12 at CCFF.
"If you have somehow never seen these films or heard the Fleischer name before, this program will instantly convert you into a devoted fan."
@petersob13
on why you should see the Fabulous
@fleischertoons
Restored!
Read:
Here we go! Seven movies having their Chicago premiere at CCFF this year!
1. MASTER GARDENER
Narvel Roth (Joel Edgerton) is the meticulous horticulturist of Gracewood Gardens. Co-starring Sigourney Weaver. Written and directed by Paul Schrader.
6. CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH
Recent college graduate Andrew, stuck back at home with his family and working as a party-starter for bar and bat mitzvahs, strikes up a unique friendship with a young mom and her teenage daughter.
2021 Sneak Peek
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THE POWER OF THE DOG
Working with an extraordinary cast, master filmmaker Jane Campion (The Piano. Bright Star) remakes the American Western with this continually surprising, gorgeously photographed, and incisive drama about manhood, intimacy, and revenge.
We are heartbroken and angry over the death of Rasheeda Williams, aka Koko Da Doll. Our thoughts are with director D. Smith and the rest of the film's cast and crew.
We are proud to present KOKOMO CITY in memory of Williams, whose brilliance will continue to shine.
The phrase "an abundance of caution" has been used a lot lately, but it's accurate. Sorry to share this news, but this is the right decision right now. We look forward to bringing you the next Critics Film Festival again soon! Full statement:
PAST LIVES will screen May 9th with writer-director Celine Song in attendance.
Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, they are reunited in New York for a few fateful days.
We are honored to present seven restored Max Fleischer produced animated classics including appearances by such favorite characters as Betty Boop, Popeye, Koko the Clown and Superman.
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Sundance may kick off another year of film festivals, but we’ve got the first week of May on lock.
Chicago Critics Film Festival returns to
@musicboxtheatre
May 1-7, 2020. Mark your calendars accordingly.
In ERNEST & CELESTINE: A TRIP TO GIBBERITIA the duo return to Ernest's country to have his broken violin repaired only to discover that music is banned throughout the country.
This family friendly film screens May 7 at 12:00pm.
Tickets:
📽️🍿 Mark your calendars! The 11th
@chicagocritics
Film Festival is coming to the
@musicboxtheatre
May 3-9, 2024 🍿📽️
Early bird passes are just $175, but prices increase to $200 after the full festival lineup is announced on April 15!
Get yours now:
SNEAK PREVIEW
#6
: Pink Wall
PINK WALL is a modern day romance, following the six year relationship of Jenna (Tatiana Maslany) and Leon (Jay Duplass). Intimately told through defining moments along their journey together, the film explores how both friendship and resentments grow.
@fleischertoons
These shorts serve as an eye-popping and side-splitting representation of the works of one of the mostly unsung pioneers of animation that will delight and astound viewers of all ages.
BRINGING OUT THE DEAD (25th Anniversary) and LITTLE WOMEN (30th Anniversary) - Both in 35mm!
Martin Scorsese! Paul Schrader! Nicolas Cage!
Gillian Armstrong! Louisa May Alcott! Winona Ryder!
The Fabulous Fleischer Cartoons Restored project is one dedicated to gathering and restoring as many of the 700-odd animated shorts produced by Max Fleischer at the studio bearing his name between 1919-1942.
SING SING - Q&A with director/co- writer Greg Kwedar and stars Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin, Paul Raci and Sean “Dino” Johnson
Divine G (Colman Domingo), imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside incarcerated men
Huge News!
@pattonoswalt
will join
@JamesMorosini
at the Chicago premiere of I LOVE MY DAD on Closing Night! Get tickets while you can and check out more great guests in the thread below.
THE FINAL SNEAK PEEK OF CCFF:
The Farewell!
After learning their beloved matriarch has terminal lung cancer, a family opts not to tell her about the diagnosis, instead scheduling an impromptu wedding-reunion back in China.
We're pleased to announce the 2023 Chicago Film Critics Association &
@RottenTomatoes
Emerging Critics Program Grant recipients:
Cortlyn Kelly (
@coolkidcort
) and Zachary Lee (
@zacharoni22
)
“Hunter Schafer is exceptional as this corroded wound, a girl barely holding herself together as she balances telling moments of silence and loud instances of hostility.” –
@812filmreviews
,
@ebertvoices
CUCKOO screens Friday, May 3rd at 9:30pm
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CUCKOO - Starring Hunter Schafer, Jessica Henwick and Dan Stevens. Directed by Tilman Singer.
17-year-old American Gretchen is plagued by strange noises and bloody visions when she goes to live with her father at a resort in the German Alps.
We're excited to announce this year's
@RottenTomatoes
Audience Award winners:
Narrative Feature - GHOSTLIGHT
Documentary Feature - FLIPSIDE
Short Film Program
#1
- BOB'S FUNERAL
Short Film Program
#2
- WELCOME TO THE ENCLAVE
Learn more here:
The winners of the 2021 Audience Awards! Thanks for voting!
Best Narrative Feature Film: BELLE, directed by Mamoru Hosoda
Best Documentary Feature Film: BERNSTEIN’S WALL, directed by Douglas Tirola
Best Short Film: BJ’S MOBILE GIFT SHOP, directed by Jason Park
DANDELION - Q&A w/ star KiKi Layne & writer-director Nicole Riegel
Dandelion, a struggling Cincinnati singer-songwriter in a downward spiral, takes a last-ditch-effort gig at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota where she meets a guitarist who walked away from his dream long ago
5. THE RIGHT STUFF (on 35MM!)
The U.S. space program's development from the breaking of the sound barrier to selection of the Mercury 7 astronauts, from a group of test pilots with a more seat-of-the-pants approach than the program's more cautious engineers preferred. 40th!
Christian Petzold's latest AFIRE will screen on May 6th.
A small holiday house by the Baltic sea. The days are hot and it hasn’t rained in weeks. Four young people come together, friends old and new. As the parched forests around them begin to ignite, so do their emotions.
Written and directed by Viggo Mortensen, THE DEAD DON’T HURT, a story of star-crossed lovers on the western U.S. frontier in the 1860s, co-stars Vicky Krieps, Danny Huston, and Garret Dillahunt. Yee-haw! 🐴🤠
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2021 Sneak Peek
#5
THE NOVICE
Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan) plays Alex Dall, a queer college freshman who joins her university's rowing team and undertakes an obsessive physical and psychological journey to make it to the top varsity boat, no matter the cost.
This Wednesday, starting at 8am CST, we will sneak peek 7 titles confirmed for this year's fest and passes go on sale at 11am CST! This year is going to blow you away!
5. MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON
Marcel, a one-inch-tall shell, lives a miniature life with his grandma Connie and their pet lint, Alan. When the trio goes viral, they get millions of fans and new hope for finding their long-lost family, in this big-hearted big-screen adventure.
A reminder that a portion of the proceeds from all ticket sales for KOKOMO CITY — screening tomorrow night at 9:45pm — will be donated to
@BraveSpaceChi
in memory of star Rasheeda Williams, aka Koko Da Doll.
Tickets:
.
@oldfilmsflicker
on how she saw herself in Winona Ryder's Jo March, and why you should come out to the
@musicboxtheatre
for a 30th Anniversary screening of LITTLE WOMEN in 35mm this Sunday.
Read:
Directed by Jesse Short Bull and Laura Tomaselli, LAKOTA NATION VS. UNITED STATES chronicles the Lakota Indians’ quest to reclaim the Black Hills, sacred land that was stolen in violation of treaty agreements.
“A non-judgmental tale of self-acceptance, intergenerational solidarity and sapphic power.” – Hanna Flint, Time Out
BLUE JEAN screens May 9th.
Get tickets now:
Happy to announce this year’s Audience Award winners:
Narrative: I Love My Dad
Documentary: 2nd Chance
Shorts: My Dudus & The Sentence of Michael Thompson
Our closing night selection is Molly Gordon & Nick Lieberman's THEATER CAMP
After its indomitable and beloved founder falls into a coma, the eccentric staff of a scrappy theater camp in upstate New York band together to keep the thespian paradise afloat.
Seven more movies this AM. Tickets go on sale at 11am!
1. Belle
From Academy Award®-nominated director Mamoru Hosoda and Studio Chizu, creators of Mirai, Wolf Children, Summer Wars, and more, comes a fantastical, heartfelt story of growing up in the age of social media.
“Telling a delicate tale about missed connections, what ifs and the parts of ourselves we keep buried within, Past Lives might just be the most singularly exquisite film of this year’s Sundance.” –
@TomiLaffly
, Harper’s Bazaar
The 2nd Chicago Critics Film Festival moved to the
@musicboxtheatre
.
Held from May 9 to May 15, 2014, guests included Jordan
@VogtRoberts
,
@davidwain
, Bobcat Goldthwait, Martin Starr & Jocelyn DeBoer, Collin Schiffli & David Dastmalchian, and "that guy" Dick Miller.
We've got quite a line-up for you on Day 2!
12:00PM: Fabulous
@fleischertoons
Restored
1:45PM: CFCA Shorts Program
#1
4:15PM: THELMA
6:45PM: BABES - Q&A with director Pamela Adlon
9:45PM: IN A VIOLENT NATURE
11:59PM: ODDITY
The 4th Chicago Critics Film Festival was held from May 20 - May 26, 2016 at the
@musicboxtheatre
.
Guests included
@MrCraigRobinson
, Ti West, Anne Hamilton and Peyton Kennedy,
@irasachs
, Martin Starr, Michael Pena, Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe, Patricia Rozema, and more.
CCFF 2019 SNEAK PEEK
#2
:
In Fabric
This haunting phantasmagoria from Peter Strickland (The Duke of Burgundy) follows the surge of misfortunes afflicting customers who come into contact with a bewitched dress at an eerie department store.
Don't miss the Fabulous Fleischer Cartoons Restored at the
@musicboxtheatre
!
Saturday May 4th at 12:00pm we'll be presenting seven restorations, including appearances by such favorite characters as Betty Boop, Popeye, Koko the Clown and Superman.
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A big thank you to BLACKBERRY director-writer-star Matt Johnson for an unforgettable opening night, replete with Criterion giveaways and the kindest words possibly ever spoken about film critics.
📸 Brigid Presecky