The Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago presents a curated collection of international, independent, and classic cinema.
🎂 Happy Birthday to Chicago native Lilly Lilly Wachowski, who with her older sibling, Lana Wachowski, teamed up to write and direct films including ASSASSINS, CLOUD ATLAS, and THE MATRIX series.
🎁 HBD, Lilly!
🎬 Andrei Tarkovsky on the set of STALKER (1979), primarily shot in Estonia.
Tarkovsky's 1979 sci-fi masterpiece screens TONIGHT at 7pm for our 50/50 Rewind series: .
Scarlett Johansson offers a tribute to
@Jon_Favreau
, saying he enjoys trying to understand the unique personality of each of the varied, high-powered performers he directs. “I’ll follow you to the ends of the earth, Jon.”
93 brave souls "settled in" for our 13-hour screening of OUT 1 today! They will each receive a certificate of completion (and the satisfaction of seeing Rivette's epic). Next Saturday in our
#settlein
series is LA FLOR, clocking in at 13.5 hours.
Ingmar Bergman's experimental and psychological masterpiece, PERSONA premiered on this day in 1966! The film debuted in Stockholm and press outlets coined the term "Person(a)kult" to describe PERSONA's enthusiastic admirers.
📸 Bergman on set with Liv Ullmann+ Bibi Andersson.
Settle In starts Saturday with Abel Gance's 1923 THE WHEEL (LA ROUE)! An unparalleled triumph in cinema history, the silent-era masterwork has been meticulously restored to its complete nearly seven-hour form. Includes 3 intermissions.
Jan 6 at 11:00 a.m.
Today is a very special day: the birthday of the one-and-only Robert Downey Jr! As a member of our Advisory Board, RDJ has been an ardent champion of the Film Center, supporting our mission and our programming.
Happy Birthday from all of us at the Film Center,
@RobertDowneyJr
!
Let's all practice empathy today (and every day), in honor of our beloved
#RogerEbert
, who famously referred to movies as "empathy machines," and left this earth too soon, 6 years ago today.
@ChazEbert
@ebertvoices
@ebertchicago
BLACKBIRD
2019, Roger Michell, USA/UK, 97 min.
An all-star cast anchors this drama in which a strong-willed matriarch summons her large family to a holiday gathering in order to disclose a shocking ulterior motive.
✨Born on this day in 1907, Welsh-American actor Ray Milland, best remembered for his Academy Award and Cannes Film Festival Award-winning portrayal of an alcoholic writer in Billy Wilder's THE LOST WEEKEND (1945).
🎂Remembering Illinois-born author, film director, and producer of more than 44 films, Oscar Devereaux Micheaux, born on this day 139 years ago. Micheaux is regarded as the first major Black feature filmmaker. His films include: BODY AND SOUL and MURDER IN HARLEM.
🎁 HBD, Oscar!
Happy Birthday Roger Ebert (1942-2013) 🎬🌹
“I believe that if, at the end of it all, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do.“
@ebertvoices
Wishing Puerto Rican actress Rita Moreno a very happy 91st birthday today! 🎂
The EGOT is pictured here with her Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Anita in WEST SIDE STORY (1961).
Not a day goes by when we don't think of our namesake, Gene Siskel, who would have turned 77 today.
🎂🎁📽️ Wishing a very happy birthday to one of Chicago's most beloved film critics and journalists!
Been wearing your pjs or sweats for the better part of a week...or six? You're not alone. At least we can live vicariously through the glitz and glamour of this
#flashbackfriday
pic from our 2019 Renaissance Award gala w/
@jonfavs
and
@RobertDowneyJr
...
We are officially TEN DAYS away from the premiere of Weerasethakul's MEMORIA! We are just as excited as you are, so we have decided to initiate a GIVEAWAY!
✨✨✨ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN✨✨✨
"I can't tell you why my heart is so full of Chicago, but it's where I want to be. --John Mahoney
His kindness & honesty were a gift to the stage and screen. He will be missed by everyone, but by Chicagoans (perhaps) the most.
#RIPJohnMahoney
"I never made a single scene that compromised my convictions or my personal morality."
Revolutionary, iconoclastic, surrealist filmmaker Luis Buñuel was born on this day in 1900.📽️🖤 What's your favorite Buñuel?
And the BIG NEWS:✨
@dionnewarwick
✨herself will participate LIVE in the post-screening Q&A via Zoom!! So, when we say "Dancing, drinks, and Dionne," we mean that literally!
Jon Favreau played Tony Stark's (Robert Downey Jr.) chauffeur and personal assistant, Happy Hogan, in the Marvel movies. See them together again on June 15 as the
#FilmCenterHeroes
It's been 20 years since our dear namesake,
#GeneSiskel
left this earth. We still miss this special man and think of him every day. We're proud to bear his name.
Many of you have requested footage of our sold-out lecture w/ acclaimed filmmaker Tsai Ming-Liang, presented at the Film Center on 10/3/22 as part of the
@saic_news
's Visiting Artists Program. Well, it's now available online!
📺
🎂🎉Happy 70th birthday to the coolest filmmaker on the planet, Jim Jarmusch! 🕶️
📽️ Upcoming at the Film Center: enjoy Jarmusch's 1991 classic, NIGHT ON EARTH, on 35mm 🎞️, as part of our "All in a Day's Work" series in April. The film will screen April 1 and April 5, on 35mm 🎞️
🎤 The Film Center is delighted to welcome the return of our long-running lecture series, presented in collaboration with the
@saic_news
Art History, Theory and Criticism, and Film, Video, New Media, and Animation departments. GORE CAPITALISM will run January 31 through May 9.
From legendary KOYAANISQATSI director Godfrey Reggio comes ONCE WITHIN A TIME, an unforgettable, rapturous experimental film. Scored by Philip Glass and executive produced by Steven Soderbergh.
Opens Oct 20, exclusively at the Film Center.
Get Tickets:
Film scholar David Bordwell is remembered by his friends and colleagues in Remembering David Bordwell. 9-film series featuring Wes Anderson, Alfred Hitchcock, Yasujirô Ozu, Howard Hawks, Michael Mann, Jacques Tati & more. September 1–8.
Advance Tickets:
The Film Center has lost a dear friend. We are devastated by the passing of
#SergioMims
, co-founder of the Black Harvest Film Festival & longtime festival consultant.
We will be dedicating this year’s 28th Annual BHFF to Sergio.
💔❤️🙏Sergio, we love you. Rest in power.
We've got two extra PARASITE posters! For a chance to win one of them, please follow us, comment, and tag a friend or two. We'll draw a winner and contact you.
And don't forget to catch one of the last three screenings of the film!
Calling all covens, couples, and freebirds: Make a date with THE LOVE WITCH (in 35mm) on Wed., Feb. 14 & enjoy some magical potions from our cafe...on the house. Purchase any two beverages--or one beverage and a candy bar--and get a FREE LARGE POPCORN!
#ValentinesDay2018
⭐️Happy 93rd Birthday to Gene Hackman! The brilliant Academy Award-winning actor was born on this day in 1930⭐️
"He's the quintessential movie actor. He's never showy ever, but he's always right on." - Director Alan Parker
In collaboration with
@BFI
, we proudly present Cinema Unbound: The Creative Worlds of Powell and Pressburger. 11-film retrospective celebrating one of the greatest and most enduring filmmaking partnerships. October 2–17. 🎯🇬🇧🩰
Tickets + Showtimes at
Film critic Michael Smith reviewed
@CrockofGoldFilm
: A FEW ROUNDS WITH SHANE MACGOWAN for
@cinefile
and calls it "essential viewing for Pogues's fans!"
Now showing in our virtual cinema!
Read the full review here:
Every 10 years, Sight and Sound asks critics a simple question: "What is the greatest film of all time?"
The 2022 results are IN and we're screening 6 of top 100 films of all time (including the new
#1
!) this month at the Film Center.
#SightAndSoundPoll
💥 LAST SHOT SERIES 💥 11-Films 💥 July 5–25
Iconic Final Shots in Cinema from Spike Lee, Andrei Tarkovsky, Robert Bresson, Claire Denis, Billy Wilder, Francis Ford Coppola and more. (+ Seven 35mm Prints!)
Advance Tickets:
Happy 82nd Birthday to American actress extraordinaire Faye Dunaway! 🎂🌟
Pictured here at the Beverly Hills Hotel the morning after winning Best Actress at the Academy Awards for her performance in NETWORK (1976, dir. Sidney Lumet).
🎂🎥Remembering filmmaker John Singleton, born 55 years ago today. He was best known for his feature debut, BOYZ N THE HOOD, for which he was nominated at 24 for the Best Director Oscar, becoming the first African American & youngest person to ever be nominated.
We miss you. 💔
We support filmmakers because we believe everyone has a story to tell and that a diversity of voices helps expand our minds and cultural understanding. Thanks to
@TheAcademy
for their generous support of our 25th Annual
#BlackHarvest
Film Festival!
#AcademyGrantInAction
🎬 🕥Prove your passion for pacing w/ 5 films that test the limits of runtimes:
1/7 10am: OUT 1 (Rivette, 776 min)
1/14 10am: LA FLOR (Llinás, 808 min)
1/21 11am: DEKALOG (Kieslowski, 572 min)
1/28 11am: SÁTÁNTANGÓ (Tarr, 439 min)
2/4 11am: WAR AND PEACE (Bondarchuk, 453 min)
Congratulations to Gene Siskel
@filmcenter
Advisory Board member
@RobertDowneyJr
, winner of the
#PeoplesChoiceAwards
for "Male Movie Star of 2019!" So honored to have this fine actor/Renaissance man among our circle of leaders here at the Film Center.
It's happening! After 17 long and lonely months, we can't wait to see you again (yes, YOU) as we gather TOGETHER in front of the BIG screen starting August 6, 2021!
siskelfilmcenter/reopening
“A film without precedents, and without any real equals.” - David Kehr, Chicago Reader
35mm print of Charles Laughton's film noir masterpiece THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955) screens for our One and Done series. 10/1 + 10/5:
💐📽️ And it's a wrap. Today we celebrated our Executive Director Jean de St. Aubin on her final day
@filmcenter
. Our fearless leader for 2 decades, Jean shaped the Film Center into what it is today: a world-class art house cinema that strives to reflect Chicago’s diversity.
The glamorous, gifted, and daring Marlene Dietrich was born 121 years ago today ✨🖤
The German American actress and singer became known for her androgynous style and beguiling on-screen presence. (1901-1992)
NIGHT SHIFT (POLICE)
2020, Anne Fontaine, France/Belgium, 98 min.
Three Parisian cops, Virginie, Aristide, and Erik, find themselves on the knife's edge of a conflict between duty and conscience.
🇸🇪🇪🇺We were graced with film royalty today when Academy Award-nominated actress Lena Olin and her daughter, actress Tora Hallström, stopped by the Film Center for some interviews ahead of tomorrow night's Chicago premiere of their new film, HILMA.
#ceuff2023
"I was six years old when I saw my first Godard movie, eight when I first experienced Bergman. I wanted to be a director when I was fourteen."
🎂 Happy 53rd birthday to French-American actress, film director, screenwriter, and singer-songwriter Julie Delpy!
Legendary American actress and dancer Butterfly McQueen was born on this day in Tampa, Florida in 1911!
Her stage debut was in "Brown Sugar," directed by George Abbott. She appeared as the shop girls' assistant Lulu in The Women (1939) and, Prissy of Gone with the Wind (1939).
We're bringing Toni Morrison back! (The movie, that is). Due to popular demand, TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM will enjoy an encore screening here from October 25 - 31. Stay tuned for exact showtimes and tickets!
Be our bloody valentine this February with ARGENTO: 1970s❤️🔥🔪🩸
6 films from Giallo auteur & horror master Dario Argento, February 3-9. Presented in partnership with
@Cinecitta
. Sublime, brand-new 4K restorations.
All tickets on sale now:
🎬🌟We're thrilled to welcome Matt Damon and Robert Downey, Jr. 🌟🌟 for a virtual conversation at the Film Center on Saturday, June 25 at 8pm as part of our 50th anniversary fundraiser! 🥳🥂
Visit our website for more details! Thank you to everyone for all of your support! 💛
The Film Center stands in solidarity with our Black filmmakers, partners, collaborators, & the entire Black community. We believe that film can be a powerful catalyst for dialogue, empathy & growth. Here's a list of recommended films: 1) I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO (2017, dir Raoul Peck)
DEMONLOVER
2002, Olivier Assayas, France, 122 mins
DEMONLOVER is a bleak and violent commentary on watching without understanding, violence as entertainment, and what we sacrifice for the sake of commerce.
🏆 🇮🇪 Getting ready for the Academy Awards on Sunday? Come see Best International Feature film nominee THE QUIET GIRL (Ireland)! It's also the perfect film as we get ready to celebrate St. Paddy's Day! 🍀
🍀 THE QUIET GIRL opens Friday, March 10!
🎟️
🏃🎬 🕥 Binge watching a television show or catching a double feature? Child’s play. Prove your passion for pacing w/ 5 films that test the limits of runtimes & invite you to Settle In.
Tickets include bottomless popcorn & coffee. Breaks in all showtimes.
✨ We have extended our MEMORIA screenings for a second week (until Thurs, April 28)! ✨
BUT we will only be screening the 35MM print until this this Sunday, April 24! So don't miss your chance to catch MEMORIA on 35MM exclusively at the Film Center THIS WEEK ONLY❗🎞🎞🎞🎞
“A film without precedents, and without any real equals.” - David Kehr, Chicago Reader
35mm print of Charles Laughton's film noir masterpiece THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955) screens for our One and Done series. 10/1 + 10/5:
🎂📽️Happy Birthday, Gene Siskel, born 78 years ago today! Gene lauded the Film Center as one of his 3 favorite things about Chicago. We strive to maintain the spirit of the movie house he loved and honor his legacy through our programming. We ❤️this photo, his family's favorite.
The
@ChiLoopAlliance
's FINAL
#SundaysOnState
of the summer takes place THIS Sunday, August 13!
Come join the fun on State Street from 11 a.m.-6 p.m.: food, art, music, vendors, and more.
🍿Stop by the Film Center and pick up a $1 popcorn!
.
Happy Birthday to everyone's favorite "Woman in Trouble," Laura Dern! 🥂
Pictured: Laura Dern's haunting and fearless performance in David Lynch's 2006 INLAND EMPIRE.
Critics agree that Ryusuke Hamaguchi's DRIVE MY CAR is one of the best films of the year.
🚗 So, we're honored to be the only theater in the Chicago area showing the film, starting Fri., 12/10! Don't miss this "masterpiece."
🎟️
@variancefilms
@janusfilms
🍿🍫🥨🍻New Concessions alert!!
Many of you have asked for snacks, so we got a new array of snack items, including Pretzels, Veggie Straws, and KIND Bars--with more coming soon!
Check out our full menu: