Other Film Events
Ronda Nocturna / Nocturnal Rounds
Feb 15, 2010 | 6PM
Edgardo Cozarinsky Argentina-Francia, 2004, 81 min
A long night's journey int... more
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SONS OF CUBA | (Hijos de Cuba)
Feb 19 through Feb 22, 2010
A hot Havana night and the punches are hitting hard in the outdoor ring. Cuba ha... more
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KIMUAK: SHORT FILMS FROM SPAIN
Feb 26, 2010 | 8:00 PM
Founded by the Department of Culture of the Basque Government, Kimuak has create... more
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PEACE ON EARTH FILM FESTIVAL
Feb 26 through Feb 28, 2010
The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs hosts the second annual free Peace On... more
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Alma Mater
Mar 1, 2010 | 6 PM
At age 34, Pamela is a tiny and timid woman. She works as a cashier at a superma... more
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Extraño / Strange
Mar 8, 2010 | 6PM
Santiago Loza: Argentina, 2002, 85 min.
A gliding, palpably quiet event, Extr... more
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TALES FROM SOUTH AMERICA
Mar 12, 2010 | 8:00 PM
NEW FILMS BY LYNNE SACHS
TALES FROM SOUTH AMERICA
Filmmaker In Person!
Jewi... more
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El Bulto
Dec 4, 2008 | 6:30pm
In the late 1960s and early '70s, the Mexican government endured a number of stu... more
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La Leon | Santiago Otheguy, Argentina 2007
Dec 5 through Dec 11, 2008
* 2007 Berlin International Film Festival - Special Mention, Cinematography... more
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MATAHARIS
Dec 5, 2008 | 8:15PM
MATAHARIS
2007, Icíar Bollaín, Spain, 95 min.
With María Vázquez, Najwa Nimri,... more
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UNDER THE STARS
Dec 6, 2008 | 8PM
Chicago premiere!
UNDER THE STARS
(BAJO LAS ESTRELLAS)
2007, Félix Viscarret,... more
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MATAHARIS
Dec 8, 2008 | 8:15PM
MATAHARIS
2007, Icíar Bollaín, Spain, 95 min.
With María Vázquez, Najwa Nimri,... more
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UNDER THE STARS
Dec 9, 2008 | 8:15PM
Chicago premiere!
UNDER THE STARS
(BAJO LAS ESTRELLAS)
2007, Félix Viscarret,... more
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IN THE CITY OF SYLVIA
Dec 12, 2008 | 6PM
IN THE CITY OF SYLVIA
(EN LA CIUDAD DE SYLVIA)
2007, José Luis, Guerín, Spain,... more
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Shortmetraje
Dec 12, 2008 | 7:45PM
Shortmetraje
2007-2008, Various directors, Spain, 90 min.
In a cloud of turm... more
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Documentary: Antonio Gaudi
Dec 12 through Dec 19, 2008
“An eyeful. . . the best of [Ruiz’s] more opulent work since TIME REGAINED.”—Jon... more
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SEVEN BILLIARDS TABLES
Dec 13, 2008 | 8PM
SEVEN BILLIARDS TABLES
(SIETE MESAS DE BILLAR FRANCÉS)
2007, Gracia Querejeta,... more
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ME (YO)
Dec 14, 2008 | 5PM
Chicago premiere!
ME
(YO)
2007, Rafa Cortés, Spain, 100 min.
With Alex Brend... more
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IN THE CITY OF SYLVIA
Dec 15, 2008 | 8PM
IN THE CITY OF SYLVIA
(EN LA CIUDAD DE SYLVIA)
2007, José Luis, Guerín, Spain,... more
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Shortmetraje
Dec 17, 2008 | 8:15PM
Shortmetraje
2007-2008, Various directors, Spain, 90 min.
In a cloud of turm... more
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SEVEN BILLIARDS TABLES
Dec 17, 2008 | 6PM
SEVEN BILLIARDS TABLES
(SIETE MESAS DE BILLAR FRANCÉS)
2007, Gracia Querejeta,... more
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ME (YO)
Dec 18, 2008 | 8PM
Chicago premiere!
ME
(YO)
2007, Rafa Cortés, Spain, 100 min.
With Alex Brend... more
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SOLITARY FRAGMENTS
Dec 19, 2008 | 7:30 PM
Chicago premiere!
SOLITARY FRAGMENTS
(LA SOLEDAD)
2007, Jaime Rosales, Spain,... more
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BIRDSONGS (EL CANT DELS OCELLS)
Dec 26, 2008 | 7:45PM
Chicago premiere!
BIRDSONGS
(EL CANT DELS OCELLS)
2008, Albert Serra, Spain, ... more
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SEPTEMBERS
Dec 27, 2008 | 8PM
Chicago premiere!
SEPTEMBERS
(SEPTIEMBRES)
2007, Carles Bosch, Spain, 98 min.... more
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BIRDSONGS (EL CANT DELS OCELLS)
Dec 28, 2008 | 5PM
Chicago premiere!
BIRDSONGS
(EL CANT DELS OCELLS)
2008, Albert Serra, Spain, ... more
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SEPTEMBERS
Dec 29, 2008 | 7:45PM
Chicago premiere!
SEPTEMBERS
(SEPTIEMBRES)
2007, Carles Bosch, Spain, 98 min.... more
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Erendíra
Jan 2 through Jan 8, 2009
Showtimes:
Fri., Jan. 2 at 6:30 & 8:45 pm
Sat.-Sun., 3-4 at 4:15, 6:30 & 8:45 ... more
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Nothing Like the Holidays
Jan 5, 2009 | Opened December 12, 2008 | Runtime:1 hr. 39 min.
A Puerto Rican family living in the area of Humboldt Park in west Chicago face w... more
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'A Forgotten Injustice' in Cicero-FREE ADMISSION
Jan 20, 2009 | 6PM
“A Forgotten Injustice” is Vicente Serrano’s opera prima, and the first document... more
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"A Forgotten Injustice" in Cicero-FREE ADMISSION
Jan 21, 2009 | 11AM, 2PM and 6PM
“A Forgotten Injustice” is Vicente Serrano’s opera prima, and the first document... more
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Dream Havana
Jan 27, 2009 | 10PM
Hexagram Productions announces the Television Premier of Dream Havana
Chicago... more
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CHE
Feb 3, 2009
November 26, 1956; led by Fidel Castro (Demian Bichir), a band of 80 rebels sail... more
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A TRIBUTE TO STUDS TERKEL
Feb 19, 2009 | 6:30 & 9 pm
THE ORGANIZER
(I COMPAGNI)
Chicago icon Studs Terkel, Pulitzer Prize-winning ... more
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1st Annual Chicago International Movies & Music Festival
Mar 5 through Mar 8, 2009
CIMMFest 2009 will consist of four days of screenings, panel discussions, worksh... more
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12th Annual European Union Film Festival
Mar 24 through Apr 2, 2009
The Gene Siskel Film Center welcomes you to the 12th Annual European Union Film ... more
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Dub Echoes
Apr 10, 2009 | 7 pm
“Dub Echoes” is a documentary that traces the origins of the Jamaican dub music ... more
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Chicago Latino Film Festival | Opening Night
Apr 17, 2009 | 6:00 PM Film Screening | 8:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception
El regalo / The Gift (Chile 108 min.)
A box office phenomenon in Chile, The G... more
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The Watercolorist | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 17, 2009 | 7:00 PM
Film form Peru.
T (Miguel Iza) is an office worker who decides to change his ... more
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The Pope’s Toilet | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 17, 2009 | 7:30 PM
Film from Uruguay.
It’s 1988 and Pope John Paul II will visit the small town ... more
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The American Woman | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 18, 2009 | 7:00 PM
from Boliva
When nine-year-old Carla falls gravely ill, her mother Carmen mus... more
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Empty Nest | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 18, 2009 | 9:15 PM
from Argentina.
A refreshing comedy of a middle-aged Buenos Aires couple sudd... more
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Ernesto Cardenal - Solentiname | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 18, 2009 | 1:00 pm
Documental from Nicaragua.
Father Ernesto Cardenal, an 82-year old Nicaraguan... more
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A Forgotten Injustice
Apr 18, 2009 | 9:00 PM
Documentary form United States.
Forgotten Injustice is the filmic debut of E... more
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Make It Look Like An Accident | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 18, 2009 | 7:00 PM
Film from Spain.
Pilar (Carmen Saura), is a sassy widow who believes she has ... more
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Who’s next | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 18, 2009 | 9:30 PM
Film from Spain.
Member of a terrorist organization, Josu Jon, is shot in the... more
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The Trial | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 19, 2009 | 6:00 PM
Film from Portugal.
Set in Portugal during the late ‘60s, the secret police u... more
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How Could I Not Love You? | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 19, 2009 | 6:00 PM
Film from Mexico.
Set in Mexico City, the story revolves around a family of m... more
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Passengers | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 21, 2009 | 6:30 pm
Film from Peru.
After completing a five-year prison sentence, Jano reunites w... more
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Purgatory | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 21, 2009 | 9PM
Film from Mexico.
Set in 1950s Mexico, this award-winning film is based on th... more
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Carlos Saura’s Carmen
Apr 21, 2009 | 4 pm & 6pm
In recognition of the enormous influence George Bizet’s Carmen has made in our t... more
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Sin Nombre
Apr 21, 2009 | Now Playing at Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Sin Nombre is an epic dramatic thriller from award-winning writer/director Cary ... more
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Noche Mexicana - SOLD OUT
Apr 22, 2009
Arráncame la vida / Tear This Heart Out (Mexico 110 min.)
Based on the novel ... more
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Cyrano Fernández | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 22, 2009 | 8:30 PM
Film from Venezuela.
Cyrano Fernandez (Edgar Ramirez), a true idealist whose ... more
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Masángeles | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 22, 2009 | 6:00 PM
Film from Uruguay.
Uruguay,1966. Influential politician Aurelio Saavedra’s li... more
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Love by Accident | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 23, 2009 | 6:00 PM
From Argentina.
Set in contemporary Buenos Aires, this enthusiastic comedy in... more
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Frames of Life | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 23, 2009 | 8:30 PM
Film from Ecuador.
After 10 years of living in Spain, Andrea anxiously return... more
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Chicago Latino Film Festival | Night of Spain
Apr 24, 2009 | 6:00 p.m
Lo mejor de mí / The Best of Me
(Spain 86 min.)
6:00 p.m. Film Screening | ... more
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Obscure Camera | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 24, 2009 | 6:00 PM
From Argentina.
Set in a Jewish colony of Argentina in the late 1800’s, we di... more
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1, 2 and 3 Women | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 24, 2009 | 9:00 pm
Film form Venezuela.
Three stories, three women and three women directors bri... more
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My Little Country | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 24, 2009 | 6:00 PM
Film from Uruguay.
Xavi (Nicolas Pauls) moves to Spain, where one day he surp... more
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Lola The Not So Great | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 24, 2009 | 10:15 pm
Film from Puerto Rico.
Hit by the La Lupe singing bug, Yolanda must make it a... more
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The Color of Fame | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 25, 2009 | 8:00 PM
Film from Venezuela.
Pressured by her husband and tempted by a big cash prize... more
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Pachamama | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 27, 2009 | 9:15 PM
from Bolivia
Set in Salar de Uyuni, this rare and captivating drama summons t... more
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Ashes from the Sky | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 27, 2009 | 7:00
Film from Spain.
Intrigued by the wonders of northern Spain, Pol Ferguson, a ... more
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Chef’s Special | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 27, 2009 | 8:45pm
Film from Spain.
In this hysterical comedy, Maxi (Javier Camara) thinks his l... more
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Looking for Palladin | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 28, 2009 | 6:30 pm
from Guatemala.
Young and arrogant Hollywood talent agent Josh Ross is sent r... more
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The Night of the Innocent | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 28, 2009 | 8:00pm
Film from Cuba.
On a rainy night, a badly beaten young man dressed in women’s... more
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This Rotten Country | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 28, 2009 | 7:00pm
Documentary from Ecuador.
This documentary embraces the challenge to discover... more
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Hunks For You | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 28, 2009 | 9PM
Film from Puerto Rico.
Set in modern day San Juan, this colorful comedy is co... more
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The Desert Within | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 28, 2009 | 6:30pm
Film from Mexico.
A humble family suffers the unexplainable brutality of the ... more
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Chicago Latino Film Festival | Closing Night
Apr 29, 2009 | 6:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception | 8:00 p.m. Film Screening
Nochebuena /Christmas Eve (Colombia 84 min.)
In her third film, director Cami... more
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The Jar | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 29, 2009 | 8:30 PM
from Argentina.
Perez (Dario Grandinetti), is a bus driver for a rural route.... more
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The Good News | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 29, 2009 | 6:30 pm
Film from Spain.
Based on a true story, a young priest on his first assignmen... more
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Silent Shame | Chicago Latino Film Festival
Apr 30, 2009 | 6:30pm
Film from United States.
Silent Shame is a story told over twenty years, begi... more
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Cinco de Mayo
May 3, 2009 | 1:30 p.m.
Colorful sombreros and energetic parades have transformed Cinco de Mayo into a f... more
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Storm the Skies
May 21, 2009 | 6:30 pm
A documentary directed by José Luis López Linares y Javier Rioyo about the murde... more
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La Mallorquina
May 28, 2009 | 6:30 pm
La Mallorquina, an extremely popular establishment in the heart of Madrid, has e... more
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Rudo y Cursi
Jun 3, 2009
Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna, the stars of Y Tu Mamá También, are reunited ... more
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OPEN SCREENING
Jun 6, 2009 | 7:00 PM
It's that time again! Our popular Open Screenings feature whatever walks in the ... more
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The 7th Annual HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH TRAVELING FILM FESTIVAL
Jun 12 through Jun 18, 2009
Human Rights Watch is widely recognized for their in-depth investigations, infor... more
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The 21st Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival
Jun 16 through Jun 20, 2009
At 21 years old, The Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival showcases 5... more
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Chicago Independent Film Festival
Jun 17 through Jun 20, 2009
The Chicago Independent Film Festival wants to celebrate cultural diversity and ... more
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The Chicago Independent Film Festival | Senator Obama Goes to Africa
Jun 17, 2009 | 10:00 AM
Part personal odyssey and part chronicle of diplomacy in action, this timely doc... more
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Chicago Independent Film Festival | The Class
Jun 17, 2009 | 11:00 AM
Tita lives in a small neighborhood in Caracas. Being part of the symphonic orche... more
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Chicago Independent Film Festival | Zapata’s Shoes
Jun 17, 2009 | 12:30 AM
Stock shots, documentary testimonials, and animation, combine to offer a playful... more
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Chicago Independent Film Festival | The Vampire of Seville
Jun 17, 2009 | 10:00 AM
After 500 years working as servants in the castle of the Count Von Salchichen of... more
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Chicago Independent Film Festival | Quijote Galloping through the Movies
Jun 17, 2009 | 11:30 AM
This documentary, a labor of love, uses footage from some forty different filmed... more
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Chicago Independent Film Festival | Beyond Bullfighting
Jun 17, 2009 | 8:45 PM
Ignacio Sanchez Mejías. Beyond Bullfighting is not only the biography of a bullf... more
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Chicago Independent Film Festival | The Heart of the Earth
Jun 17, 2009 | 7:00 PM
Based on a real story, an epic drama about the tensions that mount in the Andalu... more
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The Wind and The Water | Chicago Independent Film Festival
Jun 17, 2009 | 6:00 PM
CollectiveThe glitter of Panama city collides with the rays of the island sun as... more
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Chicago Independent Film Festival | Victims of Democracy
Jun 17, 2009 | 7:50 PM
During the 1970’s under the government of Romulo Betancourt, Raul Leoni and Rafa... more
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Chicago Independent Film Festival | Just Next Scretcher
Jun 17, 2009 | 8:35 PM
The quiet day to day life of two strange kidnappers, Alfonso and Marta, will cha... more
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Chicago Independent Film Festival | Through the Roads of Art
Jun 17, 2009 | 9:00 PM
Dnar Rocha, artist from Minas Gerais in Brazil, was a man with a singular person... more
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Chicago Independent Film Festival | Dog Head (Cabeza de perro)
Jun 18, 2009 | 7:00 PM
The Andalusian director of ASTRONAUTAS returns with this lively and quirky tale ... more
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Chicago Independent Film Festival | Manolito Espinberg
Jun 18, 2009 | 10:00 AM
Documentary filmmaker Fabrice Leon spends several days in Almeria with the Andal... more
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Chicago Independent Film Festival | Miranda Returns
Jun 18, 2009 | 10:25 AM
A retrospective voyage into the life of the Venezuelan general Francisco de Mira... more
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Chicago Independent Film Festival | The Sun Rises Every Day
Jun 18, 2009 | 10:00 AM
Our routines keep us from appreciating beautiful moments that occur everyday. Ho... more
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Chicago Independent Film Festival | The Magic Cube
Jun 18, 2009 | 10:15 AM
Ever since the evil wizard Septimus and his assistant were banished from Dragon ... more
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Chicago Independent Film Festival |
Jun 18, 2009 | 8:45 PM
Vintage footage and interviews are used to explore the life of Leon Trotsky and ... more
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Chicago Independent Film Festival | Forgiving Dr. Mengele
Jun 18, 2009 | 6:00 PM
Eva Kor and her twin sister were victims of the infamous Nazi doctor Josef Menge... more
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Chicago Independent Film Festival | Fingere
Jun 18, 2009 | 7:30 PM
Tertuliano is a character created by a Chicago publicity agency to sell the beau... more
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Jun 19 through Jun 25, 2009
The Hola Mexico Film Festival is coming soon. Bringing the best Mexican films of... more
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Chicago Independent Film Festival | Outzide
Jun 19, 2009 | 10:00 AM
Aliens, a circus tent, and some odd characters offer a strange experience for tw... more
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Chicago Independent Film Festival | Mocland, La Leyenda del Áloma
Jun 19, 2009 | 10:15 AM
On the tiny planet of Mocland, under the reign of Queen Pola, live some jovial t... more
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Let Yourself Fall
Jun 19, 2009 | 6:30 PM
Chicago Independent Film Festival
Grabi, Nandi and Roberto Carlos are three u... more
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Chicago Independent Film Festival | Underground, la Ciudad del Arco Iris
Jun 19, 2009 | 8:30 PM
Spain in the mid1970’s is under the control of the Franco dictatorship. On the i... more
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Chicago Independent Film Festival | The Democratic Promise: Saul Alinsky & His Legacy
Jun 19, 2009 | 6:00 PM
Legendary organizer Saul Alinsky led the movement to empower disenfranchised com... more
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Chicago Independent Film Festival | Just Congri
Jun 19, 2009 | 7:00 PM
The fading of memories as experienced by three generations of women is explored ... more
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Chicago Independent Film Festival | Harraga
Jun 19, 2009 | 7:10 PM
“Harraga” are illegal immigrants who travel by land, by air or by sea with no vi... more
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Chicago Independent Film Festival | Parked
Jun 19, 2009 | 7:45 PM
A serendipitous tale of five parked cars in and around the city of Chicago, inte... more
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The 7th Annual CHICAGO AFRICAN DIASPORA FILM FESTIVAL
Jun 19 through Jun 25, 2009
The African Diaspora Film Festival and The Facets Cinémathèque are presenting Th... more
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The Chicago Independent Film Festival | Lorca: así que pasen cien años
Jun 20, 2009 | 3:00pm
This beautifully crafted and rich documentary celebrates Lorca's life through a ... more
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The Chicago Independent Film Festival | Summer Rain
Jun 20, 2009 | 7:00 PM
Miguelito Dávila is a young man with a restless soul and only one kidney. Soon h... more
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The Chicago Independent Film Festival | The Missing Lynx
Jun 20, 2009 | 12:00 PM
The Missing Lynx chronicles the misadventures of Felix a jinxed lynx heading fro... more
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Chicago Independent Film Festival | Sons of the Last Garden
Jun 20, 2009 | 7:30 PM
This film takes place during the turbulence of Black February, 2003, when studen... more
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RHYTHMIC UPRISING
Jun 22, 2009 | 6:30 pm
Rhythmic Uprising is a documentary that shows how vibrant Afro-Brazilian Perform... more
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40 Days | Hola Mexico Film Festival
Jun 22, 2009 | 8 pm
We all pass through an age in which reality seems a dream. And suddenly comes th... more
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LAKE TAHOE | Hola Mexico Film Festival
Jun 22, 2009 | 10 pm
Teenage Juan crashes his family’s car into a telegraph pole on the outskirts of ... more
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THE BEST OF FEELINGS | Hola Mexico Film Festival
Jun 22, 2009 | 6 pm
Sixteen years ago, Vincenzo Romano left his wife, Francesca, and his two daughte... more
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INSIGNIFICANT THINGS | Hola Mexico Film Festival
Jun 23, 2009 | 4 pm
Produced by mastermind Guillermo Del Toro, Insignificant Things tells the story ... more
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I’M GONNA EXPLODE | Hola Mexico Film Festival
Jun 23, 2009 | 9:45 pm
Voy a Explotar narrates the romantic escapades of Roman and Maru, two troubled t... more
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The Student | Film in the Park Summer Series
Jun 24, 2009 | Films begin at dusk
Mexico, 2009, 98 min.
Set against the colorful atmosphere and spectacular ar... more
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Film in the Park Summer Series
Jun 24 through Aug 19, 2009 | Films begin at dusk
The FREE series runs during the summer and family-friendly films are presented o... more
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Aurora Boreal | Hola Mexico Film Festival
Jun 24, 2009 | 4 pm
A truly remarkable cinematographic achievement! In Mexico, in 1994, Mariano, a t... more
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THE OLD THIEVES | Hola Mexico Film Festival
Jun 24, 2009 | 6 pm
“Probably the most audacious heist movie you’ll ever see—and all the more remark... more
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Tetro
Jul 7, 2009 | Now Playing
Tetro is writer/director Francis Ford Coppola's first original screenplay since ... more
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Party Time | Film in the Park Summer Series
Jul 8, 2009 | Films begin at dusk
Puerto Rico, 2008, 105 min.
Set in Puerto Rico during the late ‘80s, this co... more
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Chicago International Film Festival
Jul 8 through Sep 16, 2009
6th Annual International Summer Screenings Program.
Cinema/Chicago, the prese... more
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Meet the Head of Juan Perez | Films in the Park
Jul 15, 2009 | Films begin at dusk
Mexico, 2008, 85 min.
In this dark comedy, the severed head of circus magicia... more
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Colombian Independence Day Celebration
Jul 17, 2009 | 6 p.m.
The Colombian organizations of Chicago: Women Auxiliary of Cartamedas, Colombian... more
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Yveete | Films in the Park
Jul 22, 2009 | Films begin at dusk
Yveete is a twenty-two year old Mexican American female whose mother sends her t... more
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The Day of the Hunter | O dia da Caça
Jul 29, 2009 | 6:30pm
INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCREENINGS!
Directed by Alberto Graça, Brazil, 1999
Po... more
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Letters to Jenny | Film in the Park
Aug 5, 2009
Argentina / Spain, 2007, 100 min.
Jenny, a free spirited teenager suddenly ... more
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The Accordion Angel | Films in the Park
Aug 12, 2009 | Films begin at dusk
Colombia, 2008, 90 min.
Set in the breathtaking background of the exotic Atla... more
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Charm School
Aug 17, 2009
Country: Mexico | Director: Fernando Sarinana
Sariñana, winner of the Chic... more
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Teo’s Journey | Film in the Park
Aug 19, 2009
Mexico, 2007, 90 min.
A child's reunion with his father is cut short in the m... more
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THE OTHER
Sep 3, 2009 | 7:00 PM
INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCREENINGS!
A run-of-the-mill one day business trip to ... more
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Tony Manero
Sep 6 through Sep 10, 2009
A cheap facsimile of John Travolta’s white suit confers a tawdry dream and kille... more
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Dream Havana
Sep 10, 2009 | 6:00 p.m.
In August, 1994, more than 33,000 Cubans attempted to escape the island by sea. ... more
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16th Annual Chicago Underground Film Festival
Sep 10 through Sep 15, 2009
Welcome to the 16th Chicago Underground Film Festival presented by IFP/Chicago. ... more
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FRIDA
Sep 16, 2009 | 6:30pm
INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCREENINGS!
Frida, naturaleza viva
Dir. Paul Leduc, M... more
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'Aquellos' | Latino Heritage Month
Sep 22, 2009 | 7:00pm
Aquellos is a documentary film that covers the resistance to gentrification in t... more
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PANDORUM |
Sep 29, 2009
In PANDORUM, Dennis Quaid (Vantage Point, The Express) and Ben Foster (3:10 to ... more
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Chicago Intl Film Festival 2009 | Sneak Preview
Oct 8 through Oct 21, 2009
45th Anniversary.
Cinema/Chicago is the presenting organization of the Chicag... more
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Mexico’s White House
Oct 11, 2009 | 1:30 p.m.
Once the home of Mexico’s rulers, Chapultepec Castle is a unique blend of Mexica... more
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Beyond Ipanema | Chicago Intl. Film Festival
Oct 11, 2009 | 3:30pm
Starting in the '40s with Carmen Miranda and continuing ever since, Brazil's mus... more
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Raging Sun, Raging Sky | Chicago Intl. Film Festival
Oct 12, 2009 | 8:00pm
This strangely hypnotic tale follows a young man's quest for love through the se... more
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Eccentricities of a Blond Hair Girl | Chicago Intl. Film Festival
Oct 13, 2009 | 3:15pm
Lonely office-bound accountant MacÁrio, sees a captivating woman in the window a... more
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Plastic City | Chicago Intl. Film Festival
Oct 13, 2009 | 3:30pm
This super-stylized, turbo-charged crime saga enters the dark heart of Liberdade... more
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Eye of the Storm | Chicago Intl. Film Festival
Oct 13, 2009 | 6:00pm
After a cop mistakenly kills a hostage in a holdup in one of Rio's exclusive nei... more
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Rain | Chicago Intl. Film Festival
Oct 13, 2009 | 8:30pm
When her grandma dies, 14-year-old Rain is sent to live with her drug-addicted m... more
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Gigante | Chicago Intl. Film Festival
Oct 13, 2009 | 8:40pm
This gentle and subtly humorous one-sided love story follows Jara, a shy, heavys... more
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The Illusion | Chicago Intl. Film Festival
Oct 15, 2009 | Oct 15, 2009 8:40pm – $12/$9
Director Susana Barriga embarks on a journey from Cuba to London to visit her ex... more
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Revenge | Chicago Intl. Film Festival
Oct 15, 2009 | 3:00pm
A little boy walking by the river in the rural south of Brazil stumbles on a wom... more
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The Moon Inside You | Chicago Intl. Film Festival
Oct 15, 2009 | 3:45pm
Entertaining and surprisingly inviting, The Moon Inside You takes viewers on an ... more
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Just Walking | Chicago Intl. Film Festival
Oct 16, 2009 | 6:30pm
Revenge is a dish served smoking hot and lightning-quick in this full-throttle h... more
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Green Waters | Chicago Intl. Film Festival
Oct 16, 2009 | 4:15pm
Juan can't wait to start his family holiday at the beach, but a deep reserve of ... more
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Daniel & Ana | Chicago Intl. Film Festival
Oct 17, 2009 | 5:30pm
Affluent and well-loved with bright futures, Daniel and Ana Torres have it all. ... more
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Those Who Remain | Chicago Intl. Film Festival
Oct 18, 2009 | 8:45pm
This intimate documentary depicts the impact immigration has had on the families... more
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Northless | Chicago Intl. Film Festival
Oct 18, 2009 | 7:00pm
An endless stretch of corrugated metal fencing and armed patrolmen aren't the on... more
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Backyard | Chicago Intl. Film Festival
Oct 20, 2009 | 3:00pm
The most chilling frame of this thriller, from the director of The Crime of Fath... more
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El Gran Calavera
Oct 21, 2009 | 6:00PM
This comedy is about a family's attempts to change the patriarch's somewhat indu... more
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La hija del engaño (Don Quintín el amargao)
Oct 28, 2009 | 6:00PM
Don Quintín firmly believes that his baby daughter is not his own and abandons h... more
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Gala Presentation! THE SHAME
Nov 13, 2009 | Check Description
Showtimes:
Fri., Nov. 13 at 7 pm
Tues., Nov. 17 at 7 pm
The opening frames... more
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SOUND OF THE SEA
Nov 14, 2009 | Check Description
Showtimes:
Sat., Nov. 14 at 1 pm
Tues., Nov. 17, 9 pm
Spanish graphic nove... more
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RAMÍREZ
Nov 14, 2009 | Check Description
Showtimes:
Sat., Nov. 14 6 pm
Mon., Nov. 16 at 9 pm
Ramirez is a confiden... more
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CAMINO
Nov 14, 2009 | Check Description
Showtimes:
Sat., Nov. 14 at 8:15 pm
Sun., Nov. 15 at 2 pm
Inspired by real... more
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A FIANCÉ FOR YASMINA
Nov 15, 2009 | Check Description
Showtimes:
Sun., Nov. 15 at 5 pm
Wed., Nov. 18 at 7 pm
Lola loves wedding... more
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DESPERATE WOMEN aka CRAZY
Nov 15, 2009 | Check Description
Showtimes:
Sun., Nov. 15 at 7 pm
Wed., Nov. 18 at 9 pm
Along the lines of ... more
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ONE-ARMED TRICK
Nov 16, 2009 | Check Description
Showtimes:
Mon., Nov. 16 at 7 pm
Thurs., Nov. 19 at 9 pm
Santiago Zannou m... more
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Film Series “Luis Buñuel in Mexico”
Nov 18, 2009 | 6pm
Film Series “Luis Buñuel in Mexico”
Instituto Cervantes Auditorium
Wednesd... more
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AMATEURS
Nov 19, 2009 | Check Description
Showtimes:
Sun., Nov. 15 at 9 pm
Thurs., Nov. 19 at 7 pm
Julio Nieves is a... more
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THE BLIND SIDE
Nov 20, 2009
A homeless African-American youngster from a broken home, Oher (Quinton Aaron) i... more
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The Maid
Dec 10 through Dec 31, 2009 | Check Website
Raquel (Catalina Saavedra), age 42, has worked over twenty years for the well-to... more
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Film [Chicago Cultural Center]
Jan 1 through Dec 31, 2012
A variety of free films and film series are presented at the Chicago Cultural Ce... more
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BIRDWATCHERS
Jan 8 through Jan 14, 2010 | See Details
Showtimes:
Fri., Jan. 8 at 7 & 9 pm
Sat.-Sun., Jan. 9-10 at 3, 5, 7 & 9 pm
Mo... more
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THE SPY NEXT DOOR
Jan 15, 2010
Lionsgate’s family action comedy THE SPY NEXT DOOR stars Jackie Chan as Bob Ho, ... more
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GIGANTE
Jan 22 through Jan 29, 2010
Jara is a shy and lonely 35-year-old security guard at a supermarket on the outs... more
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Broken Embraces | Now Playing
Jan 28, 2010
The eagerly awaited 17th feature by one of the world's leading directors, Pedro ... more
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La demolición / The Demolition
Feb 8, 2010 | 6PM
Marcelo Mangone: Argentina, 2004-2005, 90 min
Synopsis
Osvaldo Lazzari works... more
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