Ray Pride

* = Recommended

"Hong Kong!", the Siskel Film Center's fifteenth annual survey of the health of the Chinese colony's film scene, plays throughout May.

Fri 2

Andy Warhol's Since

(1966, USA). Directed by Andy Warhol. 66m. 16mm. $7. Chicago Filmmakers (773)293-1447, 5243 N. Clark St., 2nd Floor, 8.

Culture + Community

Program includes "Emma Goldman: The Anarchist Guest," "Queen of the Loop," "Well Done. Now Sod Off," and "Burns' Paradise." $5 donation. Chicago Anarchist Film Festival. Buddy, 1542 N. Milwaukee, 2nd level, 6:30.

*Far From Heaven

(2002, USA) Directed by Todd Haynes. 107m. 35mm. Doc Films, Max Palevsky Cinema, University of Chicago, 1212 E. 59th St.,6:45,9,11:15.

*The Fly

(1986, USA) Directed by David Cronenberg. 100m. 35mm. Shown with David Lynch's short, "The Grandmother." $6. Block Museum of Art(847)491-4900, 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, 8.

*Fulltime Killer

(2001, Hong Kong) Directed by Johnnie To, Wai Ka-fai. 102m. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 6:15.

Good Old Naughty Days

(2002, France) Directed by Michel Reilac. Collection of early 20th century hardcore shorts. Music Box (773)871-6604, 3733 N. Southport, Midnight.

*The Ring

(2002, USA) Directed by Gore Verbinski. 115m. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 8:30.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

(1975, England) Directed by Ridley Jim Sharman. You do the "Time Warp" again, leave me out of it. 95m. 117m. Music Box (773)871-6604, 3733 N. Southport, Midnight.

Sat 3

Attack of the Giant Leeches

(1959, USA) Directed by Bernard Kowalsky. 62m. Video. Free. Delilah's, 2771 N. Lincoln, (773)472-2771, 6.

Cat and Mouse

(2003, Hong Kong) Directed by Gordon Chan. 100m. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 5:30.

Gangs of New York

(2002, USA) Directed by Martin Scorsese. 166m. 35mm. Doc Films, Max Palevsky Cinema, University of Chicago, 1212 E. 59th St., 5:45, 9, 12.

Good Old Naughty Days

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

*High School

(1968, USA) Directed by Frederick Wiseman. See Tip of the Week. 75m. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 5:15.

The Magnetic Monster

(1953, USA) Directed by Curt Siodmak. 75m. Shown with the trailer for "It Came From Beneath The Sea" and Gordon Douglas' "Them!" 16mm. $5. LaSalle Theater (312)904-9442, 4901 W. Irving Park, 8.

Movements and Rebellion

Program includes "Free Voice of Labor: The Jewish Anarchists," "Coconut Revolution," and "We Are Traffic." Chicago Anarchist Film Festival. Buddy, 1542 N. Milwaukee, 2nd level, $5 donation, 6:30.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

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

Sky Without Stars

(1955, Germany) Directed by Helmut Kautner. 108m. 35mm. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 7:15.

*Titicut Follies

(1967, USA) Directed by Frederick Wiseman. See Tip of the Week. 84m. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 3:30.

*The Women

(1939, USA) Directed by George Cukor. Come for the hats, stay for the bitchy barbs. 134m. Music Box (773)871-6604, 3733 N. Southport, 11:30am.

Sun 4

Aren't We Wonderful?

(1958, Germany) Directed by Kurt Hoffmann. 108m. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 3:30.

Becoming More

Program includes "This Is Nowhere," "Mark Thomas: Live in Brighton," and "Beautiful People." Chicago Anarchist Film Festival. Buddy, 1542 N. Milwaukee, 2nd level, $5 donation, 6:30.

Blue Sky: The Cool Crooners of Bulawayo

(2001, France) Directed by Patrick Meunier. 60m. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 5:45.

Cat and Mouse

See May 3. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 4.

Gangs of New York

See May 3. Doc Films, Max Palevsky Cinema, University of Chicago, 1212 E. 59th St., 2.

Godzilla vs. Mecha-Godzilla

(1974, Japan) Directed by Jun Fukuda. Video. Free. Delilah's, 2771 N. Lincoln, (773)472-2771, 6.

*La Terra Trema

(1948, Italy) Directed by Luchino Visconti. 160m. 35mm. Doc Films, Max Palevsky Cinema, University of Chicago, 1212 E. 59th St.,7.

*The Women

See May 4. Music Box (773)871-6604, 3733 N. Southport, 11:30am.

Mon 5

Cooley High

(1975, USA) Directed by Michael Shultz. 107m. 35mm. Doc Films, Max Palevsky Cinema, University of Chicago, 1212 E. 59th St.,7.

*High School

See May 3. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 6:30.

*Titicut Follies

See May 3. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 8.

Tue 6

*A Matter of Life and Death

(1946, USA) Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. 104m. 35mm. Doc Films, Max Palevsky Cinema, University of Chicago, 1212 E. 59th St.,7.

*The Ring

See May 2. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 6.

Wed 7

Aren't We Wonderful?

See May 4. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 8:30.

A Child's Century of War

(2001, Canada) Directed by Shelly Saywell. 90m.16mm. Free. Block Museum of Art (847)491-4900, 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, 7:30.

Sky Without Stars

See May 3. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 7:15.

*Trainspotting

(1996, Scotland-England) Directed by Danny Boyle. 94m. 35mm. Doc Films, Max Palevsky Cinema, University of Chicago, 1212 E. 59th St.,7.

Thu 8

Blue Sky: The Cool Crooners of Bulawayo

See May 4. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 6:30.

A Body Owner's Manual

(1997-2002, USA) Directed by Daniele Wilmouth, Frederic Moffet. 76m. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 8.

*My Darling Clementine

(1946, USA) Directed by John Ford. 97m. 35mm. Doc Films, Max Palevsky Cinema, University of Chicago, 1212 E. 59th St.,7.

*The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

(1948, USA) Directed by John Huston. 126m. 35mm. $6. Block Museum of Art(847)491-4900, 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, 8.

*Trees Lounge

(1996, USA) Directed by Steve Buscemi. Underappreciated debut feature by the actor-writer-director has its sorrowful charms. 95m. 35mm. Doc Films, Max Palevsky Cinema, University of Chicago, 1212 E. 59th St.,9:30.

(2003-04-30)

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