Ray Pride

* = Recommendation

Fri 19

*The Emperor Jones

(1933, USA) Directed by Dudley Murphy. A railroad porter (Paul Robeson) becomes the ruler of a remote Caribbean island. Based on the Eugene O'Neill play. 72m. 35mm. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 6:15.

*love/juice

(2000, Japan) Directed by Kaze Shindo. Tender portrait of two young female friends; one's in love with the other, the other adores tropical fish. 78m. 35mm. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 8.

*Rushmore

(1999, USA) Directed by Wes Anderson. With the critical triumph of "Rushmore," writer-director Anderson and co-writer Owen Wilson erase any memories of their tepid debut, "Bottle Rocket." "Rushmore" (the name of a fictional prep school), told with great self-assurance, follows the jauntily surreal antics of Max Fischer (newcomer Jason Schwartzman, a marvel), an overachiever at a New England prep school who falters when he succumbs to the allure of an older female science teacher (Olivia Williams). It's all compounded when he befriends a local millionaire whom he hopes will help him win her affections. Played with the weariest of world-weariness by Bill Murray, it's a role as close to perfect as he's ever been. Max is allowed to fail, to learn, and yet remain Max to the final scene. Music Box (773)871-6604, 3733 N. Southport Av., Midnight.

*Sixteen Candles

(1984, USA) Directed by John Hughes. Music Box (773)871-6604, 3733 N. Southport Av., Midnight.

Sat 20

A Bullet for The General

(1967, USA) Directed by Damiano Damiani. David Carradine vehicle. Video. Free. Delilah's (773)472-2771, 2771 N. Lincoln, 6.

*The Big Broadcast of 1937

(1936, USA) Directed by Mitchell Leisen. 102m. Shown with Otto Messmer's 1923 cartoon, "Felix Broadcasts." $5. LaSalle Theater (312)904-9442, 4901 W. Irving Park, 8.

Easy Rider

(1969, USA) Directed by Dennis Hopper. Don't you miss the days when marijuana was considered a legitimate creative tool? Two motorcyclists--Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper--hit the road in search of the "real American" at the end of the '60s. Fine photography by Laszlo Kovacs and a superb performance by Jack Nicholson as a drunken lawyer leaven the general "hey man" atmosphere. 94m. Music Box (773)871-6604, 3733 N. Southport Av., 11:30am.

Iran: Veiled Appearances

(2002) Directed by Thierry Michel. Doc on Iran twenty-three years after the Islamic Revolution. 90m. Video. $7. Chicago Media Action and Chicago Filmmakers (773)293-1447, 5243 N. Clark St., 2nd Floor, 8.

*The Leopard

(Il gattopardo) (1963, Italy) Directed by Luchino Visconti. Magnificent epic, long unavailable in the U.S., is a deeply influential film on many directors, including Michael Cimino (see the opening of "Heaven's Gate") as well as Coppola and Scorsese. 185m. Imported British Film Institute archival print. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 7.

*love/juice

See Sep 19. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 8.

Mr. And Mrs. Iyer

(2002, India) Directed by Aparna Sen. A Muslim man and a Brahmin woman are thrown together on a journey in this "plea for an end to sectarian violence," writes the New York Times. 120m. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 3.

*Rushmore

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

*Sixteen Candles

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

Sun 21

Easy Rider

Music Box (773)871-6604, 3733 N. Southport, 1130am.

Hey! Is Dee Dee Home?

(2003, USA) Directed by Lech Kowalski. A portrait of Dee Dee Ramone shot during the making of Kowalski's Johnny Thunders Doc, "Born to Lose." Beta SP video. 64m. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 5:30.

*The Unknown

(1927, USA) Directed by Tod Browning. 50m. Shown with Lucius Henderson's 19222 "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and James S. Watson and Melville Webber's 1928 "The Fall of the House of Usher." 35mm. Live piano accompaniment by David Drazin. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 3:15.

Mon 22

War and Peace

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

Tue 23

*Hallelujah

Sergio Mims lectures on the film. See Sep 12. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 6.

Wed 24

Mr. And Mrs. Iyer

See Sep 20. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 8.

Road Signals

(2000, Chile) Directed by Tevo Diaz. Documentary on Chilean poet Juan Luis Martinez. Also: a tragicomedy, "A Man Aside." Program 90m. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 8:15.

Thu 25

Hey! Is Dee Dee Home?

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

Nema Problema

(2001, Chile) Directed by Susana Foxley, Cristian Leighton. The lives of twenty-six refugees from 1991's Balkans war who emigrate to Chile. 62m. Foxley will appear. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 8.

(2003-09-17)

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