Ray Pride

* = recommended

Fri 24

*The Exorcist

(1973, USA) Directed by William Friedkin. Music Box, Midnight.

The Maids

(1975, USA) Directed by Christopher Miles. 94m. 35mm. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 6:15.

The Man in the Glass Booth

(1975, USA) Directed by Arthur Hiller. 117m. 35mm. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 8:15.

*Monty Python and the Holy Grail

(1975, England) Directed by Terrys Jones and Gilliam. "Ni!" Music Box, Midnight.

A Mighty Wind

(2003, USA) Directed by Christopher Guest. 91m. 35mm. $4. DOC Films (773)702-8575, 1212 E. 59th, 7, 9, 11.

*Matewan

(1987, USA) Directed by John Sayles. 132m. 35mm. $6. Block Cinema (847)491-4000, 40 Arts Circle, Evanston, 8.

*Odds Against Tomorrow

(1959, USA) Directed by Robert Wise. 95m. Archival 35mm print. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 6.

Return to the 36th Chamber

(1980, Hong Kong) Directed by Lau Kar-Leung. 111m. 35mm. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 8.

Sat 25

*_The Black Cat

(1934, USA) Directed by Edgar J. Ulmer. Stylish, sinister horror cheapie, a gem of German expressionism made on these shores. With Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi as a pair of World War I enemies who play out their lifelong antagonism. Karloff's role is said to have been inspired by the life of Aleistair Crowley. 65m. Shown with 1943's, "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man." 72m. $5. LaSalle Theater (312)904-9442, 4901 W. Irving Park, 8.

Blood Brothers

(1973, Hong Kong) Directed by Zhang Che. 118m. 35mm. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 3:45.

*Capturing the Friedmans

(2003, USA) Directed by Andrew Jarecki. 97m. 35mm. $4. DOC Films (773)702-8575, 1212 E. 59th, 6:30, 9, 11:30.

*The Exorcist

Music Box, Midnight.

The Iceman Cometh

(1973, USA) Directed by John Frankenheimer. 239m. Ten-minute intermission. IB Technicolor 35mm print. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 3:15.

Metal and Melancholy

(1993, Netherlands) Directed by Hedy Honigmann. A portrait of Peruvians in economic shock, told through their relationships with their cars. 80m. Facets (773)281-4114, 1517 W. Fullerton, call for time.

*Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Music Box, Midnight.

*Regret To Inform

(1998, USA) Directed by Barbara Sonneborn. Vietnamese war widows, from both sides of the conflict, meet. Expect tears. 72m. Video. Free. Harold Washington Library (312) 747-4300, 400 S. State, 1.

These Images Are Not My Images (neither here nor there)

(2000, USA-France-Germany-England) Directed by Irit Basra. Experimental exploration of how reality is perceived. 80m. Video. $7. Chicago Filmmakers (773)293-1447, 5243 N. Clark St., 2nd Floor, 8.

War of the Worlds

(1953, USA) Directed by Byron Haskin. Music Box, 11:30am.

Zombie

(1980, Italy) Directed by Lucio Fulci. Tisa Farrow stars. 91m. Video. Free. Delilah's (773)472-2771, 2771 N. Lincoln, 6.

Sun 26

In Celebration

(1974, USA) Directed by Lindsay Anderson. 131m. 35mm. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 3.

Jimmy Martin: King of Bluegrass

(2003, USA) Directed by George Goehl. 66m. DigiBeta video. Goehl will appear. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 7:30.

The Man In The Glass Booth

$8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 6:15.

*Night of the Demon

(1988, USA) Directed by James C. Watson. 90m. Video. Free. Delilah's (773)472-2771, 2771 N. Lincoln, 6.

A Mighty Wind

$3. DOC Films (773)702-8575, 1212 E. 59th, 2.

*Siberiade

(1982, USSR) Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky. 183m. 35mm. $4. DOC Films (773)702-8575, 1212 E. 59th, 7.

These Images Are Not My Images (neither here nor there)

$7. Chicago Filmmakers (773)293-1447, 5243 N. Clark St., 2nd Floor, 8.

War of the Worlds

Music Box, 11:30am.

Mon 27

*Ashik Kereb

(1988, USSR) Directed by Sergei Paradjanov. 88m. $4. DOC Films (773)702-8575, 1212 E. 59th, 7.

The Maids

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

Tue 28

*The Expedition

(1962, India) Directed by Satyajit Ray. 150m. 35mm. $4. DOC Films (773)702-8575, 1212 E. 59th, 7.

In Celebration

$8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 7:45.

The Maids

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

The New York Dolls: Looking for A Kiss

(1973, USA) Perf footage. Video. Free. Delilah's (773)472-2771, 2771 N. Lincoln, 7.

*Odds Against Tomorrow

Sergio Mims lectures on the film. See Oct 17. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 6.

Wed 29

Blood Brothers

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

The Iceman Cometh

$8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 6:15.

*A Man Escaped

(1956, France) Directed by Robert Bresson. 99m. 35mm. $6. Block Cinema (847)491-4000, 40 Arts Circle, Evanston, 8.

*The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

(1962, USA) Directed by John Ford. 120m. 35mm. $4. DOC Films (773)702-8575, 1212 E. 59th, 7.

Prime Shorts

Independent shorts, including work from Paul Gutrecht, Emily Hubley, Susanne Hofer and Rusty Nails. $5 donation. Hideout (773)227-4433, 1354 W. Wabansia, 8:30.

The Thirtieth Chamber of Shaolin

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

Thu 30

*The Black Pirate

(1926, USA) Directed by Albert Parker. Alloy Orchestra accompanies the two-strip Technicolor silent pic. 94m. 35mm. $6. Block Cinema (847)491-4000, 40 Arts Circle, Evanston, 8.

Catfilms (for Sailor and Oscar)

Amy Beste curates short works with felines in them, including Martha Colburn's "Cats Amore," and work by Maya Deren, Alexander Hammid, Joyce Wieland and Stan Brakhage. 85m. $8. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 8:30.

*La Grande Bouffe

(1973, France-Italy) Directed by Marco Ferreri. 135m. New 35mm print. $4. DOC Films (773)702-8575, 1212 E. 59th, 9.

In Celebration

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

Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan

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

Jimmy Martin: King of Bluegrass

(2003, USA) Directed by George Goehl. 66m. DigiBeta video. Goehl will appear. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 8:15.

*The Man Who Knew Too Much

(1934, England) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. 74m. $4. DOC Films (773)702-8575, 1212 E. 59th, 7.

Return to the 36th Chamber

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

(2003-10-23)

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