The 41st annual Chicago International Film Festival begins this week, featuring more than 100 films from around the world and playing at both the AMC River East and Landmark Century Centre Cinema. Visit www.chicagofilmfestival.com for more details.


Fri 7
2001: A Space Odyssey
(1968, Britain/USA) Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Happy birthday, Dave. Music Box Theatre, (773)871-6604, 3733 N. Southport, 11:30pm.
Authentic and Intrepid Seekers of Danger
(2005, Mexico) Directed by Alejandra Islas. A group of homosexual men fights for recognition. $9. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 8.
Born into Brothels
(2004, USA) Directed by Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman. Academy Award-winning doc. DOC Films, (773)702-8575, 1212 E. 59th, 7, 9, 11.
Forbidden Zone
(1980, USA) Directed by Richard Elfman. Cult classic animation. Music Box Theatre, (773)871-6604, 3733 N. Southport, midnight.

Sat 8
2001: A Space Odyssey
Music Box Theatre, (773)871-6604, 3733 N. Southport, 11:30pm.
The Films of Kenji Mizoguchi
(Various years, Japan) Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. A retrospective of the Japanese director's work. Facets Cinematheque, 1517 W. Fullerton, (773)281-4114.
The Body Snatcher
(1945, USA) Directed by Mark Robson. Boris Karloff steals corpses. Music Box Theatre, (773)871-6604, 3733 N. Southport, 11:30am.
Brats
(2002, Czech Republic) Directed by Zdenek Tyc. Two adopted kids cause quite a ruckus. $9. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 3:30.
Forbidden Zone
Music Box Theatre, (773)871-6604, 3733 N. Southport, midnight.
Killing Mad Dogs
(2001, Iran) Directed by Bahram Bayzai. A husband's infidelity finds him up to the neck in shadiness. 135m. $9. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 8:30.
Reverence: The Films of Owen Land
(1963-1979, USA) Directed by Owen Land. A collection of films from the artist formerly known as George Landow. Chicago Filmmakers, 5243 N. Clark, (773)293-1447, 8.
Rize
(2005, Japan) Directed by David LaChapelle. A doc of dances "clowning" and "krumping." DOC Films, (773)702-8575, 1212 E. 59th, 7, 9, 11.
So Far, So Close
(2005, Iran) Directed by Reza Mir-Karimi. An arrogant neurologist is forced to examine the meaning of life. 121m. $9. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 6.
Survivor
(2003, Mexico) Directed by Jesus Magana. A young man's main contact to the world is through a video camera. $9. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 5:30.

Sun 9
The Bears: Out of Hibernation
(2005, USA) Directed by D.P. Carlson. A look at the band, the forgotten Bears. $9. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 5:30.
The Body Snatcher
Music Box Theatre, (773)871-6604, 3733 N. Southport, 11:30am.
Born into Brothels
DOC Films, (773)702-8575, 1212 E. 59th, 2.
The Films of Kenji Mizoguchi
Facets Cinematheque, 1517 W. Fullerton, (773)281-4114.
Killing Mad Dogs
$9. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 3.
Nobi
(1959, Japan) Directed by Kon Ichikawa. A squadron of Japanese soldiers is stranded in WWII. DOC Films, (773)702-8575, 1212 E. 59th, 7.
So Far, So Close
$9. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 5:45.

Mon 10
Brats
$9. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 3:30.
Metropolis
(1927, Germany) Directed by Fritz Lang. The crown jewel of silent cinema. DOC Films, (773)702-8575, 1212 E. 59th, 7.
Navel
(2004, Iran) Directed by Mohammed Shirvani. Five Tehran roommates struggle with sexual identity. $9. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 6:15.

Tue 11
The Woman in the Window
(1945, Germany) Directed by Fritz Lang. A professor becomes entangled in a murder plot. DOC Films, (773)702-8575, 1212 E. 59th, 7.

Wed 12
The Body of Desire
$9. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 6.
The Magnificent Ambersons
(1942, France) Directed by Orson Welles. The old money Amberson family, as told by master Welles. DOC Films, (773)702-8575, 1212 E. 59th, 7.
Navel
$9. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 6:15.
Return of the Idiot
$9. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 8.

Thu 13
Ashes of Time
(1994, China) Directed by Wong Kar-wai. The martial arts film that nearly destroyed Wong's career. DOC Films, (773)702-8575, 1212 E. 59th, 9:15.
The Bears: Out of Hibernation
($9. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 8:15.
Contempt
(1963, France) Directed by Jean-Luc Godard. A writer struggles to understand his indifferent wife. DOC Films, (773)702-8575, 1212 E. 59th, 7.
Film of Love
(2004, USA) Directed by Julio Bressane. Three friends meet in a rundown house in the heart of Rio de Janiero. $9. Siskel Film Center (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 6.






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