(Compiled by Amanda Giovetti)

Fri 21
The Edge of Heaven (Auf Der Anderen Seite)
(2007, Germany) Directed by Faith Akin. Tensions of East and West are examined, shifting setting from Turkey to Germany through the lives of several protagonists who are all faced with death and cope in a different way. 35mm. 122m. $9. Siskel Film Center, (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 6.
A Hero in Rome (Enas Iroas…Sti Romi)
(2006, Greece) Directed by Panos Angelopoulos. A young opera fanatic fulfills his wildest dreams by taking to the road to meet his favorite star face to face. 35mm. 97m. $9. Siskel Film Center, (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 8:15.
The Monkeys in Winter (Maimuni Prez Zimata)
(2006, Bulgaria) Directed by Milena Andonova. Three separate women’s lives share similarities and unfortunate consequences in love, sex and longing. 35mm. 111m. $9. Siskel Film Center, (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 6.
Rocky Horror Picture Show
(1975, USA) Directed by Jim Sharman. Why not do the "Time Warp" again with Brad, Janet, Dr. Frank N. Furter and Oh! Rocky. Don’t forget to bring your leather, tp and toast to celebrate Brad and Janet’s twisted honeymoon journey into Frank N. Furter’s madhouse mansion of seductive craziness, and be prepared for some special audience participation with members of Midnight Madness. 100m. $9.25. Music Box Theatre, (773)871-6604, 3733 N. Southport, midnight.
Short Circuits (Kratki Stiki)
(2006, Slovenia) Directed by Janez Lapajne. Three personal journeys driven by guilt and tough feelings of sympathy are told in an examination of urban alienation. 35mm. 105m. $9. Siskel Film Center, (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 8:15.
Sin City
(2005, USA) Directed by Robert Rodriguez. In the violently corrupt Basin City, three people’s stories are told in the stylish film adaptation of Frank Miller’s graphic novel. 124m. $9.25. Music Box Theatre, (773)871-6604, 3733 N. Southport, midnight.

Sat 22
All About Eve
(1950, USA) Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. An up-and-coming young starlet manipulates her way into the life of a veteran actress (Bette Davis) and moves in on her friends. 138m. $7.25. Music Box Theatre, (773)871-6604, 3733 N. Southport, 11:30am.
The Class
(2007, Estonia) Directed by Ilmar Raag. An awkward, web designing 16-year-old, Joosep, is bullied for being different in high school. One average kid’s attempt to help makes things worse and tensions rise as Joosep continues to be taunted. 97m. $9. Siskel Film Center, (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 3.
The Edge of Heaven (Auf Der Anderen Seite)
$9. Siskel Film Center, (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 8:45.
The Getaway
(1972, USA) Directed by Sam Peckinpah. Steve McQueen stars as a mastermind criminal conned to assist in a big time bank robbery for a corrupt businessman who arranges his parole. After the bank robbery goes bad, McQueen grabs his girl, heads for Mexico and tries to stay alive. 122m. Free. Delilah's, (773)472-2771, 2771 N. Lincoln, 6.
Happy Family (‘N Beetje Verliefd)
(2006, Netherlands) Directed by Martin Koolhoven. A bouncy comedy about a disgruntled granddad whose attitude on life changes when he is setup with a three-time divorcee by his grandson. 90m. $9. Siskel Film Center, (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 5:15.
My Best Enemy (Il Mio Miglior Nemico)
(2007, Italy) Directed by Carlo Verdone. The comedic return of veteran EU Film Festival favorite Carlo Verdone is a story about a young man who plots revenge on the arrogant hotel manager who fired his mother. 110m. $9. Siskel Film Center, (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 3.
Prague
(2006, Denmark) Directed by Ole Christian Madsen. A Danish couple’s marriage falls apart when they travel to Prague to claim the body of the husband’s estranged father. 95m. $9. Siskel Film Center, (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 7.
Rocky Horror Picture Show
$9.25. Music Box Theatre, (773)871-6604, 3733 N. Southport, midnight.
Sin City
$9.25. Music Box Theatre, (773)871-6604, 3733 N. Southport, midnight.
The Tiger’s Tail
(2006, Ireland) Directed by John Boorman. Liam O’Leery has made it big as a developer during Ireland’s economic boom, but his bullheadedness leads him to destruction when he is confronted by a homeless man, who could be his long lost twin or merely a figment of his imagination. 107m. $9. Siskel Film Center, (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 5.
Time to Die (Pora Umierac)
(2007, Poland) Directed by Dorota Kedzierzawska. Written especially for veteran Polish actress Danuta Szaflarska, this somberly-titled film tells the story about a 90-year-old woman who revels in the confines of her cozy old house while greedy developers lurch outside waiting for their chance to swoop in for the property.104m. $9. Siskel Film Center, (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 9.
Timecrimes (Los Cronocrímenes)
(2007, Spain) Directed by Nacho Vigalondo. In a time-twisting storyline reminiscent of "The Sixth Sense," Spanish director Vigalondo sets the film on a whirlwind of mysterious events after a man discovers a naked and unconscious woman in the woods and is attacked by a strange being with a bandaged face. 88m. $9. Siskel Film Center, (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 7.
Sun 23
All About Eve
$7.25. Music Box Theatre, (773)871-6604, 3733 N. Southport, 11:30am.
The End of the Neubacher Project
(2006, Austria, USA) Directed by Marcus J. Carney. A young filmmaker’s discovery of his family’s Nazi connections. 74m. $9. Siskel Film Center, (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 3:15.
Frozen Land (Paha Maa)
(2005, Finland) Directed by Aku Louhimies. In a sort of "Pay it Forward" with a negative twist, the lives of several people are affected as they fall victim to someone’s aggressions and in a chain reaction, take out their troubles on others. 127m. $9. Siskel Film Center, (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 5.
A Girl Cut in Two (La Fille Coupée en Deux)
(2007, France) Directed by Claude Chabrol. A TV weather girl is pursued by two very different men: a superficial much-older man and a rich brat. 115m. $9. Siskel Film Center, (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 3.
Monkeys in Winter
$9. Siskel Film Center, (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 5:15.

Mon 24
The End of the Neubacher Project
$9. Siskel Film Center, (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 6:15.
Frozen Land
$9. Siskel Film Center, (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 7:45.
A Hero in Rome
$9. Siskel Film Center, (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 8.
Time to Die
$9. Siskel Film Center, (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 6.

Tue 25
The Flaming Lips - The Fearless Freaks
(2005, USA) Directed by Bredley Beesley. . A documentary crafted from live concert footage, interviews, clips from "Christmas on Mars" and home movies about the odd and musical genius that is The Flaming Lips. 110m. Free. Delilah's, (773)472-2771, 2771 N. Lincoln, 7.
A Girl Cut in Two
$9. Siskel Film Center, (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 6.
Other Worlds (Iné Svety)
(2006, Slovakia, Czech Republic) Directed by Marko Skop. Six diverse characters from separate backgrounds gather on a mountaintop, at the exact dividing point of East and West Europe, for a strange look into their unforeseen futures. 78m. $9. Siskel Film Center, (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 8.
Prague
$9. Siskel Film Center, (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 8:15.
Short Circuits
$9. Siskel Film Center, (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 6.

Wed 26
Mr. Freedom
(1969, France) Directed by William Klein. In a very critical, satirical look into American patriotism, a Superhero is sent to France to prevent a communist takeover. 35mm. 95m. $9. Siskel Film Center, (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 8.
The Tiger’s Tail
$9. Siskel Film Center, (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 6.
Timecrimes
$9. Siskel Film Center, (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 8:15.

Thu 27
The Class
$9. Siskel Film Center, (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 8:15.
Happy Family
$9. Siskel Film Center, (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 8:15.
My Best Enemy
$9. Siskel Film Center, (312)846-2600, 164 N. State at Randolph, 6.

(2008-03-18)

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