Welcome to our roundup of movie screenings and events in Chicago. Bookmark this page and check back for updates on shows and activities.
‘The First Degree’
Frank Mayo and Sylvia Breamer in “The First Degree.”Universal Pictures
When: 7 p.m. Sept. 29
Where: Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State
What: The Chicago Film Archives, in partnership with the Gene Siskel Film Center, presents the premiere of this 1923 silent film, a previously lost melodrama discovered in the CFA’s Charles Krosse Collection in the summer of 2020. Frank Mayo stars as Sam Purdy, a banker-turned-politician-turned-sheep farmer who is repeatedly blackmailed by his jealous half-brother Will (Philo McCullough) because of their mutual affection for Mary (Sylvia Breamer). The film’s musical accompaniment is an original score performed live by Quasar Wut-Wut; film historian Tom Gunning introduces the film. Tickets: $20.
More information: For updated information regarding the Siskel Center’s COVID-19 vaccination and/or mask policies, visit siskelfilmcenter.org.
Facets
Deragh Campbell in “Anne at 13,000 Ft.”The Cinema Guild
When: Ongoing
Where: 1517 W. Fullerton
What: Facets returns to indoor screenings with the Chicago premiere of Canadian director Kazik Radwanski’s “Anne at 13,000 Ft.” (Sept. 17-26, $12). Deragh Campbell stars as a young woman struggling to preserve her identity as her seemingly grounded life gives way to increased anxiety and recklessness. During the extended down time, the Facets team has also been busy creating and polishing a series of new initiatives ranging from a program to help Chicago filmmakers premiere their films and a late-night series featuring screen gems and more to an enhanced Chicago International Children’s Film Festival (Nov. 5-14) and a new in-house cafe and studio space for workshops and receptions.
More information: For updated information regarding Facets’ COVID-19 vaccination and/or mask policies, visit facets.org.
Queer documentary festival
“Dykes, Camera, Action!”Provided
When: Sept. 19-27
Where: Online
What: PrideArts hosts a trio of documentary films about different aspects of queer life in America. “Dykes, Camera, Action!” is a history of Lesbian cinema from the women who made it happen, “P.S. Burn This Letter, Please” profiles drag queens from the 1950s when public cross dressing was illegal and “Proper Pronouns” looks at some of the transgender Americans serving as ordained Church ministers. Tickets: $12.
More information: pridearts.com
Marlene Dietrich
Jean Arthur (from left), John Lund and Marlene Dietrich in “A Foreign Affair.”Paramount Pictures
When: Sept. 5-Oct. 3
Where: 3733 N. Southport
What: The Music Box Theatre honors the great German American actress Marlene Dietrich with a matinee series featuring her work with directors Fritz Lang (“Rancho Notorious”), George Marshall (“Destry Rides Again”), Billy Wilder (“A Foreign Affair”) and longtime collaborator Josef von Sternberg (“Morocco” and “Shanghai Express”). Tickets: $9.
More information: For vaccination and/or mask policy information, visit musicboxtheatre.com.
Garden Movies
Music Box Theatre’s Garden Movies features films screened in the theatre’s expanded courtyard under the stars.Music Box Theatre
When: All summer long
Where: 3733 N. Southport
What: The Music Box Theatre is screening films in its expanded courtyard under the stars. Tickets: $9.
More information: musicboxtheatre.com
