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Opening Today: THE SQUARE |
This week we present a suspenseful, clever film noir from Australia that introduces us to a fresh new filmmaking talent, director Nash Edgerton.
THE SQUARE has been positively compared to other modern noirs like “Blood Simple” and “A Simple Plan.”
Edgerton is part of new Australian collective called Blue-Tongue Films. You can learn more about them in this recent New York Times’ article.
As an added bonus, the film is preceded by Egerton’s award-winning short film SPIDER.
So while you are enjoying the nice weather this week, I hope you’ll take a few hours to explore the dark-side of human nature in the land down under.
Best regards,
Brian
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Now Playing
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The Square
“3.5 STARS!”
–Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
“A nerve-racking noir from Australia!”
–Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Playing with Nash Edgerton’s short film SPIDER
A stylish, twist-filled film noir, THE SQUARE centers on an adulterous couple whose scheming leads to arson, blackmail and murder. Escaping the monotony of a loveless marriage, Raymond Yale becomes entangled in an affair with the beautiful and troubled Carla. Ray’s moral limits are tested when Carla presents him with the proceeds of her controlling husband’s latest crime. This is their chance: Take the money and run… If only it were that simple. Playing with Nash Edgerton’s short film SPIDER
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Fri, Apr 30
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5:15pm · 7:25pm · 9:35pm
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Sat, May 1
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1:00pm · 3:04pm · 5:15pm · 7:25pm · 9:35pm
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Sun, May 2
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1:00pm · 3:05pm · 5:15pm · 7:25pm · 9:35pm
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Mon, May 3
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5:15pm · 7:25pm · 9:35pm
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Tue, May 4
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5:15pm · 7:25pm · 9:35pm
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Wed, May 5
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5:15pm · 7:25pm · 9:35pm
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Thu, May 6
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5:15pm · 7:25pm · 9:35pm
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Fri, May 7
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9:45pm
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Sat, May 8
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2:00pm · 9:45pm
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Sun, May 9
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9:45pm
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Mon, May 10
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9:45pm
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Tue, May 11
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9:45pm
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Wed, May 12
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9:45pm
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Thu, May 13
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9:45pm
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Fri, May 14
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midnight
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Sat, May 15
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11:30am · midnight |
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The Girl on the Train
“Seductive!”
–New York Times
“One of the year's best! Deneuve continues a wonderful streak of matriarchal figures at once regal and human-scaled.
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–Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Jobless, soul-searching and rollerblading Jeanne (Rosetta’s Emilie Dequenne) lives in a Paris suburb with her mother Louise (Catherine Deneuve). Louise helps her daughter get a job with her old flame Samuel (Michel Blanc), now a famous lawyer. When Jeanne’s budding relationship with aspiring wrestler is shattered by a violent turn of events, Jeanne and Bleistein’s opposite worlds are set on a collision course, as the film becomes a complex psychological drama raising issues of race, religion and identity.
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Fri, Apr 30
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5:00pm · 7:10pm · 9:20pm
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Sat, May 1
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12:30pm · 2:45pm · 5:00pm · 7:10pm · 9:20pm
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Sun, May 2
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12:30pm · 2:45pm · 5:00pm · 7:10pm · 9:20pm
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Mon, May 3
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5:00pm · 7:10pm · 9:20pm
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Tue, May 4
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5:00pm · 7:10pm · 9:20pm
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Wed, May 5
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5:00pm · 7:10pm · 9:20pm
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Thu, May 6
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5:00pm · 7:10pm · 9:20pm |
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The Evil Dead
Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons. See everyone’s favorite movie in a brand new print!
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Fri, Apr 30
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midnight
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Sat, May 1
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midnight |
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My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
“A surreal descent into a twilight zone created by the twisted sensibilities of two cinematic geniuses.”
–New York Post
“A strange, hypnotic film.”
–The New Yorker
Inspired by true events, Werner Herzog’s film is a story of ancient myth and modern madness. An aspiring actor performing in a Greek tragedy, Brad Macallam commits in reality the crime he is to enact in the play.
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Fri, Apr 30
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midnight
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Sat, May 1
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midnight |
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The Guilty Generation
The romance of two lovers is threatened by a feud between their Prohibition Era gangster fathers. The Capulet vs Montague styling of the gang war is offset by the lovers’ attempts to climb society’s ladder and shed their tarnished past. Co-starring Boris Karloff!
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Sat, May 1
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11:30am
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Sun, May 2
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11:30am |
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Calendar
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Tickets
Admission for main features and midnight films is $9.25 (different prices may apply to special presentations). The first show of the day on Mondays through Thursdays is only $8.25. Admission for the 11:30am matinee films is $7.25.
The Music Box Discount Card provides 5 admissions for $33.00 (a savings of up to $13.25; good for six months; limit two admissions per visit). Cards are available at the box office.
Film info line: (773) 871-6604.
Getting here
The Music Box is located at 3733 North Southport Avenue, Chicago. Metered street parking is available on Southport Avenue. The Music Box is a short walk east from free street parking on Ashland Avenue. There is a parking lot one block north of the theatre at the Blaine School ($10).
The theater is near the Southport station on CTA's Brown Line and the 152 Addison, 9 Ashland and 80/X80 Irving Park bus routes.
For public transit information, call 836-7000.
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