film descriptions
World premiere!
Frank V. Ross in person!
QUIETLY ON BY
2005, Frank V. Ross, USA, 97 min.
With Anthony J. Baker, Danielle Ostrowski
Out of work, out of motivation, twenty-something Aaron lolls in his mother’s suburban house, going a little crazier by the day. His girlfriend bailed months ago, his sister brazenly raids his tackle-box stash of savings to buy pot from his best friend, and interest in life just seems to be draining away, except for Aaron’s increasingly stalker-like obsession with unreceptive Sara. Made on a budget of only $755, this strangely affecting digital feature is a window on the world of a slacker, shot with a you-are-there eye on angst in west-suburban Westmont. In DigiBeta video. (BS)
Director Frank V. Ross and members of the cast and crew will be present for audience discussion.
Saturday, September 10, 8:00 pm
Special Event!
MOULIN ROUGE
1952, John Huston, USA, 119 min.
With Jos� Ferrer, Colette Marchand, Zsa Zsa Gabor
“The most vivacious and exciting illustration of bohemian Paris ever splashed upon the screen. . . Intoxicating.” -- Bosley Crowther, The New York Times
John Huston evokes the giddily decadent milieu of the Moulin Rouge, home of the cancan and natural habitat of the tortured artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, with a soaring excess and profound poignancy that makes this Oscar-winning film stand head and shoulders above its 2001 namesake. The sinuous lines and saturated colors of Toulouse-Lautrec’s seminal art nouveau posters for the dance hall were Huston’s inspiration. See the major exhibition Toulouse-Lautrec and Montmartre at The Art Institute of Chicago (through October 10, tickets at www.ticketmaster.com) and enjoy MOULIN ROUGE for an unforgettable journey into the heart of 1890s Paris. 35mm. (BS)
Saturday, September 3, 5:00 pm;
Monday, September 5, 3:00 pm;
Friday, September 9, 6:00 pm;
Saturday, September 10, 5:15 pm;
Saturday, September 17, 6:15 pm;
Friday, September 23, 6:00 pm;
Saturday, September 24, 4:45 pm
Benefit for Victims of Hurricane Katrina
Walk the Line
The Gene Siskel Film Center and the School of the Art Institute are joining Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper in presenting a preview screening of the new Johnny Cash biopic, Walk the Line.
All proceeds will benefit the American Red Cross and victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Tickets are $100, and are available now at ticketmaster.com (search for Walk the Line or Gene Siskel Film Center) or call Ticketmaster at 575-8000.
Tickets are also for sale at the Gene Siskel Film Center box office.
