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La Haine
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Wednesday June 4, 2008 (8pm) @ Block Cinema
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Transporting Scorsese's Mean Streets (1973) to the French banlieues, Mathieu Kassovitz's La Haine (Hate) wowed the 1995 Cannes festival with its unflinching portrait of racial... View details »
- Music: Rock/Pop
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Jamie Lidell
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Wednesday June 4, 2008 (9pm) @ Abbey Pub
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Supported by a voice capable of Prince-style falsetto and a low, James Brown purr, Jamie Lidell's sound is a fascinating voyage through the musical ages.... View details »
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Grand Archives
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Wednesday June 4, 2008 (10pm) @ The Empty Bottle
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Grand Archives sound like summer (the drowsy front-porch afternoons, not the oppressively hot dog days). The Seattle five blend sunny, multi-part harmonies, lazily strummed acoustic... View details »
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Pecha Kucha Night
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Wednesday June 4, 2008 (8pm) @ Martyrs'
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Named for a Japanese phrase that describes the sound of conversation, Pecha Kucha Night (pronounced "puh-check-ka-chuh" in a staccato burst) is a global phenomenon with... View details »
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Tony Fitzpatrick
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Wednesday June 4, 2008 (8am–6pm) @ Chicago Cultural Center's Studio Theater
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Born and raised on the South Side, Tony Fitzpatrick is a prolific artist whose work ethic and oeuvre are both quintessentially Chicago. This exhibition comprises... View details »
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Jeff Koons
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Wednesday June 4, 2008 (10am–5pm) @ Museum of Contemporary Art
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It's easy to forget that art star and auction darling Jeff Koons made his name as a provocateur. His Made in Heaven series includes photographs... View details »
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The Visitor
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Wednesday June 4, 2008 @ Landmark Century Centre Cinema
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Some character actors should really never be leading men (Jude Law), and some just haven't been given the chance. Richard Jenkins (I Heart Huckabees, 2004)... View details »
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Maleonn and Brian Yates
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Wednesday June 4, 2008 (11am–5pm) @ Kasia Kay Art Projects
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The term "visual artist" is a relatively vague one, but it's a dead-on description of Shanghai's Maleonn; his work demands a general characterization, anyhow, not... View details »
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Baby Mama
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Wednesday June 4, 2008 @ Various locations
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With their smart mouths and hyperactive wit, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey have already proven irresistible as a comic team, most memorably as the SNL... View details »
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Redbelt
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Wednesday June 4, 2008 @ Landmark Century Centre Cinema
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Gulf War veteran Mike (Chiwetel Ejiofor) runs a Jiu-Jitsu studio, but refuses to participate in competitions — which he believes compromise the martial art's principles.... View details »
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Son of Rambow
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Wednesday June 4, 2008 @ Landmark Century Centre Cinema
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Young Will lives in a religious household that forbids television or film. But once school bully Lee exposes him to a bootleg copy of First... View details »
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Christa Donner
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Wednesday June 4, 2008 (10am–4pm) @ International Museum of Surgical Science
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For decades, the International Museum of Surgical Science has spotlighted the macabre wonders of invasive surgery. But along with historical displays of bizarre artifacts and... View details »
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Roman de Gare
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Wednesday June 4, 2008 @ Various locations
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Roman de Gare takes its name from the French term for popular novels sold in train stations, and, indeed, this film's whodunit plot is pure... View details »
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Love and Honor
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Wednesday June 4, 2008 @ Facets Cinémathèque
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He's directed over 70 films, but Yoji Yamada was virtually unknown outside Japan until 2002's Oscar-nominated Twilight Samurai. His new Love and Honor closely follows... View details »
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Mario Ybarra, Jr.
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Wednesday June 4, 2008 (10:30am–5pm) @ The Art Institute of Chicago
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In his first solo museum exhibition, Mario Ybarra, Jr. presents a witty comparison of Chicago and Los Angeles through the exploits of William Wrigley, Jr..... View details »
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Constantine's Sword
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Wednesday June 4, 2008 @ Music Box Theatre
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Too often, "essay films" — documentaries arguing a specific point of view — are made by those antipathetic to their subjects. What's unusual about Constantine's... View details »
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Everyday People
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Wednesday June 4, 2008 (10am–5pm) @ estudiotres
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Curators Rob Bondgren and David Getsy push beyond the reductive categories of sexuality and gender in the LGBT-themed exhibition Everyday People at estudiotres in Chicago's... View details »
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Then She Found Me
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Wednesday June 4, 2008 @ Various locations
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Ever since Mad About You made Helen Hunt a household name, she's never been able to shake the distinct scent of sitcom, even after garnering... View details »
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Ben Gest
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Wednesday June 4, 2008 (11am–6pm) @ Stephen Daiter Gallery
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Ben Gest's portraits of friends and family are carefully orchestrated to seem totally improvised. But where like-minded photographers Sally Mann, Tina Barney, and Alec Soth... View details »
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David Hockney
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Wednesday June 4, 2008 (11am–6pm) @ The Arts Club of Chicago
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David Hockney gained recognition in the '60s for his flat, single-panel paintings of swimming pools, but he also creates more narrative-based work, like pieced-together canvases... View details »
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Reprise
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Wednesday June 4, 2008 @ Landmark Century Centre Cinema
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Joachim Trier deftly interweaves disparate themes, including ambition, love, punk rock, and the writer's life, in his debut feature-length film. Set in Oslo, Norway, Reprise... View details »
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Shape-Shifters
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Wednesday June 4, 2008 (10am–6pm) @ Alfedena Gallery
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Curated by Newcity art editor Jason Foumberg and hosted by Alfedena Gallery, the Contemporary Arts Council's 14th annual emerging-artist exhibition illustrates the ways that familiar... View details »
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Clouds, et al
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Wednesday June 4, 2008 (10:30am–6:30pm) @ Carrie Secrist Gallery
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During the quiet months of summer, dealers often turn to group exhibitions as an easy way to trot out the work of multiple artists. In... View details »
