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Soylent Green
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Wednesday July 23 (9pm) @ Block Cinema
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Two centuries ago, political economist Thomas Malthus predicted that unchecked population growth would eventually outpace global food production, resulting in worldwide poverty, hunger, and environmental... View details »
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Fraulein
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Wednesday July 23 (6:30pm) @ Chicago Cultural Center
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Elegant Swiss drama Fraulein tells the interlocking stories of three women who emigrated to Zurich from the former Yugoslavia. The no-nonsense Ruza has spent 30... View details »
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Citizen Kane
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Wednesday July 23 (12:30pm) @ Music Box Theatre
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There's not much to say about Citizen Kane that hasn't been said 1,000 times. "Rosebud," deep-focus photography, the concrete-dragged newsreel footage, cameras peering out of... View details »
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Tron
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Wednesday July 23 (2:30, 4:50, 7:10 & 9:30pm) @ Music Box Theatre
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Not a documentary about the world's new richest man — no, it's that wonderfully dated sci-fi techno-adventure from 1982. Proving that the phrase "Disney cult... View details »
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Jeff Koons
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Wednesday July 23 (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 July 23 @ 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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Ladylike
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Wednesday July 23 (1–6pm) @ Gosia Koscielak Gallery
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In a post-third-wave landscape of mommy wars, Sex and the City fever, and continuous political upheaval, feminism is having a bit of an identity crisis.... View details »
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Collecting for Chicago
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Wednesday July 23 (10:30am–5pm) @ The Art Institute of Chicago
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You may not have noticed, but the Art Institute's Department of Prints and Drawings has been running in stealth mode — its world-class collection was... View details »
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Mario Ybarra, Jr.
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Wednesday July 23 (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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Jim Tansley
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Wednesday July 23 (8am–7pm) @ Chicago Cultural Center
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Jim Tansley's abstract paintings and drawings combine seemingly familiar lines with expanses of soft color to create arrangements that appear both carefully structured and completely... View details »
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Michael Jones McKean
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Wednesday July 23 (11am–6pm) @ ThreeWalls
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Michael Jones McKean's ramshackle constructions combine disparate found objects with wood, clay, and papier-mâché. His work has a strong physical presence, and the unusual artifacts... View details »
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Tell No One
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Wednesday July 23 @ Landmark Century Centre Cinema
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Herein lies living proof that the French can spin a gorgeous existentialist drama in any genre. Pediatrician Alex (François Cluzet) has never gotten over the... View details »
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Brick Lane
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Wednesday July 23 @ Landmark Century Centre Cinema
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With its sunflower hues poking through England's grime, Brick Lane cleaves to the trajectory of an East-to-West immigration tale. Teenager Nazneen leaves her small Bangladeshi... View details »
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Jane Fisher
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Wednesday July 23 (11am–5:30pm) @ Packer Schopf Gallery
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Figurative painter Jane Fisher returns to Chicago with her latest series of paintings: a simple celebration of humanity entitled Big Heads and Bigger Women. The... View details »
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ISN'T IT
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Wednesday July 23 (11am–5pm) @ Tony Wight Gallery
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At first glance, ISN'T IT appears to be a loose collection of sculptures that brings modest materials to life. But the exhibition rewards close viewing,... View details »
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My Winnipeg
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Wednesday July 23 @ Music Box Theatre
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In My Winnipeg, Guy Maddin fashions both a valentine and a Dear John letter to his hometown, with a hypnagogic blur of sliding typography, found... View details »
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Daniel Traub
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Wednesday July 23 (10am–5:30pm) @ Catherine Edelman Gallery
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... China becomes a major player in global culture, attention shifts towards its booming cities. In a new series of photographs, Daniel Traub looks farther... View details »
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The Wackness
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Wednesday July 23 @ Landmark Century Centre Cinema
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The Wackness is the sort of movie whose most redeeming qualities are least likely to be advertised in its trailers. About a teenage weed dealer... View details »
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Gisela Insuaste
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Wednesday July 23 (10am–5pm) @ Museum of Contemporary Art
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Local artist Gisela Insuaste mines the terrain of personal recollection and material culture for her multidisciplinary installations. In painting, drawing, and three-dimensional forms, Insuaste conjures... View details »
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Boys of Summer
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Wednesday July 23 (11am–5pm) @ Monique Meloche
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A good group exhibition can feel like a free buffet serving top-quality market produce; it all looks so enticing, and you don't know where to... View details »
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Are We There Yet?
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Wednesday July 23 (10am–8pm) @ Hyde Park Art Center
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Curated by photographer Dawoud Bey, Are We There Yet? is a group show of lens-based work that touches on issues of mobility. It's a timely... View details »
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Gonzo
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Wednesday July 23 @ Various locations
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The father of gonzo journalism and a '60s-counterculture icon, Hunter S. Thompson revolutionized American prose with his drug-fueled, first-person narrative style. His maverick ways allowed... View details »
