<em>Pina</em>

Film: Documentary

Pina

Today @ AMC River East 21

Wim Wenders pays poetic tribute to friend and influential German choreographer Pina Bausch using 3D technology. On the surface, it seems... 

<em>Addiction Incorporated</em>

Film: Documentary

Addiction Incorporated

Tomorrow @ Gene Siskel Film Center

Just what did the tobacco industry know about the evils of nicotine, and when did it know it? That's the subject... 

<em>When a Woman Ascends the Stairs</em> (1960)

Film: Documentary

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

Monday 2/13 @ Doc Films

Exhibiting a formal elegance and economy that's striking even for director Mikio Naruse, When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960) is... 

<em>Knock on Any Door</em> (1949)

Film: Documentary

Knock on Any Door

Tuesday 2/14 @ Doc Films

"Live fast, die young, and leave a good-looking corpse," says Nick Romano (John Derek), a young man accused of murdering a... 

<em>Into the Abyss</em> (2011)

Film: Documentary

Into the Abyss

Saturday 2/18 @ Doc Films

Werner Herzog and his signature German accent are back again with Into the Abyss, a documentary that uses a triple homicide... 

<em>Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance</em>

Film: Documentary

Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance

Saturday 2/18 @ Gene Siskel Film Center

Before the Joffrey Ballet showcased her choreography, Twyla Tharp was virtually unknown. Now, both the dance legend and the legendary dance... 

The Film That Changed My Life: Steve James and Robert K Elder present <em>Harlan County USA</em> (1976)

Film: Documentary

Steve James presents Harlan County USA

Sunday 2/19 @ Music Box Theatre

Barbara Kopple's searing documentary seems to encapsulate America's whole violent history of labor strife as it examines a 1973 Kentucky coal-miners'...