Movie Club | Gene Siskel Film Center

Everyone's in the club! Just by attending the monthly Movie Club film and participating in the conversation, you are in! Each month we invite all audience members to join informal conversations led — but not monopolized — by carefully selected facilitators.

Gene Siskel Film Center Closed Wed. 1/30
F** YOUR HAIR & '63 BOYCOTT rescheduled to Sat. 2/2

Due to the extreme weather expected on Wednesday, January 30, the Gene Siskel Film Center offices and theaters will be closed.
However, on Saturday at noon we will be screening F*** YOUR HAIR and '63 Boycott with both director Jason Polevoi of F*** YOUR HAIR and director Gordon Quinn of '63 Boycott present for a Q&A after the screening.

If you have already purchased tickets for Wednesday night you have three choices:
• Use them for a Saturday screening;
• Exchange them for tickets to any future film at the Gene Siskel Film Center;
• Receive a refund.

Stay warm and safe!

We look forward to seeing you at the movies…
Gene Siskel Film Center Staff

PREVIOUSLY

Chicago premiere! Kelly Richmond Pope in person!

All The Queen's Horses

2017, Kelly Richmond Pope, USA, 71 min.

Plays in: Runs & Limited Engagements

Showtimes:

Fri, Nov 10th 2:00pm
Fri, Nov 10th 8:00pm
Sat, Nov 11th 5:00pm
Sun, Nov 12th 3:00pm
Mon, Nov 13th 8:00pm
Tue, Nov 14th 6:00pm
Wed, Nov 15th 6:00pm
Thu, Nov 16th 8:15pm
Fri, Nov 17th 8:15pm
Sat, Nov 18th 6:30pm
Sun, Nov 19th 5:15pm
Mon, Nov 20th 6:00pm
Wed, Nov 22nd 8:00pm

The 8 PM screening on Friday 11/10 is now SOLD OUT!

Home-grown front-page scandal is dissected in this Kartemquin-produced documentary detailing how the placid farm town of Dixon, Illinois, claiming fame as the boyhood home of Ronald Reagan, became notorious for the largest case of municipal fraud in U.S. history, thanks to city comptroller Rita Crundwell, a flamboyant, high-living champion horse breeder, who sucked the town dry to the tune of $54 million. Neighboring communities thrived over two decades while Dixon tightened its belt in poverty, and most envied the seemingly wealthy blonde who built a vast equine empire in their midst as she held down a city job. From the accidental discovery of the scam by a frightened whistleblower to an inside look at how Crundwell cooked the books and the details of the auctions of high-priced horses and luxury possessions through which Dixon attempted to recoup some of the cash, this chronicle tells all. DCP digital. (BS)

Friday, November 10 at 8 PM: Director Kelly Richmond Pope is scheduled to appear for audience discussion, joined by Gordon Quinn, Artistic Director and founding member of Kartemquin Films; Jason Wojdylo of the U.S. Marshal Service; and Todd Carrol, Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge, FBI Chicago Office. The discussion will be moderated by Marissa Bailey, co-anchor of the CBS 2 Chicago weekday morning and midday newscasts. The audience is invited to a reception sponsored by Kartemquin Films following the show.

November 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, and 22: Director Kelly Richmond Pope is scheduled to appear for audience discussion. The Wednesday, November 15 screening is a Movie Club event.

Wasted! The Story of Food Waste

2017, Anna Chai and Nari Kye, USA, 85 min.

Plays in: Runs & Limited Engagements

Showtimes:

Fri, Oct 20th 2:00pm
Fri, Oct 20th 6:00pm
Sat, Oct 21st 8:15pm
Sun, Oct 22nd 3:00pm
Mon, Oct 23rd 6:00pm
Tue, Oct 24th 8:15pm
Wed, Oct 25th 6:00pm
Thu, Oct 26th 8:15pm

“A knock-out doc…beautifully shot…well-told story about one of the most important things in our lives.” — Mary Leslie, Film Pulse

If a documentary about global food waste and its remedies doesn’t sound mouthwatering, think again, for this is a rousing good story of mind-boggling foodie innovations, high-tech initiatives pioneering in Europe and Asia, and unusual gastronomic delights that include a British beer brewed from stale bread and more than 50 varieties of designer pork from happy Japanese pigs fed on diets of specially targeted food waste. The film’s executive producer, chef Anthony Bourdain, a leader in creative solutions to a worldwide dilemma that encompasses everything from agricultural overrun to home kitchen scraps, joins a coterie of chefs and food critics including Dan Barber, Mario Batali, Danny Bowien, and Massimo Bottura, to provide a shocking, enlightening, and entertaining look at the problem and an abundance of innovative solutions. DCP digital. (BS)

Wednesday, October 25 at 6 PM: This screening is a Movie Club event, with discussion moderated by Ken Dunn, founder of the Chicago Resource Center.

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