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- Steven Soderbergh's new film Che rolls into town tomorrow with an exclusive engagement at the Landmark Century. Starring Benicio Del Toro as the revolutionary leader, it was shot digitally by Soderbergh himself, under his usual pseudonym Peter Andrews. The "roadshow" version of the film, 263 minutes long plus an intermission, will screen twice daily (1:30pm and 7:15pm). Epic! So is the film "an immersion in the frontline existence of its subject's life" or "utterly lazy"? Check back here on Monday, when I'll be duking it out with fellow Chicagoist Samantha Abernethy in a point/counterpoint post.
- If epic Westerns are more your thing (or if you want a fresh look at someone Tarantino's been ripping off all these years) then you won't want to miss the Music Box's week-long Sergio Leone series. Once Upon A Time in the West, which has one of the all-time coolest opening sequences in movie history, will be shown in a restored 35mm print. Also featured is the Clint Eastwood "Man With No Name" Trilogy: A Fistful of Dollars; For a Few Dollars More; and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. These movies were all specifically designed for widescreen and sport chill-inducing Ennio Morricone soundtracks. Solid.
- Bank of America Cinema and its programmer Mike Phillips launched its new season earlier this month, an ambitious and playful series titled "Hollywood A-Z." The first title was The Awful Truth, which was followed by The Black Book. Get the idea? This Saturday's feature is the rarely-seen comedic drama Claudia from 1943, starring Dorothy McGuire. The epic series will conclude with the June 27th screening of Zoo in Budapest. Bank of America Cinema is at 4901 W. Irving Park Rd.; screenings are every Saturday at 8pm.
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which has one of the all-time coolest opening sequences in movie history,
Totally and endings too.
And inevitable Che flamewar in 4-3-2-1
Still they're no United States of Tara..
I look forward to the Che movie, and I don't look forward to most movies. I respect the director, even some of his silly work (the first Ocean's movie), and Che intrigues me. Yes, he fought for poor people against the right-wingers, against the US-backed dictatorships, and his heart seemed often in the right place, and he certainly was a brave and intelligent man. And he survived much, much longer than most would thought, and become, obviously, an icon (though he seems more a symbol now of superficial tendencies toward revolution, whatever the hell that means anymore, than actual political revolt). Yet he also engaged in some totalitarian practices, including his involvement in the shooting of political prisoners and his support for the oppression of free speech, and his support of those who would clamp down on free thought and free political expression. And like many political giants, Che allowed his ego to balloon and he eventually overreached, which indirectly led to his death. I am curious about how Soderbergh will treat this complicated subject.
I'm impressed with any communist who can sell as many t-shirts as Che Guevarra.
what I want to know is, when the hell is Waltz With Bashir going to make its way to Chicago? Does ANYBODY know?
"Waltz with Bashir" is scheduled to open Jan. 23 at three Chicago-area theaters: AMC Pipers Alley Theatre in Chicago, Cinemark Cine Arts in Evanston and Landmark's Renaissance in Highland Park.