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Tomorrow you have one last chance to see some of the festival's most popular movies, including Mississippi Damned, Fish Tank, Gigante and (one of our favorites) Videocracy. The full schedule is here. CIFF officially ends Thursday with the Closing Night feature The Young Victoria.

A giant clutch of movies we didn't see at this year's Chicago International Film Festival were awarded prizes at a gala event Saturday evening. The Gold Hugo for Best Film went to Mississippi Damned, filmmaker Tina Mabry's harrowing portrait of a Southern town. Didn't see it. Another we didn't see: Marco Bellocchio's Vincere, which took home Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, and Best Cinematography

A Single Man, starring Colin Firth and Julianne Moore in an adaptation of a Christopher Isherwood novel, has been added to the lineup. It screens once only, next Monday at 8:30. Alas, even though it won a spot in our poll, we're not going to be able to see Precious in time to post a review before its last festival screening. But not to fret. Next month is gets a proper release, so look for our review then.

This is part of Chicagoist's continuing coverage of the 45th Chicago International Film Festival.

This is part of Chicagoist's continuing coverage of the 45th Chicago International Film Festival.

This is part of Chicagoist's continuing coverage of the 45th Chicago International Film Festival.

This is part of Chicagoist's continuing coverage of the 45th Chicago International Film Festival.

This is part of Chicagoist's continuing coverage of the 45th Chicago International Film Festival.

This is part of Chicagoist's continuing coverage of the 45th Chicago International Film Festival.

This is part of Chicagoist's continuing coverage of the 45th Chicago International Film Festival.

Tonight Uma Thurman is scheduled to walk the red carpet for the Opening Night feature, her new film Motherhood. The screening in the main auditorium is sold out so a second screen has been added. So far we've posted our thoughts on several movies and there are more on the way, so stay tuned. The festival runs through October 22.

This is part of Chicagoist's continuing coverage of the 45th Chicago International Film Festival.

This is part of Chicagoist's continuing coverage of the 45th Chicago International Film Festival.

This is part of Chicagoist's continuing coverage of the 45th Chicago International Film Festival.

This is part of Chicagoist's continuing coverage of the 45th Chicago International Film Festival.

This is part of Chicagoist's continuing coverage of the 45th Chicago International Film Festival.

We have to give credit where it's due: you Chicagoist readers are certainly an eclectic bunch. You spoke with your index fingers and the votes are in. Here are the top ten movies in our first Chicago International Film Festival poll:

Today is the last day you can help us choose what movies to see at the Chicago International Film Festival. Chicago Overcoat and Shorts 1: Illinoi[s]emakers both seem assured of spots in the top ten, but the other finalists are still up for grabs. Only a few votes separate the remaining front-runners. So browse the schedule and then click on over. We'll list the winners on Wednesday.

The polls are open to help determine which movies we'll be seeing and writing about at this year's Chicago International Film Festival, which runs October 8-22. With about three days left to go crime drama Chicago Overcoat is definitely out ahead. But Lars von Trier's latest mindfuck, Antichrist, and Mother from South Korea aren't far behind. Also near the top, intriguingly, is a program of shorts from Iliinois filmmakers. So which ten movies will come out ahead? Browse the schedule and then click on over and vote for your favorites before Tuesday. And then vote again. It's the Chicago way.

The schedule for CIFF is now online and browseable! There are around 150 films this year, and in honor of the festival's 45th year there'll be an extra day of movies (15 instead of the usual 14.) That's a whole lot of cinema. And obviously we can't see everything. That means making some painful choices. But rather than plunge ourselves into agony, we're trying something different this year. We'd like you to tell us what to see.

Don't kid yourself. Anyone who says summer is the best time of year in Chicago is a rotten liar. Autumn is matchless. Especially if you're a movie watcher. From now through Thanksgiving (when Hollywood's Holiday/Oscar assault begins in earnest) an embarrassment of cinematic variety is yours for the taking. Your stamina and your wallet's size are your only limitations.

Cinephiles are sexy. And we ain't just sayin' that 'cause we are one. The Chicago International Film Festival is looking for one attractive girl and one hot guy for their new poster. Photographer Victor Skrebneski has posed Sharon Stone and Dolph Lundgren for previous CIFF posters (as well as differently-sexy Bette Davis and Orson Welles); the two winners of the "Search For Sexy" contest will join their ranks. Think you've got what it takes? Head over to theWit Hotel on Wednesday morning at 10, and wear a two-piece bathing suit (for women) or a Speedo-type bathing suit (for men) under your clothes. Download an application before you go.

This year's festival draws to a close with tonight's Best of the Fest screenings. Two movies that we liked immensely, Sparrow and Hunger, get repeat showings, as well as eleven other features and a program of award-winning shorts. The full schedule is here.

The winners for this year's Chicago International Film Festival have been announced, and the top prize (known as the Gold Hugo) went to Hunger. We heartily concur. Even if we never have the occasion to see it again, this is a searing piece of cinema that we'll not forget. The film also won the Silver Hugo Award for Best Actor. Michael Fassbinder's portrayal of Bobby Sands was singled out for "exemplifying the ideal of 'being' rather than acting.'"

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This is part of Chicagoist's coverage of the Chicago International Film Festival.

This is part of Chicagoist's coverage of the Chicago International Film Festival.

This is part of Chicagoist's coverage of the Chicago International Film Festival.

This is part of Chicagoist's coverage of the Chicago International Film Festival.

This is part of Chicagoist's coverage of the Chicago International Film Festival.