1212 East 59 th Street Chicago, IL 60637 (773) 702 8574 docfilms.org Media Contact Peter Goldberg 732.859.5228 publicity@docfilms.org For immediate release DOC FILMS ANNOUNCES its Spring 2015 CALENDAR HYDE PARK, CHICAGO, IL. (March 28, 2015) Doc Films, the historic student-run film society at the University of Chicago, announced its Spring 2015 calendar today. Starting on March 30 th, each night features a film series with a unifying theme, be it a director, actor, time, place, studio, genre, or idea. Saturdays showcase a sampling of recent hits you might have missed or perhaps you re craving another viewing and murmuring restorations under the hype radar. In addition to the many special events hosted by Doc Films at the Max Palevsky Cinema, the programmers have designed these eight series to provide the community and world with nightly oases of cinematic reverence: MONDAYS from March 30 th to June 1 st we present to you: Vivien Leigh including such fine roles as FIRE OVER ENGLAND (3/30), GONE WITH THE WIND (4/27), and A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (5/18). TUESDAYS from March 31 sr to June 2 nd are the works of documentarian Frederick Wiseman. Stand witness to HIGH SCHOOL (3/31), BLIND (5/5), and PUBLIC HOUSING (5/26). WEDNESDAYS from April 1 st to June 3 rd we bring you the directorial work of the masterful Orson Welles, with CITIZEN KANE (4/1), TOUCH OF EVIL (4/15), THE TRIAL (4/22), LADY FROM SHANGHAI (5/6) and OTHELLO (5/27). THURSDAYS PART ONE from April 2 nd to June 4 th, sirens blare for Doc s showings of Poliziotteschi films. Feel the criminal excitement of such films as CONFESSIONS OF A POLICE CAPTAIN (4/16), ALMOST HUMAN (5/17), and WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO YOUR DAUGHTERS (5/28) THURSDAYS PART TWO from April 2 nd to June 4 th feel Doc sliming up your spine with our Lovecraftian Horror series including such titles as RE-ANIMATOR (4/2), EVIL DEAD (5/14), and NIGHTBREED (5/21) FRIDAYS from April 3 rd to June 5 th we bring you the galactic, the insane, the ultraviolent works of Stanley Kubrick detailing the highlights and nearly forgotten parts of his career with A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (4/3), DOCTOR STRANGELOVE (4/24), 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (5/1), EYES WIDE SHUT (5/29) and FEAR AND DESIRE (6/5). SATURDAYS from April 4 th to June 6 th Doc is showing some of the best New Releases of 2014. Don t miss INHERENT VICE (4/4), SELMA (4/11), MR. TURNER (5/2), WHIPLASH (5/9), and TWO DAYS ONE NIGHT (5/30) SUNDAYS from April 5 th to June 7 th, we bring you Frank Tashlin! Featuring ARTISTS AND MODELS (4/5), THE GIRL CAN T HELP IT (4/26), WILL SUCCESS SPOIL ROCK HUNTER? (5/10), and WHO S MINDING THE STORE? (6/7)
Special Events: UN/UNICEF Screening of Price of Honor 4/30 9:30-11:30pm Proposal 5/1 Birthday Party 6/20 1-5pm WHERE: WHEN: Max Palevsky Cinema in Ida Noyes Hall Every evening see complete schedule below for 1212 East 59 th Street specific times. Chicago, IL 60637 Street parking is available. PRICE OF ADMISSION: Ticket: $5 Spring Quarter Membership: $30 Spring Quarter Renewal: $28 MEDIA CONTACT: Peter Goldberg 732.859.5228 publicity@docfilms.org Doc Films Online: docfilms.org (facebook)(twitter)/docfilmschicago Doc Films Office: 773.702.8574 COMPLETE Winter 2015 CALENDAR: (For detailed descriptions see our website, www.docfilms.org) Week I M 3/30/15 Fire Over England (William K. Howard, 1937) 7pm T 3/31/15 High School (Frederick Wiseman, 1968) 7pm W 4/1/15 Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941) 7, 9:30pm Th1 4/2/15 Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (Elio Petri, 1970) 7pm Th2 4/2/15 Re-Animator (Stuart Gordon, 1985) 9:30pm
Th2 4/2/15 Re-Animator (Stuart Gordon, 1985) 9:30pm F 4/3/15 A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971) 7, 9:30pm Sat 4/4/15 Inherent Vice (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2014) 7, 9:45pm Sunday, 4:30pm Sun 4/5/15 Artists and Models (Frank Tashlin, 1955) 7pm Week II M 4/6/15 Dark Journey (Victor Saville, 1937) 7pm T 4/7/15 Law & Order (Frederick Wiseman, 1969) 7pm W 4/8/15 The Magnificent Ambersons (Orson Welles, 1942) 7, 9pm Th1 4/9/15 No Way Out (Duccio Tessari, 1973) 7pm Th2 4/9/15 From Beyond (Stuart Gordon, 1986) 9:45pm F 4/10/15 Spartacus (Stanley Kubrick, 1960) 6, 9:30pm Sat 4/11/15 Selma (Ava DuVernay, 2014) 7, 9:30pm Sun 4/12/15 Caprice (Frank Tashlin, 1967) 7:30pm Week III M 4/13/15 Sidewalks of London (Tim Whelan, 1938) 7pm
M 4/13/15 Sidewalks of London (Tim Whelan, 1938) 7pm T 4/14/15 Welfare (Frederick Wiseman, 1975) 7pm W 4/15/15 Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958) 7, 9pm Th1 4/16/15 Confessions of a Police Captain (Damiano Damiani, 1971) 7pm Th2 4/16/15 The Whisperer in Darkness (Sean Branney, 2011) 9:15pm F 4/17/15 Lolita (Stanley Kubrick, 1962) 6:30, 9:15pm Sat 4/18/15 A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (Ana Lily Amirpour, 2014) 7, 9:15pm Sun 4/19/15 The Lieutenant Wore Skirts (Frank Tashlin, 1956) 7pm Week IV M 4/20/15 Storm in a Teacup (Ian Dalrymple and Victor Saville, 1937) 6:30pm T 4/21/15 Canal Zone (Frederick Wiseman, 1977) 7pm W 4/22/15 The Trial (Orson Welles, 1962) 7, 9:30pm Th1 4/23/15 High Crime (Enzo Castellari, 1973) 7pm Th2 4/23/15 The Color out of Space (Huan Vu, 2011) 9:15pm Blu-ray F 4/24/15 Dr. Strangelove (Stanley Kubrick, 1964) 7, 9pm
Sat 4/25/15 American Sniper (Clint Eastwood, 2014) 7, 9:45pm Sun 4/26/15 The Girl Can't Help It (Frank Tashlin, 1956) 7pm Week V M 4/27/15 Gone with the Wind (Victor Fleming, 1939) 7pm T 4/28/15 The Store (Frederick Wiseman, 1983) 7pm W 4/29/15 Man in the Shadows (Jack Arnold, 1957) 7, 9pm Th1 4/30/15 High Crime (Enzo Castellari, 1973) 7pm Th2 4/30/15 Manos: The Hands of Fate (Harold P. Warren, 1966) 9:15pm F 5/1/15 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968) 6:30, 9:15pm Sat 5/2/15 Mr. Turner (Mike Leigh, 2014) 7, 10pm Sunday, 4pm Sun 5/3/15 Hollywood or Bust (Frank Tashlin, 1956) 7pm DVD Week VI M 5/4/15 Waterloo Bridge (Mervyn LeRoy, 1940) 7pm T 5/5/15 Blind (Frederick Wiseman, 1986) 7pm W 5/6/15 Lady From Shanghai (Orson Welles, 1948) 7, 9pm
W 5/6/15 Lady From Shanghai (Orson Welles, 1948) 7, 9pm Th1 5/7/15 Almost Human (Umberto Lenzi, 1974) 7pm Th2 5/7/15 The Last Wave (Peter Weir, 1977) 9:15pm F 5/8/15 Full Metal Jacket (Stanley Kubrick, 1987) 7, 9:15pm Sat 5/9/15 Whiplash (Damian Chazelle, 2014) 7, 9:45pm Sunday, 4:15pm Sun 5/10/15 Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (Frank Tashlin, 1957) 7pm Week VII M 5/11/15 That Hamilton Woman (Alexander Korda, 1941) 7pm T 5/12/15 Aspen (Frederick Wiseman, 1991) 7pm W 5/13/15 Chimes at Midnight (Orson Welles, 1965) 7, 9:30pm Th1 5/14/15 Street Law (Enzo Castellari, 1974) 7pm Th2 5/14/15 Evil Dead (Sam Raimi, 1981) 9:15pm F 5/15/15 Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick, 1975) 6, 9:30pm Sat 5/16/15 What We Do In The Shadows (Taika Waititi & Jemaine Clement, 2014) 7, 9pm Sun 5/17/15 Rock-A-Bye Baby (Frank Tashlin, 1958) 7pm
Week VIII M 5/18/15 A Streetcar Named Desire (Elia Kazan, 1951) 7pm T 5/19/15 Ballet (Frederick Wiseman, 1995) 7pm W 5/20/15 The Immortal Story (Orson Welles, 1968) 7, 9pm Th1 5/21/15 Kidnapped (Mario Bava, 1974) 7pm Th2 5/21/15 Nightbreed (Clive Barker, 1990) 9:15pm F 5/22/15 The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980) 6:30, 9:15pm Sat 5/23/15 Leviathan (Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2014) 7, 9:30pm Sun 5/24/15 The Geisha Boy (Frank Tashlin, 1958) 7pm M 5/25/15 MEMORIAL DAY NO FILM Week IX T 5/26/15 Public Housing (Frederick Wiseman, 1997) 7pm W 5/27/15 Othello (Orson Welles, 1952) 7, 9pm Th1 5/28/15 What Have They Done To Your Daughters? (Massimo Dallamano, 1974) 7pm Th2 5/28/15 In The Mouth of Madness (John Carpenter, 1995) 9pm
F 5/29/15 Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick, 1999) 7. 10pm Sat 5/30/15 Two Days, One Night (Luc & Jean-Pierre Dardenne, 2014) 7, 9pm Sunday, 4:30pm Sun 5/31/15 It's Only Money (Frank Tashlin, 1962) 7pm Week X M 6/1/15 Ship of Fools (Stanley Kramer, 1965) 7pm TBD T 6/2/15 Domestic Violence (Frederick Wiseman, 2001) 7pm W 6/3/15 Macbeth (Orson Welles, 1948) 7, 9pm Th1 6/4/15 Assault With A Deadly Weapon (Umberto Lenzi, 1976) 7pm Th2 6/4/15 Kill List (Ben Wheatley, 2011) 9:15pm F 6/5/15 Fear and Desire (Stanley Kubrick, 1953) 7, 9:30pm Sat 6/6/15 While We're Young (Noah Baumbach, 2014) 7, 9pm Sunday, 4pm Sun 6/7/15 Who's Minding the Store? (Frank Tashlin, 1963) 7pm