Reeltime is presenting documentaries with two visions of Halsted Street. In the 10-minute “Halsted Street” (1932), socialist filmmaker Conrad Friberg reveals how Depression effected people’s lives. In the hour-long “Halsted Street, U.S.A.” (1999), David E. Simpson’s road trip lovingly chronicles the diverse communities he finds along this stretch of Americana. A discussion with Simpson and film scholar Chuck Kleinhans will follow.
Block Museum of Art, 40 Arts Circle, Northwestern University, Evanston, Reeltime: “Halsted Street” and “Halsted Street, U.S.A., 7:30 p.m. Wed., free; 847-866-0300.
–Nancy Maes
Critic’s pick
“Phantom Lady” (U.S., Robert Siodmak, 1944) (star)(star)(star)1/2
Classic film noir about an innocent man condemned to die for murder and the search through Manhattan for the “phantom lady” who has his alibi. With Franchot Tone, Ella Raines and hepcat Elisha Cook Jr. in the famous bebop sequence. LaSalle Theatre, 4901 W. Irving Park Rd.
–Michael Wilmington
Other openings
Alliance Francaise, 54 W. Chicago Ave., Cine Club: “Bob le Flambeur,” in French with English subtitles, 7:15 p.m. Wed., $3; 312-337-1070.
Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St., “The Killing,” 7:30 p.m. Wed., $7; 773-445-3838.
Block Museum of Art, 40 Arts Circle, Northwestern University, Evanston, Block Cinema: Akira Kurosawa: “Yojimbo,” 8 p.m. Fri.; New Taiwanese: “Pushing Hands,” 8 p.m. Tue.; Classic Hollywood: “The Lady from Shanghai,” 8 p.m. Thu., $6; 847-491-4000.
Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St., African American: “Afro-Punk,” 6:30 p.m. Wed., free; 312-744-6630.
Chicago Filmmakers, 5243 N. Clark St, 2nd floor, Films of Guy Sherwin and Barbara Meter, Sherwin and Meter will be present, 7 p.m. Sat., $7; 773-293-1447.
Facets Cinematheque, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave., “Momentos,” Sat.-Sun.; Boris Barnet: “Okraina,” Fri.; “By the Bluest of Seas,” Sat.; “Dark Is the Night,” Sat.; “The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks,” Sun.; “The Girl with the Hat Box,” Sun.; “The House on Trubnaya Square,” Sun.; “Alenka,” Mon.; “Bountiful Summer,” Tue.; “The Outskirts,” a film by Pyotr Lutsik inspired by Barnet’s film “Okraina,” Thu., $9; 773-281-4114.
Film Studies Center, Cobb Hall, Room 307, 5811 S. Ellis St., University of Chicago Campus, Andy Warhol: “The Chelsea Girls,” 7 p.m. Fri., free; 773-834-4509.
Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., New Swedish: “Four Women,” Fri. and Sun.; “Invisible,” Sat. and Mon.; “Days Like This,” Wed.; “Jalla! Jalla!,” Thu.; Hong Kong: “PTU,” Fri.; “The Spy Dad,” Sat.; “Men Suddenly in Black,” Sun. and Tue.; Brigitte Lin: “The Bride with White Hair,” Fri. and Tu.; “Peking Opera Blues,” Sat. and Mon.; Dorothy Arzner: “The Wild Party,” Sat. and Mon.; “Sarah and Son,” Mon. and Thu.; “Anybody’s Woman,” Sat. and Wed.; Russia: “Masquerade,” Sat. and Wed.; “Mama Got Married,” Sun. and Tue.; Music: “Flamenco,” Sun. and Wed.; Seventies: “Five Easy Pieces,” Tue.; Conversations at the Edge: “Heaven and Earth Magic,” Thu., $8; 312-846-2600.
LaSalle Theatre, 4901 W. Irving Park Rd., LaSalle Bank Classic Film Series: “Phantom Lady” and “The Super Snooper,” 8 p.m. Sat., $5; 312-904-9442.
Max Palevsky Cinema, Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th St., Doc Films: “Sylvia,” Fri.; “Elf,” Sat.-Sun.; “The Fireman’s Ball,” Sun.; “Passion in the Desert,” Mon.; “Olivia,” Tue.; “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” Wed.; “Saturday Night Fever,” Thu.; “A Time to Live and a Time to Die,” Thu.; $4 evenings, $3 Sun. matinee; 773-702-8575.
McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd., Room 153, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Global: “Kikujiro,” 12:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Wed., free; 630-942-3078.
Music Box, 3733 N. Southport Ave. “Hedgwig and the Angry Inch” and “Master of the Flying Guillotine,” midnight Fri.-Sat., $8.75; “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” 11:30 a.m. Sat.-Sun., $6.75; 773-871-6604.
Oriental Institute Museum, 1155 E. 58th St., “Cleopatra’s Palace: In Search of a Legend,” 1:30 p.m. Sun., free; 773-702-9507.
Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora, Romance: “Casablanca,” 7:30 p.m. Tue., free; 630-896-6666.
Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave., Downers Grove, “The Flower of Evil,” 7:30 p.m. Mon., $8; 630-534-4528.
–N.M.
