*indicates a capsule review from Chicago Tribune archives.
BACinema
Beverly Arts Center
2407 W. 111th St.
773-445-3838
beverlyartcenter.org
*’The Year My Parents Went on Vacation’ *** 1/2 (Brazil; Cao Hamburger, 2008). This 1970-set tale of a 12-year-old shaped by three driving forces — his country’s brutal dictatorship, his left-wing parents’ disappearance and a nation’s obsession with the World Cup — pulls you into a well-observed world and its characters. 7:30 p.m. Wed.
Bank of America Cinema
4901 W. Irving Park Rd.
312-904-9442
*’3:10 to Yuma’ *** 1/2 (U.S.; Delmer Daves, 1957). Based on an Elmore Leonard story: the classic suspense western in which a desperate farmer (Van Heflin), trying to save his spread, hires on to transport a sardonic outlaw chief (Glenn Ford) to Yuma. 8 p.m. Sat.
Doc Films
University of Chicago
Ida Noyes Hall
1212 E. 59th St.
773-702-8575
docfilms.uchicago.edu
*’Pierrot le Fou’ **** (France; Jean-Luc Godard, 1965). A “love on the run” masterpiece, with Godard turning an American pulp thriller into cinematic poetry. 7, 9:30 p.m. Fri.
Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N. State St.
312-846-2800
siskelfilmcenter.org
*’Roberta’ *** (U.S.; William A. Seiter, 1935). The musical evergreen, with Irene Dunne billed over Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. 4:30 p.m. Sun.
Northbrook Public Library
1201 Cedar Lane
847-272-6224
northbrook.info/lib(underscore)programs(underscore)films.php
*’Lost Highway’ **** (U.S.; David Lynch, 1997). This is in Lynch’s best, darkest vein: a double-stranded crime fantasy about two mysteriously connected men, trapped in a doom-bound plot with the same femme fatale (Patricia Arquette). 1, 7:30 p.m. Wed.
