* indicates a capsule review from Chicago Tribune archives.
(diamond) indicates a film that is not reviewed, but of interest.
BACinema
Beverly Arts Center
2407 W. 111th St.
773-445-3838
beverlyartcenter.org
*’Diminished Capacity’ ** (U.S.; Terry Kinney, 2008). Sherwood Kiraly’s story showcases Matthew Broderick as a Chicago newspaperman recovering from a severe concussion. He’s called back home to rural Missouri: His Uncle Rollie (an ingratiating Alan Alda, giving 125 percent) won’t give up his house, even though he’s unfit to manage alone. 7:30 p.m. Fri.
Bank of America Cinema
4901 W. Irving Park Rd.
312-904-9442
(diamond) ‘The Gay Desperado’ (U.S.; Rouben Mamoulian, 1936). Mexico-set western features Nino Martini, Ida Lupino and Leo Carrillo. 8 p.m. Sat.
Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N. State St.
312-846-2800
siskelfilmcenter.org
*’The 400 Blows’ **** (France; Francois Truffaut, 1959). For some, this semiautobiographical account of a delinquent Parisian boyhood, modeled on Truffaut’s own early years, remains the finest of all his films: a unique penetration into the true world and psychology of childhood. Never sentimentalized but always deeply moving — especially in its legendary last freeze-frame shot of Antoine (Leaud) by the sea’s edge. 5 p.m. Fri., 6 p.m. Tue.
The Music Box Theatre
3733 N. Southport Ave.
773-871-6604
musicboxtheatre.com
*’L.A. Confidential’ **** (U.S.; Curtis Hanson; 1997). Ingeniously adapted and humanized from James Ellroy’s novel of murder, the Mafia and police corruption in ’50s L.A., this is a period thriller that takes modern film noir to new levels. 11:30 a.m. Sat., Sun.
