Young Chicago Critics: With this program, kids learn to critique and create films. Session 1: June 17-26 (ages 7-10 and ages 11-14), Session 2: July 6-15 (ages 11-14). At Facets, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago. Camp fee: $325. More info: cicff2008.org.
$1 movies: Classic Cinemas presents its Wednesday Morning Movie Series June 17-Aug. 12. Movies start at 10 a.m. with most theaters opening their doors at 9 a.m. for fun and games until the movie starts. All movies have a G or PG rating, including “Hotel For Dogs,” “Kung Fu Panda” and “Star Wars: The Clone Wars.” More info and a list of theaters available at classiccinemas.com/wmms.asp.
Crips & Bloods: ITVS Chicago Community Cinema presents a screening of the documentary “Crips & Bloods: Made In America” at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. Following the film, Gregory Sain of the Illinois Board of Education will moderate a panel featuring former gang members working in gang intervention. The event is free and open to the public.
‘Gone With the Wind’ museum: Hollywood Blvd. Cinema, 1001 W. 75th St., Woodridge, hosts a “Gone With the Wind” memorabilia exhibition through October and special screenings of the film Friday-Sunday. Museum admission is free; screening tickets are $8 adults, $6 children under 12. For showtimes and more info, visit atriptothemovies.com.
‘Handmade Nation’: Director Faythe Levine will discuss her film “Handmade Nation” and conduct a post-screening Q&A at 6 p.m. Saturday as part of IFP’s Producers Series. Film Row Cinema, Columbia College Chicago, 1104 S. Wabash, 8th Floor. For tickets, visit ifpchicago.org/category/producers-series
Movieline returns!: The movie magazine has remerged as an online entity, designed by Chicago’s own Patric King and Su (that’s one name, like Madonna) at House of Pretty Ltd. Check it out here: movieline.com.
Opera doc: “The Audition,” a behind-the-scenes documentary about the grueling and pressure-filled annual Metropolitan Opera young artist competition, will have a special one-time-only showing at 2 p.m. Sunday at AMC River East 21, Marcus Cinemas Addison and other Chicago-area theaters. Tickets: $15. For a full list of theaters, visit movietickets.com.
Fractured Fest: The Fractured Lens Video Festival returns to the Portage Theater. The self-proclaimed “bottom rung of film festivals” will take place at 8 p.m. Thursday. The fest will feature submissions from amateur and professional filmmakers from around the Midwest. 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave. Tickets: $6. Visit fracturedlensvideo.com.
