After Hours Film Society
Tivoli Theatre
5021 Highland Ave., Downers Grove
630-534-4528
afterhoursfilmsociety.com
“The Sun” **** (Russia; Alexandr Sokurov, 2005) a superb, quietly provocative historical meditation on the last hours of Emperor Hirohito’s life as a human deity, on the brink of his formal surrender at the end of World War II. 7:30 p.m. Mon.
Block Cinema
Northwestern University
40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston
847-491-4000
blockmuseum.northwestern.edu/block-cinema/
“The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie” **** (Spain; Luis Bunuel, 1972) “Discreet Charm” is the constantly surprising tale of six upper-class sophisticates whose attempts to eat together are continually frustrated in increasingly bizarre and nightmarish ways. From the moment that Rafael Acosta, the suave ambassador from mythical Miranda (played by Fernando Rey) and his friends show up for a dinner party that the hosts have apparently forgotten, we are privy to an endless round of weirdly unraveled soirees and aborted banquets. 7 p.m. Thu.
Doc Films
University of Chicago
Ida Noyes Hall
1212 E. 59th St.
773-702-8575
docfilms.uchicago.edu
“Where the Wild Things Are” **** (U.S.; Spike Jonze, 2009) Plaintive, beautiful, memorable — this may be the richest American film of 2009. Director and co-writer (with Dave Eggers) Spike Jonze expands the 1963 Maurice Sendak picture book about the boy in the wolf suit whose tantrum leads him to a faraway land of pointy-toothed beasts, without overinflating its concerns of family instability and hard-won acceptance. 6:45, 9, 11:15 p.m. Fri., 1 p.m. Sun.
Northbrook Public Library
1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook
847-272-6224
northbrook.info/lib(underscore)programs(underscore)films.php
“Goodfellas” **** (U.S.; Martin Scorsese, 1990) An exhilaratingly well-made movie on every level and a stunningly well-informed expose. As Ray Liotta’s Hill and his two violent cronies — Robert De Niro as master thief Jimmy Conway and Joe Pesci as ultimate psychopath Tommy De Vito — barrel their way bloodily through a world of Copacabana nights and murderous days, we see felons both as they want to be and as they are. No American crime movie ever cut so deep. 1, 7:30 p.m. Wed.
