“Marley,” an ambitious and comprehensive film, does what is probably the best possible job of documenting an important life. Authorized by all the members of his scattered family and with rights to all of his music and a wealth of previously unseen film and video footage, it shows the growth of a legend. What’s…(Read More)
SPECIAL PREVIEW November 7, 7pm ICE Lawndale 10 3330 W Roosevelt Rd Adm: $6.00 November 8, 7pm ICE Chatham 14 210 W 87th St Adm: $6.00 Versailles ’73: American Runway Revolution 2012, USA 91 min. Trailer Directed by Deborah Riley Draper Post-Film Discussion via Skype with filmmaker Deborah Riley Draper Not many…(Read More)
Wednesday, Oct 3, 7 pm ICE Lawndale 10 Theaters 3330 W Roosevelt Road Admission: $6.00 Thursday, Oct 4, 7pm ICE Theaters Chatham 210 W 87th St Admission: $6.00 Chico and Rita 2010, Ireland/Spain Directors: Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal Cuba, 1948. Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a…(Read More)
Wed., Sept. 5, 7pm ICE Lawndale 10 Adm: $6.00 3330 W Roosevelt Rd Thurs., Sept. 6, 7pm ICE Chatham 14 Adm: $6.00 210 W 87th Street “Never has the story of the origins and history–the decline and fall and resurrection–of this black center of learning and intellect been told in more…(Read More)
Wednesday, August 1, 7 pm ICE Lawndale 10 Theaters 3330 W Roosevelt Road Admission: $5.00 Thursday, Aug 2, 7pm ICE Theaters Chatham 210 W 87th St Admission: $5.00 On Thursday August 2nd Only Film Screening & Community Forum on Gun Possession, Stand Your Ground & Myths About Concealed Carry Moderated by WVON…(Read More)
Wednesday, July 4, 7 pm ICE Lawndale 10 Theaters 3330 W Roosevelt Road Admission: $5.00 Thursday, July 5, 7pm ICE Theaters Chatham 210 W 87th St Admission: $5.00 David is Dying Director: Stephen Lloyd jackson United Kingdom, 2010, 80 min, color Language: English A young, successful hedge fund manager, David Brown, has just…(Read More)
Wednesday, June 6, 7 pm ICE Lawndale 10 Theaters 3330 W Roosevelt Road Admission: $5.00 Thursday, June 7, 7pm ICE Theaters Chatham 210 W 87th St Admission: $5.00 UNDER AFRICAN SKIES Director: Joe Berlinger U.S.A., 2011, 102 min, color & b/w, English/Afrikaans/Zulu Paul Simon’s historic Graceland album…(Read More)
Sing You Song, 2011, USA Wed, May 2, 7 pm ICE Theaters Lawndale 3330 W Roosevelt Road Adm: $5.00 Thursday, May 3, 7pm ICE Theaters Chatham 210 W 87th St Adm: $5.00 From Harlem to Mississippi to Africa and South Central Los Angeles, Sing Your Song takes us on a journey through Harry…(Read More)
Wednesday, April 4th at 7pm, Adm. $5 ICE Theaters Lawndale 3330 W. Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL 60624 Thursday, April 5th at 7pm, Adm. $5 ICE Theaters Chatham 14 210 W. 87th Street, Chicago, IL 60620 “In their darkest hour, they turn on the video camera for the last time and document…(Read More)
Branwen Okpako’s “The Education of Auma Obama” is a captivating and intimate portrait of the U.S. president’s older half-sister, who embodies a post-colonial, feminist identity. An academic overachiever, she studied linguistics and contemporary dance in Heidelberg, Germany, before enrolling in film school in Berlin, where she met Nigerian-born director…(Read More)