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Sept 4th, 7pm<br \/>\nStudio Movie Grill Chatham 14 Theaters<br \/>\n210 W 87th St<br \/>\nChicago, IL<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.670588);\">Black World Cinema and South Side Projections Present a Back to School Sing-Along Screening of \u201cTHE WIZ\u201d as Part of Their Ongoing Showcase of Classic and Seldom Seen Movies from Around the World<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.670588);\">Black World Cinema is the sponsor of an ongoing movie showcase of interesting, exciting, and thought-provoking movies held at Chicago&#8217;s Chatham 14 Theater (210 W. 87th Street) on the first Thursday of every month. Each film is followed with a discussion hosted by Floyd Webb and other film and cultural scholars.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.670588);\">Black World Cinema&#8217;s next film, Thursday, September 4th at 7pm at the Chatham 14, is the 1978 classic \u201cThe Wiz,\u201d a retelling of L. 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