59th Chicago Worldwide Movie Pageant to Run October 11-October 22, 2023 – Weekly Wilson – Weblog of Creator Connie C. Wilson | The Global Today

The Chicago Worldwide Movie Pageant’s 59^th iteration will display at 8 places in Chicago commencing October 11^th. In a preview of the total vary of choices on September 18^th on the AMC Newcity Theatres on North Clyburn Avenue.

Different venues the place movies will probably be screened this yr embody the historic Music Field Theater, the Chicago Historical past Museum, the Gene Siskel Movie Middle, the Museum of Modern Artwork, the Reva and David Logan Middle for the Arts on the College of Chicago, and another pop-up venues on the South and West sides of town.

In different years, almost all movies have been proven at a central location, the AMC Theater on Illinois. I realized that I might make it from my rental to the venue in about fifteen minutes, however the price of parking has exceeded the price of tickets lately. It seems that the massive AMC Theater could have priced itself out of the market. I used to be additionally instructed that they’re renovating the theater (and eradicating many seats), which had been all the thrill earlier than the pandemic hit, i.e., will the AMC go belly-up because of their bold upgrading plans and the prices of identical at a foul time, traditionally. I used to be instructed that the AMC New Metropolis Theater had beforehand existed underneath a unique proprietor and was snapped up by AMC.

Whereas it took me over an hour to drive from the Subject Museum to the North Clyburn Avenue location for a 6:30 p.m. assembly (i.e., throughout Rush Hour), I used to be in a position to park without spending a dime on the road and there are eating places inside the New Metropolis complicated that would make killing time between movies a lot simpler. There weren’t many good locations close to the massive AMC complicated, and the great ones like P.J. O’Rourkes usually closed.

I went again to the start of my Weekly Wilson weblog and located opinions from 2007 on. I believe I really reviewed cinema choices sooner than that, however not alone weblog. Now, after all, I publish right here and on The Film Weblog.

Director Mimi Plauche and Sir Henry Branagh on the Music Field Theater on Opening Evening of his movie “Belfast.”

This yr, the panels selecting what we can see reviewed 7,500 movies earlier than boiling it all the way down to 57 choices. There have been 5,500 quick movies that had been seen to slim the providing to 99 shorts. The movies got here in from 123 international locations and the Opening Evening movie will probably be “We Grown Now,” directed by Minhal Baig and starring Jurnee Smollett as Dolores, the mom of a younger Black boy within the Cabrini-Inexperienced Housing Mission who should resolve whether or not to remain or transfer away.

Tickets this yr run $35 for Opening/Closing Nights, and $23 for Particular Displays. A basic screening, in case you are a member of Cinema Chicago, is $18 and $22 in case you are not a Cinema Chicago member.

It’s my fervent hope that the parking this yr will probably be cheaper, because it had actually gotten out of hand final yr.

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