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, More Hidden Gems With thousands of titles in the collection, including foreign films, documentaries, and every genre of fiction, it is easy to miss titles that were not box office blockbusters nor cinema classics. This month, The Screening Room again highlights films that may have been overlooked when first released. Check out these treasures! December, 2017
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Upcoming Events 2017 Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature December 9 - December 24 The Music Box Theatre 3733 North Southport Chicago Now entering its 34nd year, this event has become a Chicago tradition. Enjoy a sing-a-long and double feature featuring the holiday classics It's a Wonderful Life and White Christmas. Full details, including showtimes and tickets, can be found at the Music Box Theatre's webpage https://www.musicboxtheatre.com/events/the-34th-annual-music-box-christmas-double-feature-sing-a-long |
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Free Movie at the Library No more waiting in long lines at the theater or on long hold lists at the library to see a new movie. Join fellow movie lovers each month for a screening of a new movie release. Check the library’s website for upcoming titles. No one younger than age 18 will be admitted to an R-rated movie without a parent or guardian. "The Hitman's Bodyguard"
Rated R Sunday, December 10 2:00 p.m. Nichols Library, 200 West Jefferson "Dunkirk" Rated PG-13 Sunday, January 7 2:00 p.m. Nichols Library, 200 West Jefferson
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Beggars of LifeAfter killing her treacherous step-father, a girl, disguised as a boy, tries to escape the country with a young vagabond. Together, they hop freight trains, quarrel with a group of hobos, and steal a car in their attempt to escape the police and reach Canada. This newly restored 1928 film was directed by William Wellman and stars Louise Brooks. Unrated.
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Four Lions
This dark comedy tells the story of four young Muslim men in Great Britain who set out to change the ways of the decadent West. However, nothing goes as planned. Rated R
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,Doctor Who-ShadaThe Doctor and Romana go to present-day Earth to visit an elderly Time Lord, Professor Chronotis. However, while there an evil scientist named Skagra kidnaps Romana and hijacks the TARDIS. This 1980 episode of the popular series was left unfinished due to a strike at the BBC. Twelve years later, the footage that was shot was assembled with Tom Baker adding linking narration. Unrated.
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Fly Away HomeA 13-year old girl and her estranged father learn what family is all about when they adopt an orphaned flock of geese and teach them how to fly. Starring Anna Paquin and Jeff Daniels. Rated PG
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Kings of PastryThis documentary follows sixteen pastry chefs as they concoct a wide variety of elaborate, artistic, and delectable pastries and confections for the prestigious three-day Meilleurs Ouvriers de France competition. Not rated.
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Let the Right One In
Oscar is a fragile and bullied boy who finds love and revenge when he meets Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl who has moved into his building. Oscar does not know that she and her father are vampires. When strange disappearances and murders start happening in the town, suspicions mount from her neighbors and police. Eli must move on to stay alive or stay to help Oscar the only way she knows how. In Swedish Rated R.
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The Other Dream Team
The story of Soviet basketball players Arvydas Sabonis and Sarunas Marciulionis, and their involvement in Olympic competition during a time of social and political unrest in the Soviet Union. Unrated.
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Summer Hours
After their mother dies, three siblings must sift through the past and decide what to do with the country home and items she has left for them. Starring Juliette Binoche. In French Not rated.
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T. A. M. I. Show : Teenage Awards Music International The T.A.M.I. Show, which laid the groundwork for future music films and the concept of music videos, appears on the Library of Congress' National Film Registry. It captures one of the first big rock events, held on October 28 and 29, 1964 in Santa Monica, California. Performers include The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, James Brown, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes and other hitmakers of the '60's era. Unrated.
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TestamentA mother and her three children struggle to survive in the aftermath of a nuclear attack. Originally set to air on PBS, Paramount Pictures was so impressed by the film that it was screened in theatres first. Jane Alexander was nominated for an Academy Award® for her performance. The film also features early performances by Kevin Costner and Rebecca De Mornay. Rated PG.
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Waking Life
A man in a dream state begins to question whether waking or dreaming is the true reality; while on his journey in the dream, he meets many interesting characters who talk with him about the meaning of life, perception and human existence. Directed by Richard Linklater. Rated R.
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