'President's Men' screened at Blue Whiskey
Film critics notebook:
• NBC “Community” series creator Dan Harmon will attend two screenings of his documentary “Harmontown” (directed by Neil Berkeley) at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. The doc opens for a regular run starting Friday, Oct. 31. Go to musicboxtheatre.com.
• The After Hours Film Society presents Ira Sachs' marvelous examination of a relationship under domestic strain in “Love is Strange,” the story of longtime partners (Alfred Molina and John Lithgow). After they get married when same-sex unions are legalized, one loses his job, forcing the couple to live apart with family and friends. Not an ideal situation for anyone. The movie will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, at the Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave., Downers Grove. Tickets cost $9. Go to afterhoursfilmsociety.com.
• The First Tuesdays program at the Midwest Independent Film Festival continues with the 5th annual Advertising Community Shorts Night at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, at the Century Centre Cinema, 2828 N. Clark St., Chicago. Filmmakers will be there for a post-screening discussion of their work. Go to midwestfilm.com.
• Now you can see Alan Pakula's classic journalist procedural “All the President's Men” on the silver screen when the Blue Whiskey Cinema Series shows it at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, at the Star Cinema Grill, 53 S. Everygreen Ave., Arlington Heights. Tickets cost $5 in advance; $8 at the door. The film tells the true story of how Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein (played by Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman) doggedly chase corruption leads until President Richard M. Nixon is forced to resign from office. An excellent movie that holds up nicely. Go to bwiff.com.
• Join me and James Bond novelist Raymond Benson as Dann & Raymond's Movie Club presents Part 2 of “In the Library, Nobody Can Hear You Scream! The Great Horror Movies.” It starts at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, at the Schaumburg Township District Library, 130 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg. Free. Clips from such classics as “Rosemary's Baby,” “The Exorcist,” “The Haunting” and 12 more. Go to schaumburglibrary.org.
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