Reel life: Blue Whiskey brings 'Blazing Saddles' to Star Cinema
Film critics notebook:
• The Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival's Cinema Series presents Mel Brooks' classic comedy “Blazing Saddles” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the Star Cinema Grill, 53 S. Evergreen St., Arlington Heights. Tickets $6. Go to starcinemagrill.net or bwiff.com.
• Snoopy must really like his work in the upcoming Nov. 6 release of “The Peanuts Movie.” He's already promoting it with an appearance at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Charlestowne 18 Theatre, 3740 E. Main St., St. Charles. Photos can be taken with the canine star free. Go to classiccinemas.com.
• The Midwest Independent Film Festival hosts its seventh annual Advertising Community Shorts Night 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, at the Century Centre Cinema, 2828 N. Clark St., Chicago. Some filmmakers will make personal appearances. Tickets $15 and $10. midwestfilm.com.
• It's a special Dann & Raymond's Movie Club when 007 author/film historian Raymond Benson and I present “Coming to America: The Immigrant Movie Experience,” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, 500 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights. The program is designed to complement the library's annual “One Book, One Village” program. Free admission, popcorn and film clips. Go to ahml.info.
• Dann Gire's Reel Life column runs Friday in Time out!