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May 15, 2009
Chicago Film Archives and The Chicago Department
of Cultural Affairs present
Out of the Vault
Where:
Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theater, 78 East
Washington, Chicago, Illinois
When:
May 15, 2009
Time:
7:00pm
Admission: Free - Donations Welcome!
Beneath
the Underdogs: Mingus & Partch provides a glimpse into
the lives, homes, and working methods of two brilliant and
eccentric musicians: Charles Mingus and Harry Partch. Odd,
marginalized, and totally out there - both Mingus and Partch
were radical (and often misunderstood) artists whose adaptation
of an alternative lifestyle is inseparable from their groundbreaking
music.
These
two rarely screened 16mm film portraits showcase each artist
in a period of transition - Mingus on the eve of his eviction
from his Great Jones Street loft in 1966 and Partch in his
cramped home-studio in Chicago.
Mingus
(Thomas Reichman, 1968, 58m)
Music Studio: Harry Partch (Madeline Tourtelot, 1958, 16mm,
18m)
Peter
Margasak will be on hand for questions after the screening
Tuesday,
May 26
Three
by Don Klugman
The
Chicago Film Archives presents new 16mm preservation prints
(funded by the National Film Preservation Foundation) of three
films by the unique Chicago-based filmmaker Don Klugman.
Nightsong
(1964, 23 min.)
A portrait of the Chicago Near-North nightlife scene in the
mid-1960s, centering around the struggles and romantic desires
of an African American singer played by long-forgotten folk
sensation Willie Wright.
I’Ve
Got This Problem (1966, 8 min.)
Traces the romantic relationship between a young man and woman
(played by Klugman and Judy Harris) who meet in a downtown
coffee shop; their nonstop dialogue fluctuates between playful
psycho-babble and sincere attempts to relay their innermost
feelings.
You’re
Putting Me On (1969, 17 min.)
This film seems to pick up the same couple (again played by
Klugman and Harris) a few years later, as they attend a swinging
bohemian party where
they pilfer personal objects from the unsuspecting guests.
(Michelle Puetz)
Don
Klugman will be present for audience discussion.
When:
May 26, 2009
Time:
8:15pm
Where:
Gene Siskel Film Center
164 North State Street
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Special
parking rates at Interpark Self Park
20 East Randolph
Validate
your parking stubs at the box office
Senior
Accessibility
For
further information, please call (773) 478-3799
 October
17, 2009
Chicago Home Movie Day
Chicago
Cultural Center, 78 East Washington, Chicago, Illinois
Admission Free!
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