Still frame from the film "Okay America!" showing two men listening to a woman who is using the telephone.

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

The  (NWCFS) has announced its fall lineup of films that will be shown beginning Sept. 7 on 天天吃瓜鈥檚 . Similar to the spring screenings, there will be a silent film (鈥淭he Silent Enemy") with live accompaniment on Sept. 28.

In June 2015, Northeastern and NWCFS  that the University鈥檚 Department of  had partnered with the film society to make Northeastern the institutional home for the NWCFS screenings of 35mm film prints. The screenings are integrated into Northeastern鈥檚 film studies courses, which serve more than 200 students each semester.

All screenings take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Auditorium, located in the E Building at 3701 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. in Chicago. Tickets cost $2 with a Northeastern ID and $5 for the general public. is available on campus; permit required.

Here is the fall schedule of movies that will screen at Northeastern:

Sept. 7: 鈥Sweetie鈥 (Jane Campion, 1989)
Sept. 14: 鈥淭he Bridges at Toko-Ri鈥 (Mark Robson, 1954)
Sept. 21: 鈥King Lear鈥 (Jean-Luc Godard, 1987)
Sept. 28: 鈥The Silent Enemy鈥 (H.P. Carver, 1930) 鈥 Silent film with live organ accompaniment
Oct. 5: 鈥Okay America!鈥 (Tay Garnett, 1932, pictured above)
Oct. 11: 鈥The Hired Hand鈥 (Peter Fonda, 1971)
Oct. 18: 鈥Equinox Flower鈥 (Yasujiro Ozu, 1958)
Oct. 25: 鈥The Velvet Vampire鈥 (Stephanie Rothman, 1971)
Nov. 1: 鈥A Face in the Crowd鈥 (Elia Kazan, 1957)
Nov. 23: 鈥Topkapi鈥 (Jules Dassin, 1964)
Nov. 30: 鈥淭he Heiress鈥 (William Wyler, 1949)
Dec. 6: 鈥淐omfort & Joy鈥 (Bill Forsyth, 1984)

Additionally, three movies in the series will be screened off campus. They are:

Sept. 26: 鈥淭he Devils鈥 (Ken Russell, 1971), 7 p.m. at The Music Box Theatre
Oct: 15: Home Movie Day, Chicago History Museum
Oct. 17: 鈥淭he Lusty Men鈥 (Nicholas Ray, 1952), 7 p.m. at The Music Box Theatre

The Northwest Chicago Film Society makes rare and classic films available to local audiences in their original forms鈥攐n 35mm and 16mm motion picture film. The screenings spotlight the restoration efforts of archives, studios and private collectors, as well as the experience of seeing films projected in a theater with an audience.