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Alice in Wonderland Tim Burton has dropped the Mad Hatter's "clean cups" bit from this adaptation of Lewis Carroll, though he does find time for a leaden narrative … 600 N. Michigan, Century 12 and CineArts 6, Chatham 14, Cicero ShowPlace 14, City North 14, Crown Village 18, Davis, Ford City, Gardens 7-13, New 400, Niles ShowPlace 12, Norridge, Pickwick, River East 21, Showplace 14 - Galewood Crossings and Webster Place 11

Alice in Wonderland 3D Tim Burton has dropped the Mad Hatter's "clean cups" bit from this adaptation of Lewis Carroll, though he does find time for a leaden narrative … 600 N. Michigan, Century 12 and CineArts 6, Cicero ShowPlace 14, City North 14, Crown Village 18, Gardens 1-6, Lake, Niles ShowPlace 12, River East 21, Showplace 14 - Galewood Crossings, ShowPlace ICON and Webster Place 11

Alice in Wonderland An IMAX 3D Experience Tim Burton has dropped the Mad Hatter's "clean cup" bit from this adaptation of Lewis Carroll, though he does find time for a leaden narrative … Navy Pier IMAX

The Art of the Steal Philadelphia pharmaceutical baron Albert C. Barnes saw greatness in the canvases of Matisse and Van Gogh long before the curatorial caste caught on to post-Impressionism, … Landmark's Century Centre

Avatar 3D More than a decade in the making, James Cameron's 3-D fantasy about a colony of human astronauts hoping to plunder an alien rainforest represents a … Lake, River East 21 and ShowPlace ICON

Bitch Slap Rick Jacobson directed this 2009 action movie about three women who try to steal diamonds from a desert kingpin. With Julia Voth, Erin Cummings, and … Subterranean

The Blind Side Based on the nonfiction book by Michael Lewis, this potent tearjerker tells the story of Michael Oher, a gigantic black teenager from impoverished West Memphis … Gardens 1-6, Highland Park, Logan and Tivoli

Blood Into Wine A pair of entrepreneurs try to launch a stable of wineries in Arizona in this documentary by Ryan Page and Christopher Pomerenke. 100 min. Music Box

The Bounty Hunter In this anemic riff on The Taming of the Shrew, a headstrong newspaper reporter (Jennifer Aniston) blows off a court hearing to cover a story, … 600 N. Michigan, Century 12 and CineArts 6, Chatham 14, Cicero ShowPlace 14, Crown Village 18, Davis, Ford City, Gardens 7-13, Lake, New 400, Niles ShowPlace 12, Norridge, Pickwick, River East 21, Showplace 14 - Galewood Crossings, ShowPlace ICON and Webster Place 11

Broken Embraces Another Pedro Almodovar movie, another blast of critical hyperbole hailing his Cukor-style alchemy with star Penelope Cruz. Normally I would just cover my head and … Highland Park

Brooklyn's Finest If there were any more cops on the edge in this arrhythmic, ham-fisted crime drama, Brooklyn would need a bigger edge. Ethan Hawke is a … Chatham 14, Cicero ShowPlace 14, City North 14, Crown Village 18, Ford City, River East 21 and Showplace 14 - Galewood Crossings

Cop Out Nothing to see here, keep moving. Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan are New York cops whose commander relieves them of their guns and badges after … 600 N. Michigan, Chatham 14, City North 14, Ford City, Niles ShowPlace 12 and Showplace 14 - Galewood Crossings

The Crazies George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead (1968) ended with a crushingly ironic scene in which the lone survivor of a zombie onslaught is … Chatham 14, Cicero ShowPlace 14, City North 14, Crown Village 18, Ford City, River East 21 and Showplace 14 - Galewood Crossings

Crazy Heart Jeff Bridges finds the perfect vehicle for his lazy charm and bitter irony in the role of Bad Blake, a washed-up country star trying to … Davis, Landmark's Century Centre, Niles ShowPlace 12, Renaissance Place, River East 21 and Wilmette Theatre

Dead of Night This spasmodically effective 1945 horror anthology was made in Britain by a team of directors that included Robert Hamer and Alberto Cavalcanti. Their sequences—“The Mirror” … Bank of America Cinema

Diary of a Wimpy Kid I did a double take at the end of this kids comedy when the PG rating advised me that "some material may be unsuitable for … Century 12 and CineArts 6, Chatham 14, Cicero ShowPlace 14, City North 14, Crown Village 18, Ford City, Gardens 7-13, Lake, Niles ShowPlace 12, Norridge, Pickwick, River East 21, Showplace 14 - Galewood Crossings and ShowPlace ICON

Dogtooth I’ve seen movies this weird before, but never from Greece. Inside the confines of a nicely appointed country home, a stern patriarch and his obedient … Gene Siskel Film Center

An Education In London during the early 60s, a precocious 16-year-old schoolgirl (Carey Mulligan) is seduced by a middle-aged grifter (Peter Sarsgaard) so good at his game … Highland Park, Landmark's Century Centre and Northbrook Public Library

The Elephant Man David Lynch's first big-budget film (1980) confirmed the talent he showed in Eraserhead, though the picture itself is a strange trade-off between Lynch's personal themes—the … Facets Cinematheque

The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream Gregory Greene directed this 2004 documentary about the explosive postwar growth of suburban communities and its effect on the nation's oil economy. 78 min. Notebaert Nature Museum

The Ghost Writer Because this suspense film was directed by Roman Polanski and centers on a character who's fighting extradition for past crimes, it's bound to get more … Century 12 and CineArts 6, Crown Village 18, Lake, Landmark's Century Centre, Renaissance Place and ShowPlace ICON

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo An award winner in its native Sweden, this jumbo-size mystery is adapted from the first novel in Stieg Larsson’s “Millennium Trilogy” and explores the various … Landmark's Century Centre and Renaissance Place

The Good Guy Any movie that name-checks Ford Maddox Ford's novel The Good Soldier is OK by me, and clearly writer-director Julio DePietro has made a careful study … Pipers Alley

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk in 3D A raft journey down the Colorado River is the focus of this large-format documentary, which touches on global water issues. Greg MacGillivray directed, and Robert … Navy Pier IMAX

Green Zone Director Paul Greengrass has applied his jumpy, tumbling visual style to action blockbusters with Matt Damon (The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum) and serious dramatizations … 600 N. Michigan, Century 12 and CineArts 6, Chatham 14, Cicero ShowPlace 14, City North 14, Crown Village 18, Ford City, Gardens 7-13, Lake, Niles ShowPlace 12, Norridge, Pickwick, River East 21, Showplace 14 - Galewood Crossings, ShowPlace ICON and Webster Place 11

Gun Crazy One of the most distinguished works of art to emerge from the B movie swamp, Joseph H. Lewis's 1949 film is a proto-Bonnie and Clyde … Gene Siskel Film Center

Helsinki, Forever Peter von Bagh uses paintings, historical photos, and archival footage to contemplate the title city in this lovely and lyrical 2008 documentary. Like Thom Andersen’s … Gene Siskel Film Center

Hoodoo Gurus: Tunnel Vision Thirty music videos featuring the Australian power-pop band. 87 min. Delilah's

The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow's heart-stopping Iraq war drama (2009) follows a U.S. army bomb squad around Baghdad as it defuses IEDs, a job that places the men … Highland Park, Logan, ShowPlace ICON and Webster Place 11

I'll Come Running A Texas woman (Melonie Diaz of Be Kind Rewind) hooks up with a Danish man and eventually follows him to Denmark under tragic circumstances. Spencer … Film Row Cinema, Columbia College

In the Family Joanna Rudnick directed this Kartemquin Films video documentary about her experiences after learning that she carries the gene for breast cancer. 83 min. Better Boys Foundation

It's Complicated Nancy Meyers has become not just a writer-director but a brand: after What Women Want (2000) and Something's Gotta Give (2003), middle-aged women know they … Beverly Arts Center

Just Anybody Toying with the accepted dynamics of French sexual melodrama (e.g. Betty Blue, L’Ete Meurtrier), whereby a sensible chap is knocked off his bearings by a … Gene Siskel Film Center

The Last Station Adapted from a novel by Jay Parini, this lively costume drama chronicles the last days of Leo Tolstoy (Christopher Plummer), presented here as a knock-down, … Pipers Alley, Renaissance Place and Wilmette Theatre

Lourdes In this austere but often wry French drama (2009), a woman with multiple sclerosis (Sylvie Testud) makes a religious pilgrimage to the title town, where … Gene Siskel Film Center

Maman Est Chez le Coiffeur A French-Canadian teenager tries to save her family after the mother walks out on them. Lea Pool directed this 2008 drama. 97 min. Alliance Francaise

Me and Orson Welles Surely the great filmmaker would have gotten a rueful chuckle from the fact that he's been a character in almost as many movies (including RKO … Tivoli

Neil Young Trunk Show Following Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006), this is the second installment in Jonathan Demme's planned trilogy of Neil Young concert documentaries. Demme recorded a … Music Box

Nick Nolte: No Exit For this profile of the veteran actor, video maker Tom Thurman records a nicely groomed Nolte posing a series of questions to himself and cuts … Facets Cinematheque

Night of the Comet Teenagers take over Los Angeles after the adult population mysteriously disappears. Thom Eberhardt wrote and directed; with Robert Beltran, Catherine Mary Stewart, Kelli Maroney, Sharon … Music Box

Open screening A free-form assortment of films (16-millimeter only) and videos (VHS, DVD, Beta SP, mini DV), either completed, excerpted, or in progress. Suggested maximum length is … Chicago Filmmakers

The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2010: Animated Like the features nominated every year, the shorts typically demonstrate a high level of professionalism and a conversely low level of artistic courage. Most of … the Vic

Our Family Wedding Interracial lovebirds America Ferrera and Lance Gross want to tie the knot, but before they can break the news to their parents, his father (Forest … Century 12 and CineArts 6, Chatham 14, Cicero ShowPlace 14, City North 14, Crown Village 18, Ford City, Gardens 7-13, Norridge, River East 21, Showplace 14 - Galewood Crossings and ShowPlace ICON

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Chris Columbus, who directed the first two Harry Potter movies, adapts another best-selling novel for young adults: Rick Riordan's inaugural book about a kid (Logan … Chatham 14, Cicero ShowPlace 14, Crown Village 18, Ford City, Gardens 1-6, Niles ShowPlace 12 and River East 21

Precious: Based on the Novel ``Push'' by Sapphire With Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey as executive producers, this drama about an obese, illiterate black teen in Harlem practically guarantees some emotional uplift. But … Pipers Alley

Prodigal Sons When Tolstoy wrote that line about every unhappy family being unhappy in its own way, he probably couldn't have imagined a family as peculiarly unhappy … Facets Cinematheque

A Prophet Some have compared this French crime drama to The Godfather, and though that may be a common critical touchstone, writer-director Jacques Audiard (Read My Lips, … Century 12 and CineArts 6, Landmark's Century Centre and Renaissance Place

Red Riding: 1974 Adapted from a series of novels by David Peace, the "Red Riding" trilogy (2009) incorporates true-crime stories from the north of England into a sweeping … Music Box

Red Riding: 1980 The real-life crimes of the Yorkshire Ripper figure heavily in this engrossing police procedural, the second installment in the neo-noir "Red Riding" trilogy (2009). After … Music Box

Red Riding: 1983 The third and last installment of the "Red Riding" trilogy (2009) works overtime to tie up all the loose ends from the previous two movies, … Music Box

Remember Me In 1991 a little girl witnesses her mother's murder on an elevated train platform in Brooklyn; ten years later, as a feisty, blue-collar student at … Century 12 and CineArts 6, Cicero ShowPlace 14, City North 14, Crown Village 18, Gardens 7-13, Niles ShowPlace 12, Norridge, River East 21, Showplace 14 - Galewood Crossings, ShowPlace ICON and Webster Place 11

Repo Men Midnight-movie fans may already know Darren Lynn Bousman's Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008), an insane futuristic rock opera in which corporate goons barge into people's … 600 N. Michigan, Century 12 and CineArts 6, Chatham 14, Cicero ShowPlace 14, City North 14, Crown Village 18, Ford City, Gardens 1-6, New 400, Niles ShowPlace 12, Norridge, River East 21, Showplace 14 - Galewood Crossings and ShowPlace ICON

The Room Written, produced, and directed by Tommy Wiseau, this inept 2003 melodrama has become a Rocky Horror-style cult favorite in Los Angeles and other cities. Wiseau … Music Box

Scarlet Street Fritz Lang's most harrowing study of guilt and damnation, this 1945 feature is a remake of Jean Renoir's La Chienne, with Edward G. Robinson as … Music Box

Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle's master detective became one of the great heroes in genre fiction precisely because he was so freakish: cold and methodical, Holmes was … Logan and the Vic

She's Out of My League A nebbish who searches suitcases at the Philadelphia airport (Jay Baruchel) stumbles into a serious commitment with a hot chick (Alice Eve), though his buddies … 600 N. Michigan, Century 12 and CineArts 6, Chatham 14, Cicero ShowPlace 14, Crown Village 18, Davis, Ford City, Gardens 1-6, Lake, New 400, Niles ShowPlace 12, Norridge, River East 21, Showplace 14 - Galewood Crossings, ShowPlace ICON and Webster Place 11

Shutter Island Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo star as federal marshals summoned to an island hospital for the criminally insane; a patient has gone missing, but the … 600 N. Michigan, Century 12 and CineArts 6, Chatham 14, Cicero ShowPlace 14, City North 14, Crown Village 18, Ford City, Gardens 1-6, Niles ShowPlace 12, Norridge, River East 21, ShowPlace ICON and Webster Place 11

A Single Man Fashion designer Tom Ford makes his directing debut with this haunting adaptation (cowritten with David Scearce) of Christopher Isherwood's groundbreaking 1964 novel about gay love. … Highland Park and Landmark's Century Centre

Sita Sings the Blues Captivating, mesmerizing, spellbinding—I'll throw everything in the movie-critic book at this animated feature by Nina Paley. After her husband took a job in India and … Bezazian branch library

Sustainable Table: What's on Your Plate? Actor Ed Begley Jr. is featured in this 2006 documentary, directed by Mischa Hedges, that focuses on the modern food system. 44 min. Notebaert Nature Museum

Sweet Words, Bitter Words Chicago filmmaker Linda Garcia Merchant directed this documentary about the multicultural, multigenerational spoken word ensemble La Dulce Palabra. 45 min. Hoover-Leppen Theatre, Center on Halsted

Films by Robert Todd A program of 16mm and video shorts by the experimental filmmaker. Cudahy Library and Mundelein Center, Loyola University

Naomi Uman: The Ukrainian Time Machine A program of works by the experimental filmmaker, including Unnamed Film, Kalendar, and Coda. 70 min. Gene Siskel Film Center

Valentine's Day Though not unlike a feature film in many respects, this succession of images, words, and music from goo-slinger extraordinaire Garry Marshall (Pretty Woman) is actually … 600 N. Michigan and River East 21

The Wolfman There have been plenty of werewolf movies, but incredibly, this is the first-ever remake of Universal's 1941 horror classic The Wolf Man. Perpetually haunted Benicio … Logan and Showplace 14 - Galewood Crossings

The Yellow Handkerchief William Hurt's considerable talents are wasted on this lugubrious road movie (2008), adapted from a Pete Hamill story that was also the basis for a … River East 21

The Young Victoria Smartly scripted by Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park), this historical romance chronicles the early reign of Queen Victoria, played with admirable intelligence and feeling by Emily … Pipers Alley

Youth in Revolt Nerdy nice guy Michael Cera finds the girl of his dreams (Portia Doubleday) while camping with his sluttish mom (Jean Smart) and her boorish boyfriend … the Vic