April 27th - June 16th
Midnight showings on Friday and Saturday
Landmark Century Centre - 2828 N. Clark Street

Friday & Saturday Midnight Movies at Landmark's Century Centre Cinema – 2828 N. Clark St.

Apr 27 & 28: The Big Lebowski, all hail the Dude!

May 4 & 5: American Psycho, starring Christian Bale.

May 11 & 12: Ferris Bueller's Day Off, starring Matthew Broderick.

May 18 & 19: Hedwig & the Angry Inch, John Cameron Mitchell's musical.

May 25 & 26: The Shining, Stanley Kubrick's spooky classic!

Jun 1 & 2: Jurassic Park, directed by Steven Spielberg.

Jun 8 & 9: Donnie Darko, original theatrical version!

Jun 15 & 16: The Princess Bride, heroes, giants, villains, true love.

Tuesday, May 29th
7 pm
City Lit Theater - 1020 W. Bryn Mawr Ave

The City Lit production of State Street will be LaZebnik’s second stage musical to premiere in the last twelve months, after years of working in film and television. He wrote the book for the musical My Fairy Tale, based on the stories of Hans Christian Andersen, with songs by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin), which had its American premiere in California last year. He is best known for his work as a screenwriter on three of the most successful animated musicals of all time—Pocahontas, Mulan, and Prince of Egypt.

Thursday, May 31st
6:30 pm
the side project At the side project 1439 W. Jarvis, Chicago, 60626

Enola explores the psyche of a town and its inhabitants as they become complicit in the deployment of the atom bomb, by building the plane that drops it. Come to the side project before the show to enjoy an all-American dinner featuring mini hot dogs and burgers, potato salad, lemonade and iced tea! Then stay for the provocative Enola, followed by a post-show dialogue with members of the cast and director. Each one of us has a finger on the button. 8-year old Enola, daughter of the man who designed the plane that dropped the world's first atomic bomb, explores the scientific and personal morality of those actions in this highly theatrical fictionalized account.

Saturday, June 2nd
Ivy King Cup Championship

First Bout: Team Black VS Team While, Charity bout

Second Bout: Maniac Attackers v. The Fury

Doors at 5pm, first bout at 6pm
UIC Pavilion - 525 S. Racine

Thursday, June 7th
8 pm
Organic Theater Company At Greenhouse Theater Center 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago, 60614

You are invited to a Preposterous Rhinoceros Wine & Swirlz Soiree, the soon-to-be most talked about Organic Theater Company after-party. First, settle in for the highly-acclaimed Organic performance of Rhinoceros. Then, join the cast for scintillating conversation, wine, and delectable Chicago Swirlz cupcakes. "I am alone and they are all together." Rhinoceroses are loose in the streets. Berenger does not care. While the citizenry fails to make heads (horns) or tails out of an increasingly chaotic situation, our hero begins to realize that everybody around him is gradually changing into pachyderms. Considered by many to be Ionesco’s finest play, Rhinoceros tracks one man’s lonely efforts to hang onto his humanity, while everyone around him abandons theirs."

Friday, June 1st
Doors 9 pm, Concert 10 pm
Metro - 3730 N. Clark Street

The Scooty & JoJo Show returns to Metro on June 1, 2012, with the epic benefit concert Space Invasion. Expanding the very best of last year's Alien-meets-Queen-meets-Battlestar Fantastica spectacles with Chicago's newest rock choir and an inter-species dance party, Space Invasion is a full-tilt celebration of sci-fi cinema and space rock. After five record-setting appearances at Metro last year, the incredible band and performers assembled for Scooty & JoJo's Alien-inspired tribute to Queen are back to headline this awesome event. Exploding the huge harmonies of the iconic anthem rock is the debut of Chicago's new 35-member choir under the direction of Jonny Stax and Nicholas Davio. Acclaimed performer Ryan Lanning returns to channel Sigourney Weaver's steely glare and Freddie Mercury's soaring vocals while Scooty's massive alien queen drops her abundance of eggs over the rapturous crowd.

Friday and Saturday June 16 & 17
12 pm - 11:30 pm
Soldier Field

A summer festival featuring Skrillex, Afrojack, Benny Benassi, Wolfgang Gartner, Diplo, Moby, Flux Pavilion, Carl Cox, Laidback Luke, Derrick Carter, Designer Drugs and many more. Check out Spring Awakening for more information.

July 13 - 15


Join My Morning Jacket, Wilco, Bassnectar, Girltalk, Andrew Bird, Sleigh Bells, Atmosphere and many more at Louisville's premier summer music festival.

Waterfront Park 100 East River Road Louisville, KY 40206

Visit forecastlefest.com for more information.

Register for a chance to win an admit-two pass to an advance screening of HIGH SCHOOL
Advance screening Wednesday, May 30th

SYNOPSIS:

The day after soon-to-be valedictorian Henry Burke (Matt Bush) takes a hit of the chronic for the first time, his school principal (Michael Chiklis) institutes a zero tolerance drug policy and administers a mandatory drug test for all students. Henry has two options: fail and lose his college scholarship, or team up with his stoner friend Breaux (Sean Marquette) to beat the system. They steal a high powered ganja from law student- turned-drug-dealer Psycho Ed (Adrien Brody) and spike the school’s bake sale brownies, getting the whole school—faculty included—completely stoned out of their minds. But with the student body getting higher and higher with every brownie, and a pissed-off Psycho Ed on their tails for stealing his stash, they must find a way to keep their half-baked plan from going up in smoke.

HIGH SCHOOL will be released in theaters Friday, June 1st! For more info, please visit HIGH SCHOOL

Register for a chance to win an admit-two pass to an advance screening of MOONRISE KINGDOM
Advance screening Thursday, May 31st

SYNOPSIS:

Moonrise Kingdom is the new movie directed by two-time Academy Award –nominated filmmaker Wes Anderson ( The Royal Tenenbaums, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Rushmore). Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two 12-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in every which way. Bruce Willis plays the local sheriff, Captain Sharp. Edward Norton is a Khaki Scout troop leader, Scout Master Ward. Bill Murray and Frances McDormand portray the young girl’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bishop. The cast also includes Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, and Bob Balaban; and introduces Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward as Sam and Suzy, the boy and girl.

MOONRISE KINGDOM will be released in theaters Friday, June 1st! For more info, please visit MOONRISE KINGDOM

May 31st - June 7th
Showtimes vary per day
Gene Siskel Film Center - 164 N. State Street

Founded in 1993, The Chicago Underground Film Festival (CUFF) is a year-round organization dedicated to the work of film and video makers with defiantly independent visions. Unlike many other “independent” film events our goal is not to imitate old guard, market-driven events such as Sundance but Instead to focus on the artistc, aesthetic and fun side of independent filmmaking. CUFF promotes works that dissent radically in form, content and technique from both the tired conventions of Hollywood and the increasingly stagnant IndieWood mainstream.Visit CUFF online for a full list of films and show times.