Past seven days

I guess I am on a documentary kick this week.  I caught the new doc by Werner Herzog, Into the Abyss, as well as several on DVD.

Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo
Behind the Burly Q
Into the Abyss
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
Lipstick & Dynamite
Man Hunt

Free event: The Pruitt-Igoe Myth

The Pruitt-Igoe Myth observes why this public housing project in the 1950s was not able to achieve its goal of offering affordable housing for low income, and eventually an all black, population in St. Louis.  As with many public housing projects, this complex fell in decline with lack of government maintenance and infusion of high crime.  The film points a light at this issue, but it is hard to find any answers for this or any other attempt to successfully integrate low-income housing into an uban setting.

Northwestern University's Block Museum is hosting this screening.


The Pruitt-Igoe Myth
Thursday, November 10
7:00 p.m.
Northwestern University, Block Museum of Art, Blcok Cinema
40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL

Free event: Double Victory

Have you heard of the new movie about the Tuskegee Airmen, a black pilot's infantry during World War II?
In a lead up to the new movie Red Tails, the DuSable Museum is hosting a documentary about the Airmen, called Double Victory.  When speaking about our "greatest generation" people of color are rarely mentioned.  It's remarkable that these films continue to tell the stories of veterans of color.  Two of the actual airmen will be available for a Q&A.


Double Victory
Wednesday, November 2
7:00 p.m.
DuSable Museum
740 East 56th Place

Past seven days

A pretty light week for me, some TV watching but mostly long work days taking my time. I'm throwing in the two short films I watched as part of Vincentennial, a celebration honoring the 100th birthday year of Vincent Price.

Anonymous
House on Haunted Hill
The Double
The Last Man on Earth
Thriller music video
Vincent

West Side Story

I appreciate that studios are re-screening old favorites on the big screen.  During this past year I have seen Ghostbusters (with an audience that was largely younger than the film itself, a surprise to me), Back to the Future, and Taxi Driver during a milestone anniversary year for each of those films.  So many films do not really need a big screen enhancement, but others, like West Side Story, deserve and is made better by seeing it on the big screen. 

It screens one day only in Chicago, see you there!