FACETS CINÉMATHÈQUE
March 2007
The Facets Cinémathèque is located at 1517 W. Fullerton Ave. in Chicago. For more information on films playing in the Cinémathèque, please call 773-281-4114. To order advance tickets online, visit the TicketWeb website by clicking here.
THE IFP/CHICAGO FACETS FILM SERIES PRESENTS
HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE
Free for IFP and Facets members!
"Brimming with imagination and energy"
-Variety
"An exuberant satire...tirelessly energetic"
-New York Times
"A funny, poignant and technically proficient film -- one that should thoroughly embarrass those studios that routinely offer up badly made, multimillion-dollar disasters."
-Washington Post
"It is funny. If you value enthusiasm and imagination more than glossy sophistication, you'll laugh."
-Time Out London

"An artistic compromise but a logistical triumph"
-Roger Ebert
This satirical look at the ambivalent relationship between Hollywood power brokers and African-American performers marked the writing, producing, and directing debut of Robert Townsend. Self-financed and filmed on scraps of hand-me-down celluloid, the film helped establish actor Townsend as a director of note.
Directed by Robert Townsend, USA, 1987, 78 min.
Director site
New York Times
Washington Post
Roger Ebert
Showtime:
Wednesday, March 21 at 7pm
www.ifp.org
Tickets: