AFRO PROMO
2006

An irresistible program of Black Cinema clips that trace its evolution throughout its most crucial period, 1946-1976.

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BEST OF THE FEST
2003-2005

Best of the Fest features a dynamic collection of the ten best short films from the Chicago International Children's Film Festival. This unique collection of recent, culturally diverse, and non-violent films are fun to watch and will inspire lively discussions, especially with children ages 5 to 9 (K-3).

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EXPERIMENTS IN TERROR
Curated by Craig Baldwin, 1961-2002

This shocking program explodes the genre of the horror film, profoundly expanding the cinematic language of fear. Experiments in Terror perversely unearths a celluloid sarcophagus of horrible beauty by delving into the psyches of six different filmmakers.

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EXPERIMENTS IN TERROR 2
1961-2006

This much anticipated follow-up to the first Experiments in Terror is a frightful collection of rare horror shows. These low-budget grainy ghoulish classics are perfect for a night of screams.

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FREE CINEMA
1952-1963

Highly influential in cinema history, the Free Cinema movement not only reinvented documentary in the 1950s but also spearheaded the British New Wave of social-realist feature films. This three-disk collection has brought together the films that represent the best of Free Cinema. Some were shot on a shoestring budget with a 16mm Bolex by first time directors such as Karel Reisz and Tony Richardson (Momma Don't Allow), while others were more ambitious 35mm featurettes, including those by Lindsay Anderson (Every Day Except Christmas) and Karel Reisz (We Are the Lambeth Boys).

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PEARLS OF THE DEEP
Directed by Jiri Menzel, Jan Nemec, Evald Schorm, Vera Chytilová, and Jaromil Jires, 1965

Five directors of the internationally acclaimed Czech New Wave of the 1960's contributed to this landmark film anthology. Each witty, entertaining short is based on a different story by legendary writer Bohumil Hrabal, renowned for his outrageous, surreal tales. In Czech with English subtitles.

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THE 70's DIMENSION
Directed by Matt McCormick & Morgan Currie, 2005

An outrageous media-archaeological treasure trove of 16mm commercials, PSA's, and TV ephemera from the delirious decade of polyester and smiley faces. From the classic iconography of the Marlboro Man to the absurd pitches for Jack LaLanne's "Glamour Stretchers", this retro review of funky, campy clips offers insight into a lost world of looks, styles, and attitudes.

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THE SUBJECT IS SEX
Directed by Stephen Parr, 2004

Oddball Film and Video curator Stephen Parr presents this look at sex in cinema culled from his own Super 8, 16mm, 35mm and video collection.

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XPERIMENTAL EROS
Curated by Noel Lawrence, 2007

Xperimental Eros delivers a searing spectacle of celluloid sensuality for the pleasure of the body's largest sex organ -- your brain. Using exotic tropes and erotic footage from the world's oldest genre, this program of ardent auteurs spin grindhouse dross into art-house gold with perverse panache.

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