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Playing this fall
September
Black Mass Dir. Scott Cooper. 2015. R. Johnny Depp, Benedict
Cumberbatch.Depp turns his considerable intensity to the role of real-life violent Boston crime kingpin Whitey Bulger in a film based on the 2008 novel of the same name. This film is packed with star power, including Cumberbatch, Joel Edgerton, Kevin Bacon and Sienna Miller. Opens Sept 18
The Intern Dir. Nancy Meyers. 2015. PG-13. Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, Nat Wolff. Meyers (It’s Complicated) is back with a gentle comedy about a cutting-edge fashion e-store that, in a moment of generosity, takes on a senior- aged intern (De Niro). Opens Sept 25
Sleeping with Other People Dir. Leslye Headland. 2015. R. Alison Brie, Jason Sudeikis. The rom-com is back! Bachelorette writer-director Headland, a connoisseur of the genre, ropes in Sudeikis and Brie for this seemingly traditional (but irreverently lewd) When Harry Met Sally riff about two New York friends
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desperate not to screw up their friendship by screwing each other. Opens Sept 11
The Visit Dir. M. Night Shyamalan. 2015. PG-13. Kathryn Hahn, Ed Oxenbould. After multiple flops, we continue to hold out hope for Shyamalan, who’s back with a self- produced horror-comedy in which two siblings realize something is very wrong while staying with grandparents in their mother’s absence. After a series of busts, we’re crossing our fingers for a film closer in spirit to The Sixth Sense. Opens Sept 11
October
Freeheld Dir. Peter Sollett. 2015. Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Steve Carell. Moore stars in the true story of Laurel Hester, a New Jersey detective lieutenant diagnosed with terminal cancer. Page plays her romantic partner for whom Hester fights to ensure benefits, appealing to the county’s board of chosen freeholders. Opens Oct 2
Legend Dir. Brian Helgeland. 2015. R. Tom Hardy, Emily Browning. The real-life London gangster saga of Ronnie and Reggie Kray gets redramatized for audiences in this highly anticipated double-serving of Hardy who plays both twins. Opens Oct 2
Spectre Dir. Sam Mendes. 2015. Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Ralph Fiennes. Skyfall was up there with the very best Bond movies, so we’re breathlessly excited about the latest outing, which sees director Mendes tapping into the darkest corners of the James Bond mythology. Opens Nov 6
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Steve Jobs Dir. Danny Boyle. 2015. Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen.Director Boyle is bound to no genre. Whether it’s horror, sci-fi, Bollywood or a children’s movie (check out his very underrated Millions), he brings something new to the genre (which will be necessary in a second Jobs biopic in as many years). With Sorkin screenwriting, Fassbender starring and Rogen sidekicking, this take should be a hell of a lot better. Opens Oct 9
Suffragette Dir. Sarah Gavron. 2015. PG-13. Carey Mulligan, Meryl Streep. The very first feminists come to life in this London-set
drama starring Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter and (in what might just be an exhortatory cameo) Streep as the inspiring Emmeline Pankhurst. Opens Oct 23
November
Brooklyn Dir. John Crowley. 2015. PG-13. Saoirse Ronan, Domhnall Gleeson.Even in 1952, all the cool kids lived in Brooklyn. Crowley directs Nick Hornby’s latest novel- turned-screenplay, a lightweight dramedy and historical romance about a young Irish woman caught in a transatlantic love triangle. Opens Nov 6
Creed Dir. Ryan Coogler. 2015. Sylvester Stallone, Michael B. Jordan. Rocky Balboa is back! Rising talent Jordan (Fruitvale Station) plays the son of the Italian Stallion’s greatest opponent (and later friend), who can only box his way out of a rough situation with a helping hand from the pride of Philadelphia. Opens Nov 25
The Danish Girl Dir. Tom Hooper. 2015. Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander. Redmayne teams up with Vikander (Ex Machina) for this sumptuous biopic playing the muse and spouse of a Copenhagen artist who becomes inspired to transition to female after being painted vividly as a woman. Opens Nov 27
The Good Dinosaur Dir. Peter Sohn. 2015. Raymond Ocha, Jeffrey Wright. Pixar roared back from Brave in a big way this summer with the immensely creative Inside Out. Here’s hoping the redemption tour continues with this colorful adventure about the friendship between a young caveboy and an insecure and orphaned dinosaur living in an alternate time line where dinosaurs never went extinct. Opens Nov 25
Trumbo Dir. Jay Roach. 2015. R. Bryan Cranston, Elle Fanning, Diane
Lane.Cranston stars in, yes, another Cold War–era biopic as the blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, who secretly penned the screenplays for Roman Holiday and Exodus. Given Cranston’s incredible ability to play both the goofiest and most monstrous characters with grounded humanity and sympathy, and Roach’s comedy background (Meet the Parents, Austin Powers),
this period piece might have a refreshing smirk and joy to distinguish it from the pack. Opens Nov 6
Special screenings
Gattaca Dir. Andrew Niccol. 1997. The Field Museum partners with the Music Box Theatre to screen the cult sci-fi flick (its cult following mostly consisting of biology teachers) before letting two top scientists break down the science of DNA and genetics. Music Box Theatre, 3733 N Southport Ave (773-871-6694, musicboxtheatre. com). Sept 20 at 1:30pm.
I Am Eleven Dir. Genevieve Bailey. 2011. Bailey’s documentary captures her journey across 15 countries with her 11-year-old daughter across cultures and means in this deeply touching and insightful gem. Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theater, 78 E Washington St (chicagofilmfestival .com). Sept 23 at 6:30pm.
Hamlet Music Box hosts one of the global NT Live screenings from London’s Barbican with Benedict Cumberbatch in the role of procrastinating prince. Sonia Friedman’s production became the fastest–selling theater event in London’s history. Now more will get a chance to experience it as it streams into cinemas across the globe. Music Box Theatre, 3733 N Southport (musicboxtheatre. com). Nov 3 at 7pm.
Meet the Patels Dirs. Geeta and Ravi Patel. 2014. This irreverant romantic comedy follows 30-year- old Indian-American Ravi Patel and his parents, as Ravi enters a complex love triangle. English. Music Box Theatre, 3733 N Southport (musicbox
theatre.com). Sept 11–17.
Morelos Dir. Antonio Serrano. 2012. This special-effects-heavy historical epic chronicles the last years of José María Morelos y Pavón, the leader of the Mexican War of Independence. Spanish with subtitles. Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theater, 78 E Washington St (chicagofilmfestival .com). Sept 16 at 6:30pm.
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