FACETS

Friday, March 20, Cold Sweat descends into damnation with a diabolical pairing presented in partnership with Dante's Pizza 🍕🔥 🧟 CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD (1980) 😈 THE DAY OF THE BEAST (1995) 🎟️ facets.org/programs/cold-…

🔥 Don’t miss CITY WIDE FEVER on the big screen tomorrow night at 9pm presented by @sweetvoidcinema - an electrifying descent into delirium produced by Guy Maddin. 🎟️ facets.org/programs/sweet…

New to FACETS Rentals — Donated by Jon Moritsugu himself 🔥 Two underground essentials just landed in our catalog: 📀 MOD FUCK EXPLOSION (1994) 📀 MY DEGENERATION (1990) Raw, punk, and fiercely independent, these DIY landmarks of ’90s indie cinema are now available to rent.

✨ Oscar-nominated for Best Animated Feature, ARCO comes to FACETS for two showtimes only this Saturday, Feb 21 at 3pm & 5pm. 🎟️ Two screenings. One day. Don’t miss it. facets.org/programs/arco/

Gus Van Sant’s TO DIE FOR (1995) is a razor-sharp satire of ambition, media obsession, and the dark side of the American dream—anchored by Nicole Kidman in one of her most wickedly electric performances. Screening this Friday, February 20 at 9pm 🎟️ bit.ly/4awIP2f

☘️ Last year’s screening of THE FUGITIVE was such a runaway hit, we’re making it a St. Patrick’s Day tradition! Join us Saturday, March 14 at 7pm for another heart-pounding celebration of Chicago On Screen. 🎟️ facets.org/programs/the-f…

Staff Pick - A NEW LEAF (1971) 🍃💞 On Thursday, March 5th our projectionist Lee Kepraios spotlights the brilliant, undervalued Elaine May with her audacious 1971 debut. 🎟️ facets.org/programs/a-new…

Thanks to the @chicago_reader for highlighting the Sunday's Best series this Black History Month programmed by Tyler Michael Balentine 🎉 Don't miss your chance to experience short films from local Black filmmakers. Read the full article: chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movie-…

Perfect for young moviegoers ✨ LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN is a gentle, beautifully animated film screening this Sunday, Feb 15 at 11am. Nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards! 🎟️ facets.org/programs/littl…

Celebrate Valentine’s Day early on Thurs. Feb 12 with Anime Club’s ode to the yaoi/BL genre 💞 Gunfire, power plays, lingering looks, and tension that’s doing all the heavy lifting. Learn more & sign up: facets.org/programs/cupid…

💘 This Saturday, February 14th Film Trivia goes full Valentine’s mode. Categories include page-to-screen love stories, films directed by women, the eternal charm of Hugh Grant & a video round where you finish iconic love-confession monologues RSVP: facets.org/programs/febru…

Weds 2/11 - Open your heart and let brotherly love wash over you. 💞 Experience a wistful double billing of lo-fi suburban reveries, featuring the U.S. Premiere of Cam Archer’s Their Houses (2011) and Zachary Oberzan’s Your brother. Remember? (2012). 🎟️ facets.org/programs/emplo…

CUFF 2025 Best Of hits the screen Friday, March 6 💥 Four award-winning works from the 2025 Chicago Underground Film Festival, back together for one night. Speculative fiction, archival excavation, political documentary, and hybrid nonfiction collide 🎟️ facets.org/programs/award…

🎬 Sweet Void Cinema returns Thursday, February 19 @ 9pm with City Wide Fever, produced by Guy Maddin, plus a post-screening Q&A with director Josh Heaps. 🎟️ facets.org/programs/sweet…

Happy Black History Month ✨ We’re excited to celebrate with Sunday’s Best, a series by Tyler Michael Balentine. Kicking things off on Sunday, 2/8 @ 2pm, we’re proud to present ECHOFORM, a curated program of short films directed by Amir George. 🎟️ facets.org/programs/echof…

💥🖤 MOD FUCK EXPLOSION (1994) 🖤💥 A juvenile delinquent movie for the ’90s. London is a teenage girl searching for meaning while trapped in a dysfunctional home and caught between warring biker gangs. 🎟️ facets.org/programs/mod-f…

Tyler Michael Balentine presents Sunday’s Best, a Black History Month series spotlighting short films by local Black filmmakers who are shaping Chicago’s film landscape. Each Sunday at 2:00 PM. facets.org/programs/tyler…

The VHS Warehouse Sale continues this weekend, with thousands of titles and hidden gems to browse. Matt Silcock, our Director of Operations, is back with fresh recommendations and personal picks—come find something weird, wonderful, or unexpected.

We’re open, the heaters are humming, and tonight is your last chance to catch SENTIMENTAL VALUE on the big screen. 🔥🎬 If you’ve been waiting for the right moment, this is it. Settle in, thaw out, and don’t miss the final screening tonight at 6:30pm. 🎟️ facets.org/programs/senti…

Be careful what you wish for... Jonathan Glazer’s BIRTH (2004) is a hypnotic meditation on grief, desire, and the uncanny, anchored by one of Nicole Kidman’s most daring performances. Screening Friday, Feb 20th: bit.ly/4sR4Ktp