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[Robert Daniels @812filmreviews]

I have so rarely identified with a character more than I do with the hapless writer at the center of Simón Mesa Soto's hilarious dark comedy A POET.

Find out why on June 13 at @facetschicago where I'll be doing a Q&A with @oldfilmsflicker.

Tickets: https://t.co/fGU1Oal6Fs

[The Future of Film is Female @TheFOFIF]

We had the most beautiful launch of our release for Pavli Serenetsky’s MORE BEAUTIFUL PERVERSIONS last night with a sold out screening @nitehawkcinema! Chicago, you're next - see you at @facetschicago on Tues with Cinema Femme & Jennifer Reeder!

https://t.co/GO4WTPjxCH

[Chicago Int'l Film Festival @chifilmfest]

71 short films by emerging filmmakers from 16 countries — all at CineYouth 2026.

See these vital, hilarious, moving, and innovative films for FREE April 24-26 at @facetschicago, and streaming worldwide April 27-May 3.

[🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker]

I’m so excited to bring the CHICAGO PREMIERE of the searingly political doc TEENAGE WASTELAND, Jesse Moss & Amanda McBaine‘s love letter to teenage gumption, journalism, and teachers who go the extra mile, to @facetschicago next week!

🎟️ https://t.co/vdBBlGebnt

[paraisoterrenal.art @Oscar_A_Rosas]

🎬 RÍOS DE SANGRE
https://t.co/9Pp11SAEkG

✨Best Horror / Thriller Nominee
Chicago Film Frenzy 2026
FACETS Cinematheque

#ParaisoTerrenal #RiosdeSangre
#FilmFestival #HorrorCinema #IndependentFilm

@chifilmfrenzy @facetschicago @filmfreeway

[Robert Daniels @812filmreviews]

Chicago: there are three great films playing @facetschicago beginning the 11th.

CHRONOLOGY OF WATER, TEENAGE WASTELAND, and OBEX.

I HIGHLY recommend you catch those on the big screen while you can!

[FACETS @facetschicago]

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)

🎟️ https://t.co/P7Up5kXMvF

[FACETS @facetschicago]

🔥 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.

🎟️ https://t.co/fSw4w64nSn

[FACETS @facetschicago]

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.

[FACETS @facetschicago]

✨ 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. https://t.co/95O2octfRa

[FACETS @facetschicago]

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
🎟️ https://t.co/xseBu4jnSH

[FACETS @facetschicago]

☘️ 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. 🎟️ https://t.co/1QTajLbevc

[FACETS @facetschicago]

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. 🎟️ https://t.co/JXHIE7VeH8

[FACETS @facetschicago]

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: https://t.co/tNK3e2zMqp

[FACETS @facetschicago]

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!
🎟️ https://t.co/GXn9cbihi1

[FACETS @facetschicago]

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: https://t.co/LaomUxaSQA

[FACETS @facetschicago]

💘 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: https://t.co/qkmFuoi9Hx

[FACETS @facetschicago]

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).

🎟️ https://t.co/QoCa98I0Ds

[FACETS @facetschicago]

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
🎟️ https://t.co/Vbel82A8ka

[FACETS @facetschicago]

🎬 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.

🎟️ https://t.co/fSw4w64nSn