Next Cinema Minima:
A Night with Maya Deren
Sunday, January 6, 8pm
Cole’s, 2338 N. Milwaukee
Russian experimental filmmaker, promoter of avant guard cinema in America during the 40’s and 50’s, Maya Deren’s released works are amongst those at the cornerstone of transgressive cinema.
Featured films include excerpts from her biographical documentary, selected shorts, and scenes from her feature length documentary, Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti. Curated by Joseph Strand.
A Fantastical Film Freakout Featuring the Flaming LipsDecember 2 at 8pm(83 min., 2008, Written and Directed by, Wayne Coyne; Co-Directors: Bradley Beesley and George Salisbury) As much about bleak isolation as it is about colorful optimism, this feature film by The Flaming Lips is set in outer space on the surface of Mars. The … Read more
5-8pm Closing Party: AnySquared Group Show at AnyWhere Space, 2328 N. Milwaukee, 2nd Floor
8-10pm The Cinema Culture Film Screening and Art @ Cole’s: 99 Bottles of Beer exhibit at Cole’s Bar, 2338 N. Milwaukee
AnySquared & Cinema Culture celebrate our SQUARED art walk with “Last Call” a Closing Party for our AnySquared Group Show & Cinema Culture Film Screening.
Make sure to take a final look at the exhibit and at AnyWhere Space before it comes down! Join as we say thank you to SQUARED participants and meet the artists at the closing reception party between 5-8pm.
Around 8pm we will be walking 4 doors north to Cole’s Bar. We’ll have a beer and check out the current Art@Cole’s exhibit in the front room and view the Cinema Culture Screening of short films for Cinema Minima in the back room.
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October’s Cinema Minima features:
The Cinema Culture’s Celebration of the Groteque & Morbid
10 films in 2 hours
Sunday, October 7
8pm-10pm
Cole’s Bar (2338 N. Milwaukee)
Cinema Minima teams up again with The Cinema Culture for an evening of full-on morbidity in 10 short films. October signifies the beginning of the season of death. As Halloween and All Saints’ Day approach, nature dies around us only to be reborn again. This two hour celebration of grotesquery and dying celebrates all that is this wonderful and eery Autumn month.
The Cinema Culture promotes and exhibits the work of film and video artist at various events, hosts small festivals, and programs exclusive shows. Erika Kubick is a co-curator at The Cinema Culture. As a death and taxidermy enthusiast, Erika is always looking for ways to commemorate mortality artfully and charmingly. She resides in Wicker Park.
The Cinema Culture will also be screening video in an installation and at Cole’s on Sat Oct 13 for SQUARED! an art walk + more!
Descriptions:
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Screening Sunday September 2 at 8pm
at Cole’s Bar, 2338 North Milwaukee:
We’ve Gotta Fly
A film by Desert Soap
(73 minutes, 2011)
This film documents and dramatizes the Chicago-based soft rock band Desert Soap’s quest for grooviness (circa 2011) in a pleasantly psychedelic way.
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Screening Sunday September 2 at 8pm
at Cole’s Bar, 2338 North Milwaukee:
We’ve Gotta Fly
A film by Desert Soap
73 minutes, 2011
This film documents and dramatizes the Chicago-based soft rock band Desert Soap’s quest for grooviness (circa 2011) in a pleasantly psychedelic way.
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Cinema Minima is an Anysquared Project | facebook | twitter
It just doesn’t matter!
Cinema Minima Goes to Camp with Meatballs.
Sunday, July 1st at 8pm
Cole’s Bar, 2338 North Milwaukee
free
A classic tale of ragtag misfit campers versus blueblooded elitist campers, Meatballs (1979, Ivan Reitman) is a perennial summertime favorite. As cool camp counselor Tripper Harrison, Bill Murray delivers one of the all-time great movie monologues, a hilarious detailing of the plight of underdogs everywhere, culminating in the chant “IT JUST DOESN’T MATTER! IT JUST DOESN’T MATTER!” Boy campers pop boners while spying on girl campers, the camper named Spaz really lives up to his nickname, and the plight of the shy and depressed is given the full Hollywood treatment as Chris Makepeace from “My Bodyguard” plays Rudy, who is taken under Tripper’s wing and slowly comes out of his shell. This is what the Summer of Fun is all about, and if you’re a summertime dude or summertime babe, there is no better way to kick off July than to see this cinematic celebration of the sweatiest season.
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Cinema Minima is an Anysquared Project.
While at Cole’s check out the current Art@Cole’s Exhibit.
In June, Cinema Minima features guest curation from The Cinema Culture and 3 Minute Movies in an all-out Cinema Explosion. The show will open up with a 33 min presentation of 3 minute movies made for the annual 3MM program. Then Cinema Culture will present the off kilter knee slapping feature film “The Funny Things You Do” by Jason Ogawa. Following is a live performance by Th’ Tarnation Boys performing music from the film.
Cinema Minima Cinema Explosion
Curated by The Cinema Culture and 3 Minute Movies
Sunday, June 3
Cole’s Bar, 2338 N. Milwaukee
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About the curators:
The Cinema Culture promotes and exhibits the work of film and video artist through tours, special events, and exclusive shows. TCC was founded by Amir George in 2007. TCC has collaborated with several film clubs and organizations including Chicago Filmmakers, and CIMM Fest. The Cinema Culture exists to create an outlet for film and video makers outside of the normal festival circuit. This year TCC will be premiering a locally based program “Avant Garde Remixed” at the NXNE Film & Music festival in Toronto as well as embarking on two bi-coastal experimental video tours through November.
3 Minute Movies (3MM) was created to act as a hub for filmmakers and like-minded individuals to produce short films, screen their creations, and connect with other artists. 3MM is about the participants involved, not the audience. 3MM is not a film festival. 3MM is a collective consisting of Chris Batte, Tara Zanzig and Neil Potter. They believe filmmaking is an collaborative endeavor. to swim against the current of its nature is a fool’s errand. working with a partner takes you in new directions, teaches you things along the way, produces better results, and let’s be honest here, it lessens the load. 3MM’s intention is to bring together folks from different worlds and disciplines. it’s for pros. it’s for amateurs. it’s for students. it’s for chemical engineers who have long admired Kubrick and are inspired to go shoot something. it’s for all of us. Every other month they assign a theme for filmmakers to create a 3 minute film about. 3MM screens their movies at Rodan in Wicker Park.
About the Feature Film:
The Funny Things You Do: Red-blooded redheads are hard up for cash. Each day they must roam the surreal American back country in search of funds and fun. Their story unfolds, deconstructs, and crumbles in Holler County, U.S.A.
Trailer | Film Tumblr
Director Jason S. Ogawa is a Japanese American experimental artist. His fascination with video recording began with skateboard movies shot on VHS. This curiosity was encouraged throughout his career in Chicago Public Schools. Jason earned a BFA in Moving Image from the University of Illinois at Chicago. In the same year, he also completed his first feature-length movie, “The Funny Things You Do.” His artwork is often intertwined with Chicago’s underground music community. He performs in the sword metal band Galdron. Jason lives, works, records, and performs in Chicago.
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Cinema Minima is an Anysquared Project.
While at Cole’s check out the current Art@Cole’s Exhibit.
THIS SUN, April 1, Cinema Minima’s Independent Film Night features selections from the Rainbow Roots Project and full-length film Antonia’s Line.
The Rainbow Roots Project
Sunday, April 1st
8pm
Cole’s, 2338 N. Milwaukee
The Rainbow Roots Projects was founded to document the individual histories of Chicago-area LGBT couples. Rainbow Roots is dedicated to sharing the love, laughter, and legacies of LGBT families with the world. The project uses photography, The Rainbow Roots Blog, social media, and a series of mini-documentaries to share the stories and traditions both familiar and unique. http://www.rainbowroots.com
Some of the stories from the Rainbow Roots Project:
Photo 1 – Darlene & Amirah: After over 20 years together and raising two children, Darlene & Amirah are ready to share their laughter and their wisdom. This former carpenter and chef now spend their time being actively involved with their church and caring for their new grandson, Douglas and their god-daughter, Anya.
Photo 2 – Armando & Scott: This cosmopolitan pair brings into the 21st century. After meeting on MySpace being drawn together by a psychic’s prophecy and the strength of their Catholic faith, Armando & Scott now own a home, just celebrated their 4th anniversary, and use their free time to mentor struggling teens in their community.
Photo 3 – Deb & Gail: Together 16 years and counting, this writer and former nurse have gone from hardcore activists to supermoms. Though no stranger to adversity, their bond only grows deeper. Deb & Gail share stories of good times and bad and the connection between them that runs through it all.
Antonia’s Line (trailer, 1995, 102 min., by Marleen Gorris)
Cole is donating 15% percentage of the bar to the Rainbow Roots Project, so drink up! Admission is always free at Coles.
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Cinema Minima is an AnySquared Project http://anysquared.com.
While at Cole’s check out the current Art@Cole’s Exhibit:
AnySquared Project’s Cinema Minima
Independent Film Night features
selections from the Rainbow Roots Project
and film Antonia’s Line.
The Rainbow Roots Project
Sunday, April 1st
8pm
Cole’s, 2338 N. Milwaukee
The Rainbow Roots Projects was founded to document the individual histories of Chicago-area LGBT couples. Rainbow Roots is dedicated to sharing the love, laughter, and legacies of LGBT families with the world. The project uses photography, The Rainbow Roots Blog, social media, and a series of mini-documentaries to share the stories and traditions both familiar and unique. http://www.rainbowroots.com
Antonia’s Line (trailer, 1995, 102 min., by Marleen Gorris)
Cole is donating 15% percentage of the bar
to the Rainbow Roots Project, so drink up!
Admission is always free at Coles.
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Cinema Minima is an AnySquared Project http://anysquared.com.
While at Cole’s check out the current Art@Cole’s Exhibit: