Tennessee Williams on Stage & Screen in New York -Festival Begins December 9th
Some Like It Wilder: The Life and Controversial Films of Billy Wilder - Coming in February
5 Chillers in the Universal Cult Horror Collection on DVD
Robert Redford in Downhill Racer on DVD
Ballast - Lance Hammer's Critically Acclaimed Drama
Z - Costa-Gavras's Oscar-winning Thriller on DVD

November Schedule for Film Programs at Facets Cinémathèque in Chicago

The 21st Annual POLISH FILM FESTIVAL

November 6-12
The 21st Polish Film Festival in America, one of Chicago's premier film events, will have over sixty features and documentary films made by Polish filmmakers. Throughout the Festival, audience members will vote for the most interesting feature and documentary film. The winners will receive the "Golden Teeth" Award.

Tickets to the Opening Night Gala will be available on the PFFA website, www.pffamerica.com. Please call 773.486.9612 for additional information.

visit the Official web site.

THE FESTIVAL OF NEW SPANISH CINEMA

November 13-19, 2009
The Facets Cinémathèque is very proud to present The Festival of New Spanish Cinema in collaboration with Pragda. This event will showcase an excellent menu of offbeat, independent and artistically-inspired Spanish films from all genres: experimental, documentary, animation and narrative. With films by such veteran filmmakers as Juan Luis Iborra, Javier Fesser and Gabriel Velázquez shown side-by-side with cutting edge debut productions from the newest generation including Albert Arizza, Irene Cardona, David Planell, Santiago Zannou, and Miguelanxo Prado, there is much to celebrate in this year's festival. There will be new and outrageous interpretations of classic genres including melodrama, thriller and animation, and the styles range from superb examples of Spain's offbeat thrillers like Ramirez and the brutal, wrenching fairy tales Camino and De Profundis, to socially engaged cinema like A Fiancé for Yasmina or One-Armed Trick. Additionally, short films will be available online at www.pragda.com and, last but not least, as a new offering this year and to precede each feature, we present Teaserland: an entertaining initiative featuring fake movie trailers by well-known directors such as Isabel Coixet, so have a look we will share our Spanish extravaganza with you!

Organized by Pragda, Barcelona, and curated by Marta Sánchez, the program is made possible by the support of Dirección General de Política e Industrias Culturales of the Spanish Ministry of Culture, Tourist Office of Spain, and Embassy of Spain, Washington, DC. Additional support comes from Dirección General de Relaciones Culturales y Científicas, Filmoteca, and AECI, the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation. Special thanks to Freixenet for the opening night post-film reception.

visit the Official web site.

Facets Cinémathèque:
The Facets Cinémathèque is located at 1517 W. Fullerton Ave. in Chicago. For more information on films playing in the Cinémathèque, please call 773-281-4114. To order advance tickets online, visit the TicketWeb website by clicking here.