Siskel Film Center Announces July–November Lineup for 25 For 25 Anniversary Series

The Siskel Film Center has announced the July–November lineup for 25 For 25, the screening series anchoring its 25 Years on State Street celebration. Drawn from landmark repertory programs, retrospectives, and audience favorites that lit up the big screens during the Siskel Film Center’s State Street era, the series revisits films that reflect the breadth and adventurousness of the Siskel’s programming over the past quarter-century and the Siskel Film Center’s more than 50-year legacy of innovative film programming in Chicago.

The newly announced July–November lineup includes films by Claire Denis, Abbas Kiarostami, Fritz Lang, Wong Kar-wai, Lucrecia Martel, Shirley Clarke, and Hiroshi Teshigahara, along with a special November 2 screening of Elia Kazan’s WILD RIVER on 35mm, presented by Karina Longworth, creator and host of the podcast You Must Remember This. Highlights also include the return of ANTONIO GAUDÍ on 35mm, a longtime Siskel Film Center holiday-season tradition last screened in 2019, as well as repertory favorites including DRYLONGSO, MYSTERIOUS OBJECT AT NOON, and MILLENNIUM MAMBO.

“The films in 25 For 25 remind us why people keep coming back to the movies. They span generations, countries, genres, and styles, but each offers the chance to share an unforgettable experience with an audience. Our home on State Street may be 25 years old, but the spirit of discovery and shared moviegoing that defines the Siskel goes back much further.”

Tickets for the full 25 For 25 series are now on sale at siskelfilmcenter.org/25for25 

Upcoming July–November titles:

THE HEADLESS WOMAN (Lucrecia Martel, 2008)
July 10, 8:30 p.m.
July 11, 12:30 p.m.
July 13, 6:00 p.m.
July 15, 6:00 p.m.
Screened in 2018 as part of Lucrecia Martel’s Salta Trilogy.

TASTE OF CHERRY (Abbas Kiarostami, 1997)
July 17, 8:15 p.m.
July 18, 8:30 p.m.
July 20, 6:00 p.m.
July 21, 6:00 p.m.
July 22, 8:15 p.m.
Screened in 2019 as part of our Abbas Kiarostami retrospective.

THE PIANO TEACHER (Michael Haneke, 2001)
July 24, 8:30 p.m.
July 25, 6:00 p.m.
July 26, 2:15 p.m.
July 27, 8:15 p.m.
July 29, 6:00 p.m.
Screened in 2006 as part of our Isabelle Huppert retrospective.

M (Fritz Lang, 1931)
July 31, 6:15 p.m.
August 1, 4:30 p.m.
August 3, 6:00 p.m.
August 5, 8:00 p.m.
Screened in 2013 as part of Public Enemies: The Gangster/Crime Film with lecturer Laurence Knapp.

DRYLONGSO (Cauleen Smith, 1998)
August 8, 2:00 p.m.
August 9, 11:00 a.m.
August 10, 6:15 p.m.
August 12, 6:00 p.m.
Screened in 2023 upon the release of a new restoration of the film.

NEIGHBORING SOUNDS (Kleber Mendonça Filho, 2012)
August 14, 6:00 p.m.
August 15, 2:00 p.m.
August 17, 6:00 p.m.
August 19, 5:45 p.m.
Screened in 2013 as a Chicago premiere.

MILLENNIUM MAMBO (Hou Hsiao-hsien, 2001)
August 22, 1:30 p.m.
August 23, 12:15 p.m.
August 24, 6:15 p.m.
August 26, 6:15 p.m.
Screened in 2015 as part of Six Films by Hou Hsiao-hsien.

ATLANTICS (Mati Diop, 2019)
August 29, 2:00 p.m.
August 31, 6:00 p.m.
September 3, 6:00 p.m.
Screened in 2023 as part of the Gore Capitalism lecture series with Professor Daniel R. Quiles.

MYSTERIOUS OBJECT AT NOON (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2000)
September 5, 2:00 p.m.
September 7, 6:00 p.m.
Screened in 2002 as part of our Conversations at the Edge series.

ORNETTE: MADE IN AMERICA (Shirley Clarke, 1985)
September 12, 2:00 p.m.
September 14, 6:00 p.m.
Screened in 2002 as part of the recurring series Music Movies.

CHUNGKING EXPRESS (Wong Kar-wai, 1994)
September 19, 2:00 p.m.
September 21, 6:00 p.m.
Screened in 2005 as part of Tony Leung: A Star for the Cutting Edge.

FOXY BROWN (Jack Hill, 1974)
September 26, 2:00 p.m.
September 28, 6:00 p.m.
Screened in 2006 as part of Fly Dudes & Foxy Ladies: “Blaxploitation” in the 70s.

HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE (Jean Negulesco, 1953)
October 3, 2:00 p.m.
October 5, 6:00 p.m.
Screened in 2005 as part of Merry Marilyn.

STARSHIP TROOPERS (Paul Verhoeven, 1997)
October 10, 2:00 p.m.
October 12, 6:00 p.m.
Screened in 2006 as part of the Science Fiction Lecture Series with Professor Jim Trainer.

ZABRISKIE POINT (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1970)
October 20, 6:00 p.m.
October 22, 6:00 p.m.
Screened in 2013 as part of Revolution in the Air: The Long Sixties lecture series with Professor Mary Patten.

EYIMOFE (THIS IS MY DESIRE) (Arie Esiri and Chuko Esiri, 2020)
October 24, 2:00 p.m.
October 26, 6:00 p.m.
Screened in 2021 as part of the 27th Annual Black Harvest Film Festival.

WILD RIVER (Elia Kazan, 1960, 35mm)
With Karina Longworth, creator and host of You Must Remember This, in person at the November 2 screening.
October 31, 2:00 p.m.
November 2, 6:00 p.m. + Karina Longworth presentation
Screened in 2010 as part of Elia Kazan’s American Century.

FLOATING CLOUDS (Mikio Naruse, 1955)
November 7, 2:00 p.m.
November 9, 6:00 p.m.
Screened in 2006 as part of Mikio Naruse: Scattered Clouds and Lonely Land.

LAURA (Otto Preminger, 1944)
November 14, 2:00 p.m.
November 16, 6:00 p.m.
Screened in 2008 as part of Dark Corners: Film Noir from the Fox Archive.

ANTONIO GAUDÍ (Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1984, 35mm)
November 21, 2:00 p.m.
November 23, 6:00 p.m.
Screened in December over many years as a Gene Siskel Film Center holiday tradition, last appearing in 2019.

Additional Anniversary Highlights

• Commemorative Posters: Limited-edition archival and a newly commissioned design will be available for $25 (members) and $35 (general public)
• Take a Seat Campaign: Name a seat in the theater with a personalized engraved plaque (opportunities begin at $1,500)
• Audience Memories: Audiences are invited to share their favorite Siskel moments
• Our History: Visit the new Our History page on the Siskel Film Center website, tracing the Film Center’s more-than-50-year history of innovative programming across three Chicago locations.

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