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May 21

Cinema Minima Features Cinema Culture

The Clarity of Obscurity
Sunday, June 2 at 8pm
Cole’s, 2338 N Milwaukee

The Clarity of Obscurity delves into the various forms of experimental film practices. The works featured are guided meditations of personal reflections and gradual assembly. Each piece unlocks the door of misinterpretation for the viewer to walk into a better form of understanding. Total Running Time - 73 min

Jubilation - 14 min by Tommy Heffron

All Motion and Light - 10 min by Nelson Carvajal

Mouth - 2 min by Timothy David Orme

Ginger Rogers - 12 mins by Joseph Missurelli

La Ultima Barca - 5 min by Jason Ogawa

For Claire - 20 min by Alice Cohen

Solipsist - 10 min - by Andrew Thomas Huang

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May 07
June Cinema Minima hosted by Cinema Culture

Cinema Culture curates a new lineup of films and shorts on June 2, 8pm: check back for schedule!

As cinema advocates, The Cinema Culture promotes and exhibits the work of film and video artists at various events, festivals, and exclusive screenings.

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May 03

Sunday May 5th:
Tomorrow check out the “Forbidden Zone”
Cinema Minima screening 8pm
at Coles, 2338 N Milwaukee.

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Apr 28
The May 2013 Cinema Minima is Screening: Forbidden Zone(74 min., 1982, Directed by Danny Elfman) Sunday, May 5 at 8pmCole’s Bar, 2338 N. Milwaukee   Forbidden Zone, the bizarre and musical tale of a girl who travels to another dimension through the gateway found in her family’s basement. Shot entirely in black and white and partly colorized, this Faustian cult classic, directed by and starring Danny Elfman, brings the ‘Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo’ from the sixth dimension all the way to Logan’s Square. trailer Projected from DVD. Free. __________   Cinema Minima is an Anysquared Projectsubscribe

The May 2013 Cinema Minima is Screening:

Forbidden Zone
(74 min., 1982, Directed by Danny Elfman) 
Sunday, May 5 at 8pm
Cole’s Bar, 2338 N. Milwaukee  

Forbidden Zone, the bizarre and musical tale of a girl who travels to another dimension through the gateway found in her family’s basement. Shot entirely in black and white and partly colorized, this Faustian cult classic, directed by and starring Danny Elfman, brings the ‘Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo’ from the sixth dimension all the way to Logan’s Square. trailer

Projected from DVD. Free.

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Apr 24

Cinema Minima is cooking up new summer film festivities!

THIS MONTH:
We are screening cult classic Forbidden Zone on May 5th.

NEXT MONTH:
Check out the Cinema Culture
curated lineup of  films on June 2.

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Apr 04
Cinema Minima screens: TRUE STORIES! (90 min., 1986, Director David Byrne) Sunday April 7th at 8pm Cole’s, 2338 North Milwaukee, Chicago True Stories is a whimsical satirical tour through a Texas town celebrating its sesquicentennial “Celebration of Special-ness” with strange and musical characters. David Byrne’s postmodern vision challenges the conventions of wild wild living through documentary-style re-enactment of stories found in tabloid newspapers. Casting 50 sets of twins and scored almost entirely by The Talking Heads, this 80’s classic blazes through a land of mediocracy with the usual Byrne. Trailer Projected from DVD.     Subscribe to Ne2 Art News  |  Cinema Minima is an Anysquared Project

Cinema Minima screens:
TRUE STORIES! (90 min., 1986, Director David Byrne)
Sunday April 7th at 8pm
Cole’s, 2338 North Milwaukee, Chicago

True Stories is a whimsical satirical tour through a Texas town celebrating its sesquicentennial “Celebration of Special-ness” with strange and musical characters. David Byrne’s postmodern vision challenges the conventions of wild wild living through documentary-style re-enactment of stories found in tabloid newspapers. Casting 50 sets of twins and scored almost entirely by The Talking Heads, this 80’s classic blazes through a land of mediocracy with the usual Byrne. Trailer

Projected from DVD.

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Mar 31

On Sunday April 7th at 8pm, Cinema Minima screens TRUE STORIES at Cole’s, 2338 North Milwaukee.

(90 min., 1986) Directed by and starring David Byrne, this whimsical satire takes a tour through a small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrating its sesquicentennial “Celebration of Special-ness” converging on a local parade and talent show.  His postmodern vision challenges the conventions of wild wild living through documentary-style re-enactment of stories found in tabloid newspapers.  Casting 50 sets of twins and scored almost entirely by The Talking Heads, this 80’s classic blazes through a land of mediocracy with the usual Byrne.

Projected from DVD.

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Feb 12

Next Cinema Minima:
Cinema Culture presents
Animals Projected
Sunday, March 3 at 8pm
Cole’s, 2338 N. Milwaukee

The Animals Projected program takes a candid approach to the true condition of the animal kingdom in today’s world. Program includes 3 shorts films and 1 feature film.

Films:

Living on the Edge
by Aaron Zeghers
An anthropological peepshow of Kingdom Animalia’s current state-­of­‐affairs via frame-‐by-­frame Super 8. This animal’s history of wreck and ruin is the catharsis of a (formerly) lapsed vegetarian. (00:03:27)

Catnip: Egress to Oblivion?
by Jason Willis
Catnip is all the rage with today’s modern feline, but do we really understand it? (00:07:06)

  • Official Selection 2013: Sundance Film Festival

Human Meat Factory
by Anna Han
Have you ever given thought about where your nice juicy burger comes from? (00:04:07)

Donkey Love
by Daryl Stoneage
It’s Colombia’s biggest secret. (01:24:00)

  • Winner Best Documentary: Melbourne Underground Festival 2012
  • The Indie Fest Award Winner
  • Winner Director’s Choice: Sydney Underground Film Festival 2012


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Feb 03
Check out the Chicago Reader article featuring our film night tonight and "The Haphazard Grace of Roger Corman"

Jan 31
Screening of cult-classic Death Race 2000 at Cole’s on Sunday for Cinema Minima #logansquare http://tmblr.co/Zjdpowd0Cp7h

Screening of cult-classic Death Race 2000 at Cole’s on Sunday for Cinema Minima



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