Gene Siskel Film Center

Went to see In My Country here while I'm visiting the Windy City and found it a pretty decent moviegoing experience all the way around. The austere, whitewashed walls and the $5 beers on sale in the lobby give it the feel of a gallery. The theatres themselves are nice - stadium style sitting, but with such touches as wooden armrests that make it a real art house cinema. Film is taken seriously here, as you might guess by their use of the word film at every opportunity. Okay, that's nitpicking, and the fact of the matter is that there are a number of good movies playing here ('films', whatever...) all the time. Looking forward to seeing a Mikio Naruse film later this weekend. There: I've been sucked in already.