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For the first time in two years, the invaluable Chicago Film Society unveils a full season. What’s in store?

CHICAGO — This weekend, the cinephiles running the nonprofit Chicago Film Society embark on their first full indoor season since the advent of the pandemic nearly two years ago. The 16 programs, running through early May, are split mostly between Northeastern Illinois University in North Park and the Lakeview photoplay mainstay, the Music Box Theatre. The season features a dazzling array of ...

CHICAGO — This weekend, the cinephiles running the nonprofit Chicago Film Society embark on their first full indoor season since the advent of the pandemic nearly two years ago.

The 16 programs, running through early May, are split mostly between Northeastern Illinois University in North Park and the Lakeview photoplay mainstay, the Music Box Theatre. The season features a dazzling array of silent features (”The Freshman,” “The Crowd,” “Fazil,” “The Fire Brigade,” “City Lights”); a 2003 sex thriller (”In the Cut,” Meg Ryan, Mark Ruffalo, Jane Campion); and a stimulating variety of genres, directors and styles.

Two recently restored prints, on loan from the Library of Congress, include a photochemical restoration of the first all-Black musical in movie history:

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