About us
Welcome to our group! We welcome friends from all ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, and age. We value diversity in all its forms and reject prejudice against immigrants and refugees. We watch and discuss valuable, meaningful movies. Please check out the many meetups already scheduled for the near future. We have a thing for edgy, boundary-pushing, and first of all foreign movies.
## No-Show Policy
- Definition: A no-show is counted when a member RSVPs "Yes" for an event but does not attend, nor changes their RSVP to "No" before the event begins.
- Warning: After your fourth no-show, a member will receive a personal warning message.
- Removal: After the fifth no-show, the member will be permanently removed from the group.
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If your plans change, please just take a quick moment to change your RSVP to "No." Your simple action helps us all plan better and shows respect for the group!
Thanks so much for your understanding and cooperation. We look forward to seeing you at the next movie! 🍿
Armando
Upcoming events
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Let’s watch “NAZA” (Winner Venice Film Fest) @ Uprising Theater + dinner
Uprising Theater and Cafe, 2905 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60618, USA, Chicago, IL, USONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FILMS OF OUR TIME (The Guardian) NAZA documents Israel’s use of secret systems to massacre civilians in Gaza. It won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival. The film was directed by Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham and filmmaker Rachel Szor, both of whom won an Oscar for the documentary No Other Land in 2025 along with Palestinian co-directors Basel Adra and Hamdan Ballal.
’NAZA’ IS AN ACRONYM USED BY ISRAEL AS A SHORTHAND FOR CIVILIANS KILLED IN GAZA.
NAZA was shot in secret on rooftops in Tel Aviv over three years and builds on testimony from Israeli military and intelligence sources who spoke on the condition their identities be concealed.
In Venice NAZA received a record-breaking 25-minute standing ovation.
YOU CAN BUY YOUR TICKET HERE.
Uprising Theater and Café supports the Palestinian cause. Please join us at this unique new place in Chicago.AFTER THE SHOW, WE’LL GO TO SPICY TACO FOR DINNER AND DISCUSSION.
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“The Only Lovers Left Alive” at the Davis (WILL SELL OUT)
Davis Theater, 4614 North Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, USOnly Lovers Left Alive is a 2013 Gothic fantasy drama film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, starring Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, Anton Yelchin, Jeffrey Wright, Slimane Dazi and John Hurt.
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We’ll meet after the film to chat at a place TBD closer to the date
I’ve purchased seat D17
Take CTA. Parking sucks in this area
Western Brown line stop 🛑 is close by, along with the Western 🚍 bus #493 attendees
Past events
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