Self portrait with scratched back after sex, London 1978/Photo: courtesy of Nan Goldin
1 Jonas Mekas 100! (Siskel, starts December 2) A celebration of the life and work of pioneering independent filmmaker Jonas Mekas, in 35mm and 16mm.
2 All The Beauty And The Bloodshed (Opens December 16) The art and activist life of photographer Nan Goldin, from filmmaker Laura Poitras.
3 Women Talking (Opens December 2) Sarah Polley returns: the Canadian writer-director adapts Miriam Toews’ 2018 novel about women in an isolated religious colony who must contend with their faith after a crisis of sexual assaults.
4 Avatar: The Way Of Water James Cameron returns: With thirteen years between pictures, can the Canadian writer-director’s sequel to the highest-grossing film in theatrical history become the highest-grossing film in theatrical history?
5 EO (Siskel, opens December 9) Eighty-four-year-old Polish master Jerzy Skolimowski continues his eclectic career with the daily life of a donkey. (“EO” will be paired with Bresson’s “Au Hasard Balthazar” on December 16.)
Ray Pride is Newcity’s Senior Editor and Film Critic. He is a contributing editor of Filmmaker magazine.
Ray’s history of Chicago Ghost Signs is planned for publication next year. Previews of the project are on Twitter and on Instagram. More photography on Instagram.
