The Director’s Cut and the Skrebneski, $6 each

Feeling the sting of “theater seat” after watching too many flicks at the 42nd Annual Chicago International Film Festival? (Fest runs through Oct. 19.) It’s time for a drink. And as home of the fest’s hospitality suite, The James Hotel and its adjacent J Bar should be hot spots for stargazing. You call the shots with the Director’s Cut, made with rum, cranberry juice, mint leaves and simple syrup. Or, be a picture of cinematic cool when you order the Skrebneski, a classic vodka martini with blue cheese olives. Its simplicity and sophistication channels photographer Victor Skrebneski’s black-and-white work. Bonus: The first 15 people who present their film fest ticket at J Bar each night will receive Skrebneski’s coffee table book, “Moving Pictures.” Drinks available through Oct. 19.