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Home » Film » Film Issue

Category: Film Issue

Posted inFilm

Silver screen influencers

by Isa Giallorenzo May 9, 2019August 18, 2021

Hollywood costumers changed Chicago wardrobes.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

CTA on celluloid

by John Greenfield May 9, 2019August 18, 2021

The city’s iconic elevated tracks, subways, and buses star in Hollywood flicks.

Posted inFilm

Film festivals and special events

by Patrick Friel May 9, 2019August 18, 2021

Extra movie love from now through November

Posted inFilm

A.B.L.E., an ensemble of performers with Down syndrome, creates entertainment for stage and screen

by Andrea Gronvall May 8, 2019August 18, 2021

“This is a film universe where Down syndrome isn’t even a thing.”

Posted inFilm

Back in 1977, Whitey lay down and died in the Music Box Theatre. He’s still there.

by Georgia Hampton May 8, 2019August 18, 2021

Encounters with Chicago’s movie ghost

Posted inFilm

In the 80s and 90s, 79th Street Video had the best video collection on the south side

by Leor Galil May 8, 2019August 18, 2021

It wasn’t just the only place in Chicago to rent rare kung fu VHS tapes. It was a place to hang out and watch them.

Posted inFilm

There’s a place for everyone at Full Spectrum Features

by Cody Corrall May 8, 2019August 18, 2021

If you don’t see yourself represented in the movies, why not make your own?

Posted inFilm

Doc Films is movie history

by Quinn Myers May 8, 2019August 18, 2021

And you can still see a lot of it on 35 mm—the way it was meant to be seen.

Posted inFilm

Meet the new pornographers who want to make adult entertainment better for everyone

by S. Nicole Lane May 8, 2019April 5, 2022

Inside the world of “beautifully shot, ethically made, and sexy smut.”

Posted inFilm

Sliding into @MusicBoxTheatre’s DMs

by Brianna Wellen May 8, 2019August 18, 2021

An investigation into the best movie theater Twitter in town.

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