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Home » Al Pacino

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Posted inFilm

House of Gucci

by Becca James December 2, 2021December 14, 2021

It should be called House of Gaga.

Posted inFilm

Once Upon a Time . . . in Hollywood indulges the fantasy of movie history when it could be questioning it

by Ben Sachs July 25, 2019August 18, 2021

Or, a collection of Quentin Tarantino’s favorite things about late-60s LA.

Posted inBlogs

Five must-see heist films

by Patrick Friel January 29, 2018August 18, 2021

Great heist movies from 1955 to 2005 (that don’t have “Ocean” in the title and aren’t directed by Quentin Tarantino).

Posted inBlogs

Al Pacino demonstrates the magic of Method acting in the ‘naturalistic fairy tale’ Manglehorn

by Ben Sachs June 30, 2015August 18, 2021

The collaboration between Pacino and indie director David Gordon Green (George Washington) screens all week in Chicago.

Posted inBlogs

The rise and fall of a techno DJ, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones June 26, 2015August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable sceenings

Posted inBlogs

Peacenicks invade the Chicago Cultural Center, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones March 19, 2015August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inFilm

In The Humbling, Al Pacino stars as a Shakespearean actor who can’t get it up

by J.R. Jones January 22, 2015August 18, 2021

Barry Levinson directs the screen adaptation of Philip Roth’s novel.

Posted inBlogs

Reader’s Agenda Mon 10/6: ‘Between the Buildings,’ ‘Ink, Paper, Politics,’ and The Dog

by Brianna Wellen October 6, 2014August 18, 2021

What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Monday, October 6

Posted inBlogs

The real story behind Dog Day Afternoon, Nicolas Cage, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by Drew Hunt October 3, 2014August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

John Wojtowicz
Posted inFilm

Revisiting the Brooklyn bank robbery that inspired Dog Day Afternoon

by J.R. Jones October 1, 2014August 18, 2021

The Dog tells the sad story of a man trapped by his criminal past.

Posted inBlogs

Now Playing: The Trip to Italy

by J.R. Jones August 22, 2014August 18, 2021

Steve Coogan, Rob Bryson, and Michael Winterbottom reunite for a sequel to The Trip

Kareem Bandealy and Michael Patrick Thornton in the Gift Theatre's Othello
Posted inArts & Culture

A gutsy new take on Shakespeare’s great Other

by Tony Adler July 23, 2014August 18, 2021

The Gift Theatre’s gutsy new take on Shakespeare’s Othello gives us a more Moorish Moor.

Catherine Combs, Mike Nussbaum, and Guy Massey
Posted inArts & Culture

The king of quirk comes through in Smokefall

by Tony Adler October 23, 2013August 19, 2021

Smokefall, Noah Haidle’s new play, goes beyond cute all the way to a vision.

The Act of Killing
Posted inFilm

Mass murderers embrace movie magic in The Act of Killing

by J.R. Jones April 17, 2013August 19, 2021

Indonesian executioners take to the big screen in The Act of Killing.

Aliyah
Posted inFilm

Our guide to the final week of the European Union Film Festival

by Chicago Reader March 21, 2013August 19, 2021

European Union Film Festival heads toward the finish line

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