If you’ve ever fought to pursue your dreams despite pressure from family or society, Yola’s inspiring story will resonate with you. Raised by a single mother in Bristol, UK, the guitarist and singer-songwriter fell in love with music at a young age, but her mother discouraged her from pursuing it as a career because it […]
Tag: Baz Luhrmann
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Red windmills of your mind
Full disclosure: I don’t think I’m the target audience for Moulin Rouge, inasmuch as the 2001 film on which it’s based mostly left me feeling like I had a case of the bends, what with all the swooping and zooming camera action. But if you’re a fan, then you’ll probably want to see the current […]
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When Dylan met Jeraldine: the Joffrey’s Romeo and Juliet are the real deal
The Joffrey’s Romeo and Juliet, which opens tonight, features real-life couple Jeraldine Mendoza and Dylan Gutierrez in the title roles.
Posted inArts & Culture
Cirque du Soleil is thrilling again
With Kurios: The Cabinet of Curiosities the troupe puts the focus back on the jaw-dropping talents of humans, not eye candy.
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Reader film editor placed on suicide watch—plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Fergie, Q-Tip, and pop experiments gone awry
Club beats, hip-hop, and old-time jazz collide.
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Baz Luhrmann’s Great Gatsby is not the first movie to insult F. Scott Fitzgerald
Revisiting Frank Borzage’s Three Comrades, the only film on which F. Scott Fitzgerald received screenwriting credit
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This week in Indian cinema: Wadala, Goa, and Gatsby,
Briefly noting three recent Indian films playing in Chicago this week
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Joyce, Fitzgerald, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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The Not-So-Great Gatsby
Leonard DiCaprio stars in an overblown adaptation of The Great Gatsby.
Posted inMusic
Gossip Wolf: Hollywood Holt joins Beyonce and Andre 3000 on the Great American Soundtrack
Hollywood Holt produces Beyonce and Andre 3000, Fielded shares a track, and more