New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
Tag: Brokeback Mountain
Posted inColumns & Opinion
With the arrival of US Artists, Chicago becomes home to still more ‘genius’ grants
The arts nonprofit, which awards dozens of $50,000 fellowships yearly, joins the MacArthur Foundation in what’s becoming a hub of the ‘prestige economy.’
Posted inArts & Culture
A Second City show with no message? No problem!
Main-stage revue Panic on Cloud 9 doesn’t suffer for lack of a theme.
Posted inFilm
Tommy Lee Jones, trapped in a covered wagon with three madwomen
Tommy Lee Jones shepherds three madwomen across the plains in The Homesman.
Posted inBlogs
Considering the phenomenon of movie audiences cheering for murder
When applause isn’t the same thing as good cheer
Posted inBlogs
A girl and her dog
At the Toronto film festival, Kelly Reichardt presents her heart-rending indie drama Wendy and Lucy.
Posted inBlogs
Midday cowboys
A classroom screening of Brokeback Mountain may cost the Board of Education big bucks.