Philip Glass’s soundtrack for piano, pipe organ, and chorus mirrors the repetition in the summoning spell.
Tag: Candyman
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Sound artist and onetime Chicagoan Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe adds new layers to the Candyman story
Folklore can be the ultimate game of telephone. As a historical form of collective communication, it brings communities together while expressing what makes them unique, and the content of its stories changes as newer generations tell them from their own perspectives. Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe’s score for Nia DaCosta’s new film, Candyman, exemplifies how distortion—whether […]
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Nia DaCosta’s Candyman hooks into something new
The new Candyman film draws inspiration from the original from the very first scene of the opening credits. Just as the 1992 version began with a slow crawl along the highway, the 2021 version follows the path of the el tracks, then flips, traveling skyward and westward through downtown in a stunning, upside-down shot of […]
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From ghostly to gothic to goofy, theater artists celebrate the season
Random Acts, Unwell, and PlayMakers Laboratory create scary stories to share (online) in the dark.
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Manual Cinema celebrates a decade of innovative work
The company offers an online ‘retrospectacular’ of four previous shows.
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Black in Film is diversifying the industry
The new database is working to connect and hire Black creatives in front of and behind the camera.
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Chicago Humanities Festival wants you to feel powerful
This season’s lineup focuses on harnessing the strength within.
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Third Coast Percussion tackle a Philip Glass commission—and the ‘great composer’ problem
Chicago quartet Third Coast Percussion have commissioned the first piece for percussion ensemble by minimalist giant Philip Glass, and it could help them do even more for the diverse emerging voices he sometimes overshadows.
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Halloween reads: real-life horror stories from the Reader archive
True-life tales of murder, clowns, horror movie music, and more
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Steve Bogira is leaving the Reader
The long-form senior staff writer has been with the paper more than three decades.
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‘Helen’s Theme,’ a quick shot of Halloween chills from Candyman
If you’re looking for haunted Halloween thrills, this selection from Philip Glass’s Candyman score can easily worm its way under your skin.
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The five best horror films shot and set in Chicago
A selection of Chicago horror films
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How a story about the horrors of housing projects became part of a horror movie
On the parallels between a 1987 Reader article and the movie Candyman.
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Walter Payton Prep publishes Cabrini-Green issue
The Walter Payton College Prep student newspaper devotes an issue to the community it borders, Cabrini-Green.