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Home » Chicago Cinema Society

Tag: Chicago Cinema Society

Posted inBlogs

Thanks to Chicago Cinema Society, a rare print of Dario Argento’s Suspiria is touring the nation

by Ben Sachs July 21, 2017August 18, 2021

The local programming group is also handling distribution for the sci-fi cult classic Liquid Sky.

Posted inBlogs

Chicago’s wave of Filipino film screenings continues this weekend with Metro Manila

by Ben Sachs October 8, 2014August 18, 2021

The 2013 crime thriller, a prize winner at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, receives its Chicago premiere.

Posted inBlogs

Toy Masters to dominate Chicago Filmmakers this Saturday

by Ben Sachs August 14, 2014August 18, 2021

Noting a new documentary about the Masters of the Universe franchise

Posted inBlogs

Weekly Top Five: Blaxploitation cinema

by Drew Hunt August 18, 2013August 19, 2021

Weekly Top Five: Blaxploitation

Posted inBlogs

The best of times and worst of times for Chicago moviegoing

by Ben Sachs May 28, 2013August 19, 2021

The Portage and Patio theaters may be closing, but screenings go on for the Northwest Chicago Film Society.

Posted inBlogs

In the case of celluloid, it’s better to fade away than to burn out

by Ben Sachs May 6, 2013August 19, 2021

How the discoloration of faded prints can add to a movie’s meaning.

Posted inBlogs

This weekend’s must-see revival: The Killing of a Chinese Bookie on 35-millimeter

by Ben Sachs May 2, 2013August 19, 2021

John Cassavetes’s personal take on the crime film screens Friday and Sunday at the Patio Theater.

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Posted inFilm

That old Tabu

by Ben Sachs April 3, 2013August 19, 2021

Miguel Gomes’s Portuguese drama embraces the early sound cinema of F.W. Murnau.

Posted inBlogs

Chicago Cinema Society brings Warriors, Fellini, and an exploding head to the Patio this spring

by Ben Sachs February 28, 2013August 19, 2021

Previewing the local programming group’s upcoming screenings at the historic northwest-side theater

Posted inBlogs

Revisiting Walter Hill’s 1981 quasi-war movie Southern Comfort

by Ben Sachs February 28, 2013August 19, 2021

The director of The Warriors has become so alien to contemporary American cinema that his movies feel new again.

Posted inBlogs

Kung fu, women behind bars, Werner Herzog, and the rest of this week’s movies

by J.R. Jones February 22, 2013August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

Another Terrible experience hits town this weekend

by Ben Sachs August 16, 2012August 19, 2021

Previewing a late-night screening of the campy antidrug drama Death Drug

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best New Presenter

by Ben Sachs June 20, 2012August 19, 2021

Chicago Cinema Society

Posted inBlogs

Showing this week: the John Woo-produced Warriors of the Rainbow

by Ben Sachs May 14, 2012August 19, 2021

Checking out the John Woo-produced Taiwanese action film playing (under the radar) at River East 21

Posted inBlogs

‘Round about midnight: Kinji Fukasaku’s Battle Royale

by Ben Sachs April 18, 2012August 19, 2021

Previewing this weekend’s midnight screening of the Japanese cult favorite

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