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Posted inFilm

The banal, the brutal, and the beautiful

by Kat Sachs March 17, 2022March 17, 2022

Expanding creatively when society was intentionally isolating itself marks a bold progression for the artists, whose work is widely regarded for its taut intimacy.

Posted inFilm

The candy-coated morality tales of Wong Ping

by Kat Sachs April 7, 2021August 18, 2021

The artist, animator, and self-proclaimed comedian touches on the personal and political with his “Digital Fables.”

Posted inBlogs

How to kick drugs while also surviving a hostage crisis, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones September 25, 2015August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Christoph Waltz
Posted inFilm

Our top picks for fall movies

by Chicago Reader September 10, 2014August 18, 2021

Our top picks for fall movies: Young Charlton Heston in a Chicago-shot Julius Caesar, Jon Stewart’s directorial debut, and more

Posted inBlogs

My favorite Chicago movie premieres of 2013, 30-21

by Ben Sachs December 21, 2013August 19, 2021

The first in a multipart series on notable movies to first appear in Chicago this past year

Posted inBlogs

Getting personal in the theater, and the rest of this week’s movies

by Ben Sachs September 13, 2013August 19, 2021

A roundup of new and notable movies playing in Chicago between September 13 and 19

Posted inBlogs

The latest obsession: an interview with Nine Muses director John Akomfrah

by Ben Sachs November 13, 2012August 19, 2021

Talking with the British filmmaker about his latest experimental work

Posted inBlogs

The virtual realities of Brenna Murphy

by Drew Hunt September 26, 2012August 19, 2021

A conversation with artist Brenna Murphy.

Posted inBlogs

Saying good-bye to George Kuchar

by Ben Sachs February 23, 2012August 19, 2021

A preview of two upcoming screenings devoted to George Kuchar

Posted inBlogs

Markopoulos Unbound

by J.R. Jones November 3, 2011August 19, 2021

Gene Siskel Film Center presents a rare screening of the second segment from Gregory Markopoulos’s avant-garde cycle Eniaios.

Posted inBlogs

Luke Fowler’s sonic cinema in Chicago

by Peter Margasak October 26, 2011August 19, 2021

Experimental Scottish filmmaker Luke Fowler visits Chicago to attend two screenings of his work this week.

Posted inBlogs

Dancing Cinema and Sound at the Gene Siskel Film Center

by Peter Margasak April 13, 2011August 19, 2021

Local sound artist Olivia Block collaborates with New York experimental filmmakers at the Gene Siskel Film Center on Thursday night.

Posted inBlogs

The Amazing Mr. Bickford

by Peter Margasak October 7, 2010August 19, 2021

Experimental animator Bruce Bickford appears at the Gene Siskel Film Center tonight for a screening of his work with improvised accompaniment by Jeff Parker and Frank Rosaly.

Posted inBlogs

“Game Keepers Without Game” and “Everything I Tell You Now Is True”

by Ed M. Koziarski April 8, 2010August 19, 2021

British filmmaker Emily Wardill screens her debut feature, the adoption reunion gone wrong “Game Keepers Without Game,” Friday 4/9, and a collection of her shorts, “Everything I Tell You Now Is True,” Thursday 4/8.

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Robert Beatty’s New Noise

by Peter Margasak March 3, 2010August 19, 2021

Sound artist Robert Beatty (of Hair Police) performs solo and collaborates with experimental animator Takeshi Murata at the Gene Siskel Film Center on Thursday.

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