Inspired by the rerelease of Do the Right Thing, five films that most effectively make summer a part of the story
Tag: Douglas Sirk
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When Rainer Werner Fassbinder cheered up
The German master’s 1972 miniseries Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day, screening in a new restoration at Gene Siskel Film Center, shows ordinary people improving their lives.
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L’Imitation of Life gives an old-fashioned ‘women’s picture’ an old-fashioned drag treatment
The caricatures and cock jokes are familiar, but the gowns are fabulous.
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The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant: One of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s best films
The director’s 1972 film adaptation of his own stage play screens at Doc Films this Sunday at 7 PM.
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Steppenwolf’s The Flick, BoHo Theatre’s Fugitive Songs, and 13 more new stage shows
Fifteen new reviews of stage shows including limited runs of Cabaret and the one-man show Sancho: An Act of Remembrance.
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Michael Shannon wants you outta here now, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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My way or the Hemingway, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Mad Max is back, plus the rest of our new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Noir City: Shadowy films in vibrant color
Noir City: Chicago 5 brings classics, rarities, and even Technicolor examples of the genre to the Music Box.
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The best of times and worst of times for Chicago moviegoing
The Portage and Patio theaters may be closing, but screenings go on for the Northwest Chicago Film Society.
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Derek Zoolander, Jacques Demy, Henry James, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Style wars: Trance vs. Welcome to the Punch
Comparing two recent British thrillers starring James McAvoy
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That’s not my finger! and the rest of this week’s movies
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Nuns, superspies, wild animals, and the rest of this week’s movies
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue