Final films from five directors to mark our farewell—for now—from writer Ben Sachs.
Tag: F.W. Murnau
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Gone too soon: five films by directors who died young
These final films by five directors who died too young give a taste of what was left unrealized.
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Check in, then check out these five iconic hotel movies
Hotels play a starring role in film history, from Georges Méliès in 1897 to Wes Anderson in 2014.
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Psychologists gone wild, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable sceenings in this week’s issue
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The Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Wild Chicago, lost Chicago, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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In Gravity, George Clooney and Sandra Bullock are lost in space
With Gravity, Alfonso Cuaron delivers a philosophical sci-fi drama.
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This fall at Doc Films: heavy-hitters and hard-to-find classics
Noting the major films to play at the University of Chicago this quarter, several of which are unavailable on DVD in the United States
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Aldrich rides again, and the rest of this week’s movies
A roundup of new and notable movies playing in Chicago between August 16 and 22.
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Doc Films kicks off its summer season tomorrow
Previewing the Doc Films program through the end of August
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An old-school Reader blowout, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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That old Tabu
Miguel Gomes’s Portuguese drama embraces the early sound cinema of F.W. Murnau.
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The 16th European Union Film Festival
Gene Siskel Film Center kicks off a whopping 61-film lineup.
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Reader’s Agenda Sun 12/30: Neurosis, a servants’ tour, and Lawrence of Arabia
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Sunday, December 30, 2012
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Video Drone: Driverx4: The Lost and Found Films of Sara Driver
A two-disc retrospective looks at New York indie Sara Driver