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Home » F.W. Murnau

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Posted inFilm

Movie Tuesday: So long for now

by Ben Sachs October 29, 2019August 18, 2021

Final films from five directors to mark our farewell—for now—from writer Ben Sachs.

Posted inBlogs

Gone too soon: five films by directors who died young

by Patrick Friel September 4, 2018August 18, 2021

These final films by five directors who died too young give a taste of what was left unrealized.

Posted inBlogs

Check in, then check out these five iconic hotel movies

by Patrick Friel May 16, 2018August 18, 2021

Hotels play a starring role in film history, from Georges Méliès in 1897 to Wes Anderson in 2014.

Posted inBlogs

Psychologists gone wild, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones October 30, 2015August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable sceenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

The Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones October 23, 2015August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

Wild Chicago, lost Chicago, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones November 15, 2013August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Gravity
Posted inFilm

In Gravity, George Clooney and Sandra Bullock are lost in space

by Ben Sachs October 2, 2013August 19, 2021

With Gravity, Alfonso Cuaron delivers a philosophical sci-fi drama.

Posted inBlogs

This fall at Doc Films: heavy-hitters and hard-to-find classics

by Ben Sachs September 26, 2013August 19, 2021

Noting the major films to play at the University of Chicago this quarter, several of which are unavailable on DVD in the United States

Posted inBlogs

Aldrich rides again, and the rest of this week’s movies

by Ben Sachs August 16, 2013August 19, 2021

A roundup of new and notable movies playing in Chicago between August 16 and 22.

Posted inBlogs

Doc Films kicks off its summer season tomorrow

by Ben Sachs June 25, 2013August 19, 2021

Previewing the Doc Films program through the end of August

Posted inBlogs

An old-school Reader blowout, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones April 5, 2013August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Tabu
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.

Everybody in Our Family
Posted inFilm

The 16th European Union Film Festival

by Chicago Reader February 27, 2013August 19, 2021

Gene Siskel Film Center kicks off a whopping 61-film lineup.

Posted inBlogs

Reader’s Agenda Sun 12/30: Neurosis, a servants’ tour, and Lawrence of Arabia

by Tal Rosenberg December 30, 2012August 19, 2021

What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Sunday, December 30, 2012

Posted inBlogs

Video Drone: Driverx4: The Lost and Found Films of Sara Driver

by J.R. Jones November 27, 2012August 19, 2021

A two-disc retrospective looks at New York indie Sara Driver

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