Five films released for home viewing by Facets Multimedia, whose influential cofounder recently passed away.
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Nowhere to Hide is the most essential documentary of the year
Zaradasht Ahmed’s eye-opening film takes viewers as close as possible into postoccupation Iraq.
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You can now see Mimosas, the subject of a great making-of documentary
Oliver Laxe’s Islamic western plays at Facets Multimedia for two more nights.
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A look back at the great repertory film programming in Chicago in 2014
The year in old movies
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The ongoing Chilean new wave yields Flying Fish
Marcela Said’s debut feature begins a weeklong run at Facets Multimedia this weekend.
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Two from the Drafthouse: A Field in England and Nothing Bad Can Happen
Notes on a couple new releases from a young distributor that aims to “destroy the barriers between grindhouse and art-house.”
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The Age of the Earth, Glauber Rocha’s rarely screened final film, is coming to Chicago
The controversial filmmaker’s experimental epic screens as part of an upcoming series about Brazil’s indigenous population.
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Why is it easier to see a movie about James Broughton than movies by James Broughton?
The new documentary Big Joy draws attention to a chronic failure of U.S. movie culture.
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Coming soon: The worthwhile provocation It Felt Like Love
Previewing an independent debut feature, which opens tomorrow at Facets Multimedia
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Coming soon: The films of Jan Nemec at Facets Multimedia
Noting an upcoming retrospective of the Czech New Wave director
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The year in movie revivals, H through N
The second in a three-part series on the year’s best repertory screenings
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Chen Kaige’s Caught in the Web: Topical cautionary tale or historical drama?
Considering how the Chinese director’s latest fits into his body of work
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Neighborhood movies, past and present
Noting the marginalization of working life in mainstream U.S. cinema
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Never trust any kid over 30
Chicago International Children’s Film Festival celebrates 30 years of programming.
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Remembering Dennis Potter’s Blue Remembered Hills
Revisiting the 1979 BBC teleplay in light of I Declare War, the recent Canadian feature playing at Facets Multimedia