Ballet 5:8 presents Beyond the Nutcracker, a take on Tchaikovsky with a twist: there’s no Clara, but instead we meet Emma, a young girl growing up in the shadow of WWII. Artistic director Julianna Rubio Slager’s choreography gets away from some of the problematic imagery in the Chinese dance by using the motif of the […]
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Pilsen love, Art in These Times, R&B, and queer films
The Pilsen Love Fridge is hosting a Community Care Day at Harrison Park (1824 S. Wood) from 1-4 PM. Join them for free cold-pressed juices and camaraderie as they hold a community discussion on expanding food rescue, adding to their resource network, and serving the neighborhood through volunteering. They’ll be meeting at the spot on […]
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Cinema Deathmatch: Round One explores moral-panic entertainment
Critics sometimes say that films like Running Man and Battle Royale implicate the viewer. When you watch them, you’re supposed to recognize the ickiness of your own enjoyment of uber-violence. But isn’t the ickiness also part of the enjoyment?
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Timelines overlap, worlds warp, and dreams become reality
This month, Chicago filmgoers are lucky enough to experience not one but four genre-defining anime classics on the silver screen as part of Anime Auteurs, a series put on by Facets.
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Jump into spring with these Chicagoland events
The spring equinox (the moment when the sun is exactly above the equator and day and night are of equal length) for this year starts at 10:33 AM on Sunday 3/20, and brings our chance to check out Chicagohenge (if you go to the Loop, you might see the sun framed by our skyscrapers). And […]
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Cannibals, vampires, and visions, oh my!
After 18 months of virtual programming, Facets reopened its doors in September to Chicagoans buzzing to see independent films on the big screen. But the return to in-person screenings is not the only thing different at Facets—the storied cinema house is trying something different this season with a series of “Alternative Horror” picks. Programmed by […]
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Now playing: a return to the movies
After several pandemic pivots and herd immunity on the horizon, local movie theaters and film programs are returning to business not-quite-as-usual.
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Saxophonist Hafez Modirzadeh tunes up for duets
Saxophonist Hafez Modirzadeh has spent the better part of 30 years forging connections among jazz, Persian artistic concepts, and free music. This has resulted in a clutch of albums that ping-pong between gutsy postbop and meditative duets, the latter of which come into focus on his new album, Facets (Pi). Modirzadeh has frequently worked with […]
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On the edge of their seats
Chicago’s independent movie theaters get creative to stay alive during the pandemic.
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Chicago Movie Journal: Two Walshes, two Invisibles
Four films exploring humanity, made for the big screen.
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Movie Tuesday: Five cheers for Raúl Ruiz
Films that show the prolific Chilean-born filmmaker at his best
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In the 80s and 90s, 79th Street Video had the best video collection on the south side
It wasn’t just the only place in Chicago to rent rare kung fu VHS tapes. It was a place to hang out and watch them.
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The play Bull in a China Shop and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week
The African Diaspora Film Festival and more goings-on 6/11-6/14.
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Check out the masterful documentary Bitter Money for an eye-opening lesson in modern Chinese economics
Playing this week at Facets, the 2016 feature confirms Wang Bing’s reputation as one of the most exciting nonfiction filmmakers working today.