It’s been a few years since Noir City: Chicago emerged from dark alleyways celebrating film noir, movies that embody the seedier side of everyday life. The pandemic paused the festival . . . but this year it’s back at the Music Box Theatre.
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How Bill Morrison makes magic with found footage
The Chicago-born filmmaker’s astonishing documentary Dawson City: Frozen Time tells the story of one of the greatest film finds in history by using the discovery itself.
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How going to the movies is like going to the ballet
Thoughts on Frederick Wiseman’s latest documentary, National Gallery, and the fleeting nature of all art
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25 for the History Books
The Library of Congress has announced the 2009 inductees into the National Film Registry.
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Things we lost in the fire
More than a thousand festival and repertory prints were lost in the Universal Studios fire.