Lots of happy accidents happen when I interview subjects for the Secret History of Chicago Music, and my favorite is when someone mentions an earlier “secret” band of theirs, often a precursor to the one I’m asking about. And by “secret,” I mean that perhaps just a handful of people might know that band ever […]
Tag: Gremlins
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Thanksgiving weekend in Chicago: Best things to do
Rising hip-hop artist G Herbo, Late Show writer and humorist author Daniel Kibblesmith, a discussion about the best books of 2017, and more goings-on November 24-26
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New Stages at diez anos
In its tenth year, the Goodman Theatre New Stages Festival focuses on Latino writers.
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Gossip Wolf: Cafe Mustache crowdfunds a bigger music room
Cafe Mustache crowdfunds a bigger music room, Pelican record their fifth LP, and more
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The wrong man times five, and the rest of this week’s movies
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Aria going to Facets? and the rest of this week’s movies
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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The orgiast: an interview with Joe Dante (part two)
The second part of an interview with the director of Gremlins 2: The New Batch and The Movie Orgy
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New on DVD: Paper Heart, Terminator Salvation, and Gremlins on Blu-ray, plus other films recently released on DVD
A list of films recently released on DVD.
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“Shades of Bacchus!” Joe Dante Talks W.C. Fields
One of my favorite series at the Toronto International Film Festival is Dialogues: Talking With Pictures, in which directors presenting their own work at the festival take time for a side appearance to introduce and talk about one of their own favorites. Joe Dante—director of such horror/fantasy features as Piranha (1978), The Howling (1981), Gremlins […]
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Attention, shoppers …
Some last-minute suggestions for the ax-wielding movie lover: it’s the season of Christmas giving!