Spike Lee’s latest is set in 1970, but it’s all about 2018.
Tag: Harry Belafonte
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History repeats itself over and over again at the African Diaspora Film Festival
The aftershocks of the slave trade echo from Benin to Hungary to Cuba to Cabrini Green.
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12 O’Clock Track: Harry Belafonte’s song from the end of Beetlejuice
It’s called “Jump in the Line.”
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Artist on Artist: Posdnuos of De La Soul talks to Rhymefest
Posdnuos of De La Soul talks to Chicago MC and activist Rhymefest
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Edgar Allan Poe, Lucian Pintilie, and other keywords
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s Reader
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Noir City: Chicago
The weeklong film noir festival runs through August 6 at the Music Box.
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When Nostalgia Works
Emilio Estevez’s sincere tribute to RFK is as galvanizing in its own way as Altman’s cynical Nashville.