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Home » Jim Jarmusch

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Posted inMusic

Jozef Van Wissem’s antique lute repertoire has never been more timely

by Bill Meyer November 15, 2019August 18, 2021

For the better part of two decades, Jozef Van Wissem has been on a mission to challenge the notion that his main instrument is a museum piece. The 57-year-old Dutchman has recontextualized the Renaissance lute by submerging its sound in Maurizio Bianchi’s industrial noise, by improvising with guitarist Tetuzi Akiyama, and by engaging in instrumental […]

Posted inBlogs

Check in, then check out these five iconic hotel movies

by Patrick Friel May 16, 2018August 18, 2021

Hotels play a starring role in film history, from Georges Méliès in 1897 to Wes Anderson in 2014.

Posted inBlogs

Deadpool leads in new GOP poll, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones February 19, 2016August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

Jim Jarmusch’s five best films

by Drew Hunt March 1, 2015August 18, 2021

Highlights from the filmography of Jim Jarmusch

Posted inBlogs

My favorite films of 2014, runners-up and caveats

by Ben Sachs December 26, 2014August 18, 2021

Given how many superb movies play Chicago every year, it’s a struggle to limit a list of favorites to just ten—or even 30.

William S. Burroughs
Posted inFilm

Burroughs lays bare the notorious author of Naked Lunch

by J.R. Jones November 12, 2014August 18, 2021

This 1983 documentary gets Burroughs right between the eyes.

Blood Ties
Posted inFilm

Blood Ties and Gambit: Two genre films for the grown-ups

by Ben Sachs July 9, 2014August 18, 2021

Blood Ties and Gambit: two genre films from the “disappearing middle” of American cinema

Posted inBlogs

Forces of the past in Only Lovers Left Alive and Pasolini’s Trilogy of Life

by Ben Sachs April 30, 2014August 18, 2021

Chicago is currently playing host to films by two great cinematic poets, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Jim Jarmusch; the works complement each other rather nicely.

Posted inBlogs

The Patio’s last shows for a while, and the rest of this week’s movies

by Ben Sachs April 18, 2014August 18, 2021

A roundup of new and notable movies screening in Chicago between 4/18 and 4/24

Posted inBlogs

12 O’Clock Track: ‘Lies to Live By,’ a lost classic from a young Jim Jarmusch

by Peter Margasak April 9, 2014August 18, 2021

An arty pop gem from the Del-Byzanteens

Posted inBlogs

The year’s most Seussian-named film festival, and the rest of this week’s movies

by Ben Sachs October 4, 2013August 19, 2021

A roundup of new and notable movies playing in Chicago between October 4 and 10

Posted inBlogs

One Japanese masterpiece, two local film festivals, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by Ben Sachs August 2, 2013August 19, 2021

A roundup of new and notable movies playing in Chicago between August 2 and 8

Posted inBlogs

Video Drone: Driverx4: The Lost and Found Films of Sara Driver

by J.R. Jones November 27, 2012August 19, 2021

A two-disc retrospective looks at New York indie Sara Driver

Don't Expect Too Much
Posted inFilm

Rebel without a script

by J.R. Jones January 19, 2012August 19, 2021

A new documentary chronicles the last years of Hollywood maverick Nicholas Ray

Posted inBlogs

The Real Ethio Jazz

by Peter Margasak September 17, 2010August 19, 2021

A recent album by Ethiopian composer and percussionist Mulatu Astatke nails the Ethio jazz sound he began developing in the 60s.

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