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Posted inFilm

Movie Tuesday: So long for now

by Ben Sachs October 29, 2019August 18, 2021

Final films from five directors to mark our farewell—for now—from writer Ben Sachs.

Posted inFilm

Movie Tuesday: Art imitating life

by Ben Sachs April 23, 2019August 18, 2021

Five films in which directors look at themselves via autobiographical stand-ins

Posted inFilm

Movie Tuesday: The test of time

by Ben Sachs April 9, 2019August 18, 2021

Films that successfully subvert ordinary cinematic conventions about the passage of time

Posted inBlogs

James Cagney is more than just a tough-guy as FilmStruck’s Star of the Week

by Patrick Friel July 3, 2018August 18, 2021

James Cagney dances past his gangster persona in several of FilmStruck’s “Star of the Week” selections.

Posted inBlogs

This week on FilmStruck: Deep in the heart of Texas

by Patrick Friel March 16, 2018August 18, 2021

FilmStruck finds more than western films deep in the heart of Texas.

Posted inBlogs

Filmfront brings a passion for cinema studies to Pilsen

by Ben Sachs June 30, 2017August 18, 2021

The cine club and artists’ studio celebrates its second anniversary this July with the release of a monograph and related screenings.

Posted inBlogs

You can now see Mimosas, the subject of a great making-of documentary

by Ben Sachs June 7, 2017August 18, 2021

Oliver Laxe’s Islamic western plays at Facets Multimedia for two more nights.

Posted inBlogs

Your Movie Is an Act of Self-Negation, Charlie Brown! plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones November 13, 2015August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

Michael Shannon wants you outta here now, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones October 2, 2015August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

Five movies you should watch tonight instead of the Oscars

by Drew Hunt February 22, 2015August 18, 2021

And they’re all streaming online!

Tommy Lee Jones (right) in The Homesman
Posted inFilm

Tommy Lee Jones, trapped in a covered wagon with three madwomen

by Ben Sachs November 19, 2014August 18, 2021

Tommy Lee Jones shepherds three madwomen across the plains in The Homesman.

Posted inBlogs

Revisiting Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: I was there for love!

by Ben Sachs June 23, 2014August 18, 2021

Under the direction of Howard Hawks, the musical number “Ain’t There Anyone Here for Love?” approaches pure cinema.

Posted inBlogs

Westward the Women: A neglected classic about sexual politics on the frontier

by Ben Sachs June 19, 2014August 18, 2021

Discovering William A. Wellman’s rarely revived 1951 western, available for rent at the Chicago Public Library

Mark Wahlberg in Lone Survivor
Posted inFilm

Lone Survivor: A war movie more Howard Hawks-like than hawkish

by Ben Sachs January 8, 2014August 18, 2021

Peter Berg’s Lone Survivor humanizes navy SEALs and natives alike.

Posted inBlogs

Getting personal in the theater, and the rest of this week’s movies

by Ben Sachs September 13, 2013August 19, 2021

A roundup of new and notable movies playing in Chicago between September 13 and 19

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