With The Last Manhunt, the epic story of Willie Boy the Desert Runner reclaims the narrative of a Native hero long portrayed by white men as a bloodthirsty child kidnapper.
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This week on FilmStruck: Deep in the heart of Texas
FilmStruck finds more than western films deep in the heart of Texas.
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Jason Molina’s long dark blues
Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. front man Jason Molina produced a prodigious catalog of stark and heartbreaking music. Then he disappeared.
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Weekly Top Five: The best of John Woo
Highlights from the filmography of action maestro John Woo
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The special effect of screen actors playing characters older than themselves
Noting a few fine performances by younger actors of older people in light of teenager Adèle Exarchopoulos’s performance in Blue Is the Warmest Color
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Weekly Top Five: The best of John Ford
My picks for the five best films of the man who shot The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.
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Mass murderers embrace movie magic in The Act of Killing
Indonesian executioners take to the big screen in The Act of Killing.
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Red Lion pub offers a respite—and a stiff manhattan—for weary film buffs
A conversation about the great western director John Ford with Red Lion bartender Joe Heinen
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John Wayne imitators, pre-op transsexuals, and mind-reading iPods
The third Chicago Movies & Music Festival opens Thursday
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Artist on Artist: Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields talks to Kelly Hogan
Stephin Merritt talks to Kelly Hogan about White Castle, Hootie the Owl, and why he can’t do drag
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Testament Week: the Book of Jim & Artie
A consideration of the X-rated Biblical epic Sodom and Gomorrah: The Last Seven Days.
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Blago, no one else ‘stunned’ at verdict
Rod Blagojevich is the third Illinois governor to be convicted of corruption, and the fourth to face prison time since 1973. He said he was “stunned” at the verdict, which found him guilty of 17 of the 20 counts brought against him. Now the question is how much prison time will he receive? (Tribune) The […]