An interview with one of England’s greatest living filmmakers.
Tag: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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Patio Theater lights up its silver screen again
Under general manager Dennis Wolkowicz, the Patio Theater in Portage Park reopens as a neighborhood movie house.
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European Union Film Festival kicks off Friday, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Tom Cruise, Sam Shepard, John Carpenter, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Width and without, part five: Words and Pictures and the challenge of staying indoors
The new Clive Owen-Juliette Binoche vehicle might be the first star-driven, American romantic comedy in years to use the wide-screen format purposefully.
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Ride Along and the pissed-off ghost of Joseph L. Mankiewicz
The new Ice Cube action comedy is a movie without a skeleton.
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Catching up with R.I.P.D before it dies, and the rest of this week’s screenings
A summary of movies playing in Chicago from July 26 to August 1
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Meet some cool cats of avant-garde cinema this Friday and Saturday
Previewing a program of cat-related experimental shorts playing on Friday and Saturday
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Film Center presents a digital restoration of The Gold Rush and other notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Now playing: Dark Shadows, Headhunters, and God Bless America
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue