The shorts program “Kartemquin Members’ Work for Hire” kicks off a monthlong series of eye-opening discoveries from the annals of educational filmmaking.
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High and dry at Fifty Shades of Grey, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
Jean-Luc Godard goes 3-D, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
A look back at the great repertory film programming in Chicago in 2014
The year in old movies
This week in experimental cinema: John Smith in person, dance films at the MCA, and more
The city is full of avant-garde film screenings over the next six days.
Out of the closet, out of the shadows, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
This week at U. of C.: A classic romance and a historic prison riot
Previewing revivals of Frank Borzage’s History Is Made at Night and Cinda Firestone’s Attica
Will Chicago’s most daring and virtuosic jazz singer finally get the recognition she deserves?
Dee Alexander has earned international acclaim, but fame has eluded her. Her great new album might change that.
Street artists peek out from the shadows
Get to know some of Chicago’s mysterious, prolific street artists.
Best Free Programming
Especially if you love cinema verite and Chinese opera
This coming week early cinema abounds in Chicago
The 13th international Domitor conference, for scholars and fans of early filmmaking, takes place at U. of C. and Northwestern University from Saturday through Wednesday.
God, Godzilla, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
Reader’s Agenda Fri 5/9: Key Ingredient Cook-Off, Let’s Get Working, and Young Fathers
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Friday, May 9
I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
This week’s moviegoing dilemma: Katharine Hepburn or Nagisa Oshima?
George Cukor’s Sylvia Scarlett and Oshima’s Death by Hanging both screen from 35-millimeter this Monday at 7 PM. Why? Why?!?!