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Before there was Hoop Dreams, there was McDonald’s: Strange and Beautiful

by Ben Sachs April 21, 2015August 18, 2021

The shorts program “Kartemquin Members’ Work for Hire” kicks off a monthlong series of eye-opening discoveries from the annals of educational filmmaking.

Blogs

High and dry at Fifty Shades of Grey, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones February 20, 2015August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Blogs

Jean-Luc Godard goes 3-D, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones January 16, 2015August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Blogs

A look back at the great repertory film programming in Chicago in 2014

by Ben Sachs December 26, 2014August 18, 2021

The year in old movies

Blogs

This week in experimental cinema: John Smith in person, dance films at the MCA, and more

by Ben Sachs October 14, 2014August 18, 2021

The city is full of avant-garde film screenings over the next six days.

Blogs

Out of the closet, out of the shadows, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones August 29, 2014August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Blogs

This week at U. of C.: A classic romance and a historic prison riot

by Ben Sachs August 26, 2014August 18, 2021

Previewing revivals of Frank Borzage’s History Is Made at Night and Cinda Firestone’s Attica

Dee Alexander's new record includes reinvented versions of 11 classic songs.

Music

Will Chicago’s most daring and virtuosic jazz singer finally get the recognition she deserves?

by David Whiteis July 23, 2014August 18, 2021

Dee Alexander has earned international acclaim, but fame has eluded her. Her great new album might change that.

Bored turned an Albany Avenue sidewalk into a Monopoly square; the artist has installed telephone sculptures from Logan Square to the South Loop.

Arts & Culture

Street artists peek out from the shadows

by Chicago Reader July 16, 2014August 18, 2021

Get to know some of Chicago’s mysterious, prolific street artists.

Butterfly Lovers screened as part of FSC's Chinese Opera Film Series.

Best of Chicago

Best Free Programming

by Ben Sachs June 25, 2014August 18, 2021

Especially if you love cinema verite and Chinese opera

Blogs

This coming week early cinema abounds in Chicago

by Ben Sachs June 19, 2014August 18, 2021

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.

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