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Home » Lon Chaney

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Posted inFilm

Movie Tuesday: Clowns and carnivals

by Ben Sachs October 8, 2019August 18, 2021

Five films that prominently feature circus imagery and ideas

Posted inFilm

Studies in repressed sexuality: Lon Chaney’s The Unknown and Boris Karloff’s The Old Dark House

by J.R. Jones October 26, 2017August 18, 2021

Two psychologically loaded horror classics return for Halloween.

Posted inBlogs

Welcome to New York, the rest of our new movie reviews, and this week’s notable screenings

by J.R. Jones April 24, 2015August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

The Chicago International Film Festival, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones October 10, 2014August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

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

Posted inBlogs

An interview with silent-film accompanist David Drazin (part two)

by Ben Sachs February 19, 2014August 18, 2021

The longtime Chicago musician shares his knowledge of silent movie history and recalls some notable screenings he’s accompanied.

American Mary
Posted inFilm

American Mary, sculptor with a scalpel

by J.R. Jones May 30, 2013August 19, 2021

The Canadian horror import American Mary spoofs the body-modification cult.

Posted inBlogs

Reader’s Agenda, Sat 12/8: Christmas bar crawl, Oliver Twist, and Young Jeezy

by Drew Hunt December 8, 2012August 19, 2021

What’s on the Agenda for Saturday, December 8, 2012

Posted inBlogs

The wrong man times five, and the rest of this week’s movies

by J.R. Jones December 7, 2012August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

Silver Scream

by J.R. Jones October 29, 2010August 19, 2021

Halloween movie picks for October 29-30.

Posted inBlogs

RIP FJA

by Albert Williams December 14, 2008August 19, 2021

Remembering Forrest J. Ackerman, who helped bring classic horror to the baby boom generation.

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