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James Cagney is more than just a tough-guy as FilmStruck’s Star of the Week

by Patrick Friel July 3, 2018August 18, 2021

James Cagney dances past his gangster persona in several of FilmStruck’s “Star of the Week” selections.

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The documentary Uncle Fun: You’re the One and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

by Katie Powers June 8, 2018August 18, 2021

Cheer-Accident and more goings-on 6/8-6/10.

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The Music Box kicks off a season of Michael Curtiz revivals with the silent melodrama A Million Bid

by Ben Sachs April 20, 2018August 18, 2021

Let us now praise the great auteur whose career ranged from silent movies to Elvis.

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This Week on FilmStruck: Bette Davis

by Patrick Friel March 2, 2018August 18, 2021

FilmStruck celebrates the great Bette Davis.

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Zoolander returns, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones February 12, 2016August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

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The fountain of Youth, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones December 11, 2015August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

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Your Movie Is an Act of Self-Negation, Charlie Brown! plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones November 13, 2015August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

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Psychologists gone wild, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones October 30, 2015August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable sceenings in this week’s issue

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Joan Crawford’s five best performances

by Drew Hunt April 19, 2015August 18, 2021

Highlights from the career of Joan Crawford

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Spike Lee drinks Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones February 13, 2015August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

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Girlz in da hood, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones February 6, 2015August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

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Weekly Top Five: The best of James Cagney

by Drew Hunt September 28, 2014August 18, 2021

The best performances by actor James Cagney

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Getting to know pre-Code star Ann Dvorak with biographer Christina Rice

by Ben Sachs April 22, 2014August 18, 2021

An interview with the author of Ann Dvorak: Hollywood’s Forgotten Rebel, who will be in Chicago this week to introduce two classic film screenings

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Iranian westerns, French madwomen, Laotian rocketeers, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones February 14, 2014August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

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Death be proud, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones June 28, 2013August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

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