Final films from five directors to mark our farewell—for now—from writer Ben Sachs.
Tag: Nagisa Oshima
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Movie Tuesday: The director as public intellectual
Five masterpieces from filmmakers whose work has pushed the cultural envelope
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Doc Films showcases the lesser-known work of Japanese director Seijun Suzuki
A new nine-week, 13-film series features a number of movies that rarely screen outside of Japan.
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The inmates take over the asylum, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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A half century of CIFF milestones, from Scorsese’s debut to Lee Daniels’s achievement award
The Reader digs through the Chicago International Film Festival’s archives to assemble a time line covering the fest’s 50 years.
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In praise of movies that fail spectacularly
Why have I seen Diary of a Shinjuku Thief so many times if I don’t like the film very much?
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The real story behind Dog Day Afternoon, Nicolas Cage, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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The Siskel Center revisits a transformative era in the career of Japanese director Nagisa Oshima
The Siskel Center presents an eight-film retrospective of the trailblazing Japanese filmmaker.
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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?!?!
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The 25-year-old Mestizo: The freshest movie in town
Mario Handler’s Venezuelan feature receives a belated Chicago premiere tomorrow.
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This spring Doc Films remembers a creative revolution
Previewing a series devoted to the films of Japan’s Art Theater Guild