• Newsletters
  • Become a member
  • NEWS & INVESTIGATIONS
    • News & Politics
    • Investigations
    • En español
  • CITY LIFE
    • Agenda: Things to do
    • Out Here
    • Shop Local
    • Street View
    • The Sound Issue
    • Best of Chicago: City Life
    • Best of Chicago: Buy Local
    • Best of Chicago: Cannabis
    • Best of Chicago: Sports & Recreation
  • COLUMNS & OPINION
    • Anthony Ehlers: On Prisons
    • Deanna Isaacs: On Culture
    • Ben Joravsky: On Politics
    • The Ben Joravsky Show
    • Dan Savage: Savage Love
    • Opinion
    • Podcasts
      • The Ben Joravsky Show
      • Chicago Queer & Now
  • MUSIC
    • Music Features
      • How punk adopted the Godfather of Gore
    • Chicagoans of Note
    • Gossip Wolf
    • The Listener
    • The Secret History of Chicago Music
    • Music Reviews
    • Concert Previews
    • Early Warnings
    • Music listings community calendar
    • The Sound Issue
    • Best of Chicago: Music & Nightlife
  • ARTS & CULTURE
    • Features
    • Theater
    • Dance
    • Visual arts
    • Book reviews
    • Ghost Light by Kerry Reid
    • Arts listings community calendar
    • The Sound Issue
    • Best of Chicago: Arts & Culture
    • Poetry Corner
  • FILM
    • Features
    • Reviews
    • Small Screen
    • Archives
  • FOOD & DRINK
    • The Food Issue
    • Features
    • Reviews
    • Monday Night Foodball
    • Best of Chicago: Food & Drink
    • The Drinks Issue (2021)
  • READER
    • About
    • — Reader Updates
    • — Contact
    • — Staff
    • — Careers
    • Newsletters
    • Advertise
    • Donate
    • Become a member
    • Nonprofit Guide
    • Reader 50
    • Reader events
      • Monday Night Foodball
    • Contests
    • Reader Store
    • Classifieds
      • Matches
    • Archives
    • Find a print copy
      • Distribution map and information
      • Print subscriptions
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS
Skip to content
Chicago Reader

Chicago Reader

Chicago’s alternative nonprofit newsroom

Become a member
  • »
  • 2023 Chicago Police District Councils Voter Guide
  • Latest issue
  • Best of Chicago: Vote Now!
  • Year in Review ’22
  • The People Issue
  • Reader 50
  • Contests
  • Reader Store
  • En español
  • Advertise
Home » Nicholas Ray

Tag: Nicholas Ray

Posted inFilm

Movie Tuesday: The male animal

by Ben Sachs September 10, 2019August 18, 2021

Five films that examine, interrogate, or critique traditional male behavior.

Posted inBlogs

Joan Crawford shines in five Hollywood classics

by Patrick Friel June 26, 2018August 18, 2021

We boil down the iconic actress’s five-decade screen career into five must-see films.

Posted inBlogs

Nautical thrillers and mysteries set sail on FilmStruck this week

by Patrick Friel March 27, 2018August 18, 2021

The streaming-cinema channel presents features by Antonioni, Arthur Penn, and Rene Clement.

Chicago International Film Festival director Michael Kutza in 1965.
Posted inFilm

A half century of CIFF milestones, from Scorsese’s debut to Lee Daniels’s achievement award

by J.R. Jones and Ben Sachs October 9, 2014August 18, 2021

The Reader digs through the Chicago International Film Festival’s archives to assemble a time line covering the fest’s 50 years.

Jack O'Connell
Posted inFilm

In the prison drama Starred Up, a father and son reunite behind bars

by Ben Sachs September 3, 2014August 18, 2021

David Mackenzie explores a life defined by violence in the prison drama Starred Up.

Posted inBlogs

The BOC stops here, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones June 27, 2014August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

Adolf Hitler, Charles Dickens, Tom Clancy, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones January 24, 2014August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

Tripping your brains out on psychedelic cactus, so who needs the rest of this week’s screenings?

by J.R. Jones July 19, 2013August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

Discovering the wide world of Richard Fleischer

by Ben Sachs July 16, 2013August 19, 2021

An upcoming revival of The Vikings should inspire curiosity about this versatile American filmmaker.

Posted inBlogs

Weekly Top Five: The Best of Nicholas Ray

by Drew Hunt July 14, 2013August 19, 2021

Weekly Top Five: Nicholas Ray films

Posted inBlogs

Chicago in the lens, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones July 12, 2013August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

Kangaroo huntin’, mate! and the rest of this week’s movies

by J.R. Jones November 2, 2012August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

The 35-millimeter nanny, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones October 25, 2012August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

The Weekly Top Five: Debuts

by Drew Hunt September 30, 2012August 19, 2021

Top Five Debut Films

Posted inBlogs

The Reader’s Agenda: Tue 8/21

by Drew Hunt August 21, 2012August 19, 2021

What’s on the Agenda for Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Posts navigation

1 2 Older posts

Get our free daily newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Monday through Friday. Dive into our most recent stories and exclusive insights from our editors and staff.

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS

Best of Chicago 2021

About the Chicago Reader
Reader Staff
Reader Careers
Freelance Information
Contact Us

Become a member
Donate

Advertise

Submit/promote your event

Find the Paper
Subscribe
Shop the Reader Store
Contests/Giveaways/Promotions

Reader Classifieds

Reader Matches

Chicago Reader Nonprofit Guide

Get our free newsletters

Privacy Policy | Terms of Use

© 2023 Chicago Reader. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic