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The best Chicago International Film Festival coverage (plus more new reviews and notable screenings)
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
Northwest Chicago Film Society salutes the dawn of Technicolor with a racy musical about golf
An interview with David Pierce, coauthor of the new book The Dawn of Technicolor, who will introduce a special screening of the 1930 feature Follow Thru
A look back at the great repertory film programming in Chicago in 2014
The year in old movies
An interview with Richard Linklater and Northwest Chicago Film Society on film programming (part two)
The second part of a conversation between the noted film director and the local repertory film organization
An interview with Richard Linklater and Northwest Chicago Film Society on film programming
The acclaimed filmmaker discusses his second career as an exhibitor with the local film-programming organization.
Reader’s Agenda Wed 6/25: Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Windy City Gay Idol finals, and New Adventures in 28mm
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Wednesday, June 25
One of the worst movies ever made, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
This coming week early cinema abounds in Chicago
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.
The Robert Altman film Altman never wanted you to see
A crew of cinephiles tracked down a rare print of Corn’s-a-Poppin’ and set about restoring Robert Altman’s 1955 musical comedy.
Remembering the reel that ran before coming attractions at Cineplex Odeon theaters
The 20-second snippet of film that gave the impression you were about to watch a movie in a Greek amphitheater in outer space.
Getting to know pre-Code star Ann Dvorak with biographer Christina Rice
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
The Patio’s last shows for a while, and the rest of this week’s movies
A roundup of new and notable movies screening in Chicago between 4/18 and 4/24