A preview of new and notable films playing in Chicago from August 23 to 29
Tag: Northwest Chicago Film Society
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The Northwest Chicago Film Society and the Patio Theater are both alive and well
After near extinction, the film society and movie palace have found happiness together.
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Aldrich rides again, and the rest of this week’s movies
A roundup of new and notable movies playing in Chicago between August 16 and 22.
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Reader’s Agenda Wed 8/14: The Sound Opinions End of Summer BBQ, Garlic Fest, and The Intruder
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Wednesday, August 14
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In Ulzana’s Raid, the Vietnam War’s in the Arizona desert
Robert Aldrich’s Ulzana’s Raid sets the moral conflicts of the Vietnam War in the Arizona desert.
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Great popular art, past and present, and the rest of this week’s movies
Noting new and notable movies playing in Chicago between August 9 and 15
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One Japanese masterpiece, two local film festivals, and the rest of this week’s screenings
A roundup of new and notable movies playing in Chicago between August 2 and 8
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Tripping your brains out on psychedelic cactus, so who needs the rest of this week’s screenings?
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Width and without; or, American wide-screen cinema past and present
Wide-screen cinematography was once the most exciting new innovation in movies; have filmmakers come to take it for granted?
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Chicago in the lens, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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When surveillance culture was funny
Regarding a fortuitous revival of Allen Funt’s Candid Microphone
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NCFS hits the road, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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The best of times and worst of times for Chicago moviegoing
The Portage and Patio theaters may be closing, but screenings go on for the Northwest Chicago Film Society.