A preview of new and notable films playing in Chicago from August 23 to 29
Tag: Northwest Chicago Film Society
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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?
Chicago in the lens, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
When surveillance culture was funny
Regarding a fortuitous revival of Allen Funt’s Candid Microphone
NCFS hits the road, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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.