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Home » Orson Welles

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Posted inFilm

Movie Tuesday: Successfully avoiding the sophomore slump

by Ben Sachs March 26, 2019August 18, 2021

Wondrous second films from directors whose debut outings set the bar high

Posted inFilm

How Filip Rymsza finally finished Orson Welles’s The Other Side of the Wind

by Patrick Z. McGavin November 2, 2018August 18, 2021

A tale of a novice producer and a legendary film that no one ever thought would ever play in theaters.

Posted inBlogs

Peter Bogdanovich explains why Buster Keaton still matters

by Andrea Gronvall October 18, 2018August 18, 2021

The director discusses his new documentary The Great Buster showing this weekend at the Chicago International Film Festival.

Posted inBlogs

There are Chicagoans in the 2018 Chicago International Film Festival!

by Kathleen Sachs October 10, 2018August 18, 2021

A mostly complete local viewing guide

Posted inBlogs

Jean-Pierre Melville’s brooding cinema surveyed on FilmStruck

by Patrick Friel July 31, 2018August 18, 2021

FilmStruck presents the films of influential French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville.

Posted inBlogs

Five must-see films about film

by Patrick Friel March 9, 2018August 18, 2021

Five extraordinary films about film, by five extraordinary filmmakers.

Posted inBlogs

Five must-see heist films

by Patrick Friel January 29, 2018August 18, 2021

Great heist movies from 1955 to 2005 (that don’t have “Ocean” in the title and aren’t directed by Quentin Tarantino).

Posted inFilm

The 2017 Chicago International Film Festival, reviewed

by Chicago Reader October 12, 2017August 18, 2021

Watching the watchers at the Chicago International Film Festival

Posted inBlogs

An ad man experiments with virtual reality, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones March 18, 2016August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

Joe Swanberg, British noir, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones August 21, 2015August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

Orson Welles’s five best performances in films he didn’t direct

by Drew Hunt August 9, 2015August 18, 2021

Highlights from Orson Welles’s acting career

Posted inBlogs

Agnes Le Roux is gone, but the teen sex comedy is back—plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones July 24, 2015August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

Batkid Begins (and ends), plus the rest of this week’s new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones July 17, 2015August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screeenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

The rise and fall of a techno DJ, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones June 26, 2015August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable sceenings

Posted inBlogs

Andrew Bujaski gets Results, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones June 19, 2015August 18, 2021

Inside Out This week we take a look at Results, the latest comedy from indie stalwart Andrew Bujalski (Funny Ha Ha, Mutual Appreciation, Computer Chess), and Inside Out, the latest Pixar animation. Guess which one is going to make a yawning ass-load of money this weekend? From Mayerling to Sarajevo Check out the new issue […]

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