Six weeks after my mother died of colon cancer in 2008 (which was almost eight years after my dad died of lung cancer), my sister was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, which would take her life six and a half years later. The day my sister died, my other sister’s mother-in-law fell down the basement stairs […]
Tag: Orson Welles
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Chinatown hip-hop, Summer Skate, Dracula, and dance
Have you hit a summer festival in Chinatown yet? Starting today through Sunday, Hip Hop in Chinatown is happening at Chinatown Square (2133 S. China Pl.), a three-day festival celebrating Chicago hip-hop while subtly intimating the relationship of immigrant communities to music, fashion, and street culture. From 2-9 PM today, there will be a street […]
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Movie Tuesday: Successfully avoiding the sophomore slump
Wondrous second films from directors whose debut outings set the bar high
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How Filip Rymsza finally finished Orson Welles’s The Other Side of the Wind
A tale of a novice producer and a legendary film that no one ever thought would ever play in theaters.
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Peter Bogdanovich explains why Buster Keaton still matters
The director discusses his new documentary The Great Buster showing this weekend at the Chicago International Film Festival.
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There are Chicagoans in the 2018 Chicago International Film Festival!
A mostly complete local viewing guide
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Jean-Pierre Melville’s brooding cinema surveyed on FilmStruck
FilmStruck presents the films of influential French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville.
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Five must-see films about film
Five extraordinary films about film, by five extraordinary filmmakers.
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Five must-see heist films
Great heist movies from 1955 to 2005 (that don’t have “Ocean” in the title and aren’t directed by Quentin Tarantino).
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The 2017 Chicago International Film Festival, reviewed
Watching the watchers at the Chicago International Film Festival
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An ad man experiments with virtual reality, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Joe Swanberg, British noir, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Orson Welles’s five best performances in films he didn’t direct
Highlights from Orson Welles’s acting career
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Agnes Le Roux is gone, but the teen sex comedy is back—plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Batkid Begins (and ends), plus the rest of this week’s new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screeenings in this week’s issue