Wondrous second films from directors whose debut outings set the bar high
Tag: Orson Welles
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.
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.
There are Chicagoans in the 2018 Chicago International Film Festival!
A mostly complete local viewing guide
Jean-Pierre Melville’s brooding cinema surveyed on FilmStruck
FilmStruck presents the films of influential French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville.
Five must-see films about film
Five extraordinary films about film, by five extraordinary filmmakers.
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).
The 2017 Chicago International Film Festival, reviewed
Watching the watchers at the Chicago International Film Festival
An ad man experiments with virtual reality, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
Joe Swanberg, British noir, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
Orson Welles’s five best performances in films he didn’t direct
Highlights from Orson Welles’s acting career
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
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
The rise and fall of a techno DJ, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable sceenings
Andrew Bujaski gets Results, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
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 […]