If the Gene Siskel FIlm Center’s screening of The Magic Flute has you longing for more opera films, here are five that hit the high notes.
Tag: Otto Preminger
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The Third Murder deepens on a repeat screening
Hirokazu Kore-eda directed this Japanese legal drama about a homicide that’s not what it seems.
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L’Argent, Mary Poppins, and other Reader recommended movies to watch online this week
Some recommended movies from Old Movies to Watch Now, in which Reader film capsules guide what you should watch online.
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Width and without, part two; or, freedom is slavery?
Further thoughts on the uses (and greater purpose) of wide-screen cinematography
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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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Almodovar takes flight, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Best Free VHS Collection
It’s only a vestige of its former self, but it still contains plenty of gems.
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Austin Pendleton goes time-tripping back to Skidoo
The Steppenwolf ensemble member recalls making an LSD comedy with Groucho Marx.
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The first knockout of 2013, and the rest of this week’s movies
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue.
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Now Playing: House at the End of the Street
Jennifer Lawrence is ineffectual in director Mark Tonderai’s dull thriller
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Coming soon: Northwest Chicago Film Society’s winter calendar
A preview of Northwest Chicago Film Society’s winter calendar