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Film

An epic quest to skateboard from Chicago to New York hits the screen in Shred America

by Kevin Warwick March 22, 2018August 18, 2021

Arthur Swidzinski and Mike Kosciesza planned to document their adventure, but never thought it would take ten years.

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Rauner is fighting to keep details of a lawsuit filed by former business partner under wraps, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd October 20, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, the long-awaited Apple flagship on the Chicago River is opening Friday.

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Joe Maddon compares MLB plate collision rule to overturned soda tax, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd October 16, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Chance the Rapper will headline the Obama Foundation Summit closing concert.

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Patio Theater lights up its silver screen again

by J.R. Jones May 6, 2016August 18, 2021

Under general manager Dennis Wolkowicz, the Patio Theater in Portage Park reopens as a neighborhood movie house.

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Talking to the director of the El Chapo Guzman documentary that comes to the Patio on Friday

by Ben Sachs April 1, 2015August 18, 2021

A conversation with the prolific TV journalist-turned-filmmaker, whose film Es el Chapo? opens in Chicago on Friday.

News & Politics

Losing Vivian Maier

by Deanna Isaacs February 4, 2015August 18, 2021

John Maloof and Jeffrey Goldstein turned their caches of negatives by posthumously famed street photographer Vivian Maier into full-time jobs. Now the government wants in.

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Getting to know pre-Code star Ann Dvorak with biographer Christina Rice

by Ben Sachs April 22, 2014August 18, 2021

An interview with the author of Ann Dvorak: Hollywood’s Forgotten Rebel, who will be in Chicago this week to introduce two classic film screenings

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The Patio’s last shows for a while, and the rest of this week’s movies

by Ben Sachs April 18, 2014August 18, 2021

A roundup of new and notable movies screening in Chicago between 4/18 and 4/24

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Reader’s Agenda Fri 4/18: The Kid, Todd Barry, and Regina Carter

by Keshia Bardney April 18, 2014August 18, 2021

What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Friday, April 18

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Chicago in the future, the underground in Chicago, and the rest of this week’s movies

by Ben Sachs March 28, 2014August 18, 2021

Noting new and notable films screening in Chicago from 3/28 to 4/3

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Reader’s Agenda Sat 3/22: The Salvagers’ Ball, Welcome to Night Vale Live, and The Dark Crystal

by Taylor Tolbert March 22, 2014August 18, 2021

What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Saturday, March 22

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Kiss the Blood Off My Hands and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones February 21, 2014August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

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Northwest Chicago Film Society returns to the northwest side next week

by Ben Sachs February 20, 2014August 18, 2021

The programming organization has five events scheduled over the next two months, starting with the revival of a lesser-known Burt Lancaster film noir.

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