Five films that depict people—and cinema—at their best
Tag: Richard Linklater
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Movie Tuesday: Superior sequels and remakes
Five films that achieve the rare cinematic feat of improving upon their predecessors.
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This week on FilmStruck: Deep in the heart of Texas
FilmStruck finds more than western films deep in the heart of Texas.
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Last Flag Flying is Richard Linklater’s latest triumph
The Boyhood director delivers a casually masterful adaptation of Darryl Ponicsan’s 2005 novel.
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The 2017 Chicago International Film Festival, reviewed
Watching the watchers at the Chicago International Film Festival
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The New York Times’s crackdown on unnamed sources still not going well
The Times prefers not to tell us who said what.
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Five movies you should watch tonight instead of the Oscars
And they’re all streaming online!
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Columnists continue to come to terms with Boyhood, musicals, and Super Bowl ads
Deep thoughts on reading the Sunday papers
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Our favorite movies of 2014
The best films of the year, according to J.R. Jones and Ben Sachs
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Chris Ware’s buildings—without their stories
The Art Institute show “The Comic Art and Architecture of Chris Ware” reveals how the cartoonist draws on Chicago’s built environment.
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How the influence of existentialist philosophy plays out in Richard Linklater’s filmmaking
Further thoughts on that Fassbinder-style tracking shot in Boyhood
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Memories of Rainer Werner Fassbinder in Richard Linklater’s Boyhood
The German playwright and director remains a major influence on the Austin-based independent, as a crucial scene of Boyhood demonstrates.
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Film critic Kenneth Turan has more to say about himself than Boyhood
One film critic explains why his opinion is special.
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An interview with Richard Linklater and Northwest Chicago Film Society on film programming (part two)
The second part of a conversation between the noted film director and the local repertory film organization
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Binging on The Purge, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue