But the performances in this touring production are fresh and assured.
Tag: Robert De Niro
Posted inNews & Politics
Aldermen Goodfellas
Mayoral candidate Bill Daley’s proposed City Council cuts don’t sound so bad with aldermen talking like mobsters.
Posted inBlogs
Five big-screen movies obsessed with the small screen
Five movies remind us that filmmakers have always been fascinated with the box in the living room
Posted inFilm
You Were Never Really Here updates Taxi Driver to an even colder urban landscape
In the latest from Scottish filmmaker Lynne Ramsay (We Need to Talk About Kevin), Joaquin Phoenix plays a hit man who specializes in rescuing child prostitutes.
Posted inBlogs
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).
Posted inColumns & Opinion
The surprising career of Len Amato
The president of powerhouse HBO Films traces his trajectory from Columbia College to Hollywood.
Posted inBlogs
How to kick drugs while also surviving a hostage crisis, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
Posted inFilm
Minions proves that celebrity voices don’t make a children’s animation
Sandra Bullock stars in Minions, the latest Despicable Me feature—but who cares?
Posted inBlogs
Now Playing: The Trip to Italy
Steve Coogan, Rob Bryson, and Michael Winterbottom reunite for a sequel to The Trip
Posted inBest of Chicago
Best Place to Pretend You’re Robert De Niro
Pretending he’s Louis Prima, that is
Posted inBlogs
The wolf, the leopard, the turkey, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
Posted inBlogs
M Is for Mimicry, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
Posted inBlogs
The Reader’s film writers turn to crime, and the rest of this week’s movies
A roundup of new and notable movies playing in Chicago between September 20 and 26
Posted inFilm
A fish-out-of-water comedy that’s just Godunov
The Family features Robert De Niro parodying his past film roles—and American stereotypes in general.
Posted inBlogs
Weekly Top Five: The best of Brian De Palma
Blow Out Brian De Palma’s Scarface, a remake of the 1932 Howard Hawks gangster classic, screens at the Logan on Mon 7/29, 11 PM. As Dave Kehr notes in his review, this is De Palma’s most serious film, which makes it probably his least interesting. (The Bonfire of the Vanities is also a strong candidate, […]