America is going full-tilt for pinball again and the resurgence is being led by the sons of a legendary Chicago pinball wizard.
Tag: RoboCop
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The Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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The infrequent (but undeniable) rewards of watching movies outdoors
Sharing mixed feelings on picnic-like film screenings
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Weekly Top Five: The best of Paul Verhoeven
The best of master satirist Paul Verhoeven.
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Iranian westerns, French madwomen, Laotian rocketeers, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Gossip Wolf: Cafe Mustache crowdfunds a bigger music room
Cafe Mustache crowdfunds a bigger music room, Pelican record their fifth LP, and more
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Music Box presents Architecture & Design Film Festival
Music Box presents the third annual Architecture & Design Film Festival
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Music Box presents Architecture & Design Film Festival
Music Box presents the third annual Architecture & Design Film Festival
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Music Box presents Architecture & Design Film Festival
Music Box presents the third annual Architecture & Design Film Festival
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Music Box presents Architecture & Design Film Festival
Music Box presents the third annual Architecture & Design Film Festival
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Stories about storeys: Architecture & Design Film Festival
Music Box presents the third annual Architecture & Design Film Festival
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Letters and Comments, February 24, 2011
Alderphobia Re: “Aldermania! The Cirque de Silly is back in town,” by Ben Joravsky, February 17 When will the people of Chicago realize how irrelevant aldermen have become in this day and age? The only reason the system is still there is because people attribute too much importance to it. Every time I talk to […]
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Can Chicago Do Better Than Detroit’s Robocop Statue?
Well, they’ve finally done it! Advocates in Detroit have raised more than $50,000 for a statue of cyborg-crimefighter Robocop. A worthy civic venture, indeed. It makes you wonder what kind of monument to pop culture we could build here in Chicago.
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Pavement Tour Diary: Nagoya, Japan
Sayonara, Japan! Pavement’s monitors engineer describes the last days of the band’s Japanese tour and finds the best soba noodles he’s ever had. Plus, robocop.
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Notes on 808s & Heartbreak
The inevitable Kanye review, and why the best song might be the ‘bootleg.’