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Home » Sergei Eisenstein

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Posted inFilm

Chicago Movie Journal: The communist imagination

by Ben Sachs February 13, 2020August 18, 2021

The romantic pull of the Soviet ideology in film.

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Movie Tuesday: The director as public intellectual

by Ben Sachs June 18, 2019August 18, 2021

Five masterpieces from filmmakers whose work has pushed the cultural envelope

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Deadpool leads in new GOP poll, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones February 19, 2016August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

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Joe Swanberg, British noir, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones August 21, 2015August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inFilm

Our guide to the 2015 Chicago International Movies & Music Festival

by Chicago Reader April 15, 2015August 18, 2021

New documentaries focus on Devo, Morphine, the Mekons, the Residents, and more

Posted inBlogs

Belles, dumbbells, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones May 9, 2014August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

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An interview with silent-film accompanist David Drazin (part two)

by Ben Sachs February 19, 2014August 18, 2021

The longtime Chicago musician shares his knowledge of silent movie history and recalls some notable screenings he’s accompanied.

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At the 25th annual Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival, every picture tells a story

by Ben Sachs September 4, 2013August 19, 2021

The 25th annual Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival shows the overlap between narrative and avant-garde cinema.

Posted inBlogs

Everything Is Ivan the Terrible!

by Ben Sachs January 30, 2012August 19, 2021

Sergei Eisenstein’s Ivan the Terrible vs. Everything Is Terrible!

Posted inBlogs

This week’s movie action

by J.R. Jones January 27, 2012August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

This week’s movie action

by J.R. Jones January 20, 2012August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

This Week’s Movie Action

by J.R. Jones January 13, 2012August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

Sergei Eisenstein, comedian

by Ben Sachs January 10, 2012August 19, 2021

The humor in Sergei Eisenstein’s first feature, Strike (1925).

Posted inBlogs

This week’s movie action

by J.R. Jones September 23, 2011August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue.

Posted inBlogs

This Week’s Movie Action

by J.R. Jones July 7, 2011August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue.

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