Judi Dench stars as Queen Victoria, riling the Royal Court with her new Indian pal.
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The French drama Marguerite tells the story of the world’s worst soprano
Catherine Frot stars as an amateur vocalist based on the real-life Florence Foster Jenkins.
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Reader’s Agenda Thu 11/28: Thanksgiving Parade, Philomena, and Miracle on Wells Street
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Thursday, November 28
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Jia Zhang-ke, Alexander Payne, Stephen Frears, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Nuns are no fun in Philomena
Philomena stars Judi Dench as a Catholic single mother who was stripped of her child.
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An old-school Reader blowout, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Chicago International Film Festival announces first 20 titles
David Schwimmer’s “Trust,” Ben Berkowitz’s “Polish Bar,” and Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives” are among the 20 titles announced for the Chicago International Film Festival this October.
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I left my heart in the 400 Theater, and my gum under the seat
The long-shuttered Village North in Rogers Park reopens tonight as the New 400 Theater. Plus this week’s new movie reviews.