Hotels play a starring role in film history, from Georges Méliès in 1897 to Wes Anderson in 2014.
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Lean on Pete tells the story of a horse and a teenager who feels like one
British filmmaker Andrew Haigh (Weekend, 45 Years) directed this moving drama about a boy adrift and a stallion headed for slaughter.
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Undercover cops infiltrate FilmStruck this week
FilmStruck showcases undercover cop films this week, with movies by Anthony Mann and Quentin Tarantino.
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The Death of Stalin shines a light on Lavrenti Beria, head of the Soviet Union’s dreaded secret police.
Armando Iannucci, creator of Veep and The Thick of It, directed this wickedly funny Cold War satire.
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Israeli filmmaker Joseph Cedar comes to New York City to make a movie divorced of time and place
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer has the moral dimensions of a Jewish folktale.
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The sun is setting on HBO’s Boardwalk Empire
With a short season ahead, the writers might consider picking up the show’s narrative pace.
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Artist on Artist: John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants nerds out with Abraham Levitan of Shame That Tune
Artist on Artist: John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants nerds out with Abraham Levitan of Shame That Tune
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Video Drone: Driverx4: The Lost and Found Films of Sara Driver
A two-disc retrospective looks at New York indie Sara Driver
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This week’s movies, and the rest of this week’s movies
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Local Burroughs doc coming to theaters, PBS
Beastie Boy Adam Yauch’s Oscilloscope Laboratories will release local filmmaker Yony Leyser’s documentary “William S. Burroughs: A Man Within.”
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This Week’s Movie Action
New reviews and notable films in this week’s Chicago Reader.
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The Reader’s Guide to the 45th Chicago International Film Festival: Week One
Selected films making their Chicago premieres at the festival through Thursday, October 15
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Queer cinema 101
The Queer Cinema 101 Monday screening series opens tonight with “The Celluloid Closet”