Something else took me to Arizona last week, but on what the locals considered a pleasant Tuesday afternoon I was in Surprise Stadium, in the Phoenix suburb of the same name, for the Cubs’s final preseason game. They were facing the Texas Rangers. Both teams were wearing Cubbie blue. The temperature on the field was […]
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An actor who stayed
Editor’s note: William J. Norris, a veteran Chicago actor whose career included playing Scrooge for the Goodman production of A Christmas Carol for a dozen years and performing with the late Organic Theater in their legendary sci-fi serial, Warp!, died at his home in Iowa on November 30 at age 75. Mark Larson, author of […]
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Spelunking in the Reader of 1971
The music ads in the Reader’s very first issues add context—and curiosities—that the stories alone can’t provide.
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Stuart Gordon, legend of off-Loop theater and horror films, dies at 72
From Warp! to Re-Animator, Gordon told the stories he wanted to see his way.
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How Jim Shiflett built the church of off-Loop theater
The founder of Body Politic died in December, but the seeds he planted 50 years ago played an immeasurable role in the growth of Chicago’s small theater scene.
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Is there a Stuart Gordon school of cinema ghoulitry?
It turns out that horror maestro Stuart Gordan has protégés.
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Start with these five weird films by Chicago native Stuart Gordon
Highlights from the filmography of Stuart Gordon
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The Hunting Ground exposes rape on campus, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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“David Mamet warned me that this would break my heart”
Stuart Gordon on losing the fight to save the Hull House theater
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Meet the model 21st-century journalist
Scott Jacobs, proof the journalist of the future can actually exist
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Music Box Massacre
A 24-hour marathon of classic horror movies, vintage trailers, and personal appearances