It’s 2035 and the government has levied a tax on the objects you see in your dreams, which you store and upload off memory sticks. Nattily tweed-coated auditor James Preble (Kentucker Audley) doesn’t like it any more than you would.
Tag: Terry Gilliam
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Five literary biopics whose pictures are worth a thousand words
Five literary biopics whose visual style lives up to the words.
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Prometheus Bound remains inert
The eponymous Prometheus is seen not so much as standing for anything as he is standing, basta.
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Afrobeat, kids on the street, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Our top picks for fall movies
Our top picks for fall movies: Young Charlton Heston in a Chicago-shot Julius Caesar, Jon Stewart’s directorial debut, and more
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Reader’s Agenda Wed 8/6: Monty Python, Melvin & Jean: An American Story, and Hideous Love Mutants
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Wednesday, August 6
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Video Drone: Adventures in Plymptoons
A new video barely scratches the surface of surreal animator Bill Plympton
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Remembering Chris Marker
The French director turned science fiction on its head, creating a haunting film in the process
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Edgar Allan Poe, Lucian Pintilie, and other keywords
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s Reader
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Now playing: Mirror Mirror
After the vile Immortals, director Tarsem Singh bounces back with a comic retelling of Snow White
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Now Playing: Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin’ About Him)?
Lincoln Hall presents the Chicago premiere of a new documentary on singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson.