The composer gave Hitchcock’s films much of their menace.
Tag: Vertigo
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Adam Luksetich of Foul Tip on his contrarian pick for best country album ever
Current musical obsessions of Hanna Hazard from Lil Tits, Adam Luksetich from Foul Tip, and Luca Cimarusti from the Reader
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Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Vertigo, and more outdoor film screenings in Chicago this week
The Chicago Park District’s Movies in the Park series is in full swing.
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Deadpool leads in new GOP poll, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Peter Margasak’s favorite albums of 2015, numbers 30 through 21
Veteran Reader critic Peter Margasak continues counting down his 40 favorite records of the year—this installment includes Steve Coleman, Tal National, and the Necks.
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Harrison Ford, looking like a beloved pet goat, is the heart and soul of Age of Adaline
The 72-year-old actor has a crucial role in the new romantic fantasy.
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The Lawrence of Arabia of stoner comedies—plus more new reviews and notable screenings
A roundup of new and notable movies playing in Chicago from 1/9-1/15/15
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Escape From the Battle for the Conquest of the Dawn of the Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Weekly Top Five: The Best of Lucio Fulci
The best of exploitation maestro Lucio Fulci
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Reader’s Agenda Fri 1/24: Vertigo, Stepz, and Action Bronson
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Friday, January 24
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Weekly Top Five: The best of Brian De Palma
Blow Out Brian De Palma’s Scarface, a remake of the 1932 Howard Hawks gangster classic, screens at the Logan on Mon 7/29, 11 PM. As Dave Kehr notes in his review, this is De Palma’s most serious film, which makes it probably his least interesting. (The Bonfire of the Vanities is also a strong candidate, […]
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Fritz Lang’s Ministry of Fear, made with real eggs
Criteron Collection releases a digital restoration of the 1944 wartime thriller
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Our guide to the Chicago Underground Film Festival
Chicago Underground Film Festival: Four days of the bizarre, the outrageous, and the extralegal
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My dad the war criminal, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Music Box 70mm Film Festival
The Music Box presents two weeks of films in 70-millimeter.