It’s Gershwin for the win in Drury Lane’s production.
Tag: Vincente Minnelli
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Movie Tuesday: Adventures in psychotherapy
Five films at the intersection of cinematic art and psychotherapeutic theory
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There are Chicagoans in the 2018 Chicago International Film Festival!
A mostly complete local viewing guide
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Five gay films from an era when queer themes were invisible in Hollywood
Films by Hitchcock, Cukor, and Minnelli turn up on this list of classics from before the Stonewall era.
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European Union Film Festival kicks off Friday, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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The five best films by Vincente Minnelli, one of the most expressive American filmmakers ever
Highlights from the filmography of Vincente Minnelli.
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In Maps to the Stars, Hollywood is a living hell
In David Cronenberg’s Maps to the Stars portrays the movie business as a nightmare of outsize egos.
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Finding The Long, Long Trailer and wide, wide seats at Webster Place
Observations in and around the north-side multiplex, which recently installed recliners in some of its theaters
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Binging on The Purge, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Width and without, part five: Words and Pictures and the challenge of staying indoors
The new Clive Owen-Juliette Binoche vehicle might be the first star-driven, American romantic comedy in years to use the wide-screen format purposefully.
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Somm: When a niche becomes a trap
A new documentary about wine tasters spotlights the challenge of making a movie about arcane subject matter.
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The ongoing relationship between psychiatry and American movies
How Side Effects and See You Next Tuesday reflect new trends in the movies’ depiction of mental illness.
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What makes for a good introduction to a film screening?
They make you want to see more
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Johnnie To’s Life Without Principle: a comic thriller on the investment banking industry
The thriller we live in: notes on the Hong Kong master’s latest film
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Straight-Up Lincoln, and the rest of this week’s movies
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue