What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Thursday, October 10
Tag: Vol. 43 No. 3
Issue of Oct. 10 – 16, 2013
Posted inFilm
The Massacre: Shocks around the clock
The long-running horror marathon the Massacre relocates to the Patio Theater.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
A vigorous Canucking in Nova Scotia
Dan answers Canadians’ questions about sex.
Posted inBlogs
Bill Brown unveils a “monumental” work at the Nightingale
Noting a program of short works by the experimental filmmaker, which screens this Friday
Posted inFilm
CIFF Director Spotlight: Dario Argento presents Dracula 3D
Chicago International Film Festival: Italian horror master Dario Argento, in person
Posted inFilm
CIFF Director Spotlight: John McNaughton presents The Harvest
Chicago International Film Festival: John McNaughton returns to the cinema with The Harvest.
Posted inFilm
CIFF Director Spotlight: James Gray presents The Immigrant
Chicago International Film Festival: We Own the Night director James Gray presents The Immigrant.
Posted inFilm
Our guide to the 49th Chicago International Film Festival
The 49th Chicago International Film Festival: Reviews of all the highlights from week one, plus four director spotlights
Posted inFilm
CIFF Director Spotlight: Tsai Ming-liang
Chicago International Film Festival: Tsai Ming-liang’s latest, Stray Dogs, follows in the tradition of Chaplin and Ozu.
Posted inBlogs
Mayor Rahm holds a budget hearing—invitation only
Budget hearings in Chicago: If Mayor Rahm doesn’t hear the bad news, apparently that means there is none.
Posted inMusic
Gossip Wolf: Oozing Wound discharges its first album
Oozing Wound discharges its first album, Teen Witch throws a sexy alien party, and more.
Posted inBlogs
Shred pop till it hurts: A debate about Sleigh Bells’ Bitter Rivals
A pair of Reader staffers argue the merits and drawbacks of the new Sleigh Bells full-length, Bitter Rivals, while simultaneously listening to the album. And they mention “shred-pop” nearly a dozen times combined.
Posted inBlogs
West-side rapper Breezy Montana soundtracks bop on his Rise 2 Fame mixtape
One of the key players in the west-side bop scene drops his debut mixtape.
Posted inBlogs
12 O’Clock Track: “Everything’s Different Now,” a clean-cut slab of vintage power pop from John Paul Keith
The singer-songwriter, who plays the Red Line Tap on Saturday, once again reflects the musical richness of his hometown with his great new album, Memphis Circa 3 AM.