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Tag: Werner Herzog
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With Lo and Behold, Werner Herzog ponders the heaven and hell of digital technology
Werner Herzog explores the dream and the nightmare of 21st-century technology in Lo and Behold.
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Taste the blood of Jemaine Clement, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Best Films of 2014, number seven: Joe
J.R. Jones counts down his favorite films of 2014. Today at number seven: Joe.
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Les Blank was the filmmaker who liked people who liked to eat and drink
A new box set from Criterion collects more than a dozen films, many about food, by ethnographic filmmaker Les Blank.
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A half century of CIFF milestones, from Scorsese’s debut to Lee Daniels’s achievement award
The Reader digs through the Chicago International Film Festival’s archives to assemble a time line covering the fest’s 50 years.
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William Friedkin’s Sorcerer rolls back into action at the Music Box
A restored version of the Exorcist director’s remake of The Wages of Fear screens as a midnight movie over the next two weekends.
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The European Union Film Festival, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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L’Argent, Mary Poppins, and other Reader recommended movies to watch online this week
Some recommended movies from Old Movies to Watch Now, in which Reader film capsules guide what you should watch online.
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Urban bombing, third-trimester abortion, the scourge of slavery, and the rest of this week’s movies
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Black Cinema House has The Blues—and more—this Friday
Previewing the first program in a summer-long outdoor film series
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Weekly Top Five: Dream on—the American dream on film
Michael Bay’s recent Pain & Gain inspires the latest Weekly Top Five.
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Marking time with Powell and Pressburger, and other highlights from this week’s film section
A summary of new releases and major revival screenings for the week of April 26 – May 2.
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GIFs of love, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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An old-school Reader blowout, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue