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Home » Werner Herzog

Tag: Werner Herzog

Posted inArts & Culture

John Mulaney discusses his influences, from Mayor Richard M. Daley to Werner Herzog

by Steve Heisler January 30, 2018August 18, 2021

The stand-up comedian has drawn inspiration from unlikely sources.

Posted inFilm

With Lo and Behold, Werner Herzog ponders the heaven and hell of digital technology

by Dmitry Samarov March 31, 2016August 18, 2021

Werner Herzog explores the dream and the nightmare of 21st-century technology in Lo and Behold.

Posted inBlogs

Taste the blood of Jemaine Clement, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones February 27, 2015August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

Best Films of 2014, number seven: Joe

by J.R. Jones December 19, 2014August 18, 2021

J.R. Jones counts down his favorite films of 2014. Today at number seven: Joe.

Posted inBlogs

Les Blank was the filmmaker who liked people who liked to eat and drink

by Michael Gebert December 12, 2014August 18, 2021

A new box set from Criterion collects more than a dozen films, many about food, by ethnographic filmmaker Les Blank.

Chicago International Film Festival director Michael Kutza in 1965.
Posted inFilm

A half century of CIFF milestones, from Scorsese’s debut to Lee Daniels’s achievement award

by J.R. Jones and Ben Sachs October 9, 2014August 18, 2021

The Reader digs through the Chicago International Film Festival’s archives to assemble a time line covering the fest’s 50 years.

Posted inBlogs

William Friedkin’s Sorcerer rolls back into action at the Music Box

by Ben Sachs March 20, 2014August 18, 2021

A restored version of the Exorcist director’s remake of The Wages of Fear screens as a midnight movie over the next two weekends.

Posted inBlogs

The European Union Film Festival, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones March 7, 2014August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

L’Argent, Mary Poppins, and other Reader recommended movies to watch online this week

by Reader staff November 27, 2013August 19, 2021

Some recommended movies from Old Movies to Watch Now, in which Reader film capsules guide what you should watch online.

Posted inBlogs

Urban bombing, third-trimester abortion, the scourge of slavery, and the rest of this week’s movies

by J.R. Jones October 18, 2013August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

Black Cinema House has The Blues—and more—this Friday

by Ben Sachs May 21, 2013August 19, 2021

Previewing the first program in a summer-long outdoor film series

Posted inBlogs

Weekly Top Five: Dream on—the American dream on film

by Drew Hunt May 5, 2013August 19, 2021

Michael Bay’s recent Pain & Gain inspires the latest Weekly Top Five.

Posted inBlogs

Marking time with Powell and Pressburger, and other highlights from this week’s film section

by Ben Sachs April 26, 2013August 19, 2021

A summary of new releases and major revival screenings for the week of April 26 – May 2.

Posted inBlogs

GIFs of love, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones April 12, 2013August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

An old-school Reader blowout, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones April 5, 2013August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

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