This year’s selection included everything from a highly anticipated rock opera to compelling documentaries to an award-winning film featuring a character who lactates motor oil.
Tag: Wes Anderson
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Chicago rappers Jed Sed and Walter J. Liveharder transcend the Wes Anderson fandom of their duo O.R. They?
Hip-hop has a great way of encouraging nerdiness. By that I don’t mean nerdcore, a rap subgenre so focused on geek culture that it reeks like a Trekkie who’s stayed at C2E2 too long to shower between days. I’m talking about how accepting the hip-hop community can be of people who are singularly focused on […]
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The Sea and Cake and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week
A New Attitude: In Tribute to Patti LaBelle and more goings-on 5/21-5/24
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Isle of Dogs is Wes Anderson’s timeliest film
The director’s latest stop-motion animation touches on the subjects of authoritarian regimes and refugee crises.
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Malcolm London and more of the best things to do this week in Chicago
The release of My Lady’s Choosing and more goings-on 4/2-4/5
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Chicago rappers Jed Sed and Walter J. Liveharder carry a torch for Wes Anderson
Hip-hop duo O.R. They? love Wes Anderson, though not enough to ruin their brand-new mixtape, Not if I Don’t See You First.
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My favorite films of 2014, runners-up and caveats
Given how many superb movies play Chicago every year, it’s a struggle to limit a list of favorites to just ten—or even 30.
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Has Darren Aronofsky’s Noah opened the floodgates for a midrashic cinema?
Further thoughts on the influence of Jewish storytelling traditions on Darren Aronofsky’s biblical epic, and on how these traditions might inspire other filmmakers
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Weekly Top Five: The best of Wes Anderson
Highlights from the quirky filmography of Wes Anderson
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The Face of Love, the face of Wes Anderson, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Wes Anderson checks in to The Grand Budapest Hotel
Moviegoers will check in to The Grand Budapest Hotel, but they should check out The Missing Picture.
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Public housing, private prisons, 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: Commercials directed by major filmmakers
TV commercials directed by major filmmakers
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Getting by in four recent American comedies
Comparing Bernie, Magic Mike, Moonrise Kingdom, and Silver Linings Playbook in terms of style and themes