It’d be a mistake to call Christine Fellows’s two previous albums “concept albums,” but each has a singular point of inspiration: Femmes de Chez Nous (2011) was born out of the Canadian singer-songwriter and poet’s research into the history of women in Winnipeg (conducted during her residency at Le Musée de Saint-Boniface, a Franco-Manitoban culture […]
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The weird world of Guy Maddin
Five great films by Canadian indie Guy Maddin, whose latest, The Green Fog, screens this week at Gene Siskel Film Center.
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Wholesome entertainment
Heartwarming family movies deserve more respect. A fancy prize will bring it
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“So Bad It’s Good” Isn’t All That Bad
A half-hearted defense of the pleasures of indefensible movies.