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Galleries & Museums, Art Critic's Choice, May 15, 2012
The crackle and snap of Roy Lichtenstein's pop

The Art Institute opens 'Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective'
- by Elly Fishman
- Tags: Art Critic's Choice, Roy Lichtenstein, Michey Mouse, Donald Duck, Andy Warhol, pop art, cartoons, James Rondeau, hipsters

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Blogs, Bleader, Apr 23, 2012
Lessons from Wisconsin: bus safety and film festival edition

Reflections on my stay at the 2012 Wisconsin Film Festival
- by Ben Sachs
- Tags: Education, Film, 2012 Wisconsin Film Festival, Life Without Principle, Johnnie To, Madison Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin, Phil Solomon, Andy Warhol, J.J. Murphy, Face, international film festival, David Bordwell, Chicago International Film Festival, Orpheum Theater, Sabine Gruffat, I Have Always Been a Dreamer, Northern Lights, John Hansen

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Blogs, Bleader, Apr 20, 2012
Exercising my guesthood in Madison

A report on my first 24 hours at the Wisconsin Film Festival
- by Ben Sachs
- Tags: Film, Wisconsin Film Festival, Mike King, Madison Wisconsin, Orpheum Theater, Goodbye First Love, Life Without Principle, Phil Solomon, Luther Price, Don Hertzfeldt, Andy Warhol

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Blogs, Bleader, Dec 12, 2011
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The gift that keeps on killing

The murderous "gift" of The Velvet Underground
- by Tal Rosenberg
- Tags: Gift Week, Music, Variations on a Theme, Gift Week, Velvet Underground, Andy Warhol, Lou Reed, John Cale, Nico, The Gift, The Velvet Underground & Nico, White Light/White Heat, noise, Booker T. & the M.G.'s., Video

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Blogs, Bleader, Dec 8, 2011
Andy Warhol's Empire screens outdoors

The Art Institute projects Andy Warhol's eight-hour film Empire onto the side of the Aon Center on Friday night.
- by Sam Worley
- Tags: Film, Visual Art, Free Shit, Swag, Andy Warhol, Art Institute of Chicago, Aon Center, Empire, Empire State Building, Light Years, Evening Associates

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Blogs, Bleader, Jan 21, 2011
Dinner & a Show: Friday 1/21

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
- by Sam Worley
- Tags: Chicagoland, Food Chain, Film, Music, Food & Drink, Performing Arts, Arts, Food, Mondo Drag, Dr. Strange, DayGlo, Hideout, Taxim, Zeniople, Matt Christensen, Brian Harding, Mike Weis, John Twells, Xela, Dan Mohr, DRMWPN, Gleaming, Abbey Pub, Shokran, William S. Burroughs: A Man Within, Yony Leyser, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, Andy Warhol, the Music Box, Music Box Theatre, Cafe Orchid, Lakeview, pre-Ottoman cuisine, 12th and Delaware, Fort Pierce, Florida, Rachel Grady, Heidi Ewing, Jesus Camp, Sunshine Cafe, Carmilla, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Aly Renee Greaves, Storefront Theater, Gallery 37 Center for the Arts, Philip Ghantous, cubano, Cafecito

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Blogs, Bleader, Dec 16, 2010
White Light, Indeed

The recently unearthed concert film The Velvet Underground in Boston screens this Saturday at Nightingale.
- by J.R. Jones
- Tags: Film, Music, Andy Warhol, White Light Cinema, The Velvet Underground in Boston, The Velvet Underground and Nico, Boston Tea Party, White Light White Heat, Edie Sedgwick, Nightingale theater, rock music, movies

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Blogs, Bleader, Dec 16, 2010
This Week's Movie Action

New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue.
- by J.R. Jones
- Tags: Film, J.R. Jones, Film Comment, Enter the Void, Gene Siskel Film Center, David O. Russell, The Fighter movie, Kuroneko, How Do You Know, Broadcast News, James L. Brooks, The King's Speech, Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, The Tempest William Shakespeare, Across the Universe, Julie Taymor, Tron Legacy, Lincoln Hall, You Won't Miss Me, Stella Schnabel, Julian Schnabel, Antonio Gaudi, Andy Warhol, Edie Sedgwick, The Velvet Underground in Boston, Facets Cinematheque, Marco Bellochio, Fists in the Pocket, The Conviction movie, The Nanny movie, Dogtooth, Henri-Georges Clouzots Inferno, Please Give, The Kids Are All Right, Enter the Void, Restrepo movie, The Social Network, Carlos movie, Winter's Bone, The Square movie, Black Swan, Cyrus, Animal Kingdom, Red Riding 1974, Leap Year, I Am Love, Mesrine Killer Instinct, Shutter Island, The Oath, The Company Men, movies

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Blogs, Bleader, Feb 27, 2010
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William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

Yony Leyser's documentary "William S. Burroughs: A Man Within" and Thomas Woschitz's "Universalove" open the Chicago International Movies and Music Festival on Thursday, March 4.
- by Ed M. Koziarski
- Tags: Lit & Lectures, Film, Music, Books, William S. Burroughs, Slamdance, A Man Within, Yony Leyser, CIMMfest, Ilko Davidov, Chicago International Movies & Music Festival, Thomas Woschitz, Universalove, Naked Lunch, Junky, Thee Majesty, Penny Arcade, Andy Warhol, superstar, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Patti Smith, John Waters, Iggy Pop, Jello Biafra, Gus Van Sant, Iggy Pop, David Cronenberg, Amiri Baraka, Sonic Youth, Video

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Blogs, Bleader, Feb 19, 2008
The Seldoms' Silver Clouds performance 2/19 and 2/23

The Seldoms improvise a performance inside Andy Warhol's "Silver Clouds" at the Loyola University Museum of Art.
- by Whet Moser
- Tags: Free Shit, Swag, Andy Warhol, Silver Clouds, Loyola University Museum of Art, The Seldoms

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Blogs, Bleader, Oct 24, 2007
He's not Mao, but he's no soup can either

A Warhol of Conrad Black--it could be yours!
- by Michael Miner
- Tags: News, News Bites, Conrad Black, Andy Warhol

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Blogs, Bleader, Aug 24, 2007
Eyes wide shut?

Sometimes even the best of films can't keep you awake.
- by Pat Graham
- Tags: Film, Sleep, Empire, Theo Angelopoulos, The Hunters, Andy Warhol, Diamanda Galas, Margaret Hamilton

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. . . but, alas, there are no good sleep-inducing movies playing in town this week.

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What's on the Reader's Agenda for Wednesday, February 13, 2013

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The MCA's "Skyscraper" takes the measure of urban towers

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What's on the Agenda for Thursday, July 5, 2012

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The Art Institute opens 'Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective'

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Reflections on my stay at the 2012 Wisconsin Film Festival

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A report on my first 24 hours at the Wisconsin Film Festival

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The murderous "gift" of The Velvet Underground

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The Art Institute projects Andy Warhol's eight-hour film Empire onto the side of the Aon Center on Friday night.

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Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.

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The recently unearthed concert film The Velvet Underground in Boston screens this Saturday at Nightingale.

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New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue.

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Yony Leyser's documentary "William S. Burroughs: A Man Within" and Thomas Woschitz's "Universalove" open the Chicago International Movies and Music Festival on Thursday, March 4.

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The Seldoms improvise a performance inside Andy Warhol's "Silver Clouds" at the Loyola University Museum of Art.

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A Warhol of Conrad Black--it could be yours!

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Sometimes even the best of films can't keep you awake.