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, May 23, 2013
StoryCorps puts Chicago behind the microphone
The national recording project, started in 2003, has opened a booth in the Cultural Center.
by Janet Potter
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by Tosten Burks
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"Rising Up": Hale Woodruff's murals on a northern tour
Six paintings by the Harlem Renaissance artist leave the south for the first time since their installation—over half a century ago.
by Janet Potter
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by Sam Worley
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Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures
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Hold It Til It Hurts
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There Is a Happiness That Morning Is
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, Mar 8, 2013
Talking to Joon Bai, the man behind the first U.S.-North Korean coproduction
An interview with the writer-producer of
The Other Side of the Mountain
, which screens at Chicago's Peace on Earth Film Festival tomorrow
by Ben Sachs
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There Is a Happiness That Morning Is
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by Drew Hunt
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Resistance: Cultural Criticism in the Digital Age
,
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by Drew Hunt
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Ted Cox
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1001 Days in the Bleachers
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Rus Bradburd
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Mike Lenehan
,
Book Cellar
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New Jersey
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by Drew Hunt
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, Jan 18, 2013
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A neglected Chicago filmmaker gets his due, and the rest of this week's screenings
Previewing new releases and notable revival screenings playing in town between January 18 and 24
by Ben Sachs
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Moi un Noir
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Raising Arizona
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, Jan 16, 2013
A home for StoryCorps at the Cultural Center
StoryCorps will move into the Chicago Cultural Center this spring.
by Deanna Isaacs
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, Nov 6, 2012
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Reader
's guide to the 2012 Umbrella Music Festival
Chicago's bravest jazz fest features Sven-Ake Johansson, William Parker, Fred Van Hove, Joe Morris, and many more
by Peter Margasak
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, Oct 30, 2012
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's Agenda: Tue 10/30
What's on the Agenda for Tuesday, October 30, 2012
by Drew Hunt
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Cobra Lounge
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West Town
,
Unholy Empire's Devil's Night
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the Misfits
,
Social Distortion
,
Propaghandi
,
Today's Chicago Woman
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Chicago Cultural Center
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TCW Foundation
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Empty Bottle
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Shut Down the Streets
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, Oct 25, 2012
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The 35-millimeter nanny, and the rest of this week's screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue
by J.R. Jones
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Chicago International Children's Film Festival
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Facets Cinematheque
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Aardman Animations
,
Chicken Run
,
Wallace and Gromit
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Laika Inc.
,
Coraline
,
ParaNorman
,
Cloud Atlas
,
Eyeworks Festival of Experimental Animation
,
Chicago Cultural Center
,
DePaul University
,
Keep the Lights On
,
Ira Sachs
,
Forty Shades of Blue
,
My Home movie
,
Reluctant Bachelor movie
,
No Men Allowed
,
The Sessions movie
,
John Hawke
,
Helen Hunt
,
The Seventh Companion
,
Aleksei Guerman
,
Vincent Grenier: Tabula Rasa
,
The Whisperer in Darkness
,
H.P. Lovecraft
,
William Friedkin
,
The Exorcist
,
Logan Theater Chicago
,
John Carpenter
,
Halloween movie
,
Century 12 and CineArts 6
,
Lake
,
Landmark's Century Centre
,
University of Chicago Doc Films
,
Rupert Julian
,
Phantom of the Opera
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Beverly Arts Center
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Isa Takahata
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Pom Poko
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Nicholas Ray
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Rebel Without a Cause
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Fred Camper
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Roman Polanski
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Rosemary's Baby
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Henri-Georges Clouzot
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The Wages of Fear
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Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life
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Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema
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Northbrook Court
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Englewood Film Festival
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I Ain't Scared of You—A Tribute to Bernie Mac
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Georges Melies Cine-Concert
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Lawrence Leherissey-Melies
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, Sep 2, 2012
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What's on the Agenda for Sunday, September 2, 2012
by Drew Hunt
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Luca Cimarusti
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Puffy Areolas
,
Lincoln United Methodist Church
,
Running
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Zath
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Lil Tits
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Chicago Cultural Center
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Chicago Jazz Festival
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Chicago Dramatists
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A Steady Rain
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Dan Jakes
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Deanna Isaacs on Culture
, Jul 16, 2012
Help wanted: citizen arts consultants
While the Cultural Center goes conceptual, the city's arts plans crowdsource
by Deanna Isaacs
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Zachary Cahill
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Lord Cultural Resources
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, Jun 20, 2012
Critics' Picks
Best Supercreepy Exhibit
"Morbid Curiosity" at the Chicago Cultural Center
by Sam Worley
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Francisco Goya
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Richard Harris
,
Kathe Kollwitz
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Jasper Johns
,
Sandow Birk
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The Depravities of War
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Richard Reutimann
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Death of Venus
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, Jun 20, 2012
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Best Civic Treasure Just Abandoned by Its Board
Chicago Cultural Center
by Deanna Isaacs
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