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, Jan 10, 2013
Reader
's Agenda Thu 1/10: Oscar debates, Mykki Blanco, and Matt Braugner
What's on the
Reader
's Agenda for Thursday, January 10, 2013
by Drew Hunt
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, Dec 7, 2012
Video
The wrong man times five, and the rest of this week's movies
New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue
by J.R. Jones
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Burn: One Year on the Front Lines of the Battle to Save Detroit
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New Jerusalem
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We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists
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Portage Theater Chicago
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, Jan 24, 2011
Hey, These Things Are Heavy
Reader film critic J.R. Jones discusses the 2011 Oscar nominees in a free panel discussion at Gene Siskel Film Center.
by J.R. Jones
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, Dec 17, 2010
The Last Picture Show
The Classic Film Series concludes a 38-year Chicago run Saturday night at Bank of America Cinema.
by J.R. Jones
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Emulsion Compulsion
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, Aug 17, 2010
Programmer Says Bank of America Cinema Closing
Bank official calls Bank of America's Cinema's closure announcement "premature."
by Ed M. Koziarski
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Samuel Fuller
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Baron of Arizon
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, Aug 4, 2010
Pavement Tour Diary: Pitchfork
Jeremy comes to the Pitchfork Music Festival with Pavement and reminisces about Pitchforks past. There's some food and coffee in there too.
by Jeremy Lemos
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Jarvis Cocker
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Chicago
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Johalla Projects
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Lula Cafe
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Major Lazer
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road cases for disco balls
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Gossip Wolf
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Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
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iced coffee
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Stephen Morrissey
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Kingsley Amis
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Rockin' Rian Murphy
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the High Confessions
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Steve Shelley
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Sanford Parker
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Chris Connelly
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Relapse Records
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, Jun 28, 2010
Intelligentsia Barista Wins 2010 World Barista Championship
Intelligentsia's Michael Phillips won the World Barista Championship in London last Friday.
by Julia Thiel
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, Sep 3, 2009
Video
This movie sucks, heh-heh-heh
by J.R. Jones
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, Apr 20, 2009
The third best barista in the world
Intelligenstia's Mike Phillips, the national barista champ, places at the worlds.
by Mike Sula
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, Dec 9, 2008
Alphabet killer
Bank of America announces its new schedule, with only one B movie screening.
by J.R. Jones
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, Jul 3, 2008
New schedule drops at Classic Film Series
The Classic Film Series is alive and well and living at Bank of America.
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, Sep 21, 2007
Too close? Maybe, maybe not.
Is the American public too close to the war in Iraq, as a Trib teaser suggests? Or is it the opposite?
by Michael Miner
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Media
, Aug 17, 2006
Jay the Joke Isn't Funny Anymore; The Blame Game; News Bites
After attracting some vicious posts only marginally about Mariotti, the site gets a Wikipedia entry that's sure to incite a whole new flame war.
by Michael Miner
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Kane County Chronicle
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Chicago Sun-Times
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Thomas v. Page
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Pat Dahl
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Bill Page
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Meg Gorecki
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Mel Gibson
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