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, Dec 17, 2012
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, Nov 23, 2012
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That's not my finger! 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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Portage Theater Chicago
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Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
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Gene Siskel Film Center
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The Man Who Would Be King
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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Music Box Chicago
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Rushmore movie
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Madea's Big Scholarly Roundtable
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, Aug 16, 2012
Sound Opinions BBQ and more food and drink events
An end of summer barbecue, a Gold Coast celebration, a restaurant opening, and more
by Alison Marcotte
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, Jan 26, 2012
This week's Culture Vultures recommend . . .
Four Lions
, Blewt! Productions, and Lillstreet Art Center
by Drew Hunt and Joey Jachowski
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, Nov 23, 2011
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New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue.
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Arthur Christmas
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Rachel Getting Married
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El Bulli: Cooking in Progress
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My Week With Marilyn
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Rid of Me
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Robert Wise
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The Sound of Music
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Sunset Boulevard
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The Third Man
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, Feb 4, 2011
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This Week's Movie Action
New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue.
by J.R. Jones
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The Housemaid
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Im Sang-soo
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The President's Last Bang
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A Good Lawyer's Wife
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Andrea Gronvall
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Louder Than a Bomb
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Greg Jacobs
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Jon Siskel
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Breath Kim Ki-duk
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3-Iron Kim Ki-duk
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Spring Summer Fall Winter . . . and Spring Kim Ki-duk
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Lemmy 49% Motherf**cker 51% Son of a Bitch
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Motorhead
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The Wild Triumphs of Martha Colburn
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The Leopard
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Georges Franju
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Eyes Without a Face
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Howard Hawks
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Gentlemen Prefer Blonds
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Jane Russell
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Marilyn Monroe
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Goodfellas
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W.C. Fields
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Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
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Ernst Lubitsch
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One Hour With You
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, Jan 13, 2011
Tomorrow Never Knows
With a lineup that features the Besnard Lakes, Freddie Gibbs,Tanlines, Handsome Furs, Marketa Irglova, S. Carey, and Twin Shadow, the winter indie festival expands even further to include Metro in the festivities.
by Kevin Warwick
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, Apr 20, 2010
Jim DeRogatis Leaves the Sun-Times for Vocalo
Jim DeRogatis leaves the Sun-Times for Vocalo and Columbia College
by Michael Miner
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, Jul 10, 2009
'Cause I never dug disco*
Disco Demolition Night: racist? Homophobic? Or just symbolic destruction of a dying genre?
by Whet Moser
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, Jun 18, 2009
This week's food and drink events
An underground fund-raiser, a Father's Day pig roast, the first culinary bike tour by Fork and the Road, an absinthe tasting, and more.
by Julia Thiel
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Aigre Doux
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Vie
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Efrain Cuevas
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Uncommon Ground
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pig roast
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Kids' Restaurant Week
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Absinthe
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Penelope Bingham
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Eve
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Father's Day
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May Street Market
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Heritage Prairie Farms
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Fork and the Road
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Korean barbecue
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Chinese barbecue
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Pakistani barbecue
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Michael Staver
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Grilling From the Garden
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Van Gogh
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Lust for Life
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What Would Lincoln Eat?
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Clandestino
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Bleader
, Jan 8, 2009
Rock it, sprocket
This week brings an avalanche of worthwhile music movies around town.
by J.R. Jones
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Delilah'S
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The Who
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Murray Lerner
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Bob Dylan
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Miles Davis
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Jimi Hendrix
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Howard Alk
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Brian Andreotti
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Music Box Theatre
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music movies
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Janis Joplin
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Janis Joplin Film Center
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Janis Film Center
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Renaldo and Clara
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Eat the Document
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Elvis comeback special
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Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
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Johnny Cash Film Center
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Festival Chicago Cultural Center
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Murray Lerner Chicago Cultural Center
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Northwestern University Block Museum of Art
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Radiohead Meeting People Is Easy
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Beatles A Hard Day's Night
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Spice Girls Spice World
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David Bowie Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
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Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll!
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Dandy Warhols
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Brian Jonestown Massacre
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Dig!
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The T.A.M.I. Show
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Joe Strummer The Future Is Unwritten
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Don't Look Back
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Rolling Stones Gimme Shelter
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, Jan 16, 2008
Bourdain on Sound Opinions
Early warning: Anthony Bourdain will be featured on WBEZ's Sound Opinions next Friday.
by Mike Sula
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Bleader
, Jul 25, 2007
If you have ghosts
Keven McAlester's Roky Erickson documentary is about a lot more than just one man.
by Monica Kendrick
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, Jan 10, 2007
Sound Opinions live on stage
The rock talk show Sound Opinions hits the stage at the Chicago Cultural Center.
by Peter Margasak
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