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- Film, Movie Feature Sep 23, 2020
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At home with the Reeling International Film Festival
The themes that emerged in the 38th annual LGBTQ fest align perfectly with the current, chaotic moment.
- Film, Movie Feature Feb 18, 2020
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‘Chicago Memories’ showcases the spirit of the city
The three short documentaries dig deep into corners of Chicago history.
- Film, Movie Feature Nov 7, 2018
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Here are some of the best bets at this year’s Chicago International REEL Shorts Film Festival
Political strife, family drama, bad one-night stands, protest rock, the dark Web, and the Holocaust: all in 30 minutes or less.
- Film, Movie Feature Sep 20, 2018
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The Reeling Film Festival is back for its 36th year, this time featuring unconventional and experimental films
There's more to queer cinema than the coming-out story.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 27, 2018
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Manuel Cinema's The End of TV and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
Afro-futurism short films at Chicago Filmmakers and more goings on 7/27-7/29.
- Film, Movie Review Jul 25, 2018
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‘Afro-Futurism Short Films’ dips into the cultural wellspring that fed Black Panther
Floyd Web of Black World Cinema curated this program of African-themed sci-fi and fantasy
- Film, Movie Feature Jun 7, 2018
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Uncle Fun, the beloved Lakeview novelty shop, gets its own documentary
Director Laura Scruggs pays tribute to shop owner Ted Frankel with Uncle Fun: You’re the One.
- Blogs, Bleader May 18, 2018
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Fever Ray at Metro and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
Flies! The Musical! and more goings-on 5/18-5/20.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 9, 2018
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Mountains That Take Wing pays tribute to the women of radical U.S. history
This documentary about legendary activists Angela Davis and Yuri Kochiyama screens tomorrow night at Chicago Filmmakers.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 7, 2018
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For years the whereabouts of Allen Ross were a mystery—and then the mystery was solved
Jack Helbig told the whole strange story of the filmmaker's disappearance in two installments.
- Film, Fall Preview Sep 13, 2017
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Chicago Filmmakers and the Ridge Firehouse: A match made in heaven
The local indie cinema organization throws open the doors on its new home in October.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 27, 2016
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Joe Swanberg’s Easy is easily the most north-side-centric Chicago show of all time—but that’s not so terrible
The writer-director’s personal portrait of the city fulfills the contract of auteur television.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 26, 2016
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Easy is spot-on Chicago
Joe Swanberg's new Netflix series is for everyone, but there's a little something extra for locals.
- Film, Movie Feature Sep 22, 2016
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Reeling film festival looks back, and ahead
The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival opens at Music Box with Hurricane Bianca.
- Film, Fall Preview Sep 9, 2015
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The artist and filmmaker Stuart Sherman gets a retrospective at Chicago Filmmakers
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 10, 2015
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Deaf kids tear it up in The Tribe, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 19, 2015
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Andrew Bujaski gets Results, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 12, 2015
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Will the real Brian Wilson please stand up, plus the rest of this week's new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 5, 2015
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Cameron Crowe goes Hawaiian, plus the rest of this week's new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue
- Blogs, Bleader May 8, 2015
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Far From the Madding Crowd, the rest of our new movie reviews, and this week's notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue
- Blogs, Bleader May 1, 2015
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Venerated avant-garde filmmaker Saul Levine makes a rare Chicago appearance tomorrow
This week also brings an exciting program of new experimental videos by local artists Kaycee Conaway and Molly Hewitt.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 19, 2015
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Peacenicks invade the Chicago Cultural Center, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue
- Film, Movie Review Jan 28, 2015
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See cutting-edge short films at the 2015 Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival
More than three-dozen selections screen at Columbia College Ferguson Theater.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 20, 2015
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The next month is the time to catch the thriving local experimental-video-art scene
A preview of programs by local and formerly local artists Jake Barningham, Michele Smith, Jesse Malmed, and Melika Bass
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 31, 2014
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Local filmmaker Stephen Cone talks Warhol, teaching, and making three movies in a year
Cone discusses his two most recent projects—This Afternoon, which just screened at the Chicago International Film Festival, and The Mystery of Life, which receives its local premiere tomorrow at Chicago Filmmakers.
