Celebrate Gender Diversity in Cinema at the Chicago Feminist Film Festival
Last night at the Academy Awards, something odd happened. Brie Larson, who won an Oscar last year for Best Actress for her portrayal of a survivor of sexual assault in […]
Couch-Watch Shakespeare 400 Chicago Shows with The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses
“For God’s sake, let us sit upon the ground And tell sad stories of the death of kings; How some have been deposed; some slain in war, Some haunted by […]
Hang Out Around a Campfire and Watch Friday the 13th and Casper This Friday Night At Northerly Island
The Cubs are in the World Series for the first time in over 70 years and the frenzy surrounding them is almost inescapable. Halloween isn’t until Monday, so what are […]
Some of the Best Films to See During Week 2 of the 2016 Chicago International Film Festival
Last Friday, we took a look at some of of the best films screening during the first week of the 52nd Chicago International Film Festival. This week, CIFF continues into […]
Music Box of Horrors Returns For Another Year of 35mm Grainy Evil
Every October, for an exhausting but enriching 24 hours, the Music Box Theatre unleashes some of the creepiest, bloodiest, scariest and just plain weirdest horror films in existence, most of […]
Some of the Best Films to See During Week 1 of Chicago International Film Festival
The 52nd edition of the Chicago International Film Festival is upon us, beginning tonight with the Chicago premiere of the highly acclaimed La La Land. This is the new project […]
Chatting with Mimi Plauché About the 52nd Chicago International Film Festival
North America’s longest-running competitive film festival, the 2016 Chicago International Film Festival, begins on Thursday, Oct. 13 at the AMC River East 21 (where every single CIFF screening will be […]
Here Are Some of the Best Films to See at Reeling Film Festival
The second longest-running film festival of its kind, Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival presents nearly 40 features and numerous shorts from around the world during its 2016 edition. […]
Northwest Chicago Film Society Season Preview
Films are back in session as the Northwest Chicago Film Society has announced the schedule for its 15th season, with films being screened between September 7 and December 6. Most screenings […]
Noir City film festival shakes up the Music Box Theatre
Movie fans will meet beautiful dames with flirty eyes and murder on their minds and fast-talking guys with lust in their eyes as they enter the world of film noir […]
Silence Is Golden: A Look At The Silent Summer Film Festival
Silent films are part of our cinematic roots, says Dennis Wolkowicz, the program director for the Silent Film Society of Chicago. Thanks to the society, movie fans will have an […]
Viva la French Cinema! during July in Chicago
Movie fans will be shouting viva la France this weekend as the 6th annual French Film Festival begins today at the Music Box Theatre. The festival, which runs July 22 […]