I was not quite sure what to expect from the Manual Cinema adaptation of A Christmas Carol. I have seen countless versions, including one rated TV-MA on cable television that […]
With a successful acting career under his belt, including two Oscar nominations, Bradley Cooper set his sights on filmmaking—and not in a small way. Cooper launched out of the gate […]
The theatrical release of Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair justifies its own existence within moments, as the tremolo guitar of Nancy Sinatra’s “Bang Bang” sends tremors through our seat […]
Megan Hilty’s shows at Steppenwolf Theatre this last weekend were the kind of event that draws a crowd before the first note is played. With Tony-nominated credentials from Death Becomes […]
St. Charles is about 75 minutes from the north side of Chicago. My partner and I were thrilled to receive an invitation to a “Hallmark-worthy day trip” to the riverside […]
I love a kitchen gift, but I already have the best fish spatula, every appliance one could wish for, and what is known as an investment whisk. So, when it […]
The Richard Driehaus Museum is a repository of decorative arts and Gilded Age treasures. I covered A Nativity Tribute last year at the Murphy Auditorium, featuring stained-glass windows and throne […]
Where are all the bands these days? Where is rock and roll going? These are common questions posed about the viability or relevance of rock music. Well, apparently, the folks […]
Returning for round two in the troubling adventures of CW (Cassandra Naud), writer/director Kurtis David Harder brings us Influencers, the sequel to the surprisingly effective story set in the world […]
After years of boundary-pushing success in television, writer/director Bryan Fuller (Hannibal, Pushing Daisies, multiple Star Trek series) finally gets a crack at his first feature film with the darkly inventive […]
In such indisputable modern classics as Terms of Endearment, Broadcast News, and As Good As it Gets, writer/director James L. Brooks profiled the lives of deeply flawed characters with good […]
The Chicago Opera Theater, a much-enjoyed cultural institution, performs works from the corners of history that have been forgotten or have not received their due recognition. COT commissions and stages […]
