Always Shine The name Sophia Takal may not be familiar to many, but for those following ultra-low-budget indie works (such as Joe Swanberg’s 24 Exposures and All the Light in the […]
This Week in Art House Cinema: Always Shine, Man Down, and more
Preview: Ultimate Painting, EZTV, and Deeper to Play Jangly Rock ‘n’ Roll at the Hideout
The London duo Ultimate Painting wrote a song called “Song for Brian Jones,” and that might be all you need to know to know anything about them. They’ve been busy since they […]
Civic Orchestra of Chicago Marathons Bach With Yo-Yo Ma
At the end of a frenzied day of performances across the city, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago concluded Wednesday’s Bach Marathon with a free concert of all six Brandenburg Concertos before a […]
Siskel Film Center Screens 10 Shakespeare Film Adaptations as Shakespeare 400 Closes
Shakespeare on Film is a carefully curated array of film adaptations of Shakespearean plays, beginning this week and running until January 3 at the Gene Siskel Film Center. This is one of […]
Your 3CR Guide to a Better December
Stages Twist Your Dickens @ Goodman Theatre December 2-30, 170 N. Dearborn St. The Second City brings its annual holiday satire to the Goodman stage, with a revised script and always unpredictable […]
Review: Embracing Regional Dialects in Ted McClelland’s How to Speak Midwestern
Ted McClelland will be doing a reading and signing for the launch of How to Speak Midwestern at the Book Cellar (4736 N. Lincoln) at 7pm tonight, Thursday, December 1. A few years […]
TCR Mixtape No. 12: Thanksgiving Tranquility
Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the holiday season, which means spending a lot of time in a confined space with a lot of drunk family members. Throughout the season’s various dinners and holiday parties, […]
Special Screening Tonight: The Last Laugh Questions How Far Is Too Far
Every few months, it seems, a brief but noticeable rumbling sounds after a comedian “goes too far” on some topic in their SNL opening monolog or latest stand-up special. The Last Laugh, […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 12/1 – 12/4
Although many of us have been blasting holiday music since Thanksgiving (I assume some even earlier), it’s officially December and all the holiday cheer is now somewhat appropriate. The weather still needs […]
Ginuwine at City Winery: A Perfect Pairing
If you had told me I’d be spending the night before Thanksgiving seeing R&B legend Ginuwine, I wouldn’t have believed you. But it happened, it really, truly did, and it was amazing […]
Steppenwolf’s The Fundamentals Exposes Dark Side of Corporate Life
The world premiere of The Fundamentals, Erika Sheffer’s new play now running at Steppenwolf, offers a funny and sharp indictment of America’s corporate culture. In Sheffer’s play–which was commissioned by Steppenwolf and […]
Nelson Algren Biography Explores the Writer’s Struggles with Life and Craft
Nelson Algren was a star in Chicago’s bright literary firmament, but his light dimmed in the years after he won the 1950 National Book Award for The Man With the Golden Arm […]
