Dearly beloved We are gathered here today To get through this thing called “life” Electric word, life It means forever and that’s a mighty long time But I’m here to […]

This odd but sometimes captivating bit of Gothic psychological drama with a hint of a ghost story sprinkled in for added flavor is sneaking out into the world this week […]

If the films were actually bad, I’d consider this onslaught of documentaries about world-renowned chefs and restaurants an epidemic. But so far at least, each one has had a unique […]

Deemed “one of the greatest of all films” by Roger Ebert, director Kenji Mizoguchi’s 1953 signature film (made only three years before his untimely passing) is the story of two […]

Until recently, Mexican-born actor-director-producer Eugenio Derbez was mostly unknown to those outside of his massive Latino fanbase. I suspect though that the 54-year-old comedic giant is at the beginning of […]

Chicagoans are passionate fans. They like their hotdogs ketchup-less, beer craft, and if history tells us anything, their books soul wrenching. Often not talked about, Chicago has a rich history […]

With the much-anticipated relaunch of “Twin Peaks” coming to Showtime next month (May 21), the Music Box Theatre is embarking on what might be its most ambitious film series ever. […]

Not About Nightingales, an early Tennessee Williams script, is a Depression-era tragedy with many elements that foretell Williams’ genius as a playwright. Its setting—a large prison where the prisoners revolt […]

On Friday, University of Chicago’s Film Studies Center presents a screening of Deborah Stratman’s The Illinois Parables, a 60-minute film essay on the Land of Lincoln, from the seventh century through […]

For most people, the name Slowdive evokes a picture of the quintessential shoegaze band. The English quintet has been enticing fans for decades with an array of lush sounds and […]

 La Havana Madrid, a 1960s Latino nightclub on the corner of Belmont and Sheffield, has been resurrected for five weeks by Teatro Vista. Colombian-American actor Sandra Delgado wrote and stars […]

It’s the final weekend in April, and it looks like those April showers are going right into May. So let’s not let this weekend be bogged down by the rain. […]