Preview: How to Experience the 56th Chicago Film Festival From Home (and the Drive-In)
Forced by mishandled pandemics to get creative about presenting an annual film festival, the team at Cinema/Chicago have pieced together…
Interview: Chicago Film Festival’s Mimi Plauché on Transitioning to Virtual Events and Festival Gems to Seek Out at 56th Annual Affair
Needless to say, things for the programmers of the 56th Chicago International Film Festival are a little different in 2020.…
22nd European Union Film Festival Presents 60 Films at Siskel Film Center
From March 8 through April 4, the Gene Siskel Film Center brings the creative diversity and excitement of Europe to…
Preview: Music Box’s Cinepocalypse Brings Genre Premieres, Guests and More to Chicago
Like any new film festival attempting to break into a marketplace already rich with festival options in any given month,…
Giveaway: Tickets to the Chicago Critics Film Festival
Hey everyone. As I mentioned recently, I’m one of the programmers of the 6th Annual Chicago Critics Film Festival, which…
Preview: 6th Annual Chicago Critics Film Festival
In my 20-plus years as a film critic, I’ve been very fortunate to be a part of some truly great…
EU Film Festival: Week 4 Preview (and Closing Night)
Now in its last week at the Gene Siskel Film Center, the EU Film Festival boasts another fine crop of…
Screens Monthly: March
March comes in like a lion…as the saying goes. Our latest slate of cinematic options fits the bill this month,…
Siskel Film Center Hosts 28th Annual Festival of Films from Iran
The 28th Annual Festival of Films from Iran takes place at the Gene Siskel Film Center; it starts tomorrow and…
