This fascinating work from Hungarian director Ferenc Török (No Man’s Island, East Side Stories) combines story elements including the immediate aftermath of World War II, the beginnings of Russia’s occupation of Hungary, […]
It’s the final week of March and it’s looking like a good one! There are so many great events waiting to make the beginning of your week special, from tons of free […]
Filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev has become something of a master at conveying what many of the dark corners of Vladimir Putin’s Russia look like without saying or showing it outright. It’s a skill […]
To celebrate George Harrison’s 75th birthday (which is actually Feb. 25), select theaters across the country will screen a remastered in 5.1 Stereo Surround Sound version of Concert for George, a live […]
Chicago-based Music Box Films has a knack for cherry-picking impressive independent, foreign fare that’s earned acclaim on the international festival circuit and bringing it to discerning American audiences. It worked so well […]
It’s the final days of the first month of 2018! Hopefully it’s been a successful January, where you’ve kept to your resolutions and enjoyed the great city we live in. To help […]
Even if you’re not a fan of classic Hollywood cinema, you know the name Hedy Lamarr. According to IMDb, Lamarr has only 35 film credits, but among them are the likes of […]
Porto, the feature debut by former Chicago film critic Gabe Klinger (his follow-up to the engaging 2013 documentary Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater), is a film about being haunted by […]
Editor’s Note: This review was also recently posted by our friends at Music Box Theatre. You can read it here. A master of comedic deadpan for more than 30 years, Finnish writer-director […]
December means holiday parties and traveling to see family and last-minute gift shopping…any free time you may have is quickly filled up by the demands of the season. If, by chance, you […]
The question I’ve been asked the most since I caught the “work-in-progress” world premiere of The Disaster Artist at the SXSW Film Festival back in March has been a variation of “Will […]
Hopefully your weekend was spent enjoying our wonderful city under warm and sunny rays! While it won’t get as sweltering, you can still keep the fun times going with some great events. […]
