Film, Film & TV, Review

Oscar-Nominated Live Action and Animated Short Films Offer Somber Themes and Accomplished Filmmaking

Of the countless short films that are made in any given year, it’s always a bit of a mystery how the select few find their way to the film industry’s […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts Make the Most of a Creative Medium, from the Humorous to the Heartfelt

Making any film is no small task; it can take years from start to finish. Making an animated film only complicates matters, and it’s a small miracle anytime the likes […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Oscar Nominated Live Action Short Films Offer Variety of Styles, Origins and Emotions

This year’s five films nominated for the Best Live Action Short Film Oscar hail from various regions in Europe (Ireland, Denmark, Italy, Norway and Luxembourg), and their style and subject […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: An Epic, Ambitious Never Look Away Comes Up Short

Never Look Away

For those of us who pay attention to this sort of thing, this year’s contenders for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film are collectively the strongest group of […]

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Film, Film & TV

Documentary Shortlist Screenings Continue All Month at Music Box Theatre

Three Identical Strangers

As we previewed last week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has partnered with a handful of movie theaters across the country (including Chicago’s own Music Box Theatre) to show […]

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Film, Film & TV

See Every Documentary Shortlisted for an Oscar at Music Box Theatre

Oscars Spotlight

In a cinematic feat that I’ve never seen attempted before, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has partnered with a handful of movie theaters across the country (including […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Don’t Look for Closure in Oscar-Nominated Loveless

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 […]

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Screens Monthly: March

March comes in like a lion…as the saying goes. Our latest slate of cinematic options fits the bill this month, as the year’s biggest night in movies is just four […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

See Oscar Nominated Icarus on the Big Screen with Dinner & Docs

Icarus Netflix Documentary

As part of its quarterly Dinner & Docs @ The Davis series, the Davis Theater (4614 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago) is featuring the Chicago theatrical premiere of the recently […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Film Review: Oscar Nominated Live Action and Animated Shorts

Short films still have a nearly impossible time finding an audience outside of a film festival setting (or even during one). The good news is that over the last couple […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Film Review: Courage and Family Matter in Beautifully Animated The Breadwinner

Every year, after the Oscar nominations are announced, the dust settles and a few titles rise to the top as head-scratchers. How the heck did that get nominated for an Academy […]

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