Next week at The Portage, Sean Connery’s “sci-fi odyssey” Zardoz will be playing for $5.
Film
Luhrmann’s Gatsby looks so cool, but nobody’s loving it
Baz Luhrmann’s film adaptation of the classic American novel finds stability in Carey Mulligan, and little else.
Ladies’ night draws crowd for Midwest Indie
At the Midwest Independent Film Festival, “tremendous range was shown” in the selected eight shorts, all directed, written, and/or produced by female Midwesterners.
Iron Man 3 burnishes gold legacy
Robert Downey, Jr., carries the movie in his struggle to define himself without his iron suit.
Gatsby offers tunes to float in the pool to
The Great Gatsby soundtrack looks to stylistically infuse modern beats with jazz aesthetic.
Documentary powers discussion at Logan
Pandora’s Promise screened in the Logan Center on Sunday evening, leading into a panel discussion about nuclear power with the director.
Ebert gives last thumbs up to Malick’s To the Wonder
Terrence Malick’s latest film explores the institution of love in a post-Tree of Life world, much to the pleasure of the late film critic Roger Ebert.
Weekend Warriors | Repo Man is always intense
The Doc Films Thursday night lineup, “Headbangersploitation: Heavy Metal on Film,” is a much-needed exercise in sincerity and maintaining one’s capacity for life.
At Music Box, Carruth premieres Color feature
With his second film, Upstream Color, Shane Carruth finds success in writing, directing, scoring, and starring.
Trance parks itself firmly between opposing ideals
From Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle, Trance is a gorgeously-filmed study in dichotomies.
Weekend Warriors | Being an inquiry into The Shining in 9 parts
The Music Box Theatre, a repertory theater in Lakeview, is playing Rodney Ascher’s Room 237—expect fake moon landings and hidden minotaurs (also, a secret message embedded in this article!).
Gosling’s latest finds him stuntin’ like a daddy
In The Place Beyond the Pines, an intergenerational family drama from Derek Cianfrance, one character believes that “If you ride like lightning, you’re going to crash like thunder.”
April rain, call it a wash in the theater: Spring movie roundup
Movies so bad they’re almost not good (plus Spring Breakers).
Director Chan-wook comes of Hollywood age—for what?
Korean filmmaking legend Park Chan-wook’s English language debut makes use of an incredible cast in order to subvert the director’s usual stylistic thrills.
At Logan, directorial screening keeps the true Bird out
Director Xan Aranda spoke at the Logan Center about her documentary, Andrew Bird: Fever Year, which follows the titular musician over the course of a year.
Predictions for Oscar gold have silver linings
All bets are on at this Sunday’s showing of Hollywood’s brightest stars.
Is that an Oscar in your shorts, or are you just happy to be nominated?
When an Academy Award is on the line, size matters.
Netflix’s original programming lineup is playing with a full deck
Netflix’s first original series, House of Cards, aims for the quality of premium cable broadcasting with the availability of streaming, internet-based media.
Gangster Squad gets down with the gore-mongers
Director Ruben Fleischer delivers a classic shoot-em-up movie with a high body count.
For Doc members, reel challenges await
The Maroon catches up with the programming chair and former programming chair of Doc Films.
With Amour, Haneke has his finger on a riveting pulse
The film, nominated for an Academy Award in both the Best Picture and Foreign Language Film categories, is led by Emmanuelle Riva’s dazzling performance.
Globes under the influence of Hollywood ego
Actors sneer, rejoice and insult one another at the 70th Annual Golden Globes.
Critical dissonance can’t stifle Les Mis’ storied voice
Despite mixed reviews, Tom Hooper’s Les Mis offers something for fans of the story in all of its various forms.
Top 5 movies of the year
From underdogs to auteurs: we round up the flicks that made us flock to the theaters.
I’ll make a Miyazaki fan out of you
Though the classics of Ghibli Studio have their differences from those of Disney’s Renaissance Era, all of them know their way to the heart.
Box office turkeys: Thanksgiving movie roundup
Arts editors and contributors review three highly-anticipated movies that opened this past holiday weekend.
Curtains for Wright’s flashy adaptation of Anna Karenina
In all the fuss over its lush single soundstage, Anna Karenina forgot its most important component: the complexity of its titular character.
Holy Motors shifts metaphysical gears into automatic masterpiece
Carax’s absurdist french flick suffers a bout of automotive genius.
Bond shaken and stirred, with a touch of gray
The incorrigible British Secret Service agent may be an aging globetrotter with low technological proficiency, but he’s far from retiring.
Spielberg logs Lincoln in biopic
Daniel Day-Lewis’s transcendent performance as the 16th president of the United States leads the resonant (and relevant) film.
RZA’s martial arts homage, beaten to a pulp fiction
There will be blood, brothels, and a roguish Russell Crowe in The Man with the Iron Fists.
Marathon Frotcast at Doc
The men of FilmDrunk Frotcast, a podcast that delivers movie news and hilarity, pick apart Schwarzenegger flick at Doc.
A long-term relationship gets high exposure in Keep the Lights On
Steeped in reality, Ira Sachs’s latest film is a brutally honest rumination on a deteriorating relationship.
Cloud Atlas charts new territory with expansive film adaptation
In Cloud Atlas Hanks, Berry, and Sturgess travel to the post-apocalyptic future and back again, as reflected in the film’s run-time.
Seven Psychopaths, one egomaniacal director
McDonagh’s new film offers a stellar cast, but crumbles under the male gaze.
Time gets thrown for a loop in Johnson’s smart sci-fi thriller
Twists, turns, and and a bevy of excitement in Hollywood’s latest futuristic yarn, this time starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis.
High school heroes blossom in Chbosky’s film adaptation
The protagonist, Charlie, says, “We accept the love we think we deserve.”
O-Issue 2012: Chicago cinema
Movies aren’t just filmed in Chicago, we have silver screens, too
O-Issue 2012: Campus cinema
What’s up, Doc?
I know what you’ll watch this summer
Summer films to whet every cinematic appetite.
In ‘Sound of My Voice,’ maturity of young filmmaker resonates
Brit Marling’s latest film cements the indie auteur’s growing talent.
A Gothic revival deadened by contemporary tropes
Tim Burton and Johnny Depp’s latest collaboration is strangely lackluster.
Movie May-hem: a preview of this month’s upcoming films
From ‘The Avengers’ to the revenge of Will Smith’s career, exciting new flicks are in store for spring.
Hollywood plot distracts from accomplishments of Burmese activist
New biopic doesn’t quite do activist Aung San Suu Kyi justice.
Documentary highlights 70 years of raw ambition
Jiro Dreams of Sushi gives foodies and film buffs plenty to chew on.
CIMMFest rebels against established spheres of media
Chicago International Movies and Music Festival blurs the line between two distinct artistic mediums..
Iceberg straight ahead: Iconic ship hits new dimension
In its new 3D incarnation, “Titanic” is still going on and on and on.
At Max Palevsky cinema, Girls gone mild
“Girls,” the new show on HBO, is not a Sex and the City for the younger crowd.
Mummies, superheroes, and Taylor Lautner, oh my!
Hollywood’s latest happenings.
“Mirror, Mirror” is the fairest flop of them all
“Mirror, Mirror” does its best to ruin a fairytale classic.
