Don’t ask me how many times I’ve seen Billy Wilder’s Academy Award-winning 1960 film The Apartment. I honestly couldn’t tell you. I can tell you it’s my favorite movie, and it should certainly be on anyone’s list of great holiday films, as well. (If for no other reason, you should watch it for the glorious […]
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Patio Theater lights up its silver screen again
Under general manager Dennis Wolkowicz, the Patio Theater in Portage Park reopens as a neighborhood movie house.
Christopher Lee’s five best performances
Highlights from the filmography of Christopher Lee
In Maps to the Stars, Hollywood is a living hell
In David Cronenberg’s Maps to the Stars portrays the movie business as a nightmare of outsize egos.
Patton Oswalt reflects on his addiction to film in the new memoir Silver Screen Fiend
Comedian Patton Oswalt’s memoir Silver Screen Fiend is about his biggest addiction: film.
A half century of CIFF milestones, from Scorsese’s debut to Lee Daniels’s achievement award
The Reader digs through the Chicago International Film Festival’s archives to assemble a time line covering the fest’s 50 years.
The real story behind Dog Day Afternoon, Nicolas Cage, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
Weekly Top Five: The best of James Cagney
The best performances by actor James Cagney
Me, Her, you, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
The Navigator, Funny Face, and other Reader-recommended movies to watch online this week
Some recommended movies from Old Movies to Watch Now, in which Reader film capsules guide what you should watch online.
A good movie can be spoiled in a moment
On making a list of moments that ruined movies.
Garbo is a Red ripe for romance in Ninotchka
Ernst Lubitsch’s classic, Ninotchka, plays Sunday at the Siskel Film Center.
Death be proud, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
When surveillance culture was funny
Regarding a fortuitous revival of Allen Funt’s Candid Microphone