Two local filmmakers adapt Tom Frank’s What’s the Matter With Kansas? to the big screen. Opens September 18 at Gene Siskel Film Center.
Category: Movie Feature
William Burroughs, Unabridged
Jonathan Leyser works to finish the first documentary covering William Burroughs’s entire life.
Fall Arts Guide 2009 Best Bets: The Invention of Lying
The first feature written and directed by British comedian Ricky Gervais (The Office), opening September 25
Fall Arts Guide 2009: Movie Listings
SEPTEMBER friday 9/4 All About Steve A crossword puzzle designer (Sandra Bullock) falls for a CNN cameraman (Bradley Cooper). Ken Jeong (The Hangover) and Thomas Hayden Church (Sideways) costar in this romantic comedy. The Art of the Remake Sara Hall, associate professor of Germanic Studies at the University of Illinois-Chicago, presents a weekly lecture and […]
Fall Arts Guide 2009 Best Bets: The Baader Meinhof Complex
Uli Edel’s drama traces the rise and fall of Germany’s infamous terror organization the Baader-Meinhof Gang. Opens September 11 at Landmark’s Century Centre.
The Time Traveler’s Wife’s Author
As the movie adaptation of her first book comes to the screen, Audrey Niffenegger gets ready to plug her second, writes her third, and mounts an art show.
Mike McNamara’s Biggest Role Yet
How Mike McNamara, a struggling actor with an eye toward Hollywood became a champion of midwestern independent film
A Job for Batman
When a ruptured appendix put local director Ron Lazzeretti in the hospital, Michael Keaton stepped in to save the day. Now the project’s Sundance-bound.
Chicago 101: Movies and Films
Art houses, festivals, repertory series, and don’t forget Brew & View
List-o-Mania
In response to the American Film Insitute’s top-100 lists, Jonathan Rosenbaum issues his own list of the top 100 American movies ever made.