HBO’s new “Like Water for Chocolate” is sumptuously shot. And it’s not just the costumes or the sets, although they…
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A revelatory, vérité-style documentary that should go down as one of the year’s defining films, “No Other Land” exposes Israel’s relentless campaign…
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Amidst the grim offerings of the Chicago International Film Festival, I found myself comforted by a trio of documentaries, which…
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In its 28th year of showcasing films at the Chicago International Film Festival, the Black Perspectives Program has put archival…
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Back in the mid-1970s, the great Robert Altman was reportedly planning a film of Kurt Vonnegut’s 1973 best-seller “Breakfast of…
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It’s the time of year when even casual fans are looking for something spooky to watch, but where do you…
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“I was doing a soap opera in New York. One day, somebody called me and asked if I could come…
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It’s a tough time to be a fan of the political world in that it’s, well, basically on fire. And…
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One of the funniest people to ever live has passed away. On October 29th, we learned that Teri Garr had…
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While lighter fare is always appreciated, I expect most films I watch at festivals to be bleak and heavy. It’s…
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