Solo: A Star Wars Story
An engaging but unnecessary bit of backstory for one of blockbuster cinema's most beloved characters.
Joe Swanberg
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Win It All (2017)
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Editor, Writer, Director
Sheila O'Malley -
Uncle Kent 2 (2016)
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Assistant Director
Nick Allen -
Joshy (2016)
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Aaron
Christy Lemire -
Digging for Fire (2015)
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Director, Writer
Sheila O'Malley -
Happy Christmas (2014)
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Director, Screenplay, Jeff
Susan Wloszczyna -
The Sacrament (2014)
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Jake
Glenn Kenny -
Proxy (2014)
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Patrick Michaels
Brian Tallerico -
24 Exposures (2014)
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Director, Writer
Matt Zoller Seitz -
All the Light in the Sky (2013)
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Director, Writer
Sheila O'Malley -
Drinking Buddies (2013)
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Director, Writer, Angry guy in car
Odie Henderson -
V/H/S (2012)
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Directed by
Roger Ebert -
You're Next (2011)
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Drake
Simon Abrams
* This filmography is not intended to be a comprehensive list of this artist’s work. Instead it reflects the films this person has been involved with that have been reviewed on this site.
Michael Kutza, Retiring Founder of Cinema/Chicago, to be Honored at July 14th Gala
An article about the retirement of Cinema/Chicago founder and CEO Michael Kutza.
Greta Gerwig Joins Short Legacy of Female Best Director Nominees
Greta Gerwig is the fifth woman to be nominated for the Oscar for Best Director.
Diary of a Sundance Juror
Chaz Ebert reflects on her experiences as a member of the U.S. documentary jury at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.
Sundance Film Festival 2018 Jury Announced
An article announcing the jury members of the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.
2017 Fall Movie Preview: 25 Films We're Excited About
The 25 films we're most excited to see during the fall of 2017.
Comic Timing: Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani on "The Big Sick"
An interview with co-writers Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani about the rom-com based on their love story, "The Big Sick."
Chicago Split: Jake Johnson on "Win It All"
An interview with co-writer/actor/producer Jake Johnson about "Win It All," now playing on Netflix.
#298 March 21, 2017
Matt writes: In his list ranking the best films of 1987, Roger Ebert included Taylor Hackford’s “Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock and Roll!,” calling it “the year's best musical documentary, a rollicking and sometimes revealing record of the attempt by Rolling Stone Keith Richards to stage a 60th birthday concert for Berry, at which the pioneer of rock and roll would at last be accompanied by a well-rehearsed backup band.” After Berry passed away last weekend, our critic Glenn Kenny penned an insightful obituary that paid tribute to Hackford’s film. “Aside from being a superb portrait of Berry—and of Richards, whose intelligence and clear devotion to music here belies his sometime rap as a wizened five-string-zombie,” wrote Kenny, “[it] is one of the great rock and roll documentaries.” And of Berry, Kenny argued, “For all the great things he achieved, he deserves to be the fifth face on Mount Rushmore.”
Making a Picture: Alden Ehrenreich & Lily Collins on “Rules Don’t Apply”
An interview with the stars of Warren Beatty's Rules Don't Apply, Alden Ehrenreich and Lily Collins.
Joe Swanberg’s “Easy” Looks at Modern Life in Chicago
A review of Joe Swanberg's Netflix series, "Easy."
#283 August 23, 2016
We are thrilled to announce that Steve James' acclaimed documentary about the life and legacy of Roger Ebert, 2014's "Life Itself," has been nominated this year for a Best Documentary Emmy by the National Academy of Television Broadcast Arts & Sciences. Produced by CNN Films and Kartemquin Films, the documentary was broadcast all over the country, thus making it eligible for Emmy consideration. It also garnered another nomination for Outstanding Editing. The the 37th annual News & Documentary Emmy awards will be held at the Lincoln Center in New York City on September 21, 2016.
Maintaining Reality: Jeff Baena on "Joshy"
An interview with writer/director Jeff Baena about his indie blockbuster "Joshy."
Elevated Films’ Outdoor Indie Film Series to Screen “Little Men”
An article about Elevated Films Chicago's screening of "Little Men" on July 14th.
Chicago Critics Film Festival 2016 Preview
A preview of the 2016 version of the Chicago film lovers' event, including more than two dozen Chicago premieres.
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Albert Brooks on "Defending Your Life"; Profile of Frank Sinatra Jr.; Comic Con on the couch; Sean J.S. Jourdan on "Teddy Boy"; Sterling Hayden's towering screen presence.
Sundance 2016: Amy Seimetz of "The Girlfriend Experience"
An interview with director Amy Seimetz about "The Girlfriend Experience."
Newcity's Film 50 2015 Features Chicago Screen Gems
A report on Newcity's Film 50 2015 list.
Book Review: "I Lost It At the Video Store" by Tom Roston
A book review of "I Lost It At the Video Store" by Tom Roston
Roof Dreams: How Indie Films Series Elevated Films Chicago Got Off the Ground
A piece on the Chicago-based screening series known as Elevated Films.
You Have to Kill the Judge: Parker Posey on “Irrational Man,” Woody Allen and Christopher Guest
An interview with Parker Posey, star of "Irrational Man."
Chicago Critics Film Festival Preview 2015
A preview of the Chicago Critics Film Festival, featuring "The End of the Tour," "Me & Earl & the Dying Girl," "The Overnight," "Digging For Fire," "Results," and much more!
Acting Their Age: Noah Baumbach on “While We’re Young”
An interview with Noah Baumbach, writer/director of "While We're Young."
Sundance 2015: “The D Train,” “Don Verdean,” “The Overnight,” "Partisan," “Sleeping with Other People,” "Unexpected"
A report on six films from Sundance 2015, including "The D Train," "Partisan," and "Sleeping with Other People."
Sundance 2015: “I Am Michael,” “True Story,” “Mississippi Grind,” “Digging For Fire”
A Sundance dispatch on "I Am Michael," "True Story," "Mississippi Grind" and "Digging For Fire".
2015 Sundance Film Festival Preview
Our most anticipated films of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.
