Earth, Wind & Fire to Become First R&B Group to Receive Kennedy Center Honors on December 8th
An article about Chicago native Verdine White, and Earth, Wind & Fire receiving the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday, December 8th.
Festivals & Awards
Sundance 2020 Announces Competition, Midnight, Premiere Titles and More
A look ahead at the 118 features that will be competing at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
AFI Fest 2019: Highlights From Around the World
A recap of the best of the 2019 AFI Film Festival.
AFI Fest 2019: Richard Jewell
An early review of Clint Eastwood’s Richard Jewell out of AFI Fest.
Black Cinema to be Celebrated by the Critics Choice Association at December 2nd Ceremony Honoring Murphy, Long, Ejiofor and Lemmons
An article about the Critics Choice Association’s Celebration of Black Cinema scheduled for Monday, December 2nd, in Los Angeles.
Chicago Journalists Association Upholds Journalistic Excellence at its 80th Anniversary Awards Dinner on November 15th
An article on the Chicago Journalists Association’s 80th Anniversary Awards Dinner to be held Friday, November 15th, where Cheryl Burton will get the Lifetime Achievement Award and other awards for journalistic excellence will be given.
Richard Roeper to Receive the Roger Ebert Award at AAFCA’s Special Achievement Awards Luncheon
An article about the African American Film Critics Association’s (AAFCA) Honorees at the Special Achievement Awards Luncheon to be held on Saturday, April 11th, 2020 at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades.
Telling the Story: Francois Ozon on By the Grace of the God
An interview with Francois Ozon.
Ebertfest Film Festival 2020 Passes On Sale November 1st
An announcement of passes going on sale Friday, November 1st, for the next Ebertfest Film Festival that takes place April 15-18, 2020, in Champaign, Illinois.
Fantastic Fungi Runs October 18-24 at Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center
An article about the week-long run of Louie Schwartzberg’s documentary, “Fantastic Fungi,” at Chicago Gene Siskel Film Center.
TIFF 2019: The Kingmaker, Desert One, Collective
The Toronto International Film Festival had no shortages of movies where facts won out over fictional narratives.
CIFF 2019: Preview of the 55th Chicago International Film Festival
An extensive preview of the films being shown at the 55th annual Chicago International Film Festival.
NYFF 2019: A Year of Milestones
This year’s festival was one of the strongest I’ve ever witnessed.
NYFF 2019: Varda by Agnes, He Walked by Night, 45 Seconds of Laughter, Dodsworth
A report on four films, new and old, from the final days of the New York Film Festival.
NYFF 2019: First Cow, Fire Will Come, Endless Night, Martin Eden
A dispatch from the New York Film Festival on the latest from Kelly Reichardt, Oliver Laxe, Eloy Enciso Cachafeiro, and Pietro Marcello.
NYFF 2019: Oh Mercy!, Sibyl, Saturday Fiction, The Irishman
A dispatch from the New York Film Festival on the latest from Arnaud Desplechin, Justine Triet, Lou Ye, and Martin Scorsese.
NYFF 2019: The Wild Goose Lake, Vitalina Varela, Liberté, Beanplole
A dispatch from the New York Film Festival on the latest from Diao Yinan, Pedro Costa, Albert Serra and more.
Fantastic Fest 2019: Big Names, Big Buzz, A Scream Queen, and a Wolfboy
A recap of Austin’s glorious genre event Fantastic Fest.
Steve James Among Presenters at Victory Garden Theater’s Chicago Stories Gala, Featuring Debut of My Play, The Great Debate
An article about the Chicago Stories Gala presented by Victory Gardens Theater on October 5th, 2019, showcasing debuting playwrights Chaz Ebert and Stacy Janiak, honoring Justina Machado and Phillipa Soo and featuring presenter Steve James, among others.
