Essay: Todd Haynes’ Carol Is a Holiday Classic with Midwest Roots
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the film Carol (2015). Carol unfolds like a memory. The vision of 1950s America mutes and blurs the pastel colors we associate with the […]
Preview: Film Critic Josh Larsen to Host Cinema Interruptus at Siskel Film Center
In 1969, film critics Roger Ebert and John West hatched the idea of watching a movie like a coach studies game film: frame by frame. Ebert taught the method to […]
Preview: Siskel Film Center’s “Cinema Unbound” Celebrates Filmmaking Duo Powell & Pressburger’s Enduring Legacy
This article was written by Anthony Miglieri The Gene Siskel Film Center has teamed with the British Film Institute to present the works of cinema’s foremost filmmaking twosome, Michael Powell […]
Preview: Music Box Theatre Presents Summer of 70mm with Classic Film Gems Like Jacques Tati’s Playtime
This article was written by Anthony Miglieri. It’s that time of year in Chicago. The heat: 80 degrees or higher. The shorts: seven inches or shorter. The resolution: At least […]
Essay: Reflecting on Oppenheimer One Year On
This essay was written by Anthony Miglieri. The first teaser trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer set off a literal countdown to shave away the moments until the film arrived in […]
Siskel Film Center’s Rise & Shine Series Wraps with Good Morning, a 1959 Rumination on the Everyday
This article was written by Anthony Miglieri. The air is buoyant in the early hours—it reaches the brain more quickly than usual. Armed with seven to nine hours of sleep […]