The 61st Chicago International Film Festival wrapped up on Sunday, October 26 with a Chicago premiere screening of Eternity starring Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller and Callum Turner. Ahead of the […]
Bob Mould seems to be comfortable alone. He’s released 15 solo albums since 1989’s Workbook and is currently touring to support his most recent offering, Here We Go Crazy. Even […]
The musical Godspell was a colossal hit off-Broadway, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by John Michael Tebelak. It was 1971, and the news trumpeted stories about […]
If one takes a passing glance at Richard Linklater’s filmography, helming a black-and-white, mostly-in-French retelling of the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s seminal French New Wave classic Breathless might seem a […]
The American Writers Museum (AWM)’s exhibit American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture will look “through the pages of American history to explore the influence of religion and spirituality on writers […]
A Spirited Affair saw Fess Parker Winery, a Santa Barbara fixture, paired with The Gwen Chicago for a remarkable paint and sip event. Bites and sips pairings were designed by […]
Fifteen-odd years ago, as a 20-something with a budding interest in independent and international film, I discovered a movie unlike anything I’d ever seen. To be fair, that was happening […]
When a film gives you a word like “Regret” in its title and it also isn’t very good, the jokes write themselves. So I won’t stoop to that level and […]
At some point years from now, I’m sure someone will attempt an actual biopic or biographical series about Bruce Springsteen. But for now, I think Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere […]
Brave. Poignant. Inspirational. These are the default adjectives writers are supposed to use when describing an autobiographical narrative centered around a cancer battle. And while they all certainly apply to […]
It’s the weekend before Halloween and there are so many fun fall events ready to make this final full October weekend a blast! From concerts to movies, Halloween parades to […]
The stunning Buchanan Chapel at Fourth Presbyterian Church was the scene of an incredible immersive experience in new music on Tuesday evening. In a program entitled Viaggio Profondo: An Homage […]
