Wild Chicago Explored by Mike MacDonald
In his coffee table book, My Journey Into the Wilds of Chicago, Mike MacDonald, photographer and author, explores one of his greatest passions, the natural world all around Chicagoland. Mike […]
Festival Preview: 33rd Chicago Latino Film Festival
According to the Chicago Film Office, there are more than 30 film festivals that call Chicago home. Now in its 33rd year, the Chicago Latino Film Festival, presented by the International […]
No One Flies at Shattered Globe in For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday
For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday is a gift by playwright Sarah Ruhl to her actor mother, Kathleen, who plays herself in this three-part family story. The 85-minute play […]
Fresh Start to Your Week: 4/17 – 4/19
We’ve been curating your weekends for quite a while, how about we give the beginning of your week some love? These Fresh Start To Your Week posts will highlight some […]
I’m Falling for You, Chairlift
Chairlift let its music speak for itself Friday night at Park West in Chicago on its farewell tour. Normally I would comment on lighting, costumes, size of the venue and […]
Film Review – Cézanne et Moi: Opulent, Almost Pretentious
A bit on the dry side and a darling at the recently ended European Union Film Festival, Cézanne et Moi, the latest work from writer-director Danièle Thompson (La bûche, Avenue […]
Film Review: Tommy’s Honour, A Picturesque Examination of Golf’s Early Greats
I will never fully understand films that contribute to the deification of golf or other sports. In certain books but especially in cinema, golf is treated as if its players […]
Film Review – Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo, Inside the Race to the Moon
Directed and edited by veteran British documentary editor David Fairhead, this exceedingly thorough, educational, and often quite nerve wracking documentary about NASA’s Houston-based Mission Control goes into a great deal […]
Film Review: American Anarchist, Author of “The Anarchist Cookbook” Answers For His Past
In many ways, it doesn’t seem fair to confront a man deep in his 60s about a something he did when he was just 19 years old. But not everyone […]
Film Review: Frantz, Quietly Devastating
Celebrated French director François Ozon (The New Girlfriend, Swimming Pool, Under the Sand) turns his attention briefly away from France, toward a small town in post-World War I Germany, focusing […]
Film Review: Their Finest, A Charming Tale of Filmmaking in the Throes of War
A great companion piece to the recently released Netflix doc series Five Came Back, about American filmmakers’ role during World War II, Their Finest takes a look at how the […]
Rolling Stones Exhibitionism Rocks Out @ Navy Pier
Exhibitionism lands at Navy Pier this weekend, rockin out the vibrant history and persona of the band the world has come to know as The Rolling Stones. The exhibit, chocked […]