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Interview with musician Matthew Santos

The Grammy-nominated, Chicago based singer/songwriter celebrates his “Album Preview Party” this Friday, December 4th, at Lincoln Hall

December 6th, 2009

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Interview with Jeanne Steig

Multimedia artist/author, and widow of the late cartoonist/author William Steig

November 27th, 2009

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Pirate Radio

An interview with writer/director Richard Curtis and actor Tom Sturridge…Curtis initially drew inspiration from his experience listening to pirate radio as an English child in the sixties and his “imaginative idea” about the experiences of the men aboard the boat…

November 13th, 2009

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Use Your Kitchen Before Going Broke

Students of SAIC share easy to make and easy to afford recipes.

November 9th, 2009

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Interview With Michael Stuhlbarg

F sits down with Michael Stuhlbarg, the lead actor of the Coen Brothers’ latest film, A Serious Man…

October 14th, 2009

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Art that Pays the Bills

Alumni Pick up a Brush to Support the Next Generation

October 6th, 2009

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Super-staffed Gardener constantly whimpers

Not even you, Ralph Fiennes, could save the political dead weight that is The Constant Gardener; directed by Fernando Meirelles ( City of God ), screenplay by Jeffrey Caine (GoldenEye) from the best-selling novel by John le Carre. What a shame this movie is, for the potential it had. Moving images of the sick and impoverished in many African villages. A director who has taken on (and brilliantly) the topics of poverty, fear and corruption before. Consummate performers rounding out the cast (including Rachel Weisz in a terrific–albeit ill-written–role). What’s not to succeed?

October 17th, 2005

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Recent Survey Asks: Are Movies Terrible?

Every summer, movie theatres are flooded with a series of blockbuster hopefuls, each one striving to break new records for ticket sales and millions grossed. This summer was no exception. The steamy months from Memorial Day to Labor Day saw the release of films such as War of the Worlds, The Dukes of Hazzard, The Fantastic Four , and The Island . A few, such as War of the Worlds , were modestly successful.

October 17th, 2005

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Don’t Stare at the Lights, Honey!

It was perfect timing for Sonnier to show at one of Chicago’s best art treasures while the well recognized Dan Flavin was at the big house of contemporary art up the street. They are contemporaries, and their work shows more than a passing similarity. Although starting out in similar places, their work has taken different paths. Sonnier’s works lends itself to the sculptural and object based, while Flavin’s leans towards light installation and the architectural.

October 17th, 2005
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