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Gene Siskel Film Center
I find that I go to the Art Institute much less than I’d like to, and I’m hoping that this series will encourage me, as well as you, the reader, to take advantage of our world-class museum and the exciting new temporary exhibitions that are shown there.
Arts & Culture
The Plea for Black Visibility
The restoration of “Naked Acts” and the burial of Black cinema
Multimedia
Behind the Scenes
A look at the magic of Gene Siskel Film Center, with projectionist Lillian Hardester.
Arts & Culture
Eternal Labors
A conversation with the organizers of the Re:Working Labor exhibition.
Entertainment
A New Restoration of the Russian “War and Peace” at the Gene Siskel Film Center
The Soviet state was heavily involved in this, a project I would not hesitate to call transcendent and genuine.
SAIC
Conversations at the Edge: The Film-Poems of Margaret Tait
Tait's work centers on her home in Orkney, exploring relationships with nature, time, and her community.
Arts & Culture
Hopeless Romantic
Director Haifaa al-Mansour's film on the iconic writers fails as a credible portrayal of the creative mind.
Entertainment
The Apfel of Fashion’s Eye
Style and doesn't lessen with age...just look at 93 year-old fashion maven Iris Apfel.
Entertainment
Twelve Movies Disguised As One
“How do you plan a twelve-year production?” “You don’t,” said Richard Linklater, in an interview with The Guardian. “There’s always a life metaphor. How do we plan for our own futures? You do your best but you have to live in the present.”
Entertainment
Mortified Nation
A new documentary highlights a Chicago tradition of re-reading adolescent angst.
Uncategorized
A Flower Between the Cracks
A look at "The Interrupter's" showing this month at the Gene Siskel Film Center.
