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n April 15, 2019, Joby Lubman got home from work and turned on the TV to see Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral burning. “My jaw just dropped, and I was transfixed. I watched the whole thing happen live on the news … Continued
The Ladykillers is often overlooked, but Alec Guinness’s 1955 black comedy has intelligence, morals and social critique. Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/
England has announced a return to the three-tier system after lockdown lifts Dec. 2. A number of cities, including the capital region of London and Liverpool, fall under Tier 2, which means that cinemas can reopen. However, other major urban areas with a high … Continued
Hold on tight. Another useless film from somebody else’s adolescence has been declared a classic. We have, in this place, already written about the series of ho-hum 1980s flicks — The Goonies stands out — that have gained underserved protected … Continued
“Ife” is a love story, pure and simple, the film’s producer said. The title is taken from the word for “love” in the Yoruba language of Nigeria. But this love story between two women, in a society where homosexuality is … Continued
Barbara Scharres, longtime programming director of the Gene Siskel Film Center, announced her retirement Monday, effective Dec. 31. Her affiliation with the Film Center, a public program of School of the Art Institute of Chicago, goes back nearly a half-century. … Continued