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Chaz's Journal
The Gene Siskel Film Center Celebrates the First and Last of Famous Filmmakers with their Entrances & Exits Series
A preview of the upcoming summer screening series, running August 1st-29th.
A preview of the upcoming summer screening series, running August 1st-29th.
On the 50th anniversary restoration of Sam Peckinpah's heart-of-darkness Western, courtesy of The Criterion Collection.
An article about the 58th installment of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis is reportedly scaring studios away with its price tag. Someone needs to save this movie. We're looking at you, France.
Actors Stephen Tobolowsky, Robin Duke, Marita Geraghty and David Pasquesi reflect on filming "Groundhog Day" with director Harold Ramis, who will be honored in Chicago on February 2nd.
A guide to the latest and greatest on streaming and physical media, including Elemental, Past Lives, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and a Criterion edition of Moonage Daydream.
A preview of this year's promising Noir City event.
A tribute to the legendary director, William Friedkin.
An interview with the creator of Laugh-In about his new memoir.
A closer look at Joseph Losey's 1963 film, which has just been given a 4K release by the Criterion Collection.
An excerpt from a new book on John Ford authored by RogerEbert.com contributor and critic Scout Tafoya.
An appreciation of Creature from the Black Lagoon, now available in a 4K box set from Universal.
A celebration of Erich von Stroheim and the new restoration of his film Foolish Wives.
An interview with Theodore Witcher, writer/director of Love Jones, now on Criterion.
A feature on the history of female film editors.
A tribute to film critic Michael Wilmington, former critic for the Chicago Tribune and BOD member of the Chicago Film Critics Association.
A tribute to a legend, Peter Bogdanovich.
This month's excerpt from Bright Wall/Dark Room on The Royal Tenenbaums.
On two dozen of our favorite performances of 2021.
Our monthly guide highlights eight recent Criterion releases, including their first forays into 4K.
A look at the many black-and-white films that are a part of this year's award season, including this week's Belfast and Passing.
A tribute to the one and only Dean Stockwell.
An excerpt from the new book by Christian Blauvelt about Hollywood during World War II.
On recent streaming and Blu-ray horror releases for spooky season.
A video preview of Cannes 2021.