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Film, Movie Feature Feb 18, 2020
‘Chicago Memories’ showcases the spirit of the city

The three short documentaries dig deep into corners of Chicago history.
- By Kathleen Sachs
- Tags: Movie Feature, Chicago Memories, Carl Sandburg, Chicago Filmmakers, Wild Chicago, Harvey Moshman, Will Clinger, Wild Chronicles, Del Close, The Legend of Del Close, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Amy Poehler, Dave Pasquesi, Vanishing Act, vaudeville, Maceo Anderson, Bleacher Bums: Rabid Fans of Wrigley Field, Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs, baseball

Film, Movie Tuesday Oct 8, 2019
Movie Tuesday: Clowns and carnivals

Five films that prominently feature circus imagery and ideas
- By Ben Sachs
- Tags: Movie Tuesday, Todd Phillips, Joker, Joaquin Phoenix, Lon Chaney, Federico Fellini, Jacques Tati, Bill Murray, Howard Franklin, Errol Morris

News & Politics, Feature May 3, 2018
Video
The First Family of pinball: Meet the local wizards behind the game's huge resurgence

Roger Sharpe once saved the Chicago-born arcade game in the 70s. Now his two children are behind pinball's latest renaissance.
- By Ryan Smith
- Tags: Feature, Roger Sharpe, Josh Sharpe, Zach Sharpe, Stern Pinball, Pinball, Gary Stern, Williams, Eugene Jarvis, Dead Flip, Jack Danger, Broadway Arcade, Pinball ban, Bill Murray, Cow Poke, Barracora, Robocop, Guardians of the Galaxy, Twitch, Ninja, New York Times, Prohibition, Lou Reed, Steve Epstein, PAPA, IFPA, eSports, Video

Arts & Culture, Worst of Chicago Dec 21, 2017
Chicago’s thirst for a ‘celebrity culture’ is an embarrassment

The city does not need famous people to legitimize its existence.
- By Laura Pearson
- Tags: Worst of Chicago, Celebrity culture, Worst of Chicago, North Shore, Bill Kurtis, Chicago P.D., Dick Wolf, Giuliana Rancic, Bill Rancic, Bill Murray

Blogs, Bleader Oct 9, 2017
Bill Murray at Symphony Center, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week

Jim Gaffigan, Ricky Jay, the Chicago Latino Music Festival, and more goings-on October 9-12
- By Steve Heisler
- Tags: Arts, Do This, io theater, having it all, bill murray, new worlds, chicago symphony orchestra, jan volger, ricky jay, the prestige, depaul university student center, chicago latino music festival, luis rafael vivanco, tash sultana, thalia hall, michael palascak, zanies, jim gaffigan, chicago theatre

Blogs, Bleader Mar 28, 2017
Millennials are tickled by ‘millennial pink,’ says millennial

The latest object of millennial appropriation: the color pink
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Arts, Humor, Media, pink, millennials, millennial pink, Drake, Funny Face, Kendall Jenner, Bill Murray, rosé, Franzia, New York Magazine

Blogs, Bleader Dec 21, 2016
Mendoza and Munger continue to spar even though the comptroller's race is over, and other Chicago news

Also, former Mayor Daley is scheduled for deposition in January in a Jon Burge-related torture lawsuit.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Susana Mendoza, Illinois Comptroller, Leslie Munger, Springfield, Richard M. Daley, Jon Burge, police torture, Chicago, winter weather, gun violence, gang violence, Christkindlmarket, Daley Plaza, terrorism, Berlin, Caddyshack, Bill Murray, Rosemont, restaurant openings, Mad Men, Joel Murray

City Life, Holiday Gift Guide Nov 23, 2016
The best made-in-Chicago gift ideas for the holidays

Shop hyperlocal this season for everything from unorthodox games and Chicago-centric books to craft booze and high-design home goods.
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Holiday Gift Guide, Gift guide, made in Chicago, Joe Mills, Michael Jordan, Mike Ditka, Richard J. Daley, Richard M. Daley, Chaka Khan, Oprah, Bill Murray, Muddy Waters, Harold Washington, Secret Hitler, Cards Against Humanity, Chicago Coloring Book, Towering Chicago, Chris Arnold, Katie Heupel, Women & Children First, Arts Club of Chicago, Arts Club of Chicago at 100: Art and Culture 1916-2016, University of Chicago Press, Maybe Sunday Collective, Art Institute of Chicago, Jason Guo, McKenzie Thompson, SAIC, Katherine Bernhardt, Brian Calvin, Zak Prekop, Chris Ware, neon sign, Chicago Cubs, World Series, Carolyn Hennes, Augustine's Spiritual Boutique, Dave Beltran, FeelTrip, Bae Cutler, Gramovox, Floating Record Vertical Turntable, Numero Group, Numero Group Factory Outlet, Still Music, Jerome Derradji, Past Due, Star Time, Larry Dixon, LAD Productions, Soulful Spades, Flowers for Dreams, Modern Sprout, Herb Essentials Garden Jar, Lincoln Park Zoo, Alexander Camelton, Makokomo, Ursli stool, Defy, Defender Workcase, Horween Leather Co., Chicago Comb Co., Epic Spices, Chicago Distilling Company, Beer Temple, World Beer Cup, Great American Beer Festival, Logan Square

Blogs, Bleader Nov 3, 2016
How Rauner's millions of dollars in campaign contributions are being spent in legislative races, and other Chicago news

Also, 26 Chicago restaurants earned stars in the new Michelin guide.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Bruce Rauner, Illinois General Assembly, Election 2016, Michelin Guide, Alinea, Grace, restaurants, Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald, Chicago Police Department, Illinois Department of Child and Family Services, Forrest Claypool, Chicago Pubic Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, Bill Murray, Chicago Cubs, World Series

Arts & Culture, Theater Review May 4, 2016
Recommended
Second City: The Next Generation

The latest E.T.C. show, A Red Line Runs Through It, shows that even the oldest sketch institutions can make progress.
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Theater Review, Second City, sketch comedy, Second City E.T.C., Bill Murray, Chris Farley, Tina Fey, Aasia Lashay Bullock, Lisa Beasley, Julie Marchiano, Notorious RBG, Hamilton, Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama, Recommended

Blogs, Bleader Jan 29, 2016
Celebrate Groundhog Day, drink some winter brews, and more to do this weekend

Pie Fight 2016, Quimby's Zlumber Party, other weekend happenings in Chicago from January 29-31.
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Arts, Do This, God Bless Baseball, Museum of Contemporary Art, Toshiki Okada, Incendium, Stage 773, Chicago Slam Works, Winter Brew, Emporium Arcade Bar, DANK Haus, Pie Fight 2016, Zlumber Party, Quimbys, Broad Squad, Skylark, the Boiler Room, Groundhog Day, Bill Murray

Blogs, Bleader Dec 14, 2015
A Very Murray Christmas is one twisted holiday special

Bill Murray's Netflix show is bizarre, melancholy, and entertaining.
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Arts, Small Screen, Comedy, Television, A Verry Murray Christmas, Netflix, Bill Murray, George Clooney, Jenny Lewis, Rashida Jones, Jason Schwartzman, Miley Cyrus, Maya Rudolph, Phoenix, holiday, Christmas, Chris Rock

Blogs, Bleader Oct 23, 2015
Video
The Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue
- By J.R. Jones
- Tags: Film, Opening, Yona Wallach, Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema, The Amazing Nina Simone, Experimenter, Peter Sarsgaard, Modern Metropolis: Mid-Century Chicago on Film, Chicago Film Archives, Rock the Kasbah, Bill Murray, Afghan Star, Room movie, Lenny Abrahamson, Frank movie, Charles Barton, Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein, Chris Costello, Wim Wenders, The American Friend, Robert Bresson, L’Argent, Edmund Goulding, Dark Victory, Bette Davis, Don Siegel, Dirty Harry, George Cukor, My Fair Lady, F.W. Murnau, Nosferatu, Dennis Scott, Tobe Hooper, Poltergeist, La Promesse, Paul Verhoeven, Robocop, Eric Rohmer, The Green Ray, Charles Burnett, To Sleep With Anger, Chicago International Film Festival, Andrew Stanton, WALL-E, Abigail Derby Lewis, Ingmar Bergman, Wild Strawberries, Witchcraft Through the Ages, Chicago International Children's Film Festival, Chicago Rot, The Cockups, Mad Max: Fury Road, Cinema Slapdown, Music Box of Horrors, Video

Film, Movie Review Jul 23, 2015
Staten Island Summer: Revenge of the teen-sex comedy

A new feature from the SNL crew brings back the bad old days of Porky's
- By Drew Hunt
- Tags: Movie Review, Rhys Thomas, Staten Island Summer, Colin Jost, teen sex comedy, Porky's, Revenge of the Nerds, SNL, Colin Jost, Graham Phillips, Zack Pearlman, Ashley Greene, Fred Armisen, Bill Murray, Caddyshack, Bobby Moynihan, John Belushi, Animal House, Michael Cera, Jonah Hill, Superbad

Film, Movie Review Jun 3, 2015
Video
Cameron Crowe strikes another blow against cynicism

In the director's new rom-com Aloha, a Jerry Maguire type learns to trust people and be a nice guy.
- By Gwynedd Stuart
- Tags: Movie Review, Cameron Crowe, Aloha, Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams, Say Anything. . ., Jerry Maguire, cynicism, Ione Skye, Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., Bill Murray, Video

Blogs, Bleader Oct 17, 2014
Video
Ten more CIFF reviews, and the rest of this week's screenings

New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue
- By J.R. Jones
- Tags: Opening, Film, Chicago International Film Festival, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Roger and Me, Michael Moore, The Best of Me, Michelle Monaghan, James Marsden, The Book of Life, Expedition to the End of the World, Fury World War II, Brad Pitt, The Green Prince, Keep On Keepin' On, Clark Terry, Justin Kauflin, Rudderless, Billy Crudup, St. Vincent, Bill Murray, 20, 000 Days on Earth, Nick Cave, Whiplash, The Yank movie, Chicago Comedy Film Festival, Tim Burton, Beetlejuice, Logan Theater Chicago, Nagisa Oshima The Ceremony, The Man Who Left His Will on Film, Gene Siskel Film Center, Joe Dante, Gremlins movie, John Carpenter Halloween, Music Box Chicago, George A. Romero, Night of the Living Dead, Richard Pryor Live in Concert, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Fatih Akin, Soul Kitchen, David Bowie, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, MCA Chicago, Chicago Film Archives, Massacre marathon, Portage Theater Chicago, film festivals, movies, Video

Best of Chicago, City Life Jun 25, 2014
Readers' Poll
Best celebrity

Vince Vaughn
- Tags: City Life, Best of Chicago 2014, best celebrity, Vince Vaughn, Bill Murray, Readers' Poll

Best of Chicago, Arts & Culture Jun 25, 2014
Critics' Picks
Best Place to Pretend You're Robert De Niro

Club Lago
- By J.R. Jones
- Tags: Arts & Culture, Best of Chicago 2014, Club Lago, Italian restaurants, Louis Prima, Robert De Niro, John McNaughton, film, Uma Thurman, Bill Murray, jukeboxes, Critics' Picks

Blogs, Bleader Jun 24, 2014
Reader's Agenda Tue 6/24: Ghostbusters, La Santa Cecilia, and The Dance of Death

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Tuesday, June 23

By Drew Hunt

Tags: Do This, Arts, Millenniumm Park, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Ray Parker Jr., Ghostbusters, La Santa Cecilia, Peter Margasak, Mayne Stage, Tony Adler, The Dance of Death, Writers Theatre

Film, Movie Review Mar 12, 2014

Video
Wes Anderson checks in to The Grand Budapest Hotel

But you should check out Rithy Panh's The Missing Picture.

By J.R. Jones

Tags: Movie Review, Wes Anderson, American Express, Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Darjeeling Limited, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, Orson Welles, Tom Wilkinson, F. Murray Abraham, Tony Revolori, Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Kubrick, Germany, Tilda Swinton, Adrien Brody, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, Saoirse Ronan, The Missing Picture, Rithy Panh, Phnom Penh, Khmer Rouge, Video

Blogs, Bleader Dec 14, 2012

Video
Bhopal bests Bilbo, and the rest of this week's movies

New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue

By J.R. Jones

Tags: Film, Ben Sachs, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Public Enemies, Bhopali, Second Unitarian Church, Starlet movie, Beauty Is Embarrassing, Wayne White, Pee-wee's Playhouse, Citadel, Hyde Park on Hudson, Bill Murray, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Laura Linney, The Matchmaker movie, Playing for Keeps, Gerard Butler, Judy Greer, Uma Thurman, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Sundance Institute Art House Project, Music Box Chicago, Black Christmas, A Christmas Story, Bob Clark, Porky's, Quentin Tarantino, Grindhouse, Kill Bill: Vol. 1, Kill Bill: Vol. 2, John Hughes, Home Alone, Logan Theater Chicago, Home Alone: Lost in New York, Cinema Borealis, Christian Carion, Joyeux Noel, Beverly Arts Center, Charles Laughton, The Night of the Hunter, Portage Theater Chicago, Northwest Chicago Film Society, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Swing Time, Northbrook Public Library, J.B. Mabe, South Side Projections, Boundary Lines, Marshall Plan, Edward Burns, City Winery, Chicago movies, Video

Blogs, Bleader Dec 11, 2012

Video
FDR, the sitting president

Bill Murray joins a long list of actors playing the 32nd president

By J.R. Jones

Tags: Film, Politics, Bill Murray, Hyde Park on Hudson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln movie, Internet Movie Database, Art Gilmore, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Jack Young, This Is the Army, Action in the North Atlantic, Dore Schary, Sunrise at Campobello, Ralph Bellamy, Jon Voight, Pearl Harbor, Edward Herrmann, Annie movie, Kenneth Branagh, Warm Springs, The Winds of War, War and Remembrance, Eleanor and Franklin, Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years, Robert Vaughn, FDR: That Man in the White House, Murrow, movies, Video

Blogs, Bleader Nov 9, 2012

Video
Straight-Up Lincoln, and the rest of this week's movies

New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue

By J.R. Jones

Tags: Film, Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds, The Great Gatsby, Leonardo DiCaprio, Baz Luhrman, Moulin Rouge, Hyde Park on Hudson, Bill Murray, Killing Them Softly, Brad Pitt, Andrew Dominik, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Les Miserables, Tom Hooper, The King's Speech, Not Fade Away, David Chase, Silver Linings Playbook, David O. Russell, The Fighter movie, Steven Spielberg, Lincoln movie, Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, Daniel Strathairn, Skyfall movie, James Bond, A Late Quartet, Yaron Zliberman, Christopher Walken, Catherine Keener, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Mark Ivanir, Life Without Principle, Johnnie To, Francine Melissa Leo, Holy Motors, Leos Carax, The Lovers on the Bridge, Ben Sachs, The Nine Muses, John Akomfrah, Handsworth Songs, Nobody Walks, Lena Dunham, Older Children, Duncan Riddell, A Red Orchid Theatre, As Long as You're Healthy, Yoyo Pierre Etaix, Gene Siskel Film Center, Pierre Etaix, Gillo Pontecorvo, The Battle of Algiers, University of Chicago Doc Films, Buster Keaton, The Cameraman, Music Box Chicago, Dennis Scott, Fred Wilcox, Forbidden Planet, Laura Otto Preminger, Northwestern University Block Museum of Art, Marnie Alfred Hitchcock, Northbrook Public Library, Hayao Miyakzaki, My Neighbor Totoro, Vincente Minnelli, Some Came Running, Fred Camper, Lawrence Jordan, University of Chicago Film Studies Center, Chicago Filmmakers, Viaduct Theater, John Davies, V-Day 11.11.11, Loyola University Lewis Towers, Jonathan Rosenbaum, You Got to Move: Stories of Change in the South, Cinema Borealis, movies, Video

Blogs, Bleader Sep 27, 2012

Two things about Don DeLillo

One is a free upcoming Chicago appearance

By Sam Worley

Tags: Books, Do This, Don DeLillo, Carl Sandburg, Walter Isaacson, Scott Simon, Donna Seaman, Bill Murray, New York, Jada Yuan

Film, Movie Sidebar May 30, 2012

Video
Wes Anderson reigns benevolent over Moonrise Kingdom

Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Edward Norton, and Bruce Willis star in the cult director's latest quirky comedy

By Ben Sachs

Tags: Movie Sidebar, Wes Anderson, Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand, Benjamin Britten, Video

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The three short documentaries dig deep into corners of Chicago history.

Five films that prominently feature circus imagery and ideas

Roger Sharpe once saved the Chicago-born arcade game in the 70s. Now his two children are behind pinball's latest renaissance.

The city does not need famous people to legitimize its existence.

Jim Gaffigan, Ricky Jay, the Chicago Latino Music Festival, and more goings-on October 9-12

The latest object of millennial appropriation: the color pink

Also, former Mayor Daley is scheduled for deposition in January in a Jon Burge-related torture lawsuit.

Shop hyperlocal this season for everything from unorthodox games and Chicago-centric books to craft booze and high-design home goods.

Also, 26 Chicago restaurants earned stars in the new Michelin guide.

The latest E.T.C. show, A Red Line Runs Through It, shows that even the oldest sketch institutions can make progress.

Pie Fight 2016, Quimby's Zlumber Party, other weekend happenings in Chicago from January 29-31.

Bill Murray's Netflix show is bizarre, melancholy, and entertaining.

New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue

A new feature from the SNL crew brings back the bad old days of Porky's

In the director's new rom-com Aloha, a Jerry Maguire type learns to trust people and be a nice guy.

New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue

Vince Vaughn

Club Lago

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Tuesday, June 23

But you should check out Rithy Panh's The Missing Picture.

New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue

Bill Murray joins a long list of actors playing the 32nd president

New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue

One is a free upcoming Chicago appearance

Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Edward Norton, and Bruce Willis star in the cult director's latest quirky comedy

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