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Blogs, Bleader Oct 12, 2018
The shorter end of the Chicago International Film Festival: A talk with shorts programmer Sam Flancher

"When people come up to me after screenings to tell me that they loved one of the shorts but hated another, I feel like I've done my job well."
- By Kathleen Sachs
- Tags: Film, Chicago International Film Fest, CIFF, short programs, short films, Sam Flancher, Melika Bass, Creature Companion, Deborah Stratman, Optimism, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Blue, Isabelle Tollenaere, The Remembered Film, L’été et tout le reste, Tourneur, Yalda Afsah, Solar Walk

Blogs, Bleader Oct 10, 2018
There are Chicagoans in the 2018 Chicago International Film Festival!

A mostly complete local viewing guide
- By Kathleen Sachs
- Tags: Art House, Film, Chicago International Film Festival, CIFF, An Acceptable Loss, Joe Chappelle, Jamie Lee Curtis, The Band Wagon, Vincente Minnelli, Beautiful Boy, Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, The City That Sold America, Ky Dickens, Assia Boundaoui, The Feeling of Being Watched, Bridgeview, Friedkin Uncut, William Friedkin, The Hate U Give, George Tillman Jr., In Search of Greatness, Gabe Polsky, Olympia, McKenzie Chinn, Other Side of the Wind, Orson Welles, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Power and the Glory, Colleen Moore, Michael Kutza, Billy Hargrave, Relax It's Probably Just a Parasite, Joel Benjamin, Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland, Sandra Bland, Geneva Reed-Veal, Margaret Bialis, Opening Night, Michael Paulucci, Hashtag Perfect Life, Dan Rybicky, Accident MD, Felix Piñeiro, I Am Not Broken, Jake Zalutsky, Mike Mollo Prepares for a Fight, Pam Austin, Whimper, Spencer Parsons, Commodity/Fetish, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Blue, Deborah Stratman, Optimism, Melika Bass, Creature Companion, United Skates, Buddy Love, Rich City Skate, What They Had, Elizabeth Chomko, Widows, Steve McQueen

Blogs, Bleader Jun 20, 2018
Queer filmmaker Derek Jarman gets a Pride Month retrospective at FilmStruck

FilmStruck celebrates Pride Month with a retrospective on queer British filmmaker Derek Jarman.
- By Patrick Friel
- Tags: Arts, Film, History, LGBTQ+, On Video, Television, Derek Jarman, FilmStruck, Pride Month, Caravaggio, Jean-Luc Godard, Passion, homoerotic, Nigel Terry, Sean Bean, Tilda Swinton, Michael Gough, Pat Graham, The Last of England, Margaret Thatcher, Spencer Leigh, T.S. Eliot, Allen Ginsberg, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Edward II, Christopher Marlowe, Ronald Reagan, Peter Greenaway, Prospero's Books, Stephen McBride, Ken Butler, Steve Waddington, Andrew Tiernan, Jerome Flynn, Elektra Quartet, Annie Lennox, Eurythmics, Cole Porter, Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye, Wittgenstein, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Bertrand Russell, John Maynard Keynes, Joseph Cornell, Karl Johnson, Blue, AIDS, Simon Fisher Turner

Music, Music Feature Dec 6, 2017
Slideshow Video
The Third Coming of the Jesus Lizard

On the eve of their latest return home, the band talk about why they chose Chicago—and how they became its most beautiful noise-rock monsters.
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Music Feature, Jesus Lizard, the Jesus Lizard, Metro, reunion, David Yow, Duane Denison, David Wm. Sims, Mac McNeilly, Blue, Shot, Down, Liar, Goat, Head, Pure, Inch, Touch and Go, Corey Rusk, Pitchfork Music Festival, All Tomorrow’s Parties, Primavera Sound, The Jesus Lizard Book, Fly on the Wall, 7 vs. 8, Puss, Nub, Seasick, Capitol Records, Steve Albini, Tar, John Conroy, Joe Shanahan, Lounge Ax, Julia Adams, Mike Greenlees, Rainbo Club, Humboldt Park, Leo’s Lunchroom, Jim Kimball, Tomahawk, Denison/Kimball Trio, John Forbes, Mount Shasta, Slint, King Kong, Exit, Brendan Murphy, Rapeman, Scratch Acid, Cargo Cult, Rey Washam, 86, Phantom 309, Quimby’s, Gary Held, mpty Bottle, Ken Vandermark, Edge of the Looking Glass, Martin Atkins, Bangkok Bangkok, Pegboy, Didjits, Rifle Sport, Flour, Dreamerz, Czar Bar, John Herndon, Casey Rice, Dan Koretsky, Doug McCombs, Stacy Sargent, Rick Rizzo, John Haggerty, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Billions Corporation, Kaleidoscope, Foodworks, John Brannon, Negative Approach, Michael Gerald, Killdozer, U.S. Maple, Slideshow, Video

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Aug 22, 2014
'Modern' Polish food at Mount Prospect's Qulinarnia

A suburban storefront tries to spiff up meat and potatoes.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Qulinarnia, Polish restaurants, Mount Prospect, potatoes, Jadwiga, Poland, Agnes Janowska, salads, soups, appetizers, parsley, celery, marjoram, zurek, borsch, bacon, pork, sausage, pickles, cheese, arugula, quinoa, cranberry sauce, tartare, eggs, blue, capers, garlic, herring, onions, apples, microgreens, mushrooms, puff pastry, entrees, cod, fish, spinach, duck, carrots, broccoli, Smak-Tak, filet mignon, sauerkraut, pierogi, lobster, tomatoes, desserts, cheesecake, red wines, white wines, beer, Polish beers, Warka Radler

Blogs, Bleader Mar 27, 2014
Street View 177: On a new level

Isa Giallorenzo's Street View 177
- By Isa Giallorenzo
- Tags: Style, Arts, womenswear, menswear, blue, spring, ASOS, vintage, artists, galleries, LVL3, Wicker Park, fashion, Chicago street style

Film, Movie Review Mar 12, 2014
The Face of Love: Make that a double

Annette Bening stars as a widow whose new man is a ringer for her old one.
- By Ben Sachs
- Tags: Movie Review, The Face of Love, Annette Bening, Ed Harris, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Krzysztof Kieslowski, No End, Blue, Matthew McDuffie, Arie Posin

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Dec 13, 2013
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Azzurra EnoTavola is the season's Italian sleeper

Simple, soulful Italian food from the folks behind Anteprima and Bar Ombra
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Azzurra Eno Tavola, Italian restaurants, Wicker Park, Marty Fosse, Anteprima, Spiaggia, decor, light fixtures, Victrola horns, blue, Katie Kelly, sausage, yogurt, pasta, vinaigrette, menus, small plates, Bar Ombra, carrot caponata, olives, vegetables, pine nuts, simplicity, Italian cuisine, wine, wine lists, wine by the glass, mushrooms, arancini, farro, rice, radicchio, balsamic vinegar, walnuts, cheese, shrimp, escarole, octopus, potatoes, pork, eggs, lamb, meatballs, gnocchi, linguine, orecchiette, tagliatelle, rigatoni, spaghetti carbonara, rabbit, rapini, meat, short rib, polenta, brussels sprouts, chicken, peppers, duck, sweet potato, The Bristol, trout, fish, seafood, fregola, pork ribs, squash, winter greens, pickled vegetables, seasonal foods, desserts, bread pudding, budinos, digestives, limoncello, arancello, liquers, Azzurra EnoTavola, Recommended

Blogs, Bleader Dec 10, 2013
Street View 151: Winter bloom at the MCA's First Friday

Isa Giallorenzo's Street View 151
- By Isa Giallorenzo
- Tags: Style, Arts, menswear, fall, blue, fun, flowers, MCA, Chances Dances, Justin Barbin, photographers, Chicago street style, fashion

Blogs, Bleader Jun 5, 2013
A newish YouTube channel for women is less trashy, less fun

WIGS: It's no Lifetime
- By Gwynedd Stuart
- Tags: Arts, Television, Small Screen, wigs, youtube, women's television, lifetime, networks, julia stiles, blue, TV, seinfeld

Blogs, Bleader May 4, 2013
Street View 095: Meimei wears blue from head to toe

Isa Giallorenzo's Street View 095
- By Isa Giallorenzo
- Tags: Style, Arts, womenswear, spring, cool hair, blue, denim, scarves, oxfords, metallics, fashion, Chicago street style

Blogs, Bleader May 11, 2012
Street View 007: Rock + Billy

Isa Giallorenzo's Street View 007
- By Isa Giallorenzo
- Tags: Style, couples, street style, fashion, rockabilly, blue, nice hair

Blogs, Bleader Jan 15, 2007
Whither "aahhrrtt"?

Wondering about Krzysztof Kieslowski's Blue (screening at the Siskel Center this week): is it art, "aahhrrtt," or just plain kitsch?
- By Pat Graham
- Tags: Film, Blue, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Kitsch, What is art?

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The shorter end of the Chicago International Film Festival: A talk with shorts programmer Sam Flancher

"When people come up to me after screenings to tell me that they loved one of the shorts but hated another, I feel like I've done my job well."

There are Chicagoans in the 2018 Chicago International Film Festival!

A mostly complete local viewing guide

Queer filmmaker Derek Jarman gets a Pride Month retrospective at FilmStruck

FilmStruck celebrates Pride Month with a retrospective on queer British filmmaker Derek Jarman.

Slideshow Video
The Third Coming of the Jesus Lizard

On the eve of their latest return home, the band talk about why they chose Chicago—and how they became its most beautiful noise-rock monsters.

'Modern' Polish food at Mount Prospect's Qulinarnia

A suburban storefront tries to spiff up meat and potatoes.

Street View 177: On a new level

Isa Giallorenzo's Street View 177

The Face of Love: Make that a double

Annette Bening stars as a widow whose new man is a ringer for her old one.

Recommended
Azzurra EnoTavola is the season's Italian sleeper

Simple, soulful Italian food from the folks behind Anteprima and Bar Ombra

Street View 151: Winter bloom at the MCA's First Friday

Isa Giallorenzo's Street View 151

A newish YouTube channel for women is less trashy, less fun

WIGS: It's no Lifetime

Street View 095: Meimei wears blue from head to toe

Isa Giallorenzo's Street View 095

Street View 007: Rock + Billy

Isa Giallorenzo's Street View 007

Whither "aahhrrtt"?

Wondering about Krzysztof Kieslowski's Blue (screening at the Siskel Center this week): is it art, "aahhrrtt," or just plain kitsch?

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"When people come up to me after screenings to tell me that they loved one of the shorts but hated another, I feel like I've done my job well."

A mostly complete local viewing guide

FilmStruck celebrates Pride Month with a retrospective on queer British filmmaker Derek Jarman.

On the eve of their latest return home, the band talk about why they chose Chicago—and how they became its most beautiful noise-rock monsters.

A suburban storefront tries to spiff up meat and potatoes.

Isa Giallorenzo's Street View 177

Annette Bening stars as a widow whose new man is a ringer for her old one.

Simple, soulful Italian food from the folks behind Anteprima and Bar Ombra

Isa Giallorenzo's Street View 151

WIGS: It's no Lifetime

Isa Giallorenzo's Street View 095

Isa Giallorenzo's Street View 007

Wondering about Krzysztof Kieslowski's Blue (screening at the Siskel Center this week): is it art, "aahhrrtt," or just plain kitsch?

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