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Arts & Culture, Books Issue Jul 21, 2020
25 local books to stock your shelves

Add these new reads by and about Chicagoans to your list.
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Books Issue, Chicago authors, Dmitry Samarov, Sahar Mustafah, Joe Meno, Gabriel Bump, Rae Linda Brown, Mikki Kendall, Miles Harvey, Michael Zapata, Catherine Lacey, Maya Schenwar, Victoria Law, John D'Emilio, Sonali Dev, Catherine Adel West, Rosanna Warren, Marisel Vera, Erik Gelman, Samantha Irby, Natasha Trethewey, Daniel Kraus, George A. Romero, Kathleen Rooney, Nate Marshall, Jason Diamond, Maryse Meijer, Rena Barron, Riva Lehrer

Arts & Culture, Feature Mar 1, 2018
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How an Evanston writer’s boyhood idea inspired ‘Shape of Water’

Guillermo del Toro tapped Daniel Kraus to help write the story behind the Oscar-nominated blockbuster.
- By Janet Potter
- Tags: Feature, Daniel Kraus, The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro, George A. Romero, Creature From the Black Lagoon, Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Rotters, The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch, Evanston, Booklist, American Library Association, Tales of Hoffmann, zombies, romance, Video

Blogs, Bleader Feb 14, 2018
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Chicago author Daniel Kraus to finish George A. Romero's final zombie novel

"My next book is my wildest dream come true," Kraus says.
- By Janet Potter
- Tags: Arts, Books, Film, Daniel Kraus, George A. Romero, The Living Dead, Chris Roe, zombies, Suzanne Desrocher Romero, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jan 19, 2018
Mom and Dad is a bracing Mad magazine-style satire

The latest from Brian Taylor, the co-director of Crank and Gamer, is playing all week at Facets.
- By Ben Sachs
- Tags: Comedy, Film, Mom and Dad, Brian Taylor, Mark Neveldine, George A. Romero, Russ Meyer, The Crazies, Supervixens, Crank, Gamer, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Nicolas Cage, Selma Blair

Film, Movie Review Oct 26, 2017
Recommended Video
Studies in repressed sexuality: Lon Chaney’s The Unknown and Boris Karloff’s The Old Dark House

Two psychologically loaded horror classics return for Halloween.
- By J.R. Jones
- Tags: Movie Review, The Old Dark House, James Whale, The Unknown movie, Tod Browning, University of Chicago Film Studies Center, Kent Lambert, Sam Wagster, Chicago Film Society, The Seventh Victim, Val Lewton, RKO Pictures, George A. Romero, Night of the Living Dead, Universal Pictures, Dracula, Bela Lugosi, Frankenstein, Boris Karloff, Bride of Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, Lon Chaney, Freaks, MGM, Gods and Monsters, Raymond Massey, Gloria Stuart, Melvyn Douglas, Ernest Thesiger, Eva Moore, J.B. Priestley, Charles Laughton, Elspeth Dudgeon, D.W. Griffith, Sigmund Freud, David Skal, Elias Savada, Joan Crawford, Norman Kerry, Mark of the Vampire, The Devil-Doll, Show Boat, The Road Back, horror movies, Recommended, Video

Blogs, Bleader Oct 3, 2017
This year’s edition of Music Box of Horrors isn’t just for horror buffs

The annual 24-hour marathon of spooky movies returns with an impressive lineup.
- By Ben Sachs
- Tags: Do This, Film, Paranormal, Music Box Theatre, Music Box of Horrors, Tobe Hooper, The Funhouse, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, George A. Romero, Land of the Dead, John Carpenter, In the Mouth of Madness, Get Out, Blumhouse Productions, Tales From the Hood, Rusty Cundieff, Paul Leni, The Cat and the Canary, Mariano Baino, Dark Waters, horror movies

Blogs, Bleader Sep 12, 2017
Video
Nocturama is the most important new movie to play in Chicago this year

Bertrand Bonello's 2016 masterpiece is currently in the middle of a weeklong Chicago run at Facets.
- By Ben Sachs
- Tags: Boom!, Do This, Film, Nocturama, Bertrand Bonello, The Brood, David Cronenberg, The Devil Probably, Robert Bresson, Toni Erdmann, Willow Smith, Whip My Hair, John Carpenter, Assault on Precinct 13, George A. Romero, Dawn of the Dead, Steadicam, Jacques Rivette, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jul 28, 2017
RIP George A. Romero, whose Martin remains a masterpiece of independent filmmaking

Revisiting the 1978 vampire movie in the wake of its director's passing.
- By Ben Sachs
- Tags: Film, Paranormal, RIP, George A. Romero, Martin, John Amplas, Pittsburgh, Living Dead, Monkey Shines, Dawn of the Dead, horror films, independent filmmaking

Blogs, Bleader Jun 12, 2017
Video
Strong performances can’t undo the self-importance of It Comes at Night

Trey Edward Shults's arty horror film is a case of form overwhelming content.
- By Ben Sachs
- Tags: Film, Shots Fired, Trey Edward Shults, It Comes at Night, Joel Edgerton, George A. Romero, Cormac McCarthy, The Road, postapocalyptic America, A.O. Scott, Video

Film, Movie Review Feb 11, 2015
Spike Lee brings the blaxploitation classic Ganja & Hess back from the grave

Da Sweet Blood of Jesus pays tribute to the 70s chiller.
- By Ben Sachs
- Tags: Movie Review, Spike Lee, Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, Ganja and Hess, blaxploitation, vampire movies, Bill Gunn, Martha's Vineyard, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, Grindhouse, Hal Ashby, The Landlord, Chris Schultz, Victor Kanefsky, Cannes, Blood Couple, George A. Romero, Stephanie Rothman

Blogs, Bleader Dec 15, 2014
Best Films of 2014, number ten: Cheap Thrills

J.R. Jones counts down his favorite films of 2014. Today at number ten: Cheap Thrills.
- By J.R. Jones
- Tags: Year in Review, Film, E.L. Katz, Cheap Thrills, George A. Romero, John Waters, Pat Healy, David Chirchirillo, Trent Haaga, Ethan Embry, David Koechner, Sarah Paxton, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, best movies of 2014

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

Film, Movie Review Jul 23, 2014
Recommended Video
Crime takes a holiday in The Purge: Anarchy

In James DeMonaco's sequel to his 2013 hit, all laws are suspended for a single night.
- By Ben Sachs
- Tags: Movie Review, James DeMonaco, The Purge: Anarchy, Native Americans, McMansion, Ethan Hawke, George A. Romero, Carmen Ejogo, Zach Gilford, Kiele Sanchez, Frank Grillo, Recommended, Video

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25 local books to stock your shelves

Add these new reads by and about Chicagoans to your list.

Video
How an Evanston writer’s boyhood idea inspired ‘Shape of Water’

Guillermo del Toro tapped Daniel Kraus to help write the story behind the Oscar-nominated blockbuster.

Video
Chicago author Daniel Kraus to finish George A. Romero's final zombie novel

"My next book is my wildest dream come true," Kraus says.

Mom and Dad is a bracing Mad magazine-style satire

The latest from Brian Taylor, the co-director of Crank and Gamer, is playing all week at Facets.

Recommended Video
Studies in repressed sexuality: Lon Chaney’s The Unknown and Boris Karloff’s The Old Dark House

Two psychologically loaded horror classics return for Halloween.

This year’s edition of Music Box of Horrors isn’t just for horror buffs

The annual 24-hour marathon of spooky movies returns with an impressive lineup.

Video
Nocturama is the most important new movie to play in Chicago this year

Bertrand Bonello's 2016 masterpiece is currently in the middle of a weeklong Chicago run at Facets.

RIP George A. Romero, whose Martin remains a masterpiece of independent filmmaking

Revisiting the 1978 vampire movie in the wake of its director's passing.

Video
Strong performances can’t undo the self-importance of It Comes at Night

Trey Edward Shults's arty horror film is a case of form overwhelming content.

Spike Lee brings the blaxploitation classic Ganja & Hess back from the grave

Da Sweet Blood of Jesus pays tribute to the 70s chiller.

Best Films of 2014, number ten: Cheap Thrills

J.R. Jones counts down his favorite films of 2014. Today at number ten: Cheap Thrills.

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Ten more CIFF reviews, and the rest of this week's screenings

New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue

Recommended Video
Crime takes a holiday in The Purge: Anarchy

In James DeMonaco's sequel to his 2013 hit, all laws are suspended for a single night.

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Add these new reads by and about Chicagoans to your list.

Guillermo del Toro tapped Daniel Kraus to help write the story behind the Oscar-nominated blockbuster.

"My next book is my wildest dream come true," Kraus says.

The latest from Brian Taylor, the co-director of Crank and Gamer, is playing all week at Facets.

Two psychologically loaded horror classics return for Halloween.

The annual 24-hour marathon of spooky movies returns with an impressive lineup.

Bertrand Bonello's 2016 masterpiece is currently in the middle of a weeklong Chicago run at Facets.

Revisiting the 1978 vampire movie in the wake of its director's passing.

Trey Edward Shults's arty horror film is a case of form overwhelming content.

Da Sweet Blood of Jesus pays tribute to the 70s chiller.

J.R. Jones counts down his favorite films of 2014. Today at number ten: Cheap Thrills.

New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue

In James DeMonaco's sequel to his 2013 hit, all laws are suspended for a single night.

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