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Film
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Movie Review
Nov 16, 2017
Recommended
Video
In
Wonder
, a deformed child isn’t the only flawed character
Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson star in this drama about a ten-year-old boy trying to fit in.
By J.R. Jones
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Wonder movie
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Stephen Chbosky
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Julia Roberts
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Owen Wilson
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R.J. Palacio
,
Izabela Vidovic
,
Mandy Patinkin
,
Noah Jupe
,
Bryce Gheisar
,
Danielle Rose Russell
,
Nadji Jeter
,
craniofacial abnormality
,
Recommended
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Video
Blogs
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Bleader
Aug 28, 2015
Video
Brando is back, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue
By J.R. Jones
Tags:
Film
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Opening
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Marlon Brando
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Listen to Me Marlon
,
Zac Efron
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We Are Your Friends
,
Christmas Wedding Baby
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College Week
,
Black Harvest Film Festival
,
An Eye for Beauty
,
Denys Arcand
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Grandma movie
,
Lily Tomlin
,
Learning to Drive
,
Patricia Clarkson
,
Ben Kingsley
,
Losing Ground
,
Kathleen Collins
,
No Escape
,
Pierce Brosnan
,
Owen Wilson
,
She's Funny That Way
,
Peter Bogdanovich
,
Imogen Poots
,
Jennifer Aniston
,
We Come As Friends
,
Hubert Sauper
,
Robert Siodmak
,
Criss Cross
,
Carl Reiner
,
The Jerk
,
Steve Martin
,
Stanley Kubrick
,
The Killing
,
Tim Burton
,
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
,
Tomm Moore
,
Song of the Sea
,
Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents
,
The Torrent
,
Greta Garbo
,
Silent Summer Film Festival
,
Noir City: Chicago
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Alan K. Rode
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Film Noir Foundation
,
The Racket
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Robert Ryan
,
The Lives of Robert Ryan
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The Chase
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Hangover Square
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Ride the Pink Horse
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House of Bamboo
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Witness to Murder
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Criss Cross
,
The Underworld Story
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Video
Film
,
Movie Review
Jan 22, 2015
In
The Humbling
, Al Pacino stars as a Shakespearean actor who can't get it up
Barry Levinson directs the screen adaptation of Philip Roth's novel.
By J.R. Jones
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Barry Levinson
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The Humbling
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Are You Here
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Mad Men
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Matthew Weiner
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Life of Crime
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Elmore Leonard
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Owen Wilson
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Zach Galifianakis
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Amy Poehler
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Jennifer Aniston
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Mos Def
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John Hawkes
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Tim Robbins
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Isla Fisher
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Philip Roth
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Michael Keaton
,
Al Pacino
,
video on demand
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Alejandro González Iñárritu
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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
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Buck Henry
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The Graduate
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Heaven Can Wait
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To Die For
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Diner
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Rain Man
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Bugsy
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Wag the Dog
,
Dianne Wiest
,
Dan Hedaya
,
Nina Arianda
,
Greta Gerwig
,
Joe Swanberg
,
Whit Stillman
,
Noah Baumbach
Blogs
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Bleader
Aug 22, 2014
Video
Young love, old bones, and the rest of this week's screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue
By J.R. Jones
Tags:
Opening
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Film
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J.R. Jones
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Dinosaur 13
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Sue dinosaur
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Field Museum of Natural History
,
Ben Sachs
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Eric Rohmer
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A Summer's Tale
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Land Ho!
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Paul Eenhoorn
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This Is Martin Bonner
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Aaron Katz
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Cold Weather
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Martha Stephens
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Are You Here
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Owen Wilson
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Zach Galifianakis
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Mad Men
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Matthew Weiner
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The Forgotten Kingdom
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From Above
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If I Stay
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Chloe Grace Moretz
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Moebius
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Kim Ki-duk
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The One I Love
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Mark Duplass
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Elisabeth Moss
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Waltzes From Vienna
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Alfred Hitchcock
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Johann Strass II
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When the Game Stands Tall
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Jim Caviezel
,
Michael Chiklis
,
Laura Dern
,
James Cameron
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Avatar
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Millennium Park
,
Howard Hawk
,
The Dawn Patrol
,
University of Chicago Doc Films
,
Frank Borzage
,
History Is Made at Night
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David Lynch
,
Mulholland Drive
,
Music Box
,
Mel Brooks
,
The Producers
,
Bill Duke
,
A Rage in Harlem
,
Gene Siskel Film Center
,
Under Capricorn
,
Terror in the Aisles
,
Night of the Demons
,
Davis Theater Chicago
,
Linnea Quigley
,
Nightingale Chicago
,
Dearest Chicago Please Love Me Yours Truly Detroit
,
Basement Media Fest: Lo-Def Lo-Tech Lo-Fi
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movies
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Video
Film
,
Movie Review
Nov 27, 2013
Video
The kids are all over in
Delivery Man
Vince Vaughn stars as a sperm donor with 533 children.
By J.R. Jones
Tags:
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,
Ken Scott
,
Vince Vaughn
,
Delivery Man
,
Lake Forest
,
The Dilemma
,
Ron Howard
,
Ben Stiller
,
Owen Wilson
,
Cobie Smulders
,
Jennifer Connelly
,
Knocked Up
,
Seth Rogen
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Paul Rudd
,
Jason Segel
,
Jay Baruchel
,
Jonah Hill
,
Martin Starr
,
Quebec
,
Starbuck
,
Ken Scott
,
Martin Petit
,
Chris Pratt
,
Jack Raynor
,
Britt Robertson
,
Sebastien Rene
,
Adam Chanler-Berat
,
Moneyball
,
The Five-Year Engagement
,
Seven Up
,
Ozzie & Harriet
,
The Kids Are All Right
,
Video
Blogs
,
Bleader
Aug 4, 2013
Weekly Top Five: Woody Allen
Weekly Top Five: Woody Allen fims
By Drew Hunt
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Film
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Blue Jasmine
,
Owen Wilson
,
Midnight in Paris
,
Broadway Danny Rose
,
Stardust Memories
,
Husbands and Wives
,
Mia Farrow
,
Juliette Lewis
,
Sydney Pollack
,
Zelig
,
Dave Kehr
,
Take the Money and Run
,
Match Point
,
Crimes and Misdemeanors
,
Manhattan Murder Mystery
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jun 7, 2013
Video
The education of an illusionist, 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
,
Ricky Jay
,
Paul Thomas Anderson
,
Boogie Nights
,
Magnolia
,
David Mamet
,
House of Games
,
Things Change
,
Redbelt
,
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
,
Becoming Traviata
,
Aix-en-Provence Festival
,
Born in Chicago
,
Chicano Love Is Forever
,
The East movie
,
In the Shadow
,
The Internship movie
,
Vince Vaughn
,
Owen Wilson
,
Google
,
The Kings of Summer
,
The Tragedy of Man
,
Violet & Daisy
,
Saoirse Ronan
,
Alexis Bledel
,
James Gandolfini
,
Billy Wilder
,
Ace in the Hole
,
Patio Theater Chicago
,
Agnes Varda
,
The Gleaners and I
,
University of Chicago Doc Films
,
Francis Ford Coppola
,
The Godfather
,
Logan Theater Chicago
,
Larry Clark
,
Passing Through
,
University of Chicago Logan Center for the Arts
,
James Cameron
,
The Terminator
,
Gene Siskel FIlm Center
,
Fred Astaire
,
Ginger Rogers
,
Top Hat
,
Music Box
,
Alejandro Jodorowsky
,
El Topo
,
Music Box Chicago
,
movies
,
Video
Film
,
Movie Review
May 26, 2011
George Lucas and Woody Allen: daydream believers
By J.R. Jones
Tags:
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,
George Lucas
,
Woody Allen
,
The People vs. George Lucas
,
Midnight in Paris
,
Gene Siskel Film Center
,
Alexandre O. Phillipe
,
Star Wars
,
Casey Pugh
,
George Cukor
,
Henry Jenkins
,
Owen Wilson
,
Rachel McAdams
,
Marshall McLuhan
Blogs
,
Bleader
Apr 2, 2008
Without a trace
What ever happened to John Hughes?
By Pat Graham
Tags:
Film
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Judd Apatow
,
GreenCine Daily
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Dogma
,
John Hughes
,
LA Times
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J.D. Salinger
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Planes, Trains & Automobiles
,
Drillbit Taylor
,
Owen Wilson
,
Northbrook, Illinois
,
Shermer, Illinois
,
The Breakfast Club
,
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Film
,
Movie Review
Jan 29, 2004
Bait and Switch
By J.R. Jones
Tags:
Movie Review
,
Owen Wilson
,
Morgan Freeman
,
Charlie Sheen
Film
,
Movie Review
Dec 6, 2001
What Have We Learned?
By Bill Stamets
Tags:
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,
Tony Scott
,
John Moore
,
Owen Wilson
,
Brad Pitt
,
Robert Redford
Film
,
Movie Review
Feb 11, 1999
In a World of His Own
Rushmore - Directed by Wes Anderson - Rating *** A must see
By Jonathan Rosenbaum
Tags:
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,
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,
Owen Wilson
,
Jason Schwartzman
,
Bill Murray
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Olivia Williams
,
Seymour Cassel, Brian Cox, Mason Gamble, Sara Tanaka
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Stephen McCole
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Connie Nielsen
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Luke Wilson
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