“Ex Machina”: what will the androids do?
You can tell when a movie was a genuine art experience if you're still thinking about it a week after you saw it.
Movies you might have missed: Missing
The 1982 film Missing, directed by Costa Gravas, dramatizes the case of Charles Harmon, an American freelance journalist, living and working in Chile.
Colleen McCullough, 77: obit insults author, draws outrage
The shockingly sexist obituary drew a collective groan of disgust, and readers, fans, and activists alike took to Twitter to defend the memory of the celebrated author.
"The Imitation Game": Binary consciousness at many levels
The enthralling story of an inspired, harassed and troubled genius, British mathematician Alan Turing and his conquest of the "unbreakable" Nazi "Enigma" code.
Two new films tackle race in depth
"The Evolution of Bert" is a labor of love, "Dear White People" is bold and challenging.
Kartemquin Films announces two world premieres
Chicago's documentary powerhouse, Kartemquin Films announced that two of their films will hold world premiere screenings in October.
Labor says "NO" to outsourcing of "Draft Day's" music
"Some people think music drops from heaven. But it doesn't. It takes talented union musicians to make music."
Locked-out musicians "devastated" by director's resignation
MINNEAPOLIS (PAI) -- Musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra, locked out of their jobs for the past year, were devastated by the Oct. 1 resignation of its music director, Osmo Vänskä, who quit when management refused to end the lockout in time for rehearsals for a concert at Carnegie Hall.
New York City Opera files for bankruptcy
With the Oct. 3 announcement that New York City Opera is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the city and the entire country are losing a major cultural institution.
Class struggle from the couch
Back in 2011, the video-gaming industry was already three-fifths the size of the movie industry. For that reason alone, games deserve serious critical attention.
