Scandinavia at the Chicago International Film Festival
Scandinavia showed up in full glory at the 50th Chicago International Film Festival. A Swedish film even won the coveted Best Foreign Film Audience Award.
Brad Pitt fires last shot in “Fury”
The film does boast some excellent performances, but by the second half, the script turns utterly preposterous.
Freedom of the press? "Kill the Messenger" in review
Kill the Messenger raises daunting questions about the role of the press in society. This passion play is a piece of our nation's recent and ongoing history.
French New Wave classic flows back onto the screen
The late 1950s and early 1960s was a pivotal, heady, historic time for French cinema, as Nouvelle Vague or New Wave classics flowed onto the screen.
The Revolution is coming to a theater near you: 1969 in review
One of the great things about the theater is that it can dramatize history, and the people who make it and shake it.
Chicago International Film Festival celebrates 50th anniversary
The longest-running competitive film festival in America is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month.
The Cold War plays at Toronto Film Festival
The Soviet Union was obsessed with two sports: hockey and chess. For decades, they held the championship in both arenas. Two new films bring back memories of those days.
Whose land? Interview with an objective Israeli filmmaker
Director Tamara Erde investigated both the Israeli and Palestinian public school systems, with access to teachers, students and administrators on both sides of the Wall.
“Standing in the Breach”: good politics and music from Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne has released his 14th studio album. "Standing in the Breach" is the most political album in Browne's increasing leftward cultural and political career.
"The Liberator" generates some thinking
My movie buddy went to see "Gone Girl" with her book club, so I recruited a professor friend of mine to see "The Liberator" with.
