
Ink, Paper, Politics: WPA-era printmaking exhibit
Images of city life, labor, and the workplace, and protests against social injustice are among the fine-art prints in an exhibition at the DePaul Art Museum.

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.

Old And New Dreams Festival celebrates return of HotHouse and more
On October 17, the acclaimed non-profit arts organization HotHouse will kick off its Old And New Dreams Festival at a brand new club in Hyde Park on 53rd.

"The Trip To Bountiful" in review
The entire house rose at the premiere to give Cicely Tyson and the cast a well-deserved standing ovation.

“To Be Takei”: Love, diversity, and Star Trek
A new documentary chronicling the life of activist and actor George Takei is currently screening, to the delight of his many admirers.

A playwright named "Shagspeare" in Bill Cain's "Equivocation"
"Shag" for short receives a royal commission to write about Guy Fawkes and England's 1605 Gunpowder Plot.

"Persians" theater review: War is Hades
"Outrage, once ripened, yields a bumper crop of retribution."

Film review: "Love is Strange"
Put seasoned actors like John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, and Marisa Tomei together in a film, and guaranteed there'll be a certain amount of movie magic.

The Los Angeles Swiss Film Festival in review
Swiss cinema and television has a rich heritage. This motion picture plenitude was on full display at Hollywood's Harmony Gold Theater on Sept. 7.

Happy birthday, Phil Stern, "Greatest Generation" photographer
Phil Stern, chronicler of many of the icons and epic moments of the twentieth century, celebrated his 95th birthday at the Veterans Home of California, West Los Angeles.

