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Me on Chicagoist- Chicagoist Presents A New Story By Barry Gifford: 'Role Model'
- One Of Chicago's Best Bartenders Just Released An Amazing (and Inexpensive) Rum
- Lost 1972 Film Starring Improv Legend Del Close Deserves A Wide Release
- The New Three Dots And A Dash Menu Is An Overpriced Disappointment
- The New Three Dots And A Dash Menu Is An Overpriced Disappointment
- Buffalo Grove Is More Inspiring Than Hollywood For Filmmaker Brad Bischoff
- The Music Box's 70mm Film Fest Has A Kickass Line-up
- Gender-Bending Melodrama "The New Girlfriend" Is A Crowd-Pleaser
- The Intriguing Line-Up For This Year's LGBTQ Reeling Film Festival
- Watch The Best Of Vintage Film Noir All Weekend At The Music Box
- Wyndham Wallace Takes Us Inside The Very Special World of Lee Hazlewood
- 'Live From New York!' Is A Shrugworthy Portrait Of SNL
- J.R. Jones Explores The Many Lives Of Robert Ryan
- Kartemquin's Success Is Hard Earned
- 'Maps To The Stars' A Disappointing Drive On An Oft-Traveled Road
Monthly Archives: November 2018
3 things about Paul Henreid’s DEAD RINGER
Dead Ringer [1964] 1. Still wearing her shoes, she steps out of her panties. 2. The look on her face as she watches him being mauled to death. 3. Henry’s known all along. RIP FilmStruck 😦
3 things about Compton Bennett’s THE SEVENTH VEIL
The Seventh Veil [1945] 1. “If you can’t think anything better, play chromatic scales or a five fingers exercise. But spare me that suburban shopgirl trash!” 2. Hugh McDermott’s murky American accent. 3. Those last two shots nearly ruin the … Continue reading
3 things about David Lean’s THIS HAPPY BREED
This Happy Breed [1944] 1. The first order of business when moving in is to put the kettle on. 2. Numerous parallels to It’s a Wonderful Life, including a Charleston scene! 3. “So you’ve come back, have you? You bad … Continue reading
3 things about Basil Dearden’s ALL NIGHT LONG
All Night Long [1962] 1. Dave Brubeck and “It’s a Raggy Waltz” with an unaccompanied cigarette burning in an ashtray on top of the piano. 2. Using a China marker on the tape. 3. Drumming alone to a band that … Continue reading
3 things about Steve McQueen’s WIDOWS
Widows [2018] 1. The house is located one block inside the boundary of the ward. 2. “What I’ve learned from watching people like my father is, you reap what you sow.” “Let’s hope so.” 3. Inside the Golden House restaurant, … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving! Aperitif cocktail recipe: 2 O’CLOCK WHISTLE
Here’s what we’ll be serving as a “welcome” cocktail to our dinner guests. I tried to design a drink that was decidedly simple to make, bittersweet enough to stimulate the palate, and had a relatively low ABV (so that no … Continue reading
3 things about Djibril Diop Mambéty’s TOUKI BOUKI
Touki Bouki [1973] 1. She tries to join them on the paddleboat but he waves her away. “Go over with the other women,” he says. 2. Red blood on a yellow cardoor. 3. “Excuse me, miss, haven’t I seen you … Continue reading
