Culture
Television news criticized in “Nightcrawler”
November 13, 2014Most of the reviews call "Nightcrawler" a gorefest, made-for-Halloween, shocker. But there's a lot more to it.
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Russian films at Chicago International Film Festival
November 12, 2014New themes are appearing in Russian films that expose the extent of government corruption, which decimates a people subjected to an increasing supply of drugs, crime, and violence.
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Hits and misses at Chicago International Film Festival
November 10, 2014There were many great films at the Chicago festival, including several great bio docs about formidable persons in the arts.
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Iran at the Chicago International Film Festival
November 7, 2014The Best Picture Award winner at the 50th Annual Chicago International Film Festival went to the stunning Iranian film "The President."
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Alice in Blunderland: “The Dance of Death” and war between the sexes
November 7, 2014This production of the Swedish playwright August Strindberg's 1900 "The Dance of Death," now playing in Pasadena, is expertly acted and directed.
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