CHICAGO – Excelsior! Comic book legend Stan Lee’s famous exclamation puts a fine point on the third and final play of Mark Pracht’s FOUR COLOR TRILOGY, “The House of Ideas,” presented by and staged at City Lit Theater in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. For tickets/details, click HOUSE OF IDEAS.
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Film Review: Meditative ‘Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives’
Submitted by BrianTT on April 15, 2011 - 8:34am Rating: 3.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives” opens with one of its most striking, memorable, and essential images. A buffalo stands in a forest at what appears to be dusk, as we can see him only in shadow. He moves slowly around a tree, almost ghostly, before escaping and running through a field and into a forest. As the film unfolds after this unusual prologue, one can trace its themes back to the power of that image — as the natural and spiritual worlds seem to intertwine in the picture of a majestic creature.
Preview: The 46th Chicago International Film Festival, Week One
Submitted by BrianTT on October 7, 2010 - 2:34pmCHICAGO – We’ve been working our way through the schedule for the upcoming 46th Annual Chicago International Film Festival, kicking off tonight with the premiere of “Stone,” starring Edward Norton, Robert De Niro, and Milla Jovovich. While this year’s festival includes a few high-profile films with A-list stars, we’ve dipped below the line, watching screeners of films that might slide below your radar.
