8 movies in 8 nights, the last of which spilled off the reel last night at the elgin. between strangers wasn’t the best movie of the festival, but it provided […]

so, not only was tonight’s movie one of the best yet, there was some additional drama right next to us in the theatre. i admit that i haven’t seen many […]

expectations met and surprises! robert duvall showed up to present his new movie assassination tango, which he both directed and starred in, and brought along a friend. though i knew […]

5 down, 3 to go. last night’s movie was…different, without a doubt. François Ozon’s movie 8 femmes is, as Piers Handling says, “a giant chocolate cake of a movie.” a […]

now that’s more like it. the emperor’s club, starring kevin kline, was a far sight better than the carnage we’d witnessed the night before. in the same vein as dead […]

yecch. you know, i’m not one of those guys who dismisses french films out of hand. i like a good character-driven period drama as much as anyone, but after last […]

it’s on! seen two movies thus far: talk to her, the new film from pedro almodovar. i hadn’t really watched much more than pieces of almodovar’s earlier films, but i […]

now that was a weekend. ~55 hours in chicago, illinois. the shedd aquarium was great, if for no other reason that it contains otters, funnest animal alive the art institute […]