Indie Outlook’s Two Cents on Oscars 2014
With the 2014 Academy Award nominees announced early this morning, Indie Outlook offers its instinctive predictions for each category: who will win, should win and should’ve been nominated. For a […]
Tag Archives: Music Box Theatre
Gabe Klinger on “Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater”
Cinephiles in Chicago are in for a mightily enticing feast as the 25th Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival comes to a close this weekend. A special sneak preview […]
Eduardo Sánchez on “The Blair Witch Project,” “V/H/S/2”
Eduardo Sánchez, the man who redefined modern horror (and independent filmmaking) with 1999’s game-changer, “The Blair Witch Project,” has just returned from his latest trip to the woods. His upcoming […]
Haunted “Room 237” is Worth a Return Visit
There’s no question Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” was one of the seminal moviegoing experiences of my life. I saw it at a young age with my beloved Uncle Chuck in […]
Shane Carruth on “Upstream Color”
Upon initial glance, Shane Carruth’s “Upstream Color” may seem like the most formidably impenetrable head-scratcher in many a moon. Like any potent fever dream, the film plays directly on the […]
David Lynch: A Surrealist Symphony in Four Movements
Robert Altman always referred to his enormously diverse body of work as “one big movie.” Precisely how Altman interpreted the linkage between each of his distinctive pictures is left for […]
Twenty Enticing Titles at Sundance 2013
Every film festival presents a formidable challenge for journalists and cinephiles. Just how many movies can one cram into such a tight schedule? Why are so many enticing titles scheduled […]
Pat McDonald on “Hitchcock” and “The Girl”
When Tippi Hedren attended a recent TCM-sponsored screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 masterwork, “The Birds,” at the Music Box Theatre, I was surprised by just how candidly she opened up […]
Mark Dujsik on “The Master”
Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Master” is that special sort of film that I believe warrants more than one podcast. This past September, I spoke with filmmaker Mike Eisenberg soon after […]
Mike Eisenberg on “The Master”
Sometimes you just happen to be at the right place at the right time. On the evening of August 15th, I happened to be on Facebook when the announcement was […]
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