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005: Guy Maddin

Though his films aren't always silent, Maddin's work dwells in the golden era of the silent film. More...

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001: Robert Altman
002: Jon Favreau
003: Kartemquin Films
004: Kaufman, Gondry

005: Swinton, Mackenzie

A week or so after receiving only the second dastardly NC-17 rating doled out this year, ChicagoFilm spoke with "Young Adam" star Tilda Swinton and Scottish director David Mackenzie about what it means when the MPAA says you're dirty.
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001: Errol Morris
002: Nathaniel Kahn
003: Rich Moskal
004: Bill Siegel

004: Standup Comedy Television

With designs on offering more "upscale" programming than Comedy Central, the founders of Standup Comedy Television are part of a long tradition of Chicago-based broadcast pioneers who approach the medium a little differently. More...

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001: Music Box
002: Image Union
003: Fast Forward Film Festival
004: Chicago Latino Film Festival

005: Kirk Sanders, Jon Gaunt

Writer/director Kirk Sanders and production partner Jon Gaunt bring "Broken Echoes" and dreams of Macbeth to Chicago with Walking Shadows Productions. More...

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001: Mike McNamara
002: Leigh Jones
003: Robert Max Kuhar
004: Jeff Santo

That film...what was that about again? Was it worth your price of admission?

This is what Archives are for.

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Girl With a Pearl Earring
The Cooler
The Human Stain
Bad Santa
The Triplets of Belleville
Swimming Pool
Biggie & Tupac
The Passion of Christ
Masked & Anonymous
Dogville
Goodbye, Lenin
Late Breaking News
Oscar Shorts
Dot
Filmmakers on the Chicago River
Valentin

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Year of Our Lord 2004 A.D.
The beginning of the year is when most publications send out their "best of" lists from the previous year. No disrespect to 2003's quality fare, but we'd rather take a peek at what the future of film-watching may have in store for us. More...

Oscars 2004
Every year we watch the Academy Awards, the pain lessens a little. We begin to spot and actually enjoy tracking the predictably off-base and bland, box-office driven voting trends. The mildew on Billy Crystal’s jokes start to smell like grandma's house instead of stale, vaguely relevant attempts at humor. Heck, this year we even tuned in a little early to catch Joan Rivers and crew pathetically fawning and clawing at the celebrity muckety-mucks. More...

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