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13th Annual EU Film Festival Highlights, Week One: ‘The Girl With the Dragon...
CHICAGO– Foreign film fans and art house aficionados rejoice! The Annual European Union Film Festival is back at the Siskel Film Center, offering Chicagoans a rare and illuminating journey through...
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DVD Review: ‘Ondine’ Melds Gritty Drama With Muddled Enchantment
CHICAGO– One of the defining thematic elements in a Neil Jordan picture is a central relationships built upon a giant question mark, whether it be between a call girl and her chauffeur (“Mona Lisa”),...
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TV Review: Jeremy Irons Carries Saga of Corruption in ‘The Borgias’
CHICAGO– Power, royalty, sex, corruption — Is this “Camelot,” “The Kennedys,” or “The Borgias”? There’s an odd number of tales of royal families on TV this weekend and the best belongs to Showtime with...
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Film Review: Neil Jordan’s ‘Byzantium’ Feels Drained of Passion
CHICAGO– I’ve rarely said this about Neil Jordan movie – in fact, maybe never – but I was bored during his latest, the vampire drama “Byzantium,” a movie with an intriguing cast and interesting story...
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What to Watch: Oct. 27-Nov. 2, 2013
CHICAGO– There are a few major comedies on New Releases shelves this week along with some interesting, smaller films and one of the most anticipated TV shows of 2013. What options are new in the world...
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Film Review: Familiar Scares of ‘Greta’ Has Too Many Plot Holes
CHICAGO– Admittedly, horror films are not my thing. I find them redundant, pandering and more reliant on gore rather than story. “Greta” is somewhat of a thriller horror film, about an older lady...
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