Highlights from the 2025 MUBI Fest Chicago | Festivals & Awards
At any given film festival, I look forward to discovering the thematic connections between the films that have been programmed. Take last year’s Chicago Critics Film Festival, whose opening night film, “Sing Sing,” and closing night film, “Ghostlight,” both ruminated on the healing power of community theater. The beauty of
Chicago Critics Film Festival 2025 Preview | Festivals & Awards
If you were at the 2024 Chicago Critics Film Festival, you could have seen the first Windy City screenings of “Sing Sing,” “Thelma,” “In a Violent Nature,” “Babes,” “Ghostlight,” “Good One,” “I Saw the TV Glow,” and so many more. This festival, which I co-produce, has one of the strongest
Chicago Latino Film Festival 2025: Highlights of a Creative Force | Festivals & Awards
Chicago is home to over 40 film festivals—it feels like every year the city introduces another one, providing endless opportunities for cinematic engagement. Despite the third coast often being overlooked by big studios, the City of Broad Shoulders continues to be a leading force for the underdogs of the creative
Why Elias Koteas Left Chicago PD
Matt Dinerstein/NBC For an actor, being a main character on a long-running network television show is, if nothing else, a fantastically lucrative situation. These series tend to pay very well, which is a godsend for serious actors who would love to have
United, American up the ante in battle for Chicago supremacy
Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) is a hub for two of the largest U.S. carriers: American Airlines and United Airlines. And while airlines frequently compete at key airports nationwide, hometown carrier United wants travelers to know that it’s the best choice for people based in Chicago. The airline recently rolled
Screen Scholars Assemble in Chicago Despite Culture Warfighters Defunding Universities | Features
Presenting interdisciplinary research and sharing concerns about their discipline, members of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies met in Chicago April 3-6, 2025. This annual international conference always intrigues with its imaginative POV on film and film-like phenomenon in world culture. Subjects included cop body cameras, podcasts, AI-generated jokes
Chicago Critics Film Festival Announces Full Schedule, Special Guests | Festivals & Awards
CHICAGO CRITICS FILM FESTIVAL Announces Full Program Lineup, Special Guests and Recipients of 2025 Emerging Critics Grant 12th Annual Festival Opens with THE BALTIMORONS, with filmmaker Jay Duplass attending; Angus MacLachlan’s A LITTLE PRAYER to close, featuring stars David Strathairn and Jane Levy in person; centerpiece is A24’s SORRY, BABY,
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Chicago Was Just Named the Safest U.S. Destination for LGBTQ+ Travelers
Chicago has been ranked the safest city for LGBTQ+ travelers. Other top cities included Seattle and San Francisco. The report was published by Misterb&b, which operates travel services and accommodations for LGBTQ+ travelers. A new report is providing important safety insights for LGBTQ+ travelers. Chicago was recently determined as the
Here’s what I love about Chicago, and why you should go now
If you simply read the headlines about Chicago, you might be scared to visit and question why people live there. Reports of crime and homelessness are plentiful, so it’s a question many of us who willingly live here get asked. Chicago has lost residents over the past several years, but
Chicago Med May Be Setting Archer Up For A Big Fall, But Steven Weber And Jessy Schram Are All Smiles In A Cute BTS Pic
Spoilers ahead for Episode 16 of Chicago Med Season 10, called “Poster Child” and available streaming with a Peacock subscription now. Chicago Med packed a lot into its first episode in the 2025 TV schedule that follows Ripley‘s very near-death experience. This includes Luke Mitchell‘s character being reinstated after his
