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Reeling 2009: The 28th Chicago Lesbian and Gay International Film Festival

1. Reeling 2009: The 28th Chicago Lesbian and Gay International Film Festival Icon-mmx-pick

Various locations - Chicago - Chicago
 

Billed the "second-oldest LGBT film festival in the world," the fest showcases more than 150 independent films ranging from experimental works to romantic comedies.

Q&A: the Goat from 'The Men Who Stare At Goats'

2. Q&A: the Goat from 'The Men Who Stare At Goats'

By Matt Pais - October 28, 2009
 

Yes, really

Tyra Banks

3. 20 celebs whose personalities ruin their hotness 1

November 2, 2009

Tyra Banks, Christian Bale, others who’d look better if we knew nothing about them

4. Block Cinema

Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art and Pick/Laudati Auditorium, Northwestern University - 40 Arts Circle Drive - Evanston
 

Three new series of classic and contemporary films relating to Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, film noir, and mumblecore (a current trend in small-budget American film-making.)

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Ida Noyes Hall, University of Chicago - 1212 E. 59th St. - Chicago (Hyde Park/University Of Chicago)
 

Founded in 1940, this student-led society is billed as the longest continuously running club of its kind in the nation. The fall season includes Frank Capra classics, contemporary films by director Michael Mann, French New Wave films by Francois Truffaut, a Charles Laughton retrospective,...

'Where the Wild Things Are' review

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By Geoff Berkshire - October 12, 2009
 

Spike Jonze delivers a wonderful, wild rumpus of a movie

Mo'Nique

7. 'Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire' photos

November 5, 2009

Mo'Nique, Mariah Carey and Paula Patton star in a powerful story with serious Oscar buzz

Movie review: 'I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With'

8. Movie review: 'I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With'

By Sid Smith - October 2, 2007
 

‘Cheese’ enhanced by its local flavor

Jim Carrey on making 'A Christmas Carol'

9. Jim Carrey on making 'A Christmas Carol'

 

Jim Carrey and the creators of 'A Christmas Carol' discuss making the Charles Dickens classic

'Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire' review

10. 'Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire' review Icon-mmx-pick

By Geoff Berkshire - November 2, 2009
 

Best movie of the year? You better believe it

Movie review: 'The Box'

11. Movie review: 'The Box'

By Michael Phillips - November 5, 2009
 

Not enough story to fill a bloated, chaotic ‘Box’

'Inglourious Basterds' review

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By Geoff Berkshire - August 17, 2009
 

Quentin Tarantino serves up a WWII movie like no other

Q&A: Gabourey 'Gabby' Sidibe

13. Q&A: Gabourey 'Gabby' Sidibe 5

By Matt Pais - November 2, 2009
 

The breakout star of "Precious" on Oscar, Oprah and Kanye West

The Orphanage

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By Matt Pais - December 17, 2007
 

Smart, scary horror flick may make you run to your parents

15. 'Mysteries of the Great Lakes' 1

Museum of Science and Industry - 5700 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago (Hyde Park/University Of Chicago)
 

A cinematic exploration of North America's inland seas.

'The Golem: How He Came Into the World' screening

16. 'The Golem: How He Came Into the World' screening Icon-mmx-pick

Chicago Cultural Center - 78 E. Washington St. - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
 

Five members of Fulcrum Point accompany a screening of Paul Wegener's 1920 silent film with the original score by Betty Olivero.

Movie review: 'An Education'

17. Movie review: 'An Education'

By Michael Phillips - October 22, 2009
 

Carey Mulligan charms the spotlight in Nick Hornby adaptation