Director Agnieszka Holland on her latest film, 'In Darkness'
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The new movie “In Darkness” is based on the real life story of a Polish sewer worker who save jews from the holocaust. The Oscar nominated film opens today in Chicago. Film contributor Milos Stehlik talks with director Agnieszka Holland.... more
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February, 17, 2012
The new movie “In Darkness” is based on the real life story of a Polish sewer worker who save jews from the holocaust. The Oscar nominated film opens today in Chicago. Film contributor Milos Stehlik talks with director Agnieszka Holland.
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February, 17, 2012
Fans of Bill Murray (count me among them) may recall one of his most popular personas – Nick the Lounge Singer. Nick was a bit of a chameleon, customizing his last name, lyrics and between-song chatter to suit the situation he was in, whether singing on a train headed to Florida (check out the...
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February, 15, 2012
In the 1980s, Victor DeNoble was a research scientist for tobacco company Philip Morris. He says he was first hired at the company to create a drug that would not cause cardiovascular problems, but still be addictive. As DeNoble continued his research, he learned that his work was focused on...
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February, 14, 2012
If you're from Chicago, you probably know about the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. On February 14, 1929, seven men were gunned down at the SMC Cartage garage at 2122 N. Clark Street. Most of the dead men were members of the Bugs Moran bootlegging gang. The killings were thought to be ordered by...
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February, 10, 2012
Jean-Luc Godard once said that Robert Bresson "…is to French cinema what Mozart is to German music and Dostoyevsky is to Russian literature." The Gene Siskel Film Center is hosting a series of films in tribute to the legendary French director that runs through February 29. Worldview film...
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February, 09, 2012
Bayard Rustin (1912–87) was instrumental in bringing Gandhi’s protest techniques from India to America in the 1940s, a mentor to Martin Luther King Jr., and an organizer of the seminal 1963 March on Washington. Despite his achievements, Rustin was expunged from history—largely because he dared to...
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