CHICAGO – The Steppenwolf Theatre of Chicago continues to provide different viewpoints on the American stage, and their latest “Little Bear Ridge Road” is no exception. Featuring ensemble member Laurie Metcalf, it’s the resonate story of a family at the crossroads. For tickets/details, click LITTLE BEAR.
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Film Review: ‘Angels Crest’ Takes Lead-Footed Trip Down Misery Lane
Submitted by mattmovieman on December 30, 2011 - 9:06amCHICAGO – Six years after her sentimental debut feature, “On a Clear Day,” filmmaker Gaby Dellal has gotten mired in the wintry sludge of her sophomore effort, “Angels Crest.”
Film Review: Gregg Araki’s ‘Kaboom’ Merrily Enters the Ontological Void
Submitted by mattmovieman on February 18, 2011 - 8:47amCHICAGO – Rarely has the apocalypse appeared as trivial as it does in “Kaboom,” a disarmingly lovable mess of a picture that manages to work in spite of itself. It’s the tenth feature film directed by Queer New Wave icon Gregg Araki, who seems to be in an infinitely better mood than he was fifteen years ago, back when the Reagan era’s ignorance of the AIDS crisis was still festering like an open wound.
Interview: Gregg Araki Brings About Optimistic Apocalypse in ‘Kaboom’
Submitted by mattmovieman on February 17, 2011 - 8:13amCHICAGO – Perhaps no one but Gregg Araki could make a hallucinogenic, doom-laden mystery as playful and curiously optimistic as “Kaboom”.
