It's the 50th anniversary of "Siskel & Ebert." The two Chicago film critics' groundbreaking TV show influenced generations of movie makers, Hollywood powerbrokers and fans. After Gene's death in 1999, ...

How do films get overlooked? Many are increasingly bypassing theaters. Online platforms offer stand-alone films and episodic ...

Two Palatine High School graduates are living their cinematic dream with the screening of their short film at the Chicago International Film Festival. “Pinpoint,” a thriller filmed in Palatine and ...

Cautionary satires by two Chicago filmmakers this fall draw inspiration from the city’s tech sector. In their movies, Brandon Daley and Jake Myers both observe ...

This summer marks 20 years since filmmaker Christopher Nolan altered superhero culture with his first installment of the Dark Knight trilogy, “Batman Begins.” Batman may be a fictional DC Comics ...

The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer. Welcome back, moviegoers. I hope your holidays were bright ...

Where: AMC NewCity 14, 1500 N. Clybourn Ave.; Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave.; Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., and four other venues. Two additions to the original schedule are ...

CHICAGO — If moviegoing habits have diminished in recent years thanks to streaming, with an extra wallop due to COVID-19, that hasn’t adversely affected the Chicago International Film Festival.

A firefighter with the Chicago Fire Department was injured while battling a house fire Thursday afternoon on the Far South Side. Chicago Bears defensive backs coach Al Harris has interviewed for ...