This year’s event presents more than 80 titles from around the world, including timely period pieces, stop-motion animation ...

The 'Highest 2 Lowest' director will receive a lifetime achievement award on Oct. 24. By Seth Abramovitch Senior Writer Spike Lee will be honored at the 61st Chicago International Film Festival, ...

The fest opens Thursday with "It Would Be Night in Caracas" at the Landmark Century Centre Cinema in Lincoln Park. The lineup ...

The Hollywood Reporter senior writer Seth Abramovitch will also be making the trip to Chicago to moderate the conversation, set to take place at AMC Newcity 14 on Saturday, Oct. 18. By Chris Gardner ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's the 50th anniversary of "Siskel & Ebert." The two Chicago film critics' groundbreaking TV show influenced generations of ...

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"The Voice of Hind Rajab" won the runner-up Silver Hugo prize, with acting honors awarded to Wagner Moura and Eszter Tompa, and best director to Mascha Schilinski. The 2025 Chicago International Film ...

Like so many podcasts, Four Stars: A Chicago Film Podcast grew out of talks between friends. Jeremy Marder, a Music Box manager, and Paco Alvarez, a local journalist, have been friends since high ...

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 ...