Monthly Archives: January 2021

AFI Movie Club: LEGALLY BLONDE

[ad_1] DID YOU KNOW? LEGALLY BLONDE marked Robert Luketic’s feature directorial debut. He went on to direct other female comedies written by women, including MONSTER-IN-LAW (2005) and THE UGLY TRUTH (2009). DID YOU KNOW? Based on a 2001 novel of the same name by Amanda Brown, LEGALLY BLONDE told the …

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AFI Movie Club: INSIDE MAN

[ad_1] DID YOU KNOW? Originally, director Ron Howard was Position to direct INSIDE MAN, but he left the project to direct THE CINDERELLA MAN. When director Spike Lee came on board, INSIDE MAN became an anomaly in his filmography – as the film was neither written nor co-written by Lee. DID …

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Wire music club enters the market

[ad_1] Owned by River Forest resident Jon Smith and Oak Parker Chris Neville, Berwyn Wire Bar & Concert Hall is for sale. Closed since March due to COVID-19, homeowners have been “drained” by construction spending and lack of income. “It’s a little heartbreaking,” Neville said. Wire opened in 2013 and, …

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How a virtual film club helped me survive the pandemic

[ad_1] Every Sunday around 7:30 p.m., I strap on my mask and cross the street to my favorite bodega to buy Pabst Blue Ribbon, sour gummy worms, and a box of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. A year ago I would have picked up all those snacks in the lobby of …

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Slate Movie Club 2020 final post.

[ad_1] This is the last entry in Slate’s Annual movie club, in which film critic Dana Stevens emails other critics – this year Justin Chang, Odie Henderson and Alison Willmore – about the year in the movies. Read the previous dispatch here. Future karaoke collaborators, One of the nicest ripple …

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