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Bill Stamets

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Wim Wenders profiles artist Anselm Kiefer in the 3-D documentary “Anselm.”
Movies and TV
2023 Chicago film festival: 10 movies to see
Fest brings 12 days of opportunity to see entertaining works tackling topics from the Ukraine invasion to Iranian bureaucracy to 19th century French cuisine.
By Bill Stamets
 
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Movies and TV
‘Godland,’ set in Iceland, wins top award at Chicago film festival
The Gold Hugo winner also claims a Silver Hugo for its cinematography.
By Bill Stamets
 
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Movies and TV
3 great Chicago film festival docs tell local stories
Movies zero in on a South Side lottery king, a couple coping with ALS and the Evanston reparations program.
By Bill Stamets
 
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Movies and TV
10 to see at the Chicago International Film Festival
The 12-day treat for cinephiles — this year boasting 94 features and 56 shorts — kicks off Wednesday with its first opening night block party.
By Bill Stamets
 
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Movies and TV
‘Memoria’ wins top award at Chicago film festival
Director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, a School of the Art Institute grad, says he’s ‘overjoyed’ by the prize.
By Bill Stamets
 
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Movies and TV
10 to see at the Chicago International Film Festival
The 57th fest, opening Wednesday, screens movies from 57 different countries online and/or in theaters.
By Bill Stamets
 
Magdalena Kolésnik stars as aself-obsessed internet star, exposing what it means to live a life online in “Sweat.”
Movies and TV
‘Sweat’ earns top prize at Chicago International Film Festival
The city’s oldest film festival continues online through Sunday.
By Bill Stamets
 
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Movies and TV
10 to see at the 2020 Chicago International Film Festival
Streaming for the first time, the 11-day cinema smorgasbord is especially strong this year on non-fiction.
By Bill Stamets
 
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Movies and TV
Admiring Buddy Guy documentary will close the Chicago International Film Festival tonight
‘The Torch,’ making its world premiere, puts the Chicago bluesman into the context of American cultural history.
By Bill Stamets