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Two Chicago Filmmakers Adapt Tom Frank's 'What's the Matter With Kansas?'new

Joe Winston and his wife, Laura Cohen, optioned the rights to Thomas Frank's best-selling book and began to ponder how they might turn the book into a documentary. "It's a brilliant book," says Cohen, but "there are no characters with arcs, and there's not really a plot."
Chicago Reader  |  Andrea Gronvall  |  09-01-2009  |  Profiles & Interviews

'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly': Real & Surrealnew

A true story lets director Julian Schnabel exercise his imagination.
Chicago Reader  |  Andrea Gronvall  |  12-26-2007  |  Reviews

'As You Like It': Wrong Turnnew

Although it's far from the worst thing I've ever watched on the small screen, this remake premiering on HBO is notable chiefly for Kenneth Branagh's puzzling creative decisions.
Chicago Reader  |  Andrea Gronvall  |  08-20-2007  |  TV

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