AltWeeklies Wire
'Cloverfield': Cheap Thrillsnew
Upholding an old truth about horror films: the lower the budget, the better the scare.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
01-28-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Cloverfield, Matt Reeves
Citizen Journalism: A Field Day for the Flacks?new
Want more coverage for your candidate? Report on him yourself at Triblocal.com.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
01-28-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Rick Perlstein's Conservative Americanew
The progressive scribe made his reputation finding the good in conservatives. Then they really started screwing up the country.
Chicago Reader |
Harold Henderson |
01-28-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
One Newspaper Is Like One Horsenew
Can a town without competing dailies really be a global city?
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
01-22-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
'The Merry Gentleman': A Job for Batmannew
When a ruptured appendix put Chicago director Ron Lazzeretti in the hospital, Michael Keaton stepped in to save the day. Now their project hits Sundance.
Chicago Reader |
Ed M. Koziarski |
01-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Good Day for Chicago's Rainmakersnew
The well-connected score again as the city works out new TIF deals for a former alderman, a wealthy private hospital, and a big car dealer.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
01-22-2008 |
Politics
'Honeydripper': Image Problemnew
John Sayles can write a good story, but can he tell it visually?
Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Rosenbaum |
01-22-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Honeydripper, John Sayles
Going Green Without Going Brokenew
Chicago restaurateurs put their heads together to make takeout eco-friendly.
Chicago Reader |
Mike Sula |
01-22-2008 |
Food+Drink
How a Bad Band Gets Goodnew
Tirra Lirra's journey from self-indulgent sprawl to taut postmodern psychedelia.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
01-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Tirra Lirra
Chicago Dems Are Dividednew
At a glance, how the nominating contest between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton has split the city's Democratic bigwigs.
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke |
01-22-2008 |
Politics
Pulp Pornnew
Patrick Conlon and Michael Manning's long-awaited sequel to the sexy sci-fi comic Tranceptor.
Chicago Reader |
Noah Berlatsky |
01-15-2008 |
Fiction
Dynamic Flash for Democratsnew
Wanna raise funds to run for office, nag Schwarzenegger about health care, or just make fun of Bush? Call Articulated Man.
Chicago Reader |
Harold Henderson |
01-15-2008 |
Politics
Taking the Chicago Tribune's Temperaturenew
What workers inside the office and out are saying about their corners of the kingdom.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
01-15-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
'Persepolis' is Exiled to the Art Housenew
Marjane Satrapi's animated memoir of her Iranian childhood is begging for a wider audience.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
01-15-2008 |
Reviews
The New Model Is an Old Modelnew
Jam bands like Umphrey's McGee are a step ahead of the music business.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
01-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Umphrey's McGee
