Michael Smith shared this list from New City. There are a lot of vital people on the list, but the rankings are bizarrely random. How is Redbox a gem in any sense but cold dollars and crappy movie selections? And putting anyone from that company above all the great artists and programmers on the list seems obscene. And Richard Roeper...seriously? In a town overflowing with fine critics, how does he make the list? Not sure how Mayor Emanuel making it easier for Transformers to be filmed here gets him ranked so highly either. Well, there are others to nitpick about, but I am happy to see the invaluable programmers at the Northwest Chicago Film Society, Film Center at the Art Institute, Music Box, Block Cinema and others recognized, along with Olive Films (for still catering to DVD lovers properly), and fine filmmakers like Melika Bass and William Friedkin (anyone who thinks hes past his prime needs to see Bug and Killler Joe immediately). newcityfilm/2013/10/03/film-50-chicagos-screen-gems-2013/5/
Posted on: Fri, 04 Oct 2013 12:50:53 +0000
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