Chicagoist: Movie Roundup: Epic Edition

BlueFairlane

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:47:34 -0600

I'm impressed with any communist who can sell as many t-shirts as Che Guevarra.

Rob Christopher

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:46:53 -0600

"Waltz with Bashir" is scheduled to open Jan. 23 at three Chicago-area theaters: AMC Pipers Alley Theatre in Chicago, Cinemark Cine Arts in Evanston and Landmark's Renaissance in Highland Park.

jamesj

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:42:15 -0600

what I want to know is, when the hell is Waltz With Bashir going to make its way to Chicago? Does ANYBODY know?

matilda

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:40:46 -0600

I look forward to the Che movie, and I don't look forward to most movies. I respect the director, even some of his silly work (the first Ocean's movie), and Che intrigues me. Yes, he fought for poor people against the right-wingers, against the US-backed dictatorships, and his heart seemed often in the right place, and he certainly was a brave and intelligent man. And he survived much, much longer than most would thought, and become, obviously, an icon (though he seems more a symbol now of superficial tendencies toward revolution, whatever the hell that means anymore, than actual political revolt). Yet he also engaged in some totalitarian practices, including his involvement in the shooting of political prisoners and his support for the oppression of free speech, and his support of those who would clamp down on free thought and free political expression. And like many political giants, Che allowed his ego to balloon and he eventually overreached, which indirectly led to his death. I am curious about how Soderbergh will treat this complicated subject.

Navin

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:26:21 -0600

Still they're no United States of Tara..

Navin

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:25:41 -0600

which has one of the all-time coolest opening sequences in movie history, Totally and endings too. And inevitable Che flamewar in 4-3-2-1