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Now that the Chicago International Film Festival is over, we can finally turn our attention to some homegrown cinematic delights. Currently showing at the Siskel for a week-long run is Joe Swanberg's dramedy Hannah Takes the Stairs. A microbudgeted movie shot in Logan Square, it's been taking the festival circuit by storm and garnering write-ups in the New York Times. Despite his movie's acclaim, Swanberg himself, according to a new article in the Reader, is...

Cancer. It's one of those things you can run from but you can't hide from. No matter your age, gender, race, or tax bracket, you're at risk of getting it. And even if you don't get it yourself (thank your lucky stars) you're almost guaranteed to know someone who's had a brush with cancer or who's died of the disease. Cancer is a Bitch.

Jimmy Carrane, Comedian

Emmy nominations came out today, and if only to prove how much TV we can watch, we’re going to weigh in on just about everything. We’ll do this again right before and probably right after the Emmys, too. So stay tuned. Unfortunately, one of our favorite shows wasn't eligible this time around, so we'll take a second to think fondly of "Six Feet Under. "Our favorites are in bold. Drama Series: "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,"...