Here at Chicagoist, we have a deep fascination with bizarro, pencil-mustachioed director John Waters, and it is only natural that adoration extends to one of the most talented actors from the wacky ensemble that starred in cult classics such as Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble: Mink Stole. Just prior to Stole's arrival in the Windy City to promote her new black comedy horror film, All About Evil, Chicagoist spoke with the cult legend. more ›

Typically, a summer film centered on the family dynamics between a suburban middle-class married couple and their two children hardly feels like the sort of thing that could be described as even remotely "radical," nor a "hit." But through her latest creation, The Kids Are All Right, film writer and director Lisa Cholodenko (High Art, Laurel Canyon) has ventured into some emotionally provoking territory worthy of both aforementioned labels. Recently in town for an advance screening of her film, premiering in Chicago theaters next Friday, July 9, Cholodenko spoke with Chicagoist. more ›

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