Results tagged “parkerposey”

So many movies, so little time. How true. Unless you're a professional cinephile, there's no hope of seeing even a fraction of what looks interesting in any given year. We actually tallied up the numbers and between theatrical releases, film festival screenings, and DVDs we've seen 175 movies this year — barely any at all. And with the industry's practice of backloading releases, a veritable midyear drought suddenly giving way to an avalanche of multiple releases at year's end, it's harder than ever to keep up.

Chicagoist is woefully unacquainted with ritualistic initiation practices, unless you count the time in sixth grade when, in order to get invited to her pool party, Jody Turner demanded we all learn the words to La Bamba.

You need three elements to throw a successful gay and lesbian film festival: shirtless dudes and sexy chicks, a coming-of-age story, and Parker Posey. The 24th Annual Reeling Film Festival, which opens tonight and runs through November 12th, certainly has all three.

makes it's Chicago premiere tomorrow night at IFP/Chicago Producer's Workshop Series.

Chicagoist’s love for the 1995 collegiate male bonding film Kicking and Screaming has been well documented in this space. In a time when indie films of people sitting around talking were being churned out as fast as Parker Posey could make them, K&S earned a special place in our hearts if only for the scene with the “Broken Glass” sign.