We were stunned. So much so that it took us a moment just to take it all in and grouse a little with the other people standing outside of the theater. And then of course, we took a picture. Really though, it is disheartening to think of another independent business close, and does anyone really know why? more ›

Last night Chicagoist was on the phone with a producer of an upcoming short film festival and she was lamenting how difficult it is to mount a new festival since there’s already so many. Gee, we hadn’t noticed. more ›

We’re a little behind the curve on this one but we needed to wait until a few more details fell into place before we announced...The Chicagoist Inside Deep Throat Contest! The distributors of Inside Deep Throat (playing this weekend at the Three Penny) sent some movie swag to the Chicagoist offices a few weeks ago. Initially, there was a big throwdown over who should get to take the stuff home with them. Just as a... more ›

Hey, kids! The Chicago Underground Film Festival is coming soon and Chicagoist knows you want to get in on all the esoteric cinematic goodness. One of the fest's most noteworthy events is the world premiere of Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music? – a documentary about Christian rock, featuring interviews by the local (The Detholz!), the semi-famous (Pedro the Lion), and, not, fortunately, the shitty (Creed). The film even managed to net the cover story in this week's New City, an article that provides an entertaining look into the film's production and its secular approach to a very spiritual subject. Also noteworthy is the fact that Heather Whinna, Chicagoist's boss, codirected this film. (You should've seen the looks on people's faces yesterday after picking up New City in the lobby... Priceless like a MasterCard commercial.) more ›