Stories by Todd Kushigemachi

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The director of Beginners tells us just how autobiographical his film is.

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Mike Mills' latest is a moving look at history, homosexuality and family.

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Simply put, this unforgettable experience is the greatest movie since Malick's own The New World.

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With his elegant camerawork and brutal honesty, Mizoguchi deserves more recognition from film buffs.

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Jacques Tati was a cinematic magician whose career was a decades-long disappearing act from the big screen.

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Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese count the Criterion Collection classic La Strada as an influence .

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Steven Spielberg called the Japanese filmmaker the "pictorial Shakespeare of our time."

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Pioneering irreverent voice-overs and jump cuts since 1959.

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A new column takes a look at the Criterion Collection available on Netflix, starting with Ingmar Bergman

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Hip hop artist Rhymefest and mash-up group Super Mash Bros. were announced as the last two Dillo Acts Tuesday. Chicago-based ...

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Alternative rock band Guster will perform at Northwestern on Dillo Day May 29. Mayfest made the announcement at Battle of ...

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Mayfest announced Looney and the Tunes as the Battle of the Bands winner Friday night. The band will perform a ...

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According to concert websites PollStar and Jambase, the mash-up artist will be performing in Evanston on the day of Dillo Day. Mayfest representatives declined to comment.

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Electronic artist Dan Deacon will be performing Sunday, May 2 for the annual One Voice Benefit Concert, coordinated by A&O, ...

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Mayfest and Hillel will be bringing Regina Spektor to Dillo Day.

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Tickets will go on sale Friday, April 9 at 10:30 a.m. for undergraduate students.

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A&O will be bringing Passion Pit to the Rivera Theatre on April 23. Tickets will go on sale online on Friday at 10:30 a.m.

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So we’ve heard it all before — “Martin Scorsese is the best living filmmaker.” With Shutter Island hitting theaters Friday, ...

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It may have gorgeous George, but Fantastic Mr. Fox is all filler and no thriller.

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The remake of Bad Lieutenant may have made some bad choices in its updates.

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Those graduating from Northwestern in the next few years face an unfriendly job market, but the following celebrity alumni make ...

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In a battle for the ages, one writer compares the classics of 1939 with the favorites of 1999.

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Where the Wild Things Are brings out the child in all of us.

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Why it's perfectly okay for a 20-year-old man to watch iCarly.

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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame just announced an electric group of nominees for the 2010 class, including the ...

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Watch Abraham Lincoln and Captain Confederacy (and many more) wrestle in the Vertigo Productions shows third year.

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It was announced last week that the Beatles' catalog is being remastered and released for the first time in almost 22 years, but will it find an audience?

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With a lower cost of living than L.A. and an inviting film community, Chicago offers many benefits to filmmakers.

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While entertaining, Quentin Tarantino's films lack the maturity and versatility to be considered true masterpieces.

A review of the Academy's past Best Picture winners -- the classics and the let-downs.

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Our writer critiques Christopher Nolan's 2000 film in the first of a series of columns about art and artists that receive too much praise.

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Can conservatives find a unifying message amongst a rock-and-roll that is heavily left-leaning?