Review: Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story

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Stefan Forbes’ “Boogey Man: The Story of Lee Atwater” is the most seasonal of attractions, dealing with the amoral life and painful, slow death of the political advisor who developed much of the Republican style of campaigning, and was a mentor to Karl Rove. It’s almost possible to believe that such a loathsome man existed, but Forbes does fine work in capturing his life and legacy. (Ray Pride)

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Talking Screens, December 17-23, 2021: Reasons to Like "Red Rocket" and "West Side Story" and to Loathe "Being the Ricardos" New this week: "Red Rocket," "Nightmare Alley," "Spider-Man: No Way Home." Notable pictures holding over in theaters: "West Side Story" and "Being The Ricardos." "The Shining" shows as part of the Film Center's "Let It Snow" series. Chicago Independent Producers Lab applications are open. Plus: "WHY NOT?," a seventy-five second short by Terence Davies.
Talking Screens, December 16-22, 2022: "All The Beauty and The Bloodshed" is One of the Year's Finest | "Bardo" is a Small Story Told on an… "Avatar: The Way of Water," "All The Beauty and The Bloodshed," "The Volcano: Rescue From Whakaari" and "Bardo." PLUS: Bresson's "Au Hasard Balthazar," Andersson's "About Endlessless"; FACETS' "Holiday Detour" series; Chicago filmmaker-in-residence Daniel Nearing's "Sister Carrie" with an orchestra at Siskel; "The Thirty-Ninth Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature" at the Music Box and Music Box Of Horrors and Shudder pull…
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