Photo of the Music Box Theater Marquee by me! 1) Gene Siskel Now I've only been here twice but both times have been for amazing films (Magellan, Days and Nights in the Forest) and nice crowds. The sitting area in the space is also quite nice and their student discount is to die for (Seriously $9 on a usually $15 ticket, golden). I think the thing that draws me the most to Gene Siskel is the atmosphere because it's actually quite quiet and not as overwhelming as say Music Box or AMC. A packed...

A24 logo (A24) The other day I was reading this really nice profile on a current favorite director of mine, Matt Johnson, in Toronto Life (not Star, as I keep calling it to friends). Matt Johnson is a Toronto based filmmaker who's latest film, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie has been going triple platinum in my life, like I went to see it in theaters twice alone, something I never do. His other feature films (The Dirties, Operation Avalanche) are all smaller indie, except for...

Photo I took of Painting in AIC that has a Horse Horses are fascinating creatures, or at least they are to me, so after a decently long day of classes, at the Art Institute of Chicago, I was happy to see horses. So, I compiled a few pictures of horses and am going to talk about horses for as long as I can. Middle Row Jumping Horse (piece by Daniel Muller and Angelo Calsamilia, photo by me) Horse from 6th century Japan Hidalgo is a 2004 film starring Viggo Mortensen and Omar Sharif, two...