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Oscar Picks 2015

February 20, 2015 by Alex Bean 1 Comment

the-academy-oscars-new-logo-1__140216204306The Addison Recorder has a lot of movie nerds on staff. Not all of us, of course, but enough to make the others bend to our will. So in anticipation of this week’s Oscar ceremony the staff is going to do their Will/Should/Dream winners picks for the category we care most about with some brief accompanying comments. The cinema nerds will have seen enough (or feel self-righteous enough) to really make it seem like their opinions have weight. The others have said they are throwing darts. Either process is as valid as actual Oscar voters filling out a ballot proclaiming one work of art objectively better than another.

Also, sometimes Alex can’t help himself and has to respond to the other writers. It’s just something Alex does when shaken. [Read more…]

Posted in: Awards Season, Films Tagged: Academy Awards, American Sniper, Birdman, Boyhood, Oscars, Selma, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game, The LEGO Movie, The Theory of Everything, Whiplash, Wild

Our Month in Pop Culture – January 2015

January 5, 2015 by Travis J. Cook Leave a Comment

We here at The Addison Recorder read stuff. We also watch stuff. And play stuff, even. Sometimes, that stuff is interesting. Sometimes we just need to talk about whatever pop culture ephemera occupies our time. Which brings us to this column. Swagger on.

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Posted in: Round-Ups Tagged: Dragon Age, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Essie Davis, Ghengis Khan, Jennifer Kent, Lord & Miller, My Name is Red, Orhan Pamuk, Red Band Society, Reza Aslan, Sea of Faith, The Babadook, The LEGO Movie, Transparent, Zealot

Your Guide to Being Outside in Chicago this Summer

June 5, 2014 by Meryl Williams Leave a Comment

It’s June! To celebrate, I offer you an alternative to Alex’s Stay In and Watch Some Stuff suggestion. Get our there and live your lives, readers! We didn’t collectively survive a polar vortex just so we could remain indoors during the precious weeks this city doesn’t feel terrible outside.

Below is a select list of my picks for a Chicago Summer 2014 bucket list. Check out the Reader’s 110 Days of Summer or DNAinfo’s 2014 summer festivals guide for many more suggestions.

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Posted in: Events, Films, Lists, Music Tagged: Albany Park World Fest, Chicago Reader, Death Cab For Cutie, DNAinfo, Empty Bottle, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Gene's Sausage Shop, Ghostbusters, Hide Out Block Party / AV Fest, Maifest, NPR Music, PAWS, Pride, Renegade Craft Fair, Rib Fest, Saintseneca, The Both, The LEGO Movie, Time Out Chicago, Top Gun

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