For BHM100, the Music Box Theatre, Facets, and other institutions will host special screenings that feature Black filmmakers and culture.

How do films get overlooked? Many are increasingly bypassing theaters. Online platforms offer stand-alone films and episodic series. Only big-budget, star-studded Hollywood products get publicized.

In celebration of Black History Month, Chicago filmmakers will be showing their short films at Music Box Theater and Facets.

It's the 50th anniversary of "Siskel & Ebert." The two Chicago film critics' groundbreaking TV show influenced generations of movie makers, Hollywood powerbrokers and fans. After Gene's death in 1999, ...

Chicago has served as a popular backdrop for box-office movies throughout the years. We can thank our iconic skyline, stunning lakefront views, historic neighborhoods and of course, our unique Lower ...

A film directed by the late actor Ossie Davis (pictured in 2001) from 1972, "Black Girl," will be shown on closing night of the Black Harvest Film Festival in Chicago. It's recently been restored in ...

Two Palatine High School graduates are living their cinematic dream with the screening of their short film at the Chicago International Film Festival. “Pinpoint,” a thriller filmed in Palatine and ...

Cautionary satires by two Chicago filmmakers this fall draw inspiration from the city’s tech sector. In their movies, Brandon Daley and Jake Myers both observe ...

This summer marks 20 years since filmmaker Christopher Nolan altered superhero culture with his first installment of the Dark Knight trilogy, “Batman Begins.” Batman may be a fictional DC Comics ...

Studying Dr. King’s legacy through that lens was the focus of Prof. Jacqueline Stewart’s keynote address at the University of ...