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Five films you might have missed

Five films you might have missed

Reed Lubin September 27, 2015

2015 has been the year of the blockbuster movie. So far in 2015, four films have made over $1 billion worldwide.  Universal Studios has made three movies in 2015 that have joined the billion-dollar club....

DePaul student film 'Lucy' wins BAFTA

DePaul student film ‘Lucy’ wins BAFTA

Diana Gutierrez September 20, 2015

Lucy from CDM DePaul video collection on Vimeo.Zoe Lubeck, a DePaul University graduate student, won the Special Jury Prize at the Student British Academy of Filming and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards...

Top films to see in fall 2015

Top films to see in fall 2015

Pat Mullane and Matt Koske September 13, 2015

"He Named Me Malala" - Oct. 2 No film would be better to start the school year than a documentary about 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai, youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize Laureate known for her activism...

Interview: ‘No Escape’ director and writer John Dowdle and Drew Dowdle

Interview: ‘No Escape’ director and writer John Dowdle and Drew Dowdle

Matt Koske August 27, 2015

An intense international thriller, "No Escape" centers on an American businessman (Owen Wilson) as he and his family settle into their new home in Southeast Asia. Suddenly finding themselves in the...

DePaul film 'Bernadette' gains a quick following

DePaul film ‘Bernadette’ gains a quick following

Zoe Krey July 17, 2015

  Some DePaul students began their summers with 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. internships or packed their bags for study abroad trips. For a handful of other DePaul students and faculty it was lights, camera,...

Review: 'The Overnight'

Review: ‘The Overnight’

Erin Yarnall June 29, 2015

“You get to a point where you get married, have kids and you stop changing,” Adam Scott, the executive producer and star of “The Overnight,” said at a screening of the film at Landmark Century...

Review: ‘End of the Tour’ a philosophical look at David Foster Wallace

Mike Horky April 18, 2015

When David Foster Wallace died in 2008, the world lost a literary genius. His novel, "Infinite Jest," had become the staple of college literature classes across the country, and his philosophical and...

Jillian Estell as Eloise and Kevin Costner as her grandfather, Elliot, in “Black or White.” (Photo courtesy of "Black or White")

Reflections on race, family in ‘Black or White’

Isabel Corona January 25, 2015

Filled with excited guests, the theater’s audience cheered and applauded the premiere of Mike Binder’s family drama, “Black or White” at the Icon Theater in Chicago on Jan. 8. Binder was joined...

Jack Gyllenhaal plays a confident and ruthless freelance videographer in "Nightcrawler."(Chuck Zlotnick / Distributor: Open Road Films)

If it bleeds, it leads: ‘Nightcrawler’ in review

Pat Mullane November 19, 2014

When there’s a car accident on a local highway, the viewer doesn’t want to watch two anchors sit there and describe it. Instead, they want the aftermath, the broken windshield and dented metal....

Interview: Director Theodore Melfi of 'St. Vincent'

Interview: Director Theodore Melfi of ‘St. Vincent’

Mike Horky October 20, 2014

"St. Vincent," written and directed by Theodore Melfi, opened last Friday in Chicago. The DePaulia sat down with Mr. Melfi to understand the film a little better. The DePaulia: I’d like to first...

Review: 'St. Vincent' only offers showcase for famed Bill Murray

Review: ‘St. Vincent’ only offers showcase for famed Bill Murray

Mike Horky October 15, 2014

Old man meets kid, doesn’t like him, but by the end they’re best friends. It’s been done before (see “Up” if you haven’t), and “St. Vincent” is no exception. It’s a welcome return...

Theatrical poster for "Annabelle." (New Line Cinema)

Review: Horror film ‘Annabelle’ unable to capture terror of predecessor

Adam Bevel October 8, 2014

If you saw 2013’s excellent The Conjuring" you probably remember the doll that Annabelle is titled from and based around. She was the fairly creepy doll introduced in the first scene of "The Conjuring"...

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