Escape From the Vault Series Shines at Doc Films
Terry Curtis Fox reviews the University of Chicago Doc Films revival Escape From the Vault, a ten film series spanning 1929 to 1955 with works by Ford Cukor Ray and Karlson. He lauds On Dangerous Ground Steamboat Round the Bend Little Women Side Street Phenix City Story and notes accessibility and quality despite venue limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Roland West
Phil Karlson
Nicholas Ray
Ray
Sticks
John Ford
Ford
Will Rogers
Judge Priest
Steamboat
George Cukor
Katherine Hepburn
Cukor
David Copperfield
Justine
Anthony Mann
Zindel's Miss Reardon Drinks A Little shines at Civic
Review praises Paul Zindel's Miss Reardon Drinks A Little at the Civic theater for tight plotting and strong performances. Sandy Dennis delivers a standout portrayal as the volatile sister, with Betty Garrett and DeAnn Mears delivering icy and engaging turns. Director Melvin Bernhardt drums up tension and pace, making this a solid evening of commercial theater.
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Ron Offen
Paul Zindel
Miss Reardon
Civic Theater
Neil Simon
Zindel
Simon
Sis
Sandy Dennis
Betty Garrett
DeAnn Mears
Miss Garrett
Volitile
Miss Mears
Melvin Bernhardt
Frank Savino
Jo Flores Chase
University 12th Annual Folk Festival Highlights Chicago Acts
The University of Chicago Folklore Society presents its 12th annual Folk Festival from February 4 to 6 at Mandel Hall and Ida Noyes Hall. Performers include The New Lost City Ramblers, Snuffy Jenkins, Pappy Sherrill, Little Brother Montgomery, The Lilly Brothers, Roosevelt Sykes, Juke Boy Bonner, and Almeda Riddle. Lectures, workshops, a craft fair, and jam sessions accompany three concerts with varied blues, bluegrass, old-time, and fiddle styles. Tickets are available at the door or by mail. hootenanny and other events are free.
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University of Chicago Folklore Society
New Lost City Ramblers
Snuffy Jenkins
Pappy Sherrill
Little Brother Montgomery
Lilly Brothers
Mandel Hall
E. 57Th St
New Lost City
Mike Seeger
John Cohen
Tracy Schwarz
Doc Hopkins
WLS
Johnny Lewis
Chicago
Anund Roheim
Montana
Almeda Riddle
The
Ozarks
Juke Boy Bonner
Houston
Little Brother
Montgomery
Lyte Park
Roosevelt Sykes
New Orleans
Mississippi Sheiks
Sam Chatman
Walter Vincent
West Virginia
Tex Logan
Don Stover
Scruggs
Lost City Ramblers
Illinois
Ida Noyes
E. 59Th St
Mini reviews of several films from Playboy to Doc Films
A compact critic note praises Losey’s The Go Between as an exquisite but inconsequential class and sex drama. Straw Dogs is hailed for Peckinpah’s violent yet compelling take on an intellectual in a rural village. Such Good Friends is lauded as Preminger’s sharp ensemble piece on flawed people and doctors, a season highlight. On Dangerous Ground is presented as Nicholas Ray’s brutal policeman study in a Vault Series screening.
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Doc
Biograph
Joseph Losey
United Artists
Sam Peckinpah
Chicago
Otto Preminger
Nicholas Ray
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University of Chicago
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