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CHIRP Radio writesCHIRP Radio Weekly Voyages (Nov 7 - Nov 13)

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Top of the CHIRP Charts for the week of 10/31/22:

The Soft Pink Truth – Is It Going To Get Any Deeper Than This? (Thrill Jockey)

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CHIRP Radio writesCHIRP Radio Weekly Voyages (Oct 31 - Nov 6)

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Top of the CHIRP Charts for the week of 10/17/22:

The Soft Pink Truth – Is It Going To Get Any Deeper Than This? (Thrill Jockey)

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KSanders writesLast Looks: Final notes of the 58th Chicago International Film Festival (with Mentions of King of Kings, Rounding, and Runner)

written by Kyle Sanders, reporting from the 58th Chicago International Film Festival

Well folks, it's time to roll the red carpet back up and chuck it into its respective corner storage unit. The Chicago International Film Festival has said "Au revoir!" and turned off the marquee lights after two weeks of presenting us with 72 narrative films, 20 documentary features, and 56 short films from 53 countries. There was laughter, tears, and Agatha all along (thanks to a visit from Career Achievement Award winner Kathyrn Hahn)! 

Here's a wrap-up with a few more reviewed films included in the mix!:

This year CIFF kicked off its festival with a block party in front of the Music Box Theater. With the inclusion of local food vendors and a red-carpet runway, I hope they make this an annual event--I need the validation of winning their movie trivia game!


King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones

The last documentary I had the chance to screen was King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones. Directed by his granddaughter, Harriet Marin Jones, this doc details the life of one of the most powerful Chicagoans of the Twentieth Century: an African-American power broker who was the brawn and the brains behind Policy, an illegal racketeering syndicate that would evolve into what we now call the Lottery. This eye-opening film uncovered the remarkable life of an overlooked legend, who stood toe-to-toe with Al Capone and rubbed elbows with the likes of Josephine Baker and Duke Ellington.

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CHIRP Radio writesCHIRP Radio Weekly Voyages (Oct 24 - Oct 30)

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  • Kyle S has dispatches from the 58th Chicago International Film Festival (here, and here, and here)
  • Clarence E and Kevin F discuss The Spanish Prisoner and the cinematic con

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