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by Raj RanadeA scorching Midwest heat wave didn't stop nearly 45,000 eager fans from spending a weekend out in the Union Park sun for...

“It’s just like withdrawing a billion dollars and putting it into your personal bank accounts. There’s no challenge.” This was Steven Spielberg’s explanation for...

by Raj RanadeIt's baffling to me why so many comedians insist on making real movie-movies out of their movies. Consider Steve Coogan's latest movie...

The Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago (July 15-17) may not be the largest or most popular of the summer's music festivals, but it has...

This appears on page 14 of the June 16 edition of Ace.Won't someone think of the corporations? It used to be that that humble...

by Raj RanadeFilm festivals tend to be pinnacles of glitz and pretension; the Nashville Film Festival would more accurately be described as a sort...

This article appears on page 14 of the April 7 Ace.by Raj Ranade“Well, my daddy didn't pull out, but he never apologized/Rock and roll...

by Raj RanadeAny nerd worth his calculator watch can tell you that the term "source code" refers to the set of instructions that make...

by Raj RanadeWhy did the movies survive the advent of television? There are plenty of reasons, chief among them involving the insufficient amount of...

by Raj RanadeThree cheers for John C. Reilly and the wonderfully, willfully weird path his career has taken! The path that Hollywood generally lays...