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Just Another Step on the Journey, Man!: 1983's Underrated NYE Comedy, Get Crazy
Still as weird and wild as it was when it first came out, Allan Arkush's Get Crazy is ripe for rediscovery.
Peter Sobczynski is a contributor to eFilmcritic.com and Magill's Cinema Annual and can be heard weekly on the nationally syndicated "Mancow's Morning Madhouse" radio show.
His work has also been seen in such places as the Daily Herald, playboy.com and NYFA.org and he has contributed to the upcoming book "World Film Locations: Chicago."
He saw his first movie ("Dumbo") at the age of three and hasn't stopped talking about them since. His favorite film is "Buckaroo Banzai," his favorite director is Brian De Palma and his favorite actors are Dick Miller and Nastassja Kinski.
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Still as weird and wild as it was when it first came out, Allan Arkush's Get Crazy is ripe for rediscovery.
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A film critic pays tribute to his mother.
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A preview of the 57th Chicago International Film Festival.
A masterful negotiation of the horror and comedy genres that's as effective today as it was 40 years ago.
An appreciation of the five films of Leos Carax that led him to this week's Annette.
A celebration of Brian De Palma's Blow Out, released on July 24, 1981.
