Jeremy and Paco are joined by Matt Carr, Music Box’s Special Events & Rentals Manager, to discuss William Castle’s two Chicago films, Undertow (1949) and The Busy Body (1967). We mostly talk about Matt’s great work at the Music Box. You can catch Matt and William Castle’s much better movies, including several on 35 mm, at the Music Box from August 21st to 27th in the upcoming series The Greatest Showman: Five by William Castle. Get your tickets today!

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Paco’s recommendation:

Predators (2025) dir. David Osit

Jeremy’s recommendation:

Oh Yeah? by Steve Lacy 

Sources and further reading:

• Chicago scene only good part of 'undertow' | Mae Tinee, Chicago Tribune
• ‘Busy body' film is gangster spoof | T. Clifford, Chicago Tribune
• STEVENS HOTEL ROBBED; Two Men Get $22,000 in Cash and Checks in Chicago | New York Times
• The Hilton Chicago | David Farber, American Historical Association blog
• SANITARY JOB FIXES BARED: REVEALS TEN MORE TESTS ARE RIGGED NEW SANITARY TEST RIGGING IS DISCLOSED | G. Bliss, Chicago Tribune
• Sanitary Engineer Vinton Bacon Cleaned House in Chicago | Scott Lewis, Engineering News Record
  

Jeremy and Paco get together for one last score and discuss 2023’s Heist 88, directed by Menhaj Huda. 

This is the final episode in our miniseries, One Last Score, where we went through different heist and bank robbing movies set in Chicago. It’s been a fun series; let us know which movies were your favorite!

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Jeremy’s Recommendations

F For Fake (1973) dir. Orson Welles

Trylon Cinema

Paco’s Recommendation

⁠The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe

Sources and further reading:

• DEATH PLOT TOLD IN BANK THEFT CASE | Chicago Tribune
• U.S. prosecutors detail con artist's web | J. Gorman, Chicago Tribune
• 4 Men Arrested in Chicago Bank Embezzlement Attempt | Julia Flynn Siler, New York Times
• Five convicted in $70 million bank theft | UPI
• Botched 1988 Chicago bank robbery scheme inspires a movie, ‘HEIST 88’ | Stefano Esposito, Chicago Sun-Times
• LEADER GETS PRISON IN $69 MILLION THEFT | Chicago Tribune
• The Chairman and His Board | Gordon Bock, Time Magazine
• Reputed Gang Leader in Runoff For Chicago City Council Seat | SF Gate
• In Chicago, a Gang Tries to Show Political Muscle | Dirk Johnson, New York Times
• City Will Pay $100K To Man Who Said Ald. Jim Gardiner Had Him Wrongfully Arrested | Ariel Parrella-Aureli, Block Club Chicago
  

Jeremy and Paco are joined by filmmaker Caitlyn Johnson to discuss Widows (2018), directed by Steve McQueen. Check out Caitlyn’s newest short film, Candy Girl. 

This is the eighth episode in our miniseries, One Last Score, where we're going through different heist and bank robbing movies set in Chicago. The next and final episode in our miniseries will be about⁠⁠⁠ Heist 88.⁠ 

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Jeremy’s Recommendations

Adolescence of Utena (1999) dir. Kunihiko Ikuhara

Paco’s Recommendation

⁠The Odyssey (1997) dir. Andrei Konchalovsky

Sources and further reading:

• ‘Widows’ and ‘The Chi’ Found the Secrets of Chicago, Hiding in Plain Sight | Ben Travers, IndieWire
• ‘Widows’ director, cast offer a fresh slant on Chicago, its rich and poor parts | Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times
• The Blunt-Force Power of Widows, in One Scene | David Sims, The Atlantic
• Chicago Transportation Infrastructure and Politics Got Their Close-up in “Widows” | John Greenfield, StreetsBlog Chicago
• “Widows,” shot at Parkway Gardens and Daley’s restaurant debuts this weekend | Chicago Crusader
• Viola Davis, Gillian Flynn and Steve McQueen enter Chicago underworld with 'Widows' | Michael Phillips
• Steve McQueen on Bringing a “Small Element of Chaos” to a Chicago Heist in ‘Widows’ | Caroline Giardina, Hollywood Reporter
• Widows Director Steve McQueen on Why He Wanted to Adapt a 35-Year-Old TV Series | Sam Adams, Slate
• Steve McQueen and Viola Davis on Hollywood, Race and Power | Reggie Ugwu, New York Times
• Director Steve McQueen Goes from Art House to Multiplex with Heist Thriller Widows | Nicole Sperling, Vanity Fair
• Making of ‘Widows’: How Steve McQueen Went Mainstream for a $40M Heist Movie | Kate Kilkenny, Hollywood Reporter
• Steve McQueen on “Widows”: “It is an emotional awakening for these women” | Andrew O’Hehir, Salon
• Aldermanic privilege steeped in power, politics — and prejudice, critics contend | Mark Brown, Chicago Sun-Times
• Aldermanic Prerogative Fuels Segregation and Violates Black, Latino Chicagoans’ Civil Rights: Federal Officials | Heather Cherone, WTTW
• Federal investigation into affordable housing, aldermanic prerogative in Chicago fizzles | Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times

Jeremy and Paco discuss the event of the summer, the Chicago TV show everyone is talking about: Poochinski, the unsold 1990 NBC pilot starring Peter Boyle about a cop who becomes a dog. And also some show called “The Bear” just released its final season, so they talk about that too. 

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Paco’s recommendation:

Hunger (2008) dir. Steve McQueen

Jeremy’s recommendation:

⁠Materialists (2025) dir. Celine Song (yes, seriously)

Sources and further reading:

• TV`s kind of town | Chicago Tribune
• The Inside Story of ‘Poochinski,’ the Sitcom in Which a Dead Cop Is Resurrected into a Crime-Fighting Bulldog | Brian VanHooker, Cracked
• Dunning Discovery | Chicago Tribune
• Aldermen's legal fees debated | R. Gibson, Chicago Tribune
• Ken Griffin pulling Citadel out of Chicago | David Roeder, Chicago Sun-Times

Jeremy and Paco are joined by journalist Siri Chilukuri to discuss Dhoom 3 (2013), directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, as well as the rest of the Dhoom franchise. Check out Siri’s great reporting on data centers in the Chicago Reader. Siri previously joined us on our second episode ever to discuss My Best Friend’s Wedding.

This is the seventh episode in our miniseries, One Last Score, where we're going through different heist and bank robbing movies set in Chicago. The next episode in our miniseries will be about⁠ Widows (2018). 

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Jeremy’s Recommendations

No Fear, No Die (1990) dir. Claire Denis

The Holy Mountain (1973) dir. Alejandro Jodowrosky 

Paco’s Recommendation

The Odyssey (1968) dir. Franco Rossi

Sources and further reading:

• Taking stock of chicago TV, film | Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune
• Combating Criminals With Flash | Rachel Saltz, New York Times
• Chicago River set for Bollywood film | Loop North News
• Banks shed foreclosures, reap benefits: Charities vow to use homes to help poor but often don't deliver. | Jackson, D., & Marx, G., Chicago Tribune

Jeremy and Paco are joined by Dane McDonald, host of Supporting Actresses (FKA Chasing Amy Adams), to discuss Stephen Milburn Anderson’s Ca$h (2010), a movie that’s definitely real. Check out Dane’s wonderful podcast, including Jeremy’s episode on Trouble With The Curve (2012). 

This is the sixth episode in our miniseries, One Last Score, where we're going through different heist and bank robbing movies set in Chicago. The next episode in our miniseries will be about Dhoom 3 (2013). 

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Paco’s recommendation:

Union Dues | John Sayles

Jeremy’s recommendation:

Three Noirs by Jacques Tourneur on the Criterion Channel

Sources and further reading:

• Film, TV flourishing | Chicago Tribune 
• Exclusive Interview With Ca$h Director Stephen Milburn Anderson | Paul Young, Screen Rant
• Chicago ‘CA$H’es in on indie film scene | Luke Wilusz, Columbia Chronicle
• Is a Cinematic New Wave Cresting? | Janet Maslin, New York Times
• $20 million in loans to felons | Jackson, D., Chase, J., & Gibson, R., Chicago Tribune 
• Giannoulias bank seized | Harry Siegel, Politico

Jeremy and Paco interview local director Michael Glover Smith about his new film, Hekla. You can catch Hekla, featuring a Q&A with Michael and star/co-writer Elizabeth Stam, at FACETS on June 4 at 7:00PM. Get your tickets here: https://facets.org/programs/hekla/

The NYC premiere will be on June 8 at Spectacle Theater. The West Coast premiere is on June 23 at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles during the Dances With Films festival.

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Jeremy and Paco are joined by Elizabeth Arnott, programmer of Sapphopalooza, to discuss the seminal Go Fish (1994), directed by Rose Troche. You can catch the 4k restoration of Go Fish at the Music Box on May 30, featuring a post-film Q&A with writer/actor Guinevere Turner. And buy tickets to all the other Sapphopalooza films!

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Paco’s recommendation:

Madame de Mauves and Daisy Miller | Henry James

Jeremy’s recommendation:

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) dir. Danny Leiner

Sources and further reading:

• Spike, Mike, Slackers & Dykes: A Guided Tour across a Decade of American Independent Cinema | John Pierson
• The Art of Angling: The Making of Rose Troche’s Classic Microbudget Lesbian Love Story, Go Fish | Holly Willis, Filmmaker Magazine
• Go Fish at 30 | Kyle Logan, Chicago Reader
• More Sex, Less Tragedy: Rose Troche on ‘Go Fish’ at 30 | Jim Hemphill, IndieWire
• CHICAGO DIRECTOR AMONG FIRST TO FEEL GLOW OF SUNDANCE | J. Seigel, Chicago Tribune
• `GO FISH' CELEBRATES ITS TARGET MARKET | Achy Obejas, Chicago Tribune
• NEW QUEER CINEMA AND LESBIAN FILMS | Anat Pick in New Queer Cinema: A Critical Reader
• New Queer Cinema: The Director’s Cut | B. Ruby Rich
• $750,000 Raised For Rosty Defense | Chuck Neubauer M Brown, Chicago Sun-Times 
• Congressman Dan Rostenkowski Is Indicted in House Post Office Scandal | Paul M Klenowski, EBSCO

Jeremy and Paco are joined by film critic Isaac Feldberg to discuss Michael Mann’s Public Enemies (2009). Check out Isaac’s writing at Letterboxd Journal and RogerEbert.com.

This is the fifth episode in our miniseries, One Last Score, where we're going through different heist and bank robbing movies set in Chicago. The next episode in our miniseries will be about Ca$h (2010). 

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Paco’s recommendation:

Coin Locker Babies | Ryu Murakami

Jeremy’s recommendations:

Decorado (2025) dir. Alberto Vázquez

Charade (1963) dir. Stanley Donen

Sources and further reading:

• Biograph Theater Preliminary Summary of Information submitted to the Commission on Chicago Landmarks
• Michael Mann: A Contemporary Retrospective⁠ | Jean-Baptiste Thoret
• Public Enemies | Bryan Burrough
• Michael Mann chats with Capone about crime, punishment and PUBLIC ENEMIES!!! | Capone, Ain’t It Cool News
• Dillinger Captured by Dogged Filmmaker! | Mark Harris, New York Times
• On the set of "Public Enemies" with Michael Mann and Johnny Depp in Oshkosh | Rod Mellotte, The Isthmus
• Public Enemies director Michael Mann shares his favorite Chicago memories | Time Out
• Films produce profits for illinois: Filming of movies, TV series yields $141 million in '08 | Bergen, K, Chicago Tribune
• Accent on experience for cotillard as dillinger's girl | Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
• Chicago the epicenter of another film credit | C. Mastony, Chicago Tribune
  Whose relatives got clouted into U. of I.?: Cases of questionable acceptances show pull of elected officials, Blagojevich contributors | Clair, S. S., & Cohen, J. S., Chicago Tribune

Jeremy and Paco get together a crew consisting of the Trivia Girls (Alex, Carmel, and Kimberly) and Ocean's expert Richa Parikh, to discuss Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's Eleven (2001), Ocean's Twelve (2004), and Ocean's Thirteen (2007). Then we head off on our own to talk about Scott Prestin's 8 of Diamonds (2006).

Music Box Movie Trivia⁠ is one Sunday a month from 4pm to 6pm in the Music Box Lounge. Reservations are strongly encouraged, but not required. The next trivia date is Sunday, May 17. The Trivia Girls also host trivia at the Davis Theater. The next date is May 10. Check out Alex's last episode with us, where we talked about Primal Fear (1996).

This is the fourth episode in our miniseries, One Last Score, where we're going through different heist and bank robbing movies set in Chicago. On our next episode, we'll be returning to Chicago director Michael Mann to discuss 2009's Public Enemies.

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