Nancy Maes

The Film Club of the Alliance Francaise is presenting three movies this month and next. The first is "L'age des possibles" ("The Age of Possibilities"), a film by Pascale Ferran...

Before TV came into homes, families gathered around the radio to listen not just to news and music but to comedies and dramas. Adults and children can relive the experience...

The 18th annual Chicago International Children's Film Festival, which kicked off on Oct. 25, concludes Sunday afternoon with an awards ceremony. This is the time to see the best films...

Students from the Northwestern University Film Society have begun a new series called Block Cinema, which will screen classic and contemporary films three nights a week in the Block Museum...

Remembering The term Day of the Dead may sound a little scary to some children, but for people in some regions of Mexico it is a joyous occcasion when they...

It's with good reason that the Chicago International Children's Film Festival has been called Cannes for Kids -- the annual fest brings together more than 250 of the best features,...

Name: Claudine Jordan Job: documentary filmmaker Years: 25 in the film business Q. Why did you decide to become a filmmaker? A. I was born in Brussels, Belgium. I wanted...

The Radio Flyer is easily recognizable. Everyone knows what this original little red wagon, created in 1927, looks like. Many of the wagons, some in their natural state, others decorated...

When Native American John Wayne Cly was 2 years old, his mother died and white missionaries took him away from his Navajo family in Monument Valley, Utah, and moved him...

The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs is launching a series called "Dinner & a Movie" at the Chicago Cultural Center beginning Tuesday night. Each program in the lineup combines a...