Jeremy and Paco are joined by film critic Kyle Logan to discuss 2008's Wanted, directed by the great Timur Bekmambetov. You can read Kyle Logan's work at Screen Anarchy and the Chicago Reader.

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Sources and further reading:

• After a busy 2007, next year looks thin for moviemaking | T. Armour, Chicago Tribune

• Chicago to become a hollywood hotbed this summer | T. Armour, Chicago Tribune

• Chris Pratt Has a 'Very Different Confidence' Since Making Wanted 17 Years Ago, Says Director (Exclusive) | Jack Smart and Kimberlee Speakman, People

• Timur Bekmambetov on ‘Wanted’ | Jeff Sneider, Variety

• Exclusive Profile: DIRECTOR TIMUR BEKMAMBETOV COMES INTO THE LIGHT WITH NIGHT WATCH - PART 2 | Carl Cortez, iFMagazine

• Why Angelina Jolie, Common 'Wanted' To Work With Red-Hot Russian Director | Larry Carroll, MTV.com

• MARK MILLAR ON THE ‘WANTED’ MOVIE | Justin Aclin, Wizard Magazine

• Wanted: James McAvoy Interview | Patrick Kolan, IGN

• Secrets of Wanted‘s Insane Onscreen Action | Hugh Hart, Wired

• Daley vows to fight for chicago's gun ban: High court throws out D.C. law. | Oliphant, J., & Coen, J., Chicago Tribune

• On Otis McDonald and his lawsuit challenging Chicago's 1982 handgun ban | Jennifer Tanaka, Chicago Magazine

Jeremy and Paco flip on their TVs to talk about the first season of medical drama ER. Featuring some thoughts from ER superfans Meara Brady and Caitlyn Johnson about what makes the show so special. We also have a cameo from Dr. David Marder, who did part of his residency at a Chicago emergency room.

Meara Brady (30:00 - 41:00)

Caitlyn Johnson (1:01:00 - 1:07:00)

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Sources and further reading:

• Behind the Scenes at ER | Janine Pourroy
• The ER Companion: An Unauthorized Guide | Stephen J. Spignesi
• Murder in Miniature | Nancy Gibbs, Time Magazine
• HE'S MADE FRIENDS BY THE DOZENS MONEY IS CHICKEN FEED, BUT EGGS STILL HOME-DELIVERED | Darlene Gavron Stevens, Chicago Tribune
• 'The real world' now a real hit | Sid Smith, Chicago Tribune

Ahead of this Sunday's NFL playoff game between the Chicago Bears and the LA Rams, Jeremy and Paco talk about the legendary song, "The Super Bowl Shuffle," by the 1985 Chicago Bears, as well as The Shuffle (2025), a documentary about the making of the song and music video.

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Jeremy and Paco are joined by Music Box PR Manager Steve Prokopy (AKA Capone) to discuss Brian De Palma's The Untouchables (1987). They also discuss the original The Untouchables TV show, The Unmentionables, the 1993 reboot series, and the legendary The Untouchables of Eliott Mouse.

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Further reading and sources

- PEANUTS' PANCZKO LINKED TO SUBURB PROSTITUTE RING | William B. Crawford,Jr., Chicago Tribune

- Chicago's Polish Robin Hoods - The Panczko Brothers | Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune

- Behind The Untouchables: The Making of the Memoir That Reclaimed a Prohibition-Era Legend | Matthew Pearl, Vanity Fair

- The Untouchables | Eliot Ness with Oscar Fraley

- Eliot Ness: The Rise and Fall of an American Hero | Douglas Perry

- TV GOLDEN OLDIES HEAD FOR SILVER SCREEN | Aljean Harmetz, New York Times

- Writer David Mamet fills roles with Chicago actors | Glenna Syse, Chicago Sun-Times

- A day in the life of an `extra': sore feet and monotony | Gloria Charnes, Chicago Sun-Times

- Chicago, the celluloid city - 7 film crews make their temporary home here | Chicago Sun-Times

- Return of `The Untouchables' - TV's gangster classic inspires the latest film by Brian De Palma | Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

- UNTOUCHABLES' DE NIRO, DE PALMA, MAMET ORGANIZE CRIME WITH A DIFFERENCE | Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune

- COOL HEAD, HOT IMAGES | Bruce Weber, New York Times

- The Untouchables: A Search for Period Flavor | Al Harrell, American Cinematographer

Jeremy and Paco are joined by noir author Jake Hinkson to discuss City That Never Sleeps (1953), directed by John H. Auer. You can buy Jake's newest book, You Will Never See Me (set in Chicago!!), here.

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Further reading and sources

• Film noir : an encyclopedic reference to the American style | Alain Silver
• “Inside Man” | Dave Kehr, Film Comment
• "Lost Chicago, found on Film: Movie Gems Provide a Fascinating Time Capsule of the City; Remember the Loop's Magikist Red-Lips Sign, Or Cooley High?" | Patrick T. Reardon, Chicago Tribune
• KIDNAP REP. CLEM GRAVER!: WIFE, FRIEND SEE STRUGGLE WITH CAPTORS Seized in Garage Near Home | Chicago Tribune
• "DIES IN RAID ON CHICAGO LOVE NEST(2): PREGNANT WIFE SLAYS HUSBAND WITH HIS GUN." | The Chicago Defender
• Clem Graver files grow, get dusty — but still no Clem | Chicago Tribune
• Gangland Chicago: Criminality and Lawlessness in the Windy City | Richard C Lindberg
  

Jeremy and Paco are joined by Cullen Atchley and Emilio Diaz of Cannes I Kick It to talk about the Chicago International Film Festival. We also announce the winners of the coveted Four Stars Golden Beef and Silver Bean prizes recognizing the best of the festival.

Several writers, critics and film lovers from Chicago called-in and gave us their thoughts on some underrated movies from the festival:

- Isaac Feldberg, film critic (22:45)

- Kyle Logan, film critic for the Chicago Reader (26:20)

- Daniella Mazzio, writer and Hand Me the Mike host (41:50)

- Brennan McMahon, Gene Siskel Film Center assistant technical coordinator (46:55)

- Shaun Huhn, writer (1:24:49)

- Zachary Lee, journalist (1:29:45)

- Steve Prokopy, film critic and Music Box Public Relations (1:32:30)

Films we talked about:

• Is This Thing On? (again) (dir. Bradley Cooper)
• Kontinental ‘25 (dir. Radu Jude)
• What does that nature say to you? (dir. Hong Sang-Soo)
• Miroirs no 3 (dir. Christian Petzold)

• Jay Kelly (dir. Noah Baumbach)
• The Mastermind (dir. Kelly Reichardt)
• Sentimental Value (dir. Joachim Trier)
• Bouchra (dir. Orian Barki, Meriem Bennani)
• Animation Shorts

• Paradaïz (dir. Matea Radic)
• This is not your Garden (dir. Carlos Velandia, Angélica Restrepo)
• Retirement Plan (dir. John Kelly)
• Dollhouse Elephant (dir. Jenny Jokela)
• Dog Alone (dir. Marta Reis Andrade)
• dipolar bipolar (dir. Li Quankai)
• Autokar (dir. Sylwia Szkiłądź)
• Ordinary Life (dir. Yoriko Mizushiri)

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On our final dispatch out of the 61st Chicago International Film Festival, we talked about:

• Anything that Moves (dir. Alex Philips)
• Before the Call (dir. James Choi, World Premiere)
• Only Heaven Knows (dir. Nurzhamal Karamoldoeva, World Premiere)
• New Group (dir. Yûta Shimotsu)
• Young Mothers (dir. Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardennes)
• Palestine 36 (dir. Annemarie Jacir – U.S. Premiere)
• Is This Thing On? (dir. Bradley Cooper)

• After Dark Shorts:

• • Blue Violet (dir. Josie Charles)
  • Coyotes (dir. Said Zagha)
  • Dummy! (dir. Francesca Pazniokas)
  • Earworm (dir. Patrik Eklund)
  • Pinpoint (dir. Michael Merlino)
  • Hotel Acropole (dir. Sarah Lasry)

• Family Friendly Animation Shorts:

• • Tsuna the empty can – Meatball and Spaghetti (dir. Iku Ogawa)
  • Pow! (dir. Joey Clift)
  • On the Mat Outside my Door (dir. Antje Heyn)
  • Yore Gramps and the Whale (dir. Mariana Elisabetsky)
  • Snow Bear (dir. Aaron Blaise)
  • Are We There Yet? (dir. Sven Kristlbauer, Raul Bison, Marion Zeder)
  • Lily (dir. Kate Siegel)
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