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The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini

Hidden Gem: “F/X” (1986)

By Syd Slobodnik • Aug 30, 2021
Lily Tomlin, Art Carney, and Bill Macy star in "The Late Show".

Hidden Gem: ‘The Late Show’ (1977)

By Syd Slobodnik, Staff Writer • Aug 24, 2021

Hidden Gem: ‘The Late Show’ (1977)

By Syd Slobodnik • Aug 23, 2021
Charlize Theron, Asher Miles Fallica and Lia Frankland star in the film "Tully". The movie was released on May 4, 2018.

Hidden Gem: ‘Tully’ (2018)

By Syd Slobodnik, Staff Writer • Aug 10, 2021
Harvey Keitel, Yaphet Kotto, and Richard Pryor star in the film "Blue Collar". The movie was released on Feb. 10, 1978

Hidden Gem: ‘Blue Collar’ (1978)

By Syd Slobodnik, Staff Writer • Jul 27, 2021
Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren star in the film "Marnie". The movie was released on July 22, 1964.

Hidden Gem: ‘Marnie’ (1964)

By Syd Slobodnik, Staff Writer • Jul 13, 2021
Dana Andrews and Niall MacGinnis star in "Night of the Demon". The movie was released Nov. 9, 1957

Hidden Gem: ‘Night of the Demon’ (1957)

By Syd Slobodnik, Staff Writer • Jul 6, 2021
Daniel Day-Lewis, Vicky Krieps, and Lesley Manville appear in the movie "Phantom Thread". This movie was released on Jan. 19, 2018.

Hidden Gem: ‘Phantom Thread’ (2017)

By Syd Slobodnik, Staff Writer • Jun 29, 2021
Peter Sellers and Paula Prentiss star in the film "The World of Henry Orient". The movie was released on March 19, 1964.

Hidden Gem: ‘The World of Henry Orient’ (1964)

By Syd Slobodnik, staff writer • Jun 22, 2021
Tyrone Power and Coleen Gray star "Nightmare Alley". This movie was released on October 28, 1947.

Hidden Gem: ‘Nightmare Alley’ (1947)

By Syd Slobodnik, staff writer • Jun 15, 2021
William Holden and Ingrid van Bergen acting in the movie "The Counterfeit Traitor". The movie came out in 1962.

Hidden Gem: ‘The Counterfeit Traitor’ (1962)

By Syd Slobodnik, Staff Writer • Jun 8, 2021
Steve McQueen stars in the movie "An Enemy of the People". It was released on March 17, 1978.

Hidden Gem: ‘An Enemy of the People’ (Ganashatru, 1989)

By Syd Slobodnik, staff writer • May 25, 2021
Cary Grant and Irene Dunne are pasted on a promotional movie poster for their roles in "The Awful Truth". The film was released Oct. 20, 1937.

Hidden Gem ‘The Awful Truth’ (1937)

By Syd Slobodnik , staff writer • May 18, 2021
Al Pachino and Christine Lahti star in the movie "And Justice for All". The movie was released on the 19 of Oct. in 1979.

Hidden Gem: ‘And Justice for All’ (1979)

By Syd Slobodnik, staff writer • May 4, 2021
Gene Hackman, Dennis Hopper, Steve Hollar, Wade Schenck, Scott Summers, Maris Valainis, and Brad Long star in "Hoosiers". The film was released on Feb. 27, 1987.

Hidden Gem: ‘Hoosiers’ (1986)

By Syd Slobodnik, staff writer • Apr 27, 2021
Robert Mitchum and Teresa Wright star in "Pursued". The film was released on March 2, 1947.

Hidden Gem: ‘Pursued’ (1947)

By Syd Slobodnik, staff writer • Apr 20, 2021
Sterling Hayden and Coleen Gray star in the movie "The Killing". The film was released on May 20, 1956.

Hidden Gem: ‘The Killing’ (1956)

By Syd Slobodnik • Apr 13, 2021
Jeff Daniels, Marlee Martin, and Noah Valencia star in “Sweet Nothing in My Ear”. The film was released on April 20, 2008.

Hidden Gem “Sweet Nothing in My Ear” (2008)

By Syd Slobodnik, staff writer • Apr 6, 2021
Lupe Ontiveros and America Ferrera star in “Real Women Have Curves”. The film was released on Jan. 13, 2002.

Hidden Gem: “Real Women Have Curves” (2002)

By Syd Slobodnik, staff writer • Mar 30, 2021
Steve Martin, Meryl Streep, Zoe Kazan, Hunter Parrish, and Caitlin FitzGerald star in “It’s Complicated. The film was released on Christmas Day in 2009.

Hidden Gem: ‘It’s Complicated’ (2009)

By Syd Slobodnik, Staff Writer • Mar 23, 2021

Hidden Gem: “Chilly Scenes of Winter” (1979)

By Syd Slobodnik • Mar 9, 2021

Hidden Gem: “The Prince of Tides” (1991)

By Syd Slobodnik • Mar 2, 2021

Hidden Gem: ‘Marshall’ (2017)

By Syd Slobodnik • Feb 16, 2021

Hidden Gem: “Always Outnumbered” (1998)

By Syd Slobodnik, staff writer • Feb 9, 2021

Hidden Gem: ‘Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me’ (2017)

By Syd Slobodnik • Feb 2, 2021

Hidden Gem: “To Catch a Thief” (1955)

By Syd Slobodnik • Jan 26, 2021

Hidden Gem: ‘Cape Fear’ (1962)

By Syd Slobodnik • Jan 12, 2021

Hidden Gem: ‘Made in Dagenham’ (2010)

By Syd Slobodnik • Dec 15, 2020

Hidden Gem: “Mr. Church” (2016)

By Syd Slobodnik • Dec 8, 2020

Hidden Gem “Obsession” (1976)

By Syd Slobodnik • Dec 1, 2020

Hidden Gem ‘What’s Cooking?’ (2000)

By Syd Slobodnik • Nov 24, 2020
Sean Connery and Harry Andrews star in "The Hill." The film was released in 1965.

Hidden Gem: “The Hill” (1965)

By Syd Slobodnik, staff buzz writer • Nov 10, 2020
Howard Da Silva, William Daniels, Ron Holgate and Ken Howard star in "1776".

Hidden Gem: “1776” (1972)

By Syd Slobodnik • Nov 3, 2020
Jeff Goldblum stars in "The Fly." The film was released on Aug. 15, 1986.

Hidden Gem: ‘The Fly’ (1986)

By Syd Slobodnik, buzz staff writer • Oct 27, 2020