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Film Review: Absolut Warhola or Slivovitz Nation?

Ingrid Bergman as a nun: the people's favorite image at the Warhol museum

If you’re the Hollywood-blockbuster-at-the-mall kind of movie-goer, the film I saw Wednesday evening in Evanston, courtesy of Reeltime, may not float your boat. In fact, unless you’re the Netflix-it type, the German-made documentary Absolut Warhola will not be on your viewing radar at all, BUT, if you like offbeat films that make you think while you’re laughing, WATCH THIS ONE.

Absolut Warhola won the 2001 German Film Critics Prize for Best Documentary Film and the Audience Prize at the 2001 Mannheim-Heidelberg Film Festival.
Not impressed?

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Cellar Gate: A Sophisticated Wine Bar in Highwood…who knew?

the patio at Cellar Gate

For much of its history, Highwood and sophisticated were not often companions in the same sentence. As we noted in our June 9 post, President Theodore Roosevelt called Highwood, “the toughest town in America.” Last Thursday, we went to Highwood and felt like we were on vacation.

Since the closing of Fort Sheridan in 2007, Highwood today has become a fun, vibrant and dare I say it, trendy spot for an evening out. And now there is a new destination for those who enjoy a glass of wine, a little something to eat, and a European attitude…but in a good way.

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