'City So Real' review: At Sundance, Chicago politics and Chicago tribalism comes under Steve James' microscope
Chicago: "never a lovely so real," as Nelson Algren wrote, and "never a city so real," as author Alex Kotlowicz revised Algren's sentiment about the beautiful woman with a broken nose.
In a further revision of the phrase, this week "City So Real," the new limited series documentary from "Hoop Dreams" director Steve James, made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, a full time zone west of its subject. The documentary is seeking a buyer for streaming distribution; two of the four hourlong episodes produced by Participant Media and Kartemquin Films screened at Sundance Monday night.
I saw all four episodes in advance. Together, especially (but not exclusively) for Chicagoans, they make for a fine, expansive,
