Micmacs, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 102 mins, (12A) Everybody's Fine, Kirk Jones, 99 mins, (12A)A new film by Jean-Pierre Jeunet ought to feel like an event. After all, the director of Amélie is one of the most idiosyncratic, and cherished, film-makers in contemporary French cinema. And yet, even in a so-so week with room to shine, Micmacs offers a profound sense of anti-climax. To be blunt, it's a non-event. | Stories, dance complete Akram Khan 's bold workWe've all been stuck at the airport. But the Akram Khan Company transformed that into a comic, tragic, transcendent experience in \"Bahok\" (\"carrier\" in Bengali), a 2008 work performed Friday through Sunday at the Museum of Contemporary Art. | Man dies after jumping into Chicago River to elude policeA man died tonight after he jumped into the south branch of the Chicago River to elude police, officials said. The man, believed to be in his early 20s, was rushed to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:16 p.m., according to hospital spokesman Marcel Bright. |