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Interview: Director David Farrier Finds No Mirth in ‘Tickled’
CHICAGO– In the underbelly of American society, if you dig deep enough, there is also an underbelly to the underbelly. When a New Zealand journalist named David Farrier goes to such depths, on a story...
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Interview: Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan Open a ‘Swiss Army Man’
CHICAGO– In what truly must be one of the most original and odd ideas for a movie in awhile, “Swiss Army Man” is opening in Chicago this week, and features Daniel “Harry Potter” Radcliffe as a dead...
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Interview: Harry Lennix Puts His Career & Life in Perspective
CHICAGO– The stage play that Harry Lennix is in town to direct – “A Small Oak Tree Runs Red” – is in its last weekend, and is giving the actor/director the best notices of the theater part in his long...
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Interview: Adam Devine, Director Jake Szymanski Realize ‘Mike and Dave Need...
CHICAGO– The funniest movie of the summer describes its whole situation through the title – “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates.” This hilarious farce features a killer cast, led by Adam Devine and Zac...
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Interview: Director Matt Ross Promotes ‘Captain Fantastic’
CHICAGO– In this year of morally unique relationship films (“Swiss Army Man”), add the recently released “Captain Fantastic” to the mix. The film, written and directed by Matt Ross, is like a fable of...
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Interview: Roger Ross Williams Creates a ‘Life, Animated’
CHICAGO– The mystery of the particulars within an autistic mind is a theme in a new documentary, as a man named Owen Suskind is profiled through his personal breakthroughs using the animated films of...
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Interview: Actor Paul Dooley of ‘Breaking Away,’ ‘Sixteen Candles’
CHICAGO– If there ever was a quintessential “Dad” in movies of the last generation, it would have to be Paul Dooley. The comedian and character actor is best known for portraying the patriarch in...
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Slideshow: Ethan Hawke, A-List Authors Highlight 2016 Chicago Printers Row...
Previous | Image 1 of 4 | NextActor Ethan Hawke for his new graphic novel, ‘Indeh.’CHICAGO– Actor Ethan Hawke continues his plethora of vocations with the “hawkeing” of “Indeh,” his new graphic novel...
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Red-Carpet Video Interviews: ‘Café Society’ Filmmaker Woody Allen
CHICAGO– HollywoodChicago.com presents our red-carpet video coverage of the “Café Society” premiere in Chicago on July 21, 2016. We interview legendary filmmaker Woody Allen along with executive...
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Interview: Actor Paul Dooley on Getting to Portray Dad
CHICAGO– After he reigned as the father in the classic 1979 film “Breaking Away,” actor Paul Dooley suddenly became everyone’s Dad – and by everyone that meant Molly Ringwald (“Sixteen Candles”), Julia...
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Interview: Philosopher King Mike Birbiglia of ‘Don’t Think Twice’
CHICAGO– When comedian/writer/director Mike Birbiglia is in his element, as during the interviews he conducted at The iO Theater in Chicago, he is relaxed and ardently philosophical. He has written and...
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Interview: Director Matt Weinstein Presents ‘The Gun Equation’ at 2016 Blue...
CHICAGO– The weekend of July 29th through the 31st is the final three days of the Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival in Mount Prospect, IL, and filmmakers from all over the indie sphere have made...
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Interview: Norman Lear, of ‘Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You’
CHICAGO– Norman Lear is one of the greatest TV creators of the 20th Century, and beyond. The producer was a titan of 1970s television, with shows like “All in the Family,” “Good Times,” “Maude” and...
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Interview: Xfinity X1 to Offer Comprehensive Coverage for 2016 Rio Olympic Games
CHICAGO– The 2016 Rio Olympics Opening Ceremony is Friday, August 5th, and the the following two weeks of top athletic competition and drama will be more accessible than ever, for TV customers who...
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Interview: Simon Helberg Performs With ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’
CHICAGO– For nine seasons, Simon Helberg has graced the television screen as Howard, on the number one comedy hit “The Big Bang Theory.” As the show nears the end of its run, Helberg is breaking out a...
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Interview: John Michael is the One-Man Show in ‘Dementia Me’
CHICAGO– No one would call talented one-man-show artist John Michael conventional, at least if they are in their right mind. So ironically, after tackling sexually transmitted disease in his last solo...
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Interview: Director Travis Knight Strums ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’
CHICAGO– One of the great benefits of the new Golden Age of Animation has been the emergence of other studios…like Laika Entertainment, which has released “Coraline,” “ParaNorman” and “The Boxtrolls,”...
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Interview: Director Marie Ullrich on Blu-ray & DVD Release of ‘The Alley Cat’
CHICAGO– Using Chicago as a backdrop has rarely been as kinetic and exciting as under the direction of Marie Ullrich. Expanding upon a short film she produced in 2010 called “Faster,” about a bike...
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Red-Carpet Video Interviews: John Legend & Parker Sawyers for Barack Obama...
CHICAGO– HollywoodChicago.com brings you our red-carpet interviews with John Legend (executive producer, original song), Parker Sawyers (“Barack Obama”), Michael Tanne (writer, director, producer) and...
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Interview: Actor Craig Robinson, Director Chad Hartigan Reflect on ‘Morris...
CHICAGO– When a 13 year old African American teenager is suddenly put into the atmosphere of Germany – specifically Old Heidelberg – then a whole new adventure awaits for “Morris from America.” Craig...
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