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Podtalk: Jian Ping in Documentary ‘Mulberry Child’ on Amazon Prime
CHICAGO– In the landscape of life, not many have experienced a journey like Jian Ping. Raised in China, she was a child during the political reign of Chairman Mao Zedong. Eventually ending up in...
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Podtalk: Director Derrick Borte on ‘Unhinged’ with Russell Crowe
CHICAGO– America is at a boiling point. The pandemic, the election, the divisiveness and general atmosphere has reformulated us in many profound ways. Director Derrick Borte explores those themes in...
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Podtalk: Frank Carr on Virtual & Online YippieFest, Available to Stream Aug....
CHICAGO– This weekend, the performance event called YippieFest – which normally has two stages making show for three days – is going online, with a video presentation of the various acts that give...
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Podtalk: Ray Hui on YippieFest Online Screening of His Award-Winning One...
CHICAGO– When comic performer Ray Hui submitted his one minute film to the Asian Pop-Up Cinema’s “Stay-At-Home Short Film Competition” back in May, he didn’t realize that three months later his “2020 A...
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Podtalk: Ashton Swinford on Film ‘Red Flag’ at Drive-In Midwest Film...
CHICAGO– It’s a special day when a filmmaker has a world premieres of a new short work, and Ashton Swinford has picked The Midwest Film Festival (MFF) – on Wednesday, August 26th, 2020 – as the...
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Interview: Christian Taylor on ‘The Girl Who Wore Freedom’
CHICAGO– “The Girl Who Wore Freedom,” a documentary created by Christian Taylor, is a film that speaks not only of the celebration of France’s appreciation for the Allies liberation of the country in...
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Interview: Kristin Broadwell on Co-Creating ‘Paper People Play’
CHICAGO– When the world stopped in March during the pandemic quarantine, there was an online kids-and-play concept invented by two sisters that really took off. “Paper People Play” is a deceptively...
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Interview: Author Lorraine Evanoff, a Three-Part Conversation
CHICAGO– At the point HollywoodChicago.com last talked to author Lorraine Evanoff, it was during the summer reading season, during the time her latest novel “Pinot Noir” – the second novel featuring...
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Interview: Sophia Wong Boccio on Asian Pop-Up Cinema Season 11, Opening Sept....
CHICAGO– How does a film festival still go on while the pandemic continues? Sophia Wong Boccio, the Founder and Curator of Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema (APUC), has found a way … have Opening Night...
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Podtalk: Taiwanese Liaison Eric Huang on @Home with Taiwan Cinema, Beginning...
CHICAGO– In collaboration with Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema (APUC), the Taiwanese American Chamber of Commerce is presenting – supported by The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) – “@Home with...
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Interview: Pepe Vargas of the 36th Chicago Latino Film Festival, Sept. 18-27,...
CHICAGO– One of Chicago’s most traditional film festivals will be doing what so many others have done in 2020, going virtual and online. The 36th Chicago Latino Film Festival (CLFF) will take place...
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Podtalk: Writer/Director Sean Durkin Feathers ‘The Nest’
CHICAGO– His first film in 2011 was classic independent cinema. “Martha Marcy May Marlene” put writer/director Sean Durkin on the map, and now nine years later he has a new film, “The Nest,” which...
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Podtalk: Actor Rula Gardenier of ‘Breaking Fast,’ screening at the 38th...
CHICAGO– The 38th edition of Chicago’s REELINGLGBTQ+ fest – virtual and online in 2020 – kicked off on September 24th with the film “Breaking Fast.” Portraying the mother of main character Mo is Rula...
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Flashback Interview: Directors Betsy West & Julie Cohen on Their Documentary...
CHICAGO– In honor of the recently deceased Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Magnolia Pictures has re-released her documentary “RBG” in a limited theatrical run … and will also donate their...
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Flashback Podtalk: Director Haroula Rose of ‘Once Upon a River,’ in Chicago...
CHICAGO– A Chicago director comes into focus with her debut film, “Once Upon a River” with a Chicago screening beginning on Friday, October 2nd, 2020, at the historic Music Box Theatre. Director...
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Podtalk: Lydia Dean Pilcher, Director of ‘A Call To Spy’
CHICAGO– When a prominent and influential producer made the transition into solo directing, she sought stories that matched her intuitive and natural passions. Lydia Dean Pilcher chose “A Call to Spy,”...
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Interview: The Illuminating Evolution of the Band ‘Each Day’
WESTCHICAGO, ILL. – The WC Social Club hosted emerging Indie Rock performers Each Day for a much needed night of live music and liquid refreshments. The talented and versatile band consists of Taylor...
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Podtalk: Ashton Swinford, Creator of ‘Miss Information,’ a Web Series...
CHICAGO– Fact or fiction is a current debate in news programming, especially as people naturally digest “the news” that makes them comfortable. A new five-episode web series created by filmmaker Ashton...
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Podtalk: Jenaeth Markaj of 8th Annual Shortcut 100 International Film Fest,...
CHICAGO– One of the great and now traditional Fall cinema events in Chicago is the Shortcut 100 International Film Festival, and this year there will be a hybrid of in-person and virtual/online events...
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Flashback Interview: Judy Belushi on John, Before Chicago International Fest...
CHICAGO– The 56th Chicago International Film Festival will honor the town and one of its favorite sons on its Opening Night on Wednesday, October 14th, 2020. The premiere of the Showtime documentary...
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