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Oscar Week: Interview with Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert of ‘Everything...
CHICAGO– It’s Oscar Week, as the 95th Academy Awards will be broadcast on Sunday, March 12th, 2023, on ABC-TV. Nominated for Best Directors are affectionally called the “Daniels” … Dan Kwan &...
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Podtalk: Sophia Wong Boccio on Asian Pop-Up Cinema SEASON 16
CHICAGO– The Asian Pop Up Cinema (APUC), a Chicago cultural institution, launched Season 16 this past week with a sensational pre-season event featuring Hong Kong superstar Aaron Kwok and the Japan...
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Slideshow, Interview: Michigan Rattlers at Thalia Hall Chicago
Previous | Image 1 of 9 | NextMichigan Rattlers Rock Thalia Hall in Chicago.CHICAGO– The Michigan Rattlers are a group of uncompromising folk-rock musicians who have captured the hearts of audiences...
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Podtalk: Irish Actor/Director Tania Notaro on Her Film ‘Glitterbug’
CHICAGO– When the term “A Star is Born” is used, behind that moment is hours of toil and stick-to-it-tiveness that actors and creators must go through. In that process is the Irish actor/writer and...
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Podtalk: Karen Cardarelli of FACETS Talks 2023 Plans & Beyond
CHICAGO– To indicate how the timeline is off during the pandemic period, Karen Cardarelli has been Executive Director of FACETS cinema since February of 2020, but impact began post pandemic. Besides...
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Podtalk: Director Kelly Reichardt New Film is ‘Showing Up’
CHICAGO– The acclaimed director Kelly Reichardt has been an influencer in cinema since her debut film “River of Grass” in 1994. Her multi-award winning films include “Wendy and Lucy” (2008), “Meek’s...
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FLASHBACK: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’
CHICAGO– This Easter weekend it’s worth noting that one of the greatest renditions of “the greatest story ever told” celebrates its 50th Anniversary in 2023. “Jesus Christ Superstar,” the film...
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Podtalk: Lead Actor Jennifer Scott of ‘Eyes Upon Waking’
CHICAGO– Perseverance is most likely the greatest trait, beyond talent and creation, in filmmaking. Jennifer Scott had a passion project that she co-wrote 13 years ago, and after the various stops and...
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Podtalk: Alyssa Thordarson of ‘Paper Planes,’ Debuting at AfterImage Film...
CHICAGO– Another Chicago creator has a World Premiere. Alyssa Thordarson, who makes her director debut with Michael Glover Smith, will present the short “Paper Planes” at the AfterImage Film Fest (Fox...
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Podtalk: Jim Healy, Consulting Programmer of the Wisconsin Film Festival,...
CHICAGO– Spring is busting out all over for film festivals, and upcoming is the Wisconsin Film Festival, taking place within the environs of the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison, Wisconsin,...
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Podtalk: Dr. Jessica Steinrock, Appearing at FACETS on Intimacy Coordination,...
CHICAGO– The world broke open and came to a more evolved place after the digital campaign of #MeToo and #TimesUp late last decade. In the entertainment industry especially, the stories of institutional...
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Podtalk: Carla Bruni for ‘Community Glue,’ April 16, 2023
CHICAGO– Carla Bruni is a Chicago preservationist, and had a unique idea for a Fellowship within her discipline. Her idea became “Community Glue,” a gathering of repair artists and seamstresses to …...
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SXSW2023: Podtalk with Tara Bopp, Actor in ‘Never Fuggedaboutit’
CHICAGO– While at the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas, there are shuttles between the film theaters, and often en route some prime networking takes place. On one such shuttle connection was Tara Bopp, a...
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Slideshow: Season 16 Asian Pop Up Finale with Lee Kang Sheng & Johnny Chiang...
Previous | Image 1 of 4 | NextJohnny Chiang, and Lee Kang Sheng of ‘Lost in Forest.’CHICAGO– Season 16 for the Asian Pop Up Cinema (APUC) had a spectacular finale with “Lost in Forest,” a North...
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Podtalk: Aviva Kempner for ‘Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native...
CHICAGO– Award winning documentary filmmaker Aviva Kempner is making an appearance in Chicago on behalf of her latest film – co-directed with Ben West – on the continuing controversy regarding sports...
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Podtalk: Sam Mirpoorian & Ian Kibbe on ‘Greener Pastures,’ Midwest Film Fest...
CHICAGO– The family farm is fast becoming extinct, and the people who continue to try and keep those farms are under tremendous pressure, financially and otherwise. This theme plays out in the...
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Podtalk: May Pang on John Lennon in ‘The Lost Weekend A Love Story’
CHICAGO– One of the closest persons to John Lennon in the decade between the break up of The Beatles and his untimely death was May Pang … his lover from 1973 to 1975 … a time in Lennon’s life often...
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Podtalk: Rebecca Martin Fagerholm of Cinema Femme Short Film Festival, April...
CHICAGO– The renaissance of women filmmakers has been a boon for the creative voice in cinema, and in Chicago the conduit of that voice is Rebecca Martin Fagerholm, the founder of Cinema Femme, and...
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Interview: Actor Jill Thiel on Eclectic Full Contact Theatre ‘The Wonder,’...
CHICAGO– One of the oddest cases of unknown Illinois history involves the “Watseka Wonder.” In the the 19th Century, the tiny town in the Land of Lincoln drew nationwide attention for a certified case...
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Slideshow, Interview: Singer/Songwritter Lara Bell in Chicagoland
Previous | Image 1 of 9 | NextLara Bell OneHUNTLEY, Ill. – Lara Bell has been performing in various locations in Chicagoland since she was 16 years old, maintaining her status as an up-and-coming...
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