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Podtalk: George Ellzey Jr. on Festival-Bound Film ‘Cottage Grove’
CHICAGO– The Autumnal Film Festivals are in full swing, and filmmakers across the spectrum are screening their cinema works to audiences around the country. Beginning a tour of festivals with his short...
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Podtalk: Mike Houlihan for Irish American Movie Hooley at Wilmette Theatre,...
CHICAGO– The Irish American Movie Hooley … a Hooley is a rowdy party … is celebrating its 10th year, and the “Houli” who began the fest, Mike Houlihan, is back as the congenial host. Three Irish and...
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Podtalk: Stephanie Sack for Chicago Horror Film Festival, Sept. 27-29, 2024
CHICAGO– It’s that time of year, and this fest is right on time. The Chicago Horror Film Festival – facilitated by Associate Producer Stephanie Sack – is three days/nights of over 200 indie horror...
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Podtalk: Thomas Negovan on Reconstruction of ‘Caligula,’ at Music Box Theatre...
CHICAGO– One of the most notorious films in cinema history is undoubtably “Caligula” (1980). This very expensive independent film about a Roman emperor had a checkered history – from its principle...
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Podtalk: Stephanie Sack Presents ‘The Art of Murder’ for Comfort Film in...
CHICAGO– The spooky season is also the season for favorite horror films, and the Comfort Film series of Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood has three to put on the viewing list, curated by Chicago...
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Podtalk: Director & Producer of 'Nurse Unseen' on Asian Pop-Up Cinema...
CHICAGO– One of the functions of cinema and especially documentary films is to unearth little known facts of life and make them known to participating audiences. “Nurse Unseen” is such a film, as it...
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Film News: Haroula Rose at Chicago’s Music Box for Her ‘All Happy Families,’...
CHICAGO– Filmmaker Haroula Rose will have a Chicagoland homecoming with her recently released film “All Happy Families” as she appears at a special screening at Chicago’s historic Music Box Theatre on...
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Podtalk: Sarah Douglas (Ursa) on ‘Superman II’ at Emagine Batavia
CHICAGO– One of the greatest superhero movies of all time is about to get the “Super EMX” treatment. “Superman II” will be presented on the largest screen in Illinois, at the Emagine Batavia on October...
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Podtalk: CIFF24 Film Programmer Raul Benitez of After Dark Series
CHICAGO– The After Dark series at the 60th Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) encompasses the “genre” category of films … horror, sci-fi, fantasy and the just plain bizarre. And the programmer...
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Film News: Short Film ‘Hand Job’ up for ShortCut100 Fest Honor
CHICAGO– When we last reported on Davis Cameron Chu & Meezahn Senbetta’s short film “Hand Job,” it had just started its festival run. Well, now it’s up for an award from the ShortCut100 Fest, and...
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Podtalk: Ruth Leitman for Her Doc 'No One Asked You' at FACETS Chicago on...
CHICAGO– Abortion rights and women’s healthcare privacy has been under attack since Roe v Wade was overturned due in part to the Donald Trump-appointees on the Supreme Court. Comedian Lizz Winstead has...
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Podtalk: Director Tim Mielants of ‘Small Things Like These’
CHICAGO– One of the best elements of the Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) is how the world comes to the fest to present their films. One such presenter was director Tim Mielants, whose “Small...
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Podtalk: Erika Olson of ‘Getting LOST,’ Chicago Premiere Nov. 11, 2024, at...
CHICAGO– Erika Olson is having a full circle moment. In 2004, the J.J. Abrams produced iconic series “Lost” first hit the ABC-TV airwaves, and Erika just had to blog about it. The blog took off, Erika...
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Film News: 30th Black Harvest Film Festival Nov. 8-21, 2024
CHICAGO– The Black Harvest Film Festival celebrates its 30th edition on Opening Night, November 8th, 2024, and continues through November 21st. The Film Festival is Chicago’s annual showcase for Black...
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Podtalk: Kaitlyn Davis on Her Revue ‘Songs From the Bench,’ at Marriott...
CHICAGO– After an acclaimed and Jeff Award nominated run as songwriter icon Carole King in “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” Kaitlyn Davis will be in concert at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire...
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Via Zoom: Jennifer Grey & Will Sharpe Contemplate ‘A Real Pain’
CHICAGO– The new film “A Real Pain” is written, directed and features Jesse Eisenberg, with Kieran Culkin as his unhinged cousin. This also features a strong ensemble cast portraying a a tour group,...
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Interview: 2021 Flashback with David Von Pein, Curator of his YouTube ‘JFK...
CHICAGO– At 12:30pm Central Time on November 22nd, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was killed by an assassin’s bullet. The shots that echoed through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas, has resonated now for...
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Interview: Stephen Fagin, Curator of the JFK Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey...
CHICAGO– At 12:30pm Central Time on November 22nd, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was killed by an assassin’s bullet in Dallas, Texas. The shots were alleged to come from the sixth floor of a textbook...
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Podtalk: Hualālai Chung (Voice of Moni), Christina Chen of ‘Moana 2’
CHICAGO– The highly anticipated sequel to 2016’s “Moana,” naturally “Moana 2,” has created a new character for the island tribe. Moni (voice of Hualālai Chung) is the village storyteller, and a major...
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Podtalk: Director Dallas Jenkins of ‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’
CHICAGO– The best Christmas movie of 2024 is “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” (in theaters now) and the story how it got to the screen is all through the doggedness of its director, Dallas Jenkins (in...
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