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    May 19, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Leslie Zemeckis sashays into the history of burlesque

    During the shabby final days of the last of the burlesque houses that once dotted State Street near Congress Parkway, three of us — in possession of a few bucks and self-confidence fueled by fake IDs — entered the Follies Theater and saw a show that featured, among long-forgotten performers, a dancer named April Showers.
    During the shabby final days of the last of the burlesque houses that once dotted State Street near Congress Parkway, three of us — in possession of a few bucks and self-confidence fueled by fake IDs — entered the Follies Theater and saw a...

    Tags: Authors, Gypsy Rose Lee, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Entertainment, Roseland

    2. May 7, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Ray Harryhausen: Movie stop-motion master crafted magic

    If Ray Harryhausen had designed only one sequence in his cinematic career, any one of his real lulus — let's start with the skeleton army battle in “Jason and the Argonauts” from 1963 — he'd still be the master of stop-motion animation special effects.
    If Ray Harryhausen had designed only one sequence in his cinematic career, any one of his real lulus — let's start with the skeleton army battle in “Jason and the Argonauts” from 1963 — he'd still be the master of stop-motion...

    Tags: Film Festivals, Movies, Animation (Movie Genre), Music Box Theatre, Entertainment

    3. May 3, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. CIFF TV Awards tip hat to top creatives

    Luminaries from Chicago's television, advertising and filmmaking communities filled the ballroom at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel for the 49th Chicago International Film Festival Television Awards gala April 23. More than 300 people were on hand as advertising agency Leo Burnett received the Commitment to Excellence Award for TV commercials. Steve Levitan, creator of the ABC hit show "Modern Family," introduced Susan Credle (Leo Burnett Chicago's chief creative officer) and Rich Stoddart (president of Burnett North America), who accepted the silver Hugo award.
    Luminaries from Chicago's television, advertising and filmmaking communities filled the ballroom at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel for the 49th Chicago International Film Festival Television Awards gala April 23. More than 300 people were on hand as...

    Tags: Culture, Hoop Dreams (movie), Modern Family (tv program), Awards and Prizes, Entertainment

    4. Apr 18, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  4. Open thread: The weeks in review

    Change of Subject
    Last week was fairly successful when I announced that, going forward, "Weeks in Review" posts will also serve as an open comment thread on news events of the past week that either didn't get discussed on the blog or didn't......
    5. Apr 8, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Ebert's approachability

    Mark Caro's piece on Roger Ebert (“Roger Ebert: Quintessential Chicagoan, A&E, April 4) struck a chord with me, especially the part about Ebert's approachability to the public.  As a technical assistant at the Chicago International Film Festival...

    Tags: Roger Ebert, Film Festivals, Movies, Entertainment

    6. Mar 21, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. Good Pitch Chicago forum will connect documentary filmmakers with supporters

    Chicago's documentary film industry is getting its own high-profile Demo Day.
    Chicago's documentary film industry is getting its own high-profile Demo Day. Running concurrently with the Chicago International Film Festival, a group of corporate and nonprofit executives will showcase up to eight unfinished documentary films at a...

    Tags: Hoop Dreams (movie), The Interrupters (movie), Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Tribeca

    7. Feb 28, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Cinema downtime is perfect for EU Film Festival

    Every March, seven months before the Chicago International Film Festival in the fall, the Siskel Film Center's European Union Film Festival canvasses the best available new work from the EU nations, in all their loosely tied yet gloriously disparate personalities.
    Every March, seven months before the Chicago International Film Festival in the fall, the Siskel Film Center's European Union Film Festival canvasses the best available new work from the EU nations, in all their loosely tied yet gloriously disparate...

    Tags: Entertainment, Martin Sheen, Politics, European Union, Film Festivals

    8. Jan 30, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. Wiseguys Walken and Pacino on how it might end

    At times it felt like an exit interview — the ultimate exit interview.
    At times it felt like an exit interview — the ultimate exit interview. The details are still so surreal that when I tell people who was there, the words sound as though someone else had dreamed them: Al Pacino walked into the room. Then...

    Tags: Daniel Day-Lewis, John Gielgud, Entertainment, The Deer Hunter (movie), Jodie Foster

    9. Jan 3, 2013 |Column| RedEye

  9. 'Any Day Now' review: Family and law clash with a direct, powerful message

    <strong>*** (out of four)</strong>
    *** (out of four)   As judges and opposing attorneys flaunt their biases during frustrating courtroom proceedings, Rudy (Alan Cumming) exclaims, “Just because we are different does not make us bad parents.”   Rudy and his boyfriend, Paul...

    Tags: Garret Dillahunt, Alan Cumming

    10. Dec 26, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. David Chase: coming-of-age stories never get old

    David Chase's new movie, "Not Fade Away," his first major work since concluding "The Sopranos," tells the story of a thoughtful teenage boy (John Magaro) growing up in New Jersey during the 1960s. Flat December light settles over the film's suburban snowbanks in winter, mountains of leaves clog the gutters in autumn, the Jersey shore beckons in summer. The teen plays in a garage band with an outside chance at fame; he meets a girl who understands him; he runs afoul of his father (James Gandolfini), revealing a generational divide; he discovers the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and, at the movies, Antonioni. "What kind of movie is this?" the boy asks his girlfriend as they slump before "Blow-Up," simultaneously mystified and rocked to the core.<em> "What kind of movie is this?"</em>
    David Chase's new movie, "Not Fade Away," his first major work since concluding "The Sopranos," tells the story of a thoughtful teenage boy (John Magaro) growing up in New Jersey during the 1960s. Flat December light settles over the film's suburban...

    Tags: Not Fade Away (movie), Entertainment, Woodstock Festival (1969), Fiction, Paul Feig

    11. Sep 20, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. Al Pacino and his 'Stand Up Guys' among the stars slotted for CIFF

    With its founder Michael Kutza nearing his half-century mark as leader, the Chicago International Film Festival <a href="http://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/films_and_schedule/movies.php">announced its 48th edition slate</a> Thursday. Heavily concentrated, as it has been in recent years, at the downtown AMC River East 21 multiplex, the juried festival (main competition jury president to be named later) runs Oct. 11-25 and opens with the world premiere of "Stand Up Guys," an autumnal mob comedy featuring Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin and Julianna Margulies.
    With its founder Michael Kutza nearing his half-century mark as leader, the Chicago International Film Festival announced its 48th edition slate Thursday. Heavily concentrated, as it has been in recent years, at the downtown AMC River East 21 multiplex,...

    Tags: Entertainment, Flight (movie), Fisher Stevens, Back to the Future (movie), Holy Motors (movie)

    12. Oct 11, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. Highlights of Chicago film fest travel far from Hollywood

    In "Gimme the Loot," a loose, disarming bit of larceny &mdash; and one of the bright offerings of the 48th Chicago International Film Festival &mdash; director Adam Leon's Bronx-bred characters live to tag. Teenage graffiti artists on the run, the friends dream of the day they'll make their mark on the pop-up New York Mets home-run logo at Citi Field.
    In "Gimme the Loot," a loose, disarming bit of larceny — and one of the bright offerings of the 48th Chicago International Film Festival — director Adam Leon's Bronx-bred characters live to tag. Teenage graffiti artists on the run, the friends...

    Tags: Leos Carax, Rhino Season (movie), Entertainment, The Kid (movie), Holy Motors (movie)

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