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Interview: Dale Robinette, on His Iconic Photo From ‘La La Land’
CHICAGO– The photograph of the 2016 movie year is undoubtedbly the iconic shot of Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, caught in mid dance, in the musical “La La Land.” The film received 14 nominations for...
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Film Review: ‘Get Out’ is Funny, Scary & Tells Us About Us
CHICAGO– When he got his chance, writer/director Jordan Peele (“Key & Peele”) completely understood what he had to do – combine his skewered hilarity, love of horror movies and true social...
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Interview: Jose Carlos Gomez Screens His ‘Day 1’ at 2017 Beloit International...
CHICAGO– The success of a local Chicago filmmaker is always cause for notoriety, and writer/director Jose Carlos Gomez will present his film “Day 1” as part of the programming for the 2017 Beloit...
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Film News: Gene Siskel Film Center to Honor Four at ‘Hollywood on State,’ Feb...
CHICAGO– As Chicago evolves as a film town, so do its parties. The annual “Hollywood on State” gathering, put together by the Gene Siskel Film Center, is enhancing their Oscar watching event by...
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Film News: Asian Pop-Up Cinema Season 4 Begins in Chicago with ‘Survival...
CHICAGO– What defines success? How about another Season, the Fourth, for the Asian Pop-Up Cinema Festival in Chicago. The premiere themed fest will kick off its 2017 Spring Season run with Shinobu...
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Film Feature: HollywoodChicago.com 2017 Oscar Predictions
CHICAGO– When is comes to Academy Award predictions, HollywoodChicago.com is second to none. That’s right, nobody does it better, even the approximately 100 million other outlets predicting the Big...
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Interview: Filmmaker Lonnie Edwards, to be Honored at ‘Hollywood on State’ in...
CHICAGO– Tonight is the 89th Academy Awards, and Hollywood will honor their own in the annual lavish ceremony. In Chicago, there will be a similar celebration, as the Gene Siskel Film Center is...
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Film News: Comcast & ABC-TV Announces ‘The Oscars’ Immersive Experience on...
CHICAGO– For the second year in a row, Comcast, ABC-TV and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences are partnering up for an “immersive” TV experience on The Oscars telecast. This year’s The...
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Film Feature: Top 20 Interviews of 2016, by Patrick McDonald
CHICAGO–To quote the sublime Bruce Springsteen, it’s just “talk, talk, talk ‘til you lose your patience.” Well, that ain’t HollywoodChicago.com’s Patrick McDonald, who throws down the über-interview on...
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Film News: Freaky Oscar Ending Eclipses ‘Moonlight’ Win
CHICAGO– And the winner was… a wild and bizarre ending to the 89th Academy Awards, as Best Picture presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were given a wrong envelope, resulting in a call of “La La...
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Interview: Shinobu Yaguchi of ‘Survival Family,’ Season 4 Opener at Chicago’s...
CHICAGO– The filmmaking community of Japan has given us many films dealing with the fallout of man’s modern interventions – usually in the form of giant creatures like Godzilla that reign terror on...
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Interview: Karen Thomson of ‘Literature For All of Us’ on Woman’s Club of...
CHICAGO– The Woman’s Club of Evanston (WCE) generates a charitable vibe when putting together their annual stage show revues. Every year, the show is a benefit for a local organization, and this year...
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Film Review: 'Logan' Bares Its Sharp Claws and Eviscerates Us Emotionally
CHICAGO– There is a war raging in the comic book cinematic universe where filmmakers think that these kinds of films should embrace their over the top (verging on campy) nature while others think they...
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Film Feature: HollywoodChicago.com Remembers Bill Paxton
LOSANGELES– A shock occurred on Oscar Sunday when it was announced that popular actor Bill Paxton had died after complications during surgery. He had appeared in classic films like “The Terminator,”...
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Film Review: ‘The Shack’ is About Spirituality, Not Filmmaking
CHICAGO– To create spirituality from tragedy is like shooting the proverbial fish – a prominent symbol for Christianity – in a barrel. “The Shack” is based on a popular novel, and doesn’t try to do...
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Interview: Layne Marie Williams on Chicago ‘Women of the Now’ Event, Mar. 4,...
CHICAGO– When we last talked to filmmaker and activist Layne Marie Williams, she was premiering her short work, “Dollface,” to universal acclaim. Besides her many upcoming film projects, Ms. Williams...
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Film News: 20th Chicago European Union Film Festival Opens at Gene Siskel...
CHICAGO– From March 3rd to the 30th, the 20th Chicago European Union Film Festival (CEUFF) of 2017 will unfurl at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago. The Opening Night Film is from Malta – and...
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Film Review: As Comedy, ‘Table 19’ Only Serves Hor d’Oeuvres
CHICAGO– “Table 19” is an example of a movie that doesn’t try to do too much. It simply takes its little idea and lets it play out, without the forced subplots and desperate stabs of fake urgency so...
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Interview: Actor David Oyelowo Presides Over ‘A United Kingdom’
CHICAGO– Actor David Oyelowo is very familiar with portraying a man of consequence put into a difficult leadership role. In 2014, he took on the role of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in “Selma.”...
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Interview: Benjamin May on ‘The Legend of Swee’ Pea’ at the Midwest...
CHICAGO– The road to athletic success is littered with the clichés of “might have been” and “never was,” but rarely does it contain a success story despite of the person who achieved that success. In...
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