I also want to ask you about filming at the Art Institute. It was really challenging to film there. We had, I think, two and a half hours or something. Three hours, max. I was wondering how long you could shut down an entire museum. I think it’s three hours. And we were very limited … Read more
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION Gold Hugo: “The Echo” (Mexico, Germany), Dir. Tatiana Huezo Tatiana Huezo presents an engrossingly cinematic and poetic portrait of modern family life in rural Mexico. Huezo’s nuanced, observational storytelling weaves a rich tapestry of a family and community who live off the land in a mountainous terrain, herding sheep. The film is a meditation … Read more
Below is the press release in full. For more information, including tickets and showtimes, click here. Chicago, Illinois (September 18, 2023) – The Chicago International Film Festival today announced the full lineup of films and programs included in this year’s 59th edition of North America’s longest-running competitive film festival, running October 11 – 22, 2023. This year’s Festival … Read more
Tuesday, Aug. 29 “Chicago Deadline” (35mm), 7 p.m.: On the trail of a murderer, a reporter (Alan Ladd) falls in love with the dead victim (Donna Reed). Rode picked this film, which he notes, “everyone compares to ‘Laura,’” referring to Otto Preminger’s 1944 noir with a similar premise. “As a tough reporter, Alan Ladd was … Read more
“The driving force of this movie for me was to capture the anxiety and fears that so many of us experience as we struggle to find our footing in the world, and to express those feelings through my favorite genre, horror,” Miller told RogerEbert.com. “I think the thing that draws people to this genre more … Read more
A MacArthur Fellowship recipient, Bette Howland’s relatively small output, like Larsen’s, made a vital, lasting impact. Her early effort, the 1974 memoir “W-3,” details her experiences as a patient in a Chicago hospital’s psychiatric wing. Finley Peter Dunne, a celebrated Chicago newspaper columnist, won over legions of fans with his creation Martin Dooley, a South … Read more
Fiercely independent with a “do for self” motto, he studied as many books on the art form as possible then got started. He wrote over 10 screenplays before finally pitching a project entitled “Zombies in the Hood” to various studios, including ActorProducer Tim Reid’s New Millennium Studios. This eventually led to a number of industry … Read more
And it so happens that one of our other bright lights in Chicago, the entertainer and filmmaker Common, is serving as one of our most enthusiastic Ambassadors. He was recently on “The View” where in explaining why Chicago is an ideal city to hold the 2024 Democratic National Convention, he beautifully articulated the spirit of … Read more
According to The Cosmic Circus, Lovecraft Country director Jeffrey Nachmanoff has been tapped to direct Marvel Studios’ upcoming Daredevil: Born Again series. Nachmanoff will join previously announced director Michael Cuesta (Homeland) in the Disney+ revival. The follow-up to the 2015 Marvel Netflix series is currently filming in New York City. Nachmanoff first gained recognition for … Read more
FRIDAY, MAY 5th 7PM: “BLACKBERRY” (includes Q&A with star/writer/director Matt Johnson) Johnson paces “Blackberry” like that rocket. It moves quickly without being overly stylized, clicking through dialogue and character instead of cheap tricks. We’ve seen a lot of movies about tech nostalgia lately (the far-inferior “Tetris” premiered across town at the same fest), but Johnson … Read more