CHICAGO – The late playwright August Wilson left a gift to the world in the form of his “American Century Cycle,” a series of plays each individually set in a decade of the 20th Century, focusing on the black experience. Chicago’s Goodman Theatre presents Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,” now through May 19th, 2024 (click here).
Chicago International Film Festival
Film News: DAY SEVEN of 54th Chicago International Film Festival is Carey Mulligan & ‘Wildlife’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 15, 2018 - 3:38pm- Andrea Martin
- Bill Camp
- Carey Mulligan
- Chicago International Film Festival
- Diane
- Documentary
- Estelle Parsons
- Film News
- Gala Presentations
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- IFC Films
- International Competition
- Jake Gyllenhaal
- Jake Lacy
- Kent Jones
- Mary Kay Place
- Michael Kutza
- New Directors
- Patrick McDonald
- Paul Dano
- Wildlife
- Zoe Kazan
CHICAGO – DAY SEVEN of the 54th Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) on Tuesday, October 16th, 2018, and features a tribute to the amazing young actress Carey Mulligan (“Drive,” “The Great Gatsby”), the must-see movie “Diane” and four films in the Documentary group.
Video: Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez for ‘Widows’ at 54th Chicago International Film Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 15, 2018 - 3:19pmCHICAGO – It was star power to the max on Saturday, October 13th, 2018, at the 54th Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) as the cast and director of the new film Widows walked the Red Carpet, including Liam Neeson, Viola Davis and Michelle Rodriguez.
Slideshow, Audio: Red Carpet for ‘The Hate U Give’ at the 54th Chicago International Film Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 15, 2018 - 10:42amCHICAGO – With a film that is seemingly ripped from the headlines, “The Hate U Give,” made its Red Carpet debut at the 54th Chicago International Film Festival on Thursday, October 11th, 2018. The lead actor in the film, newcomer Amandla Stenberg, along with veteran director George Tillman Jr. (“Soul Food”) and producer Robert Teitel, walked the carpet.
Podtalk: Director Gregory Dixon of ‘Olympia’ at 54th Chicago International Film Festival, Oct. 15, 2018
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 15, 2018 - 8:26amCHICAGO – As each generation transitions to adulthood, the overwhelming changes that occur in employment, relationships and loss become their drama. Director Gregory Dixon and writer McKenzie Chinn teamed up to create a film that addresses that drama, in the made-in-Chicago “Olympia.” The film is screening at the 54th Chicago International Film Festival on Monday, October 15th, 2018 (5:30pm). For details and tickets, click here.
Film News: DAY SIX of 54th Chicago International Film Festival Discovers ‘Friedkin Uncut’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 14, 2018 - 9:51pm- Blythe Danner
- Chicago International Film Festival
- Elizabeth Chomko
- Film News
- Friedkin Uncut
- Gala Presentations
- Hilary Swank
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- International Competition
- Michael Kutza
- Michael Shannon
- New Directors
- Patrick McDonald
- Robert Forster
- The Exorcist
- The French Connection
- Wanted Cinema
- What They Had
- William Friedkin
CHICAGO – DAY SIX of the 54th Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) on Monday, October 15th, 2018, features a tribute to the Chicago-born director William Friedkin (“The Exorcist,” “The French Connection”), two made-in-Chicago films and four films vying in the International Competition.
Film News: DAY FIVE of 54th Chicago International Film Festival is ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 13, 2018 - 9:42am- Art Paul
- Art Paul of Playboy: The Man Behind the Bunny
- Ben Falcone
- Can You Forgive Me?
- Chicago International Film Festival
- Film News
- Gala Presentations
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- International Competition
- Melissa McCarthy
- Michael Kutza
- New Directors
- Patrick McDonald
- Richard E. Grant
- Richard Nixon
- Watergate
CHICAGO – DAY FIVE of the 54th Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) on Sunday, October 14th, 2018, is a day to introduce yourself to a new side of Melissa McCarthy in “Can You Forgive Me?, to make a date with “Watergate,” the remarkable four hour documentary about that American history, to hop on “The Band Wagon” and to remember a magazine-era icon, Chicago’s own Art Paul.
Red Carpet: OPENING NIGHT with 'Beautiful Boy' at the 54th Chicago International Film Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 13, 2018 - 12:17amCHICAGO – It was with much anticipation that the 54th Chicago International Film Festival launched with a special screening of “Beautiful Boy,” starring Steve Carell and Timotheé Chamalet. Walking the Red Carpet was one of the supporting cast members, Andre Royo, and the director of the film, Felix Van Groeningen.
Film News: DAY FOUR of 54th Chicago International Film Festival Visits ‘Widows’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 12, 2018 - 9:11amCHICAGO – DAY FOUR of the 54th Chicago International Film Festival on Saturday, October 13th, 2018… to kick off a huge festival weekend… continues with Industry Days from 10am-5pm (click here for details), a CINEYOUTH “Best of the Fest” screening (click) and the a mega-Red Carpet for the film “Widows,” including Liam Neeson.
Film News: DAY THREE of 54th Chicago International Film Festival Grooves with ‘United Skates’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 11, 2018 - 11:35amCHICAGO – DAY THREE of the 54th Chicago International Film Festival on Friday, October 12th, 2018, continues with Industry Days from 10am-4pm (click here for details), the beginnings of the “After Dark” screenings (click) and the center stage presentation of the amazing documentary “United Skates.”
Film News: DAY TWO of 54th Chicago International Film Festival Spotlights ‘The Hate U Give’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 10, 2018 - 10:39amCHICAGO – DAY TWO of the 54th Chicago International Film Festival on Thursday, October 11th, 2018, features a Red-Carpet event for the hot American film “The Hate U Give.” the beginning of Industry Days at the Fest, and the cranking into gear of the daily cinema offerings.