CHICAGO – He was America’s sidekick in TV’s golden decades of the 1960s and ‘70s, and was a proud Chicago-born-and-bred performer. Bill Daily, better known as Major Roger Healey (“I Dream of Jeannie”) and the wacky neighbor Howard Borden (“The Bob Newhart Show”) died at his New Mexico home at the age of 91 on September 4th, 2018.
CineYouth Festival
Film News: Cinema/Chicago Presents the 14th CineYouth Festival, April 20-22, 2018
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 17, 2018 - 10:45pmCHICAGO – The 14th annual CineYouth Festival – presented by Cinema/Chicago – starts on Friday, April 20th, 2017, at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago, kicking off a three day festival run. The opening night film is Director Bing Liu’s “Minding the Gap,’ a critically acclaimed documentary by Chicago’s Kartemquin films. Tickets to all events are FREE and open to the public. For more information and a full weekend schedule, click here.
Film News: Cinema/Chicago Presents 2017 CineYouth Festival From May 4-6, 2017
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 3, 2017 - 6:49pmCHICAGO – The 13th annual CineYouth Festival – presented by Cinema/Chicago – starts on Thursday, May 4th, 2017, at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago, kicking off a three day festival run. The opening night film is the animated “My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea,” a debut by director Dash Shaw, who will make an appearance on behalf of the film for the CineYouth Festival.
Film News: Actor Fred Savage to Open CineYouth Fest in Chicago on May 8, 2014
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 7, 2014 - 1:17pmCHICAGO – One of the big kicking-off-the-summer film events is the “CineYouth Fest,” presented by Cinema/Chicago and The Chicago International Film Festival. Opening night is May 8th, 2014, and the special guest is actor, producer and director Fred Savage (“The Wonder Years”), who will participate in a career perspective and audience Q&A. The event is free and open to the public, click here for details and the CineYouth schedule.
Interview: ‘50/50’ Director Jonathan Levine Appears at CineYouth Festival in Chicago
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 31, 2012 - 11:23amCHICAGO – Thursday, May 31st, marks the beginning of the CineYouth Festival, sponsored by the Chicago International Film Festival. And what better way to kick it off than with a Q&A featuring director Jonathan Levine, coming off of his 2011 hit film, “50/50.” The appearance will take place at the AMC River East 21 Theater in Chicago.
