CHICAGO – Excelsior! Comic book legend Stan Lee’s famous exclamation puts a fine point on the third and final play of Mark Pracht’s FOUR COLOR TRILOGY, “The House of Ideas,” presented by and staged at City Lit Theater in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. For tickets/details, click HOUSE OF IDEAS.
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Slideshow: Red-Carpet Opening Night for Reeling2016, Chicago’s LGTBQ+ Film Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 28, 2016 - 8:48am- 34th
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CHICAGO – The historic Music Box Theatre was extra fabulous on September 22nd, as Reeling2016, Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, rolled out the Red Carpet on Opening Night for the the film “Hurricane Bianca,” featuring Bianca Del Rio (Roy Haylock), and directed by Matt Kugelman. Filmmakers Carly Usdin and Brittani Nichols of “Suicide Kale” also walked the Carpet, as well as Three Queens.
Slideshow: 2016 Wizard World Comic Con Chicago From Aug. 18-21
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 19, 2016 - 10:51am- Adam Baldwin
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CHICAGO – One of Chicago’s most popular pop culture gatherings is the Wizard World Comic Con, and the 2016 edition is building anticipation for the weekend of August 18th through the 21st. Besides the fan costumes, vendor booths and comic book legends, Wizard World has appearances from TV and movie celebrities, highlighted by Michael J. Fox (“Back to the Future”), David Duchovny (“The X-Files”) and Princess Leia herself, the one and only Carrie Fisher.
Photo Gallery: Summerfest 2016, Day 6 & 7: blink-182, All Time Low & Hunter Hayes
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on July 10, 2016 - 1:55pmCHICAGO – HollywoodChicago.com’s coverage of Summerfest in Milwaukee forges on with Day 6 and 7 photos by photographers Jeff Doles and Layne Lindroth. Here we bring you front-row shots of blink-182, All Time Low, Milky Chance, Hunter Hayes, Hey Marseilles, X Ambassadors and DJ Devast8. Enjoy!
Photo Gallery: Summerfest 2016, Day 9: Elle King, Eric Hutchinson & The Wombats
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on July 9, 2016 - 3:26pmCHICAGO – Summerfest, which is dubbed the world’s largest music festival, continues this year in Milwaukee. HollywoodChicago.com photographer Adam Fendelman was there on Day 9 to bring you front-row shots of Elle King, Eric Hutchinson, The Wombats and 5 Card Studs. Enjoy!
Photo Gallery: Summerfest 2016, Day 2: Pitbull, Martin Garrix & Farruko
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on July 1, 2016 - 11:02amCHICAGO – Summerfest, which is dubbed the world’s largest music festival, is in full force this year in Milwaukee. HollywoodChicago.com photographer Jeff Doles was there on Day 2 to bring you front-row shots of Pitbull, Martin Garrix and Farruko. Enjoy!
Slideshow: Exclusive Portraits from 2016 Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 25, 2016 - 8:13pmCHICAGO – The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) was recently in town, and the geek world was in heaven. For three days, the best in the comic book, entertainment, TV and movie world were gathered at the McCormick Place convention center on the near south side.
Slideshow: Cast of ‘Barbershop: The Next Cut’ on the Chicago Red Carpet
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 17, 2016 - 2:31pmCHICAGO – The Chicago premiere of “Barbershop: The Next Cut” took place in March of 2016, and what made it special is that the principle cast walked the Red Carpet and did a “tour” of the city to promote the film. HollywoodChicago.com photographer Jeff Doles was at that Chicago Red Carpet, which took place at the Showplace ICON Theatres, and captured these Exclusive Portraits.
Slideshow: Larenz Tate Stars in New NBC Show ‘Game of Silence’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 13, 2016 - 6:51pmCHICAGO – The new NBC series “Game of Silence” premiered on a special Tuesday night rollout (April 12th, 2016), and one of the co-stars in the ensemble, Larenz Tate, was recently in Chicago at STUDIO XFINITY to promote the show. Tate is a Chicago born actor – his brothers Larron and Lahmard are also actors – and he also had a featured role in the cult TV series “Rescue Me.” The regular time slot for “Game of Silence” will be Thursdays at 10pmET/9pmCT.
Slideshow: New Book for Rocker Lita Ford is ‘Living Like a Runaway’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 30, 2016 - 8:51amCHICAGO – There are rock stars, and then there are the women of “The Runaways.” The girl group that spawned Joan Jett was also notable for proving that punk rock was not just reserved for dudes. Lita Ford, the lead guitarist, has just written a memoir of those heady days – “Living Like a Runaway” – and appeared recently at North Central College in Naperville, Ill., at an event sponsored by Anderson’s Bookshop.
Slideshow: Last Day of C2E2 is Sunday, March 20, 2016
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 20, 2016 - 7:59amCHICAGO – It’s the closing day (Sunday, March 20th) of the 2016 Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo – also known as C2E2 – and what better way to celebrate the weekend than a Exclusive Portrait Slideshow of the celebrity attendees of the 2015 edition of the event. Actor Matt Dillon, Director M. Night Shyamalan and Hayley Atwell (TV’s “Agent Carter”) of the Marvel Universe were among the celebrity highlights.