CHICAGO – When two brothers confront the sins of each other and it expands into a psychology of an entire race, it’s at a stage play found in Chicago’s Invictus Theatre Company production of “Topdog/Underdog,” now at their new home at the Windy City Playhouse through March 31st, 2024. Click TD/UD for tickets/info.
Margarethe von Trotta
Slideshow: Exclusive Red-Carpet Portraits at the 50th Chicago International Film Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 23, 2014 - 2:58pm- Chaz
- Chicago International Film Festival
- Dear White People
- Ebert
- Gabe Polsky
- Guillermo Arriaga
- Haley Lu Richardson
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
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- Justin Simien
- Kathleen Turner
- Krzysztof Zanussi
- Margarethe von Trotta
- Michael Moore
- Natural Born Killers
- Oliver Stone
- Patrick McDonald
- Red Carpet
- Richard LaGravenese
- Roger
- Roger and Me
- Taylor Hackford
- White Nights
CHICAGO – As the 2014 edition of the 50th Chicago International Film Festival ends on October 23rd, HollywoodChicago.com spotlights the Red Carpet events with a collection of Exclusive Portraits from photographer Joe Arce. Directors are highlighted, as filmmakers ranging from Oliver Stone to Michael Moore are featured.
Film Review: ‘Hannah Arendt’ Demonstrates Banality of the Biopic
Submitted by mattmovieman on August 16, 2013 - 9:17amCHICAGO – “Hannah Arendt” comes to American cinemas packaged in the sort of prestige that elicits admiration rather than anticipation. Though Margarethe von Trotta is widely regarded as the leading female filmmaker in Germany, it’s doubtful that any audiences outside of her native country are all that familiar with her work. Her new film, “Hannah Arendt,” is so undistinguished that it’s hard to believe that it was made by a director often mentioned in the same breath as Fassbinder and Herzog.