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.
2015
Film News: 2015 Chicago French Film Festival Kicks Off July 31 at the Music Box Theatre with ‘Le Affaire SK1’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 31, 2015 - 10:20amCHICAGO – The 5th annual Chicago French Film Festival is six days of beret-wearing cinema, taking place July 31st-August 5th, 2015, at the historic Music Box Theatre in Chicago. The opening night film at 7pm is “Le Affaire SK1.”
Slideshow: Heart Rocks Rosemont Theater in Chicagoland
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 2, 2015 - 10:11am- #Music=Love Tour
- 14th Annual Birthday Bash
- 2015
- 97.1 FM
- Ann Wilson
- Barracuda
- Ben Smith
- Chicago
- Chris Joyner
- Craig Bartock
- Crazy for You
- Dan Rothchild
- Dennis DeYoung
- Heart
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- HollywoodChicago.com Slideshow
- Joe Arce
- Kick it Out
- Led Zeppelin
- Magic Man
- Nancy Wilson
- Patrick McDonald
- Straight On
- Styx
- The Drive
CHICAGO – The recent viral YouTube video of Heart’s “Stairway To Heaven” performance – before the surviving members of Led Zeppelin – proved once and for all that Ann and Nancy Wilson of that legendary band are good enough to make Robert Plant, and fans new and old, weep tears of joy. Numerous musical trends and band personnel have come and gone since Heart’s 1976 debut “Dreamboat Annie,” but at its cardiac core the most celebrated sister act of rock continues to beat on as strong as ever, while keeping their love alive.
Film News: Second Week Highlights of the 31st Chicago Latino Film Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 19, 2015 - 7:32pmCHICAGO – It’s the second week of the 31st edition of the Chicago Latino Film Festival which continues through Thursday, April 23rd, 2015. It concludes on that evening with the musical comedy film “Ciudad Delirio.” All films are at the AMC River East 21 in Chicago.
Interview: BADASSS Winner Julien Temple at 2015 Chicago CIMMfest
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 19, 2015 - 2:39pm- 1980s
- 2015
- Absolute Beginners
- Chicago International Movies & Music Festival
- CIMMfest
- Earth Girls Are Easy
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Interview
- Joe Strummer
- Julien Temple
- MTV
- Patrick McDonald
- Rolling Stones
- The Clash
- The Filth and the Fury
- The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle
- The Kinks
- The Sex Pistols
- Whitney Houston
CHICAGO – In receiving the official BADASSS Award at the 2015 Chicago International Movies & Music Fest (CIMMFest), legendary rock documentary maker Julien Temple simply said, “Badass is not a phrase we use in England. I’ve never been called a badass, I prefer ‘enfant terriblé,’ with a hope toward ‘monstre sacré.’”
Film News: CIMMfest, the Chicago International Movies & Music Festival, Opens April 16, 2015
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 16, 2015 - 2:49pmCHICAGO – CIMMfest, the Chicago International Movies and Music Festival, has become one of the fastest growing and buzzworthy Chicago film festivals in recent years. Combining film, tribute events and live performances – and centered in and around the neighborhood of Wicker Park from April 16th through the 19th, 2015, – CIMMfest is not so much a festival as a organic happening.