Exclusive Portraits: Stars of the 2014 Chicago Critics Film Festival

Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 12, 2014 - 10:43am

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David Dastmalchian, writer and lead actor in ‘Animals.’

CHICAGO – The second-annual Chicago Critics Film Festival, which took place from May 9 to May 15, 2014 at the Music Box Theatre from the Chicago Film Critics Association, has been one of the best film events of 2014 in Chicago. Over seven days, films from such diverse representatives as David Wain, Martin Starr, Dick Miller and Bobcat Goldthwait were unreeled for Chicago film aficionados.

Photographer Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com was there and captured these exclusive portraits of the stars, directors and documentary subjects that defined the Chicago Critics Film Festival programming. Click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through the slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All images © Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com.

CCFF1: Director David Wain of ‘They Came Together,’ the Opening Night Film.
CCFF2: Martin Starr of ‘Silicon Valley’ for the film ‘Dead Snow: Red vs. Dead.’
CCFF5: Jocelyn De Boer co-starred in ‘Dead Snow: Red vs. Dead.’
CCFF4: Jocelyn De Boer and Martin Starr enjoy the Chicago Critics Film Festival.
CCFF5: Actor Dick Miller was the subject of the documentary ‘That Guy Dick Miller.’
CCFF6: Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts of ‘Nick Offerman: American Ham.’
CCFF7: The incomparable Bobcat Goldthwait, Director of ‘Willow Creek.’
CCFF8: Director Collin Schiffi of the film ‘Animals,’ the Closing Night film.
CCFF9: David Dastmalchian, writer and lead actor in ‘Animals.’