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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Film News: Comcast & ABC-TV Announce ‘The Oscars’ Immersive Experience on Xfinity X1
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 26, 2017 - 2:04pmCHICAGO – For the second year in a row, Comcast, ABC-TV and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences are partnering up for an “immersive” TV experience on The Oscars telecast. This year’s The Oscars experience will include more than 1500 hours of extra content, as well as live streams of backstage activity and the red carpet, interactive voice commands and enhanced extras – all on TV with Xfinity X1.
Film News: Gene Siskel Film Center to Honor Four Filmmakers at ‘Hollywood on State’ on Feb. 26, 2017
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 24, 2017 - 5:42pmCHICAGO – As Chicago evolves as a film town, so do its parties. The annual “Hollywood on State” gathering, put together by the Gene Siskel Film Center, is enhancing their Oscar watching event by honoring four prominent and emerging Chicago filmmakers – Lonnie Edwards, Lori Felker, Jennifer Reeder and Michael Smith. For more details, and to be a part of the magical evening, click here.
Interview: Dale Robinette, on His Iconic Photo From ‘La La Land’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 23, 2017 - 9:15pm- 2017
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- Academy Award
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Picture
- Dale Robinette
- Damien Chazelle
- Donnie Darko
- Draft Day
- Emma Stone
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Interview
- LA LA Land
- Oscar
- Patrick McDonald
- Red
- Ryan Gosling
- Southland Tales
- Thank You For Smoking
- The Help
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- Unit Still Phographer
- Up in the Air
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CHICAGO – The photograph of the 2016 movie year is undoubtedbly the iconic shot of Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, caught in mid dance, in the musical “La La Land.” The film received 14 nominations for this Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony (Feb. 26th), and the “Unit Still Photographer” who got the shot was Dale Robinette.
Film News: ‘La La Land’ Gets Record 14 Oscar Nominations for 2017
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 24, 2017 - 12:21pm- 2017
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- Academy Award
- Arrival
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Picture
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Fences
- Film News
- Hacksaw Ridge
- Hell or High Water
- Hidden Figures
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Jimmy Kimmel
- LA LA Land
- Lion
- Manchester by the Sea
- Moonlight
- Nominations
- Oscar
- Patrick McDonald
CHICAGO – The film musical “La La Land” received 14 nominations (including Best Picture), tying a record, as all nominees were announced for the 89th Academy Awards on January 24th, 2017. The rest of the Best Pictures nominees were “Arrival,” “Fences,” “Hacksaw Ridge,” “Hell or High Water,” “Hidden Figures,’ “Lion,” “Manchester by the Sea” and “Moonlight.”