CHICAGO – There is no better time to take in a stage play that is based in U.S. history, depicting the battle between fact and religion. The old theater chestnut – first mounted in 1955 – is “Inherit the Wind,” now at the Goodman Theatre, completing it’s short run through October 20th. For tickets and more information, click INHERIT.
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Podtalk: Director Alla Kovgan, Producer Derrick Tseng on Dance Doc ‘Cunningham’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 2, 2020 - 9:26amCHICAGO – In the post World War II art scene, when New York City took over the cutting edge while Europe lay in tatters, there emerged a dance creator who influenced the avant garde like no other. Merce Cunningham lived until age 90, and from the time he began in dance to the end of his life, the legacy was his impactful contribution.
Podtalk: Filmmaker Frédéric Tceng on the Legacy of ‘Halston’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 6, 2019 - 8:52amCHICAGO – Before there was Michael Kors, Marc Jacobs, Stella McCartney, Tom Ford or even Miranda Priestly, there was “Halston.” Roy Halston Frowley was known only by that single name, and wore the celebrity fashion designer crown of the 1960s and ‘70s. Filmmaker Frédéric Tceng brings the icon back to life in “Halston.”
Interview: Director Tyler Hubby on His Tony Conrad Doc at Chicago Underground Film Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 5, 2016 - 2:34pmCHICAGO – The great benefit of the Chicago Underground Film Festival (CUFF) is the exposure to the layers of outsider art within cinema and other categories. A prime example was the fest’s Opening Night film, “Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present,” directed by Tyler Hubby.
Interview: Sienna Miller on the Home Front in ‘American Sniper’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 13, 2015 - 4:23pmCHICAGO – Sienna Miller creates illumination that a movie screen never forgets. From her early roles in “Alfie” and “Factory Girl,” to the more recent “Foxcatcher” and “American Sniper,” Miller adds an extra level of truth that generates expressive and notable characteristics to the roles that she portrays.
Interview: Victor Skrebneski Unveils 2014 Portrait For the 50th Chicago International Film Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 7, 2014 - 8:27amCHICAGO – Opening Night for the 50th Chicago International Film Festival is October 9th, and their official portrait on the poster this year was again photographed by the iconic lensman Victor Skrebneski.
Interview: Crispin Glover Brings ‘Big Slide Show’ to Chicago
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 4, 2014 - 12:44pmCHICAGO – Nobody puts actor Crispin Hellion Glover in a corner. The eclectic and insightful performer is also a filmmaker, musician and author, and he brings all those elements to Chicago with the presentation of his “Big Slide Show” at the Patio Theater, 6008 Irving Park Road, on Friday, February 7th, 2014.