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.
Benh Zeitlin
Podtalk: Director Benh Zeitlin Finds Neverland in ‘Wendy’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 4, 2020 - 5:36pmCHICAGO – The Peter Pan mythos is as well known as any legend, ever since J.M. Barrie invented the character in 1904. Through nearly a hundred versions in virtually all media, the theme remains the same … what happens if we never grow up. Benh Zeitlin adds his spin in “Wendy,” the follow-up to his Oscar nominated “Beasts of the Southern Wild” (2012).!—break—>
Blu-ray Review: Benh Zeitlin’s ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ Transports Viewers
Submitted by BrianTT on December 14, 2012 - 4:21pmCHICAGO – Benh Zeitlin’s “Beasts of the Southern Wild” has been a major awards season player since its Sundance Film Festival debut 11 months ago and so its picking up of 9 CFCA nominations today (including 4 for Zeitlin alone) wasn’t too much of a surprise. If you haven’t seen it, it’s the only one of the 5 CFCA nominees for Best Picture on Blu-ray and DVD and the release is nicely accompanied by some informative and engaging behind-the-scenes material.
Film Review: Take Mesmerizing Journey with ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’
Submitted by BrianTT on July 5, 2012 - 10:34amCHICAGO – Benh Zeitlin’s “Beasts of the Southern Wild” is a stunning debut, one of those films that shows such a unique and refined personality that it instantly places its creator on those indie lists of “directors to watch” that writers like to whip out when news streams run dry.
Interview: Stars Dwight Henry, Quvenzhané Wallis on ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’
Submitted by mattmovieman on July 2, 2012 - 4:27amCHICAGO – Wink (Dwight Henry) and Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané “Nazie” Wallis) don’t have a typical father-daughter relationship in Benh Zeitlin’s visionary fantasy, “Beasts of the Southern Wild.”