CHICAGO – YIPPIE! It’s back, in the neighborhood of its roots. YippieFest 2023 will be August 4th-6th in the Lakeview/Buena Park venue of PRIDE ARTS, 4139 North Broadway in Chicago. The space is less than a half mile from the former Mary-Arrchie Theatre, whose “Abbie Hoffman Festival” was the template for the three-day performance celebration. YippieFest currently has slots for theater acts, including one-act plays, monologue, sketch, improv, vaudeville and other stage performance arts. Artists get free admission to the rest of the festival, so click YiPPIE FEST 2023 to sign up.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Film Review: Rock Stars! Audio Review of ‘Truman & Tennessee’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 30, 2021 - 7:52pm- A Streetcar Named Desire
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CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on the new film “Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation,” a new documentary about the friendship and art history of author Truman Capote and playwright Tennessee Williams. In select theaters and through virtual cinema (click MusicBox.com or KinoMarquee.com) beginning July 2nd, 2021.
DVD Review: ‘Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collection: Romance’
Submitted by BrianTT on April 16, 2013 - 2:26pmCHICAGO – With Mother’s Day around the corner, Warner Bros. has released another one of their stellar DVD box sets built around their 100th anniversary — “Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collection: Romance.” It may not be the best gift set for everyone but it does offer a strong package for those who like a little emotional manipulation with their popcorn. There are some undeniable classics in this set (along with some questionable choices) but it’s the sheer “something for everyone” quality of the release that makes it memorable.
Obituary: Hollywood Legend Elizabeth Taylor is Dead at 79
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 23, 2011 - 10:16amLOS ANGELES – Elizabeth Taylor, one of the great icons of Hollywood, and known as much for her marriages, personal life and activism as her screen performances, died this morning at the age of 79, as announced by her publicist in Los Angeles.
DVD Review: All-Time Greats Packaged in Four-Movie Sets
Submitted by BrianTT on February 3, 2009 - 10:47am Blu-Ray Rating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO –Some of the best movies ever made are being released this week in a wave of four-movie sets distributed by Warner Brothers Home Video and under the label of “Turner Classic Movies: Greatest Classic Films Collection”.
Paul Newman Dies at 83 as a Cool Hand Who’s Cooler Than You, Me
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on September 28, 2008 - 2:16pmCHICAGO – He was cooler than you. He was cooler than me. He was Cool Hand Luke. Paul Newman – an activist, philanthropist, race car driver and one of the most legendary movie stars of the post studio system era – died on Friday of cancer at his farmhouse near Westport, Conn.
