CHICAGO – In anticipation of the scariest week of the year, HollywoodChicago.com launches its 2024 Movie Gifts series, which will suggest DVDs and collections for holiday giving.
Dancing
Interview: Damien Chazelle & Rosemarie DeWitt of ‘La La Land’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 14, 2016 - 11:23amCHICAGO – Bringing the musical movie genre back requires a bit of nostalgia, a nod to modernity and always old fashioned star power. Writer/director Damien Chazelle (“Whiplash”) combined all three to produce “La La Land,” with Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling as star-crossed lovers. Rosemarie DeWitt also has a featured role.
Interview: Director Richard Raymond on the Passion of ‘Desert Dancer’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 9, 2015 - 1:04pmCHICAGO – What does anyone understand about regimes outside their political or moral universe? The setting is Iran, the time is during their controversial 2009 elections and the medium is dance as expression. Combining those elements was the challenge for director Richard Raymond, in his debut film “Desert Dancer.”
Interview: Kathryn McCormick, Ryan Guzman of ‘Step Up Revolution’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 26, 2012 - 10:34amCHICAGO – The “Step Up” series of films not only have popularized and reflected the modern dance fever, but have also launched careers – Channing Tatum among them. Kathryn McCormick and Ryan Guzman are the latest Romeo-and-Juliet types in the new “Step Up Revolution,” the fourth installment of the movie sensation.
Interview: Oscar Winner George Chakiris Reflects on the Silver Age
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 12, 2012 - 2:25pmCHICAGO – What is striking about George Chakiris is not so much the memories of his unforgettable performances in films of another era, but his true kindness and humility in the wake of all that jazz. Winner of the Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1961, playing Bernardo in “West Side Story,” the combination of his youth, energy and gratitude comes from his roots as a dancer.