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Pride Week Podtalk: Gary G. Chichester, on First Chicago Gay Pride Parade, June 27, 1971

Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 20, 2021 - 7:12pm

CHICAGO – It’s Pride Week, ya all, part of Pride Month, culminating in the upcoming Pride Weekend … the more the Pride the better. 2021 marks the 50th Anniversary of the first official Gay Pride Parade in Chicago – the first “march” took place a year earlier in 1970, honoring the first anniversary of the Stonewall Inn Uprising.

Film Review: ‘Luca’ Uses Queer-Bait Hoping to Reel in a Hit, Ends Up Snagged

Submitted by JonHC on June 20, 2021 - 3:10pm

CHICAGO – Even as an adult, I am still in awe of how effective animated features are as narrative vehicles. As a kid, it was the thing I would consume the most, gorging myself into a stupor. The cartoons didn’t even have to follow any set story structure, especially when some of my favorites included a cowardly dog, a cow and chicken as siblings, and even an underwater sponge that is friends with an aquatic squirrel.

Tribeca2021: Best U.S. Narrative Film at Fest is ‘The Novice’

Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 19, 2021 - 10:34pm

CHICAGO – Going both ways … in-person screenings in New York City and virtual/online for at-home enjoyment proved a success for the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. The 20th Fest announced their Jury Competition Award Winners on June 17th, with honorees that included Games and Podcasts for the first time.

Film Review: Illuminating! On-Air Review of ‘The Sparks Brothers’

Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 19, 2021 - 9:04am

CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on The Eddie Volkman Show on WSSR-FM (Star 96.7 Joliet, Illinois) on June 18th, 2021, reviewing the new documentary “The Sparks Brothers,” opening in theaters on June 18th, 2021.

Film Review: Wives Tale! On-Air Review of ‘HItman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’

Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 17, 2021 - 8:14pm

CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on June 17th, 2021, reviewing the new film “Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard,” in theaters beginning June 16th.

Film News: 2021 Chicago Doc10 Opens June 17 with ‘Summer of Soul’

Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 17, 2021 - 9:28am

CHICAGO –The City of Chicago’s influence as a Film Town is one of its greatest strengths. Doc10, a ten documentary film fest mostly at the Northside’s Davis Theater, opens Thursday, June 17th, 2021. For information on the line-up and tickets, click here.

Film News: Chicago’s FACETS In-Person & Virtual Film Camps, June 23 to Aug 27, 2021

Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 16, 2021 - 5:37pm

CHICAGO – It’s summer camp time, and what better destination for budding cinephiles then Film Camp! FACETS cinema a variety of film classes both in-person. virtual/online and hybrids for children/teens from ages eight to 17. For more information and tuition fees, click here.

Tribeca2021: Documentaries Take Center Stage at the 20th Festival

Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 16, 2021 - 10:19am

CHICAGO – The 2021 Tribeca Film Festival continues as a hybrid mix of New York City in-person events and online access, which includes the finest documentaries of 2021. The festival takes place through June 20th. For information on joining in via passes or tickets, click TribecaFilm.com.

Tribeca2021: Variety of Films Highlight the 20th Festival

Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 14, 2021 - 10:19am

CHICAGO – The 2021 Tribeca Film Festival had its first weekend, as the hybrid mix of in-person and online events unfolded throughout New York City and the rest of the country. The festival takes place through June 20th. For information on joining in via passes or tickets, click TribecaFilm.com

Tribeca2021: 20th Film Fest Launches ‘Tribeca at Home’ Option

Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 12, 2021 - 9:08am

NEW YORK – Opening Night was this past Wednesday, June 9th, for the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. The 20th year edition will be a mix this year. New York City is opening all five boroughs for special in-person events from June 9th-20th, and the festival is offering “Tribeca at Home” for fans of cutting edge and new cinema. For information on joining in via passes or tickets, click here.

Film Review: Ain’t That America! Audio Review of ‘Holler’

Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 11, 2021 - 10:11am

CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on the new film “Holler,” an IFC Films new release about a brother and sister trying to survive in a dying factory town. In select theaters and through Video On Demand beginning June 11th, 2021.

TV Review: Literary/Film Influences Temper the Glorious Chaos of ‘Loki’

Submitted by JonHC on June 9, 2021 - 6:34pm

CHICAGO – From villain to anti-hero to homoerotic fan fiction icon, Loki has traveled a long way from the greasy-haired megalomaniac we have come to love. For most of his cinematic character development, Loki has been a foil to Thor’s massive himbo (n.: a very attractive, often beefy male who isn’t the brightest bulb, but is still able to shine because of his good-natured attitude and respect for women. Male version of a “bimbo”) energy.

Via Zoom: Filmmaker Jack C. Newell on His New Film ‘Monuments’

Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 6, 2021 - 6:18am

CHICAGO – The evolution of the “local filmmaker” always seems to be defined through where that person is. Jack C. Newell appears to not be measured by time and place, but as a filmmaker of artistic vision with a basis in love. His latest film, “Monuments,” opens June 4th, 2021, through the Gene Siskel Film Center virtual cinema.