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.
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Interview, Audio: Sabaah Folayan & Damon Davis of ‘Whose Streets?’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 8, 2017 - 9:44amCHICAGO – The historic 2014 street killing by law enforcement of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. – and the subsequent deflection by the police – continues to resonate. “Whose Streets?” is a new documentary about the incident and aftermath, and it marks the debut of co-directors Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis.
Film News: Chicago’s DOC10 Fest Presents ‘Whose Streets?’ on Mar. 31, 2017
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 31, 2017 - 12:32pmCHICAGO – The 2017 DOC10 Film Festival, now in its second year in Chicago, is spotlighting an incendiary and inspiring documentary for its March 31st showcase presentation at the Davis Theatre. “Whose Streets?” is a chronicle of the events in Ferguson, Missouri, in the wake of the killing of African American teenager Michael Brown by white police officer Darren Wilson. The film explores the coming together of community and the injustice within the Ferguson law enforcement system. For complete details and to purchase tickets for “Whose Streets?”, and other documentaries at DOC10 through Sunday, April 2nd, click here.
Interviews: Filmmakers Lonnie Edwards, Robert Carnilius at the 2015 Chicago Black Harvest Film Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 7, 2015 - 5:36pmCHICAGO – The 21st edition of the Black Harvest Film Festival will open on August 8th, 2015, at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago. Through film and video, the festival explores the stories, images, heritage and history of the black experience in the United States and around the world. Two passionate short film examples of the festival mission are found in a couple of Chicago filmmakers, Lonnie Edwards (“A Ferguson Story”) and Robert Carnilius (“How to Catch a Criminal”).
Blu-ray News: ‘Bond 50’ Available For Pre-Order Today
Submitted by TimBMartens on January 10, 2012 - 6:20pmCHICAGO – Think you are a big Bond fan? Think you know all there is to know about 007? Well, if so, there is a Blu-Ray collection that you will definitely want to pre-order today. “Bond 50” is a new Blu-Ray collection celebrating the Golden Anniversary of the first Bond film, “Dr. No,” and all the films that followed.
