CHICAGO – Theatrical satires of the Star Wars Universe are like the number of TV series the universe has wrought … too many to figure out if anything is worthwhile. But “Trade Federation” (subtitled “Or Let’s Explore Globalization Through the Star Wars Prequels”), presented by Otherworld Theatre in Wrigleyville Chicago, gets it right on.
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Red-Carpet Video Interviews: Kevin Costner, Anthony Mackie & ‘Black or White’ Filmmaker Mike Binder
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on January 9, 2015 - 11:35pmCHICAGO – HollywoodChicago.com publisher Adam Fendelman interviews Oscar winner Kevin Costner, Anthony Mackie (Falcon in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”) and director Mike Binder at the Chicago red carpet premiere of “Black or White”.
Red-Carpet Video & Photo: Woody Allen in Chicago for ‘Magic in the Moonlight’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on July 21, 2014 - 10:11pmCHICAGO – A neurotic New Yorker, Woody Allen has been a fixture in Hollywood for more than 50 years. After racking up 73 writing credits and 50 in the director’s chair, Allen returned to Chicago on July 19, 2014 to walk the red carpet for his new romantic dramedy “Magic in the Moonlight”.
Exclusive Video: Red-Carpet Premiere of Roger Ebert’s ‘Life Itself’ in Chicago
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on July 1, 2014 - 3:09pmCHICAGO – The only thing Roger Ebert loved more than movies and his wife, Chaz, was “Life Itself”. The riveting new documentary, which opens on Friday, July 4, 2014, premiered in red-carpet Chicago style on June 30, 2014. HollywoodChicago.com publisher Adam Fendelman interviewed Chaz Ebert and the film’s director, Steve James (“Hoop Dreams”).
Red-Carpet Video Interviews: ‘Divergent’ Stars Shailene Woodley & Theo James, Author Veronica Roth
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on March 5, 2014 - 9:34pmCHICAGO – It’s only fitting that part one of this major film franchise would red-carpet premiere in Chicago. After all, “Divergent” was filmed here (along with at Cinespace Chicago Film Studios) and its author Veronica Roth went to high school (Barrington High School) and college (Northwestern University) here.
