CHICAGO – It is Chicago where New York City native Harry Wood is debuting his first play, entitled “Roast,” through The Comrades theater company at the Greenhouse Theater Center. The comic drama, about a gathering of stand up comics and relatives to “roast” – rather than eulogize – a deceased fellow comedian, is a World Premiere that runs through August 18th, 2019. For tickets and more information, click here.
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Film News: Elevated Films Chicago Presents ‘Saint Frances’ on June 13th, 2019
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 13, 2019 - 5:26pmCHICAGO – After making its sensational opening night local debut at the Chicago Critics Film Festival in May, the film “Saint Frances” – directed by Alex Thompson and written by (also lead actor) Kelly O’Sullivan – will kick off the the fifth season of the Elevated Films Chicago series on Thursday, June 13th (7:30pm), at the Ace Hotel Chicago. For more information and tickets, click here.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of Passes to SXSW Hit ‘Obvious Child’ With Jenny Slate
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CHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 40 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new SXSW, Sundance Film Festival and Chicago Critics Film Festival hit “Obvious Child” featuring a star-making performance from Jenny Slate!
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of 6-Packs to 2014 Chicago Critics Film Festival at Music Box Theatre
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CHICAGO – Exclusive! Free festival 6-packs! In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of festival 6-packs up for grabs to the second-annual Chicago Critics Film Festival (CCFF) at the Music Box Theatre from the Chicago Film Critics Association!
Film Review: ‘A Teacher’ Explores Torrid Student Obsession with Unexplained Adult Regression
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on August 26, 2013 - 2:08amCHICAGO – We often go to the movies to suspend real life and explore what we think about doing but won’t or would do but can’t. Have you ever fallen for a much younger man or woman? Have you ever had a secret affair with someone at work? Have you ever obsessed over someone you shouldn’t?
Film Review: Joseph Kahn’s Self-Funded Josh Hutcherson Indie ‘Detention’ Deserves Cult-Hit Status
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on April 13, 2012 - 9:26pmCHICAGO – Don’t be duped by Joseph Kahn’s insultingly unintelligent trailer for his new ADHD high school slasher/comedy “Detention”. Rather than prematurely blowing his load with the film’s crème de la crème in a two-minute trailer, he’s done the reverse.
Film News: ‘Source Code’ With Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan to Open SXSW
Submitted by BrianTT on March 10, 2011 - 12:35pmCHICAGO – A highly-anticipated film with a fantastic Chicago connection has been chosen to open the South by Southwest Film Festival this Friday, Mar. 11, 2011. Shot and set in Chicago with location shoots in Downer’s Grove, Skokie, LaGrange Park, Orland Park, and Millennium Park, “Source Code” highlights the city as it presents a sci-fi thriller.
Feature: Bring the SXSW Film Festival Home With IFC Direct on Demand
Submitted by BrianTT on April 1, 2009 - 1:57pmCHICAGO – Most film fans don’t have the time, money, or connections to get to film festivals in their own city, much less ones that take place out of town. The festival circuit has created many an independent film hit but most of them don’t make their way to even Chicago much less the small towns of America. Now you can bring the film festival experience home with IFC Direct.
