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.
The Front Runner
On-Set Photo: Dale Robinette Clicks a Pic for ‘The Front Runner’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 21, 2018 - 7:51amCHICAGO – When we first met photographer Dale Robinette (click here) he had just taken one of the most iconic movie photos of the last ten years. Well, his work as “Unit Still Photographer” goes on, and he recently contacted HollywoodChicago.com to share one of his on-set photos from “The Front Runner,” which opened in Chicago last week.
Podtalk: Director Jason Reitman Votes for ‘The Front Runner’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 16, 2018 - 9:46amCHICAGO – The year 1988 marked a border crossing in the way that the media covered national candidates. Senator Gary Hart seemed destined for president, until a extramarital relationship with Donna Rice became the focus of media attention. Director Jason Reitman tells the story in a new film, “The Front Runner.”
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Passes to ‘The Front Runner’ With Hugh Jackman
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on November 9, 2018 - 2:05pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new film “The Front Runner” starring Hugh Jackman!
Photos: 54th Chicago International Film Festival Ends with Ruth E. Carter & ‘The Front Runner’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 22, 2018 - 10:59am- 2018
- 54th
- Black Panther
- Black Perspectives
- Chicago International Film Festival
- Costume Designer
- Documentary
- Gala Presentations
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Hugh Jackman
- International Competition
- J.K. Simmons
- Jason Reitman
- Joe Arce
- Juno
- Michael Kutza
- New Directors
- Patrick McDonald
- Photos
- Regina Taylor
- Ruth E. Carter
- Selma
- The Front Runner
- Vera Farmiga
- World Cinema
CHICAGO – That’s a wrap. The 54th Chicago International Film Festival ended on Sunday October 21st, 2018, with a screening of “The Front Runner,” directed by Jason Reitman (who made an appearance). Also on Saturday, the Black Perspectives event was a career overview of Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter, who contributed to “Black Panther” and “Selma,” among many others.
Film News: CLOSING NIGHT film of 54th Chicago International Film Festival is ‘The Front Runner’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 21, 2018 - 4:25amCHICAGO – It all comes down to the last night, and what a closer on Sunday, October 21st, 2018 for the 54th Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF). “The Front Runner,” featuring Hugh Jackman and J.K. Simmons, and directed by Jason Reitman (“Juno”), will bring down the curtain on the Fest.