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Film Feature: 48th Annual Chicago International Film Festival Highlights,...
CHICAGO– As the 48th Annual Chicago International Film Festival reaches its halfway point with its enormously anticipated centerpiece screening of Tom Tykwer, Andy and Lana Wachowski’s star-studded...
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Slideshow: Al Pacino, Christopher Walken at Opening of 48th Chicago...
Previous | Image 1 of 8 | NextCHICAGO– It was true star power as the 48th Chicago International Film Festival kicked off on October 11th, 2012. The Opening Night film was “Stand Up Guys,” and appearing...
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Film Feature: 48th Annual Chicago International Film Festival Highlights,...
CHICAGO– In its final days, the 48th Annual Chicago International Film Festival is poised to close with a glorious bang. Chicago native Robert Zemeckis (of “Back to the Future” and “Forrest Gump” fame)...
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Film News: Tom Tykwer, Wachowskis Attend ‘Cloud Atlas’ at Chicago...
CHICAGO– On October 17th, the 48th Annual Chicago International Film Festival welcomed three of the most adventurous directors in modern cinema. The celebrated German auteur Tom Tykwer was joined on...
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Film News: ‘Holy Motors’ is Top Film at 2012 Chicago International Film Festival
CHICAGO– The 2012 48th Annual Chicago International Film Festival and Michael Kutza, Founder and Artistic Director, announced the competition award winners at a ceremony in the ballroom of the...
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Interview: Matthew Rhys Red Carpet for ‘The Scapegoat’ at Chicago...
CHICAGO– The new film “The Scapegoat” made a premiere splash at the 48th Chicago International Film Festival, with lead actor Matthew Rhys – of TV’s “Brothers & Sisters” – and director Charles...
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Interview: Helen Hunt Red Carpet for ‘The Sessions’ at Chicago International...
CHICAGO– Oscar winning actress Helen Hunt has emerged recently with the lead role in “The Sessions,” in which she portrays a sex therapist counseling a handicapped man played by John Hawkes. The Junior...
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Interviews: City, State Filmmakers Talk Short Films at Chicago International...
CHICAGO– One of the great nights of the Chicago International Film Festival is the “City & State” Short Film program, as local filmmakers from Chicago and the State of Illinois present their work....
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Interview: Viola Davis Red Carpet at Chicago International Film Festival
CHICAGO– Consummate – in both performance style and manner – is a perfect descriptive for actor Viola Davis. The Oscar nominee for “Doubt” and “The Help” is in the hottest period of her career right...
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Interview: Robert Zemeckis Red Carpet at Chicago International Film Festival...
CHICAGO– One of the great American directors of audience favorite movies is Chicagoan Robert Zemeckis. Known primarily for his “Back to the Future” trilogy, Zemeckis has broken new ground with his...
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Interview: Co-Directors Sarah Burns, David McMahon of ‘The Central Park Five’
CHICAGO– It was Sarah Burns, the daughter of legendary documentarian Ken Burns, that brought the passion for her first project with her famous father, along with husband and co-director David McMahon....
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Film Review: Alan Cumming Shines in Heartbreaking ‘Any Day Now’
CHICAGO– Travis Fine’s “Any Day Now” is an old-fashioned social problem film painted in the broadest of strokes. Fairly early on, the audience is faced with two choices: either resist the film’s...
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Interview: John Francis Daley of ‘Bones’ Opens the CineYouth Festival in Chicago
CHICAGO– The annual CineYouth Festival in Chicago opened on May 9th with a very special guest – John Francis Daley – who is an actor (“Bones,” “Freaks and Geeks”) screenwriter (“Horrible Bosses”) and...
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Film News: First Wave of 2013 Chicago International Film Festival Titles...
CHICAGO– The 2013 Chicago International Film Festival is almost here and the programmers have unveiled their first slate of titles, including hits from other festivals like “Blue is the Warmest Color,”...
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Film News: 2013 Chicago International Film Festival Schedule Announced
CHICAGO– The Chicago International Film Festival revealed their schedule for the 2013 incarnation, which runs from Oct. 10-24, 2013, and it’s their most impressive in years, including new works by...
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Feature: 2013 Chicago International Film Festival Highlights, Part One
CHICAGO– The 49th Annual Chicago International Film Festival starts tonight, October 10, 2013, with a tribute to Roger Ebert and the premiere of James Gray’s “The Immigrant,” starring Joaquin Phoenix...
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Slideshow: Exclusive Portraits of 2013 Chicago International Film Festival...
Previous | Image 1 of 4 | NextOpening Night! Director James Gray of ‘The Immigrant.’CHICAGO– It was a spectacular opening night for the 49th Chicago International Film Festival on October 10th, 2013....
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Slideshow: Exclusive Portraits of 2013 Chicago International Film Festival...
Previous | Image 1 of 3 | NextOscar Winner Jennifer Hudson of ‘The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete.’CHICAGO– Black Perspectives Night is in its 17th year at the Chicago International Film...
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Feature: 2013 Chicago International Film Festival Highlights, Part Two
CHICAGO– We’re sure that our loyal readers have been busy at the excellent 49th Chicago International Film Festival but the event is far from over. What should you see in the next three days? What are...
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Interview: Raheel Raza of ‘Honor Diaries’ at the Chicago International Film...
CHICAGO– The issue of women’s rights in Muslim majority countries in the Middle East and elsewhere is often overshadowed by the other back-and-forth circumstances in relationship to Western countries....
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