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Interview: Filmmaker Lonnie Edwards to be Honored at ‘Hollywood on State’ in...
CHICAGO– Tonight is the 89th Academy Awards, and Hollywood will honor their own in the annual lavish ceremony. In Chicago, there will be a similar celebration, as the Gene Siskel Film Center is...
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Film News: 20th Chicago European Union Film Festival Opens at Gene Siskel...
CHICAGO– From March 3rd to the 30th, the 20th Chicago European Union Film Festival (CEUFF) of 2017 will unfurl at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago. The Opening Night Film is from Malta – and...
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Exclusive Portrait, Audio: Kevin Spacey, Recipient of Gene Siskel Center...
CHICAGO– There is no better “renaissance man” as an actor and performer than Oscar Winner Kevin Spacey. He was the recipient the Gene Siskel Center “Renaissance Award” on May 13th, 2017. As a triple...
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Red-Carpet Exclusive Portrait, Audio: Jeremy Piven for Gene Siskel Center...
CHICAGO– Actor Jeremy Piven came home to Chicago on May 13th, 2017, to moderate the Gene Siskel Center Renaissance Award tribute to actor Kevin Spacey. Piven, who grew up in nearby Evanston, Ill., has...
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Film News: ‘La Choses De La Vie’ in French Film Series at Gene Siskel Center...
CHICAGO– The Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago is in the midst of a series called “Journeys Through French Cinema.” The theme is based on filmmaker/film historian...
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Interview, Audio: ‘An Atramentous Mind’ at Chicago’s Black Harvest Film Fest...
CHICAGO– What happens when one of the more prominent filmmakers in Chicago of the last five years meets a up-and-coming female director? They get together to make a statement in a short film. “An...
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Film News: Newly Renovated Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago Reopens on Jan...
CHICAGO– The lights of State Street will be a bit brighter on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018 as the Gene Siskel Film Center reopens after five weeks of renovations. New seating, carpeting and wiring was put into...
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Podtalk: Michael Galinsky’s ‘All the Rage’ at Gene Siskel Film Center on Jan....
CHICAGO– Dealing with pain has become almost an obsession with Americans. Between over the counter sales of pain relievers, doctor visits and the prescription abuse of painkillers, a crisis has come...
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Film News: 28th Festival of Films from Iran at Gene Siskel Film Center...
CHICAGO– In the last seven years, the work of Iranian director Asghar Farhadi has emerged internationally. His Oscar-winning film “A Separation” (2011) and “The Salesman” (2016) has launched his...
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Film Review: Zen and the Art of Cinema in ‘24 Frames’
CHICAGO– The legendary Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami (“Certified Copy”) passed away in 2016, but he left one more meditation on cinema and illusion, in the artistic “24 Frames.” Yes, it refers to...
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Film News: Last Week for Chicago European Union Film Fest, Finale is ‘The...
CHICAGO– There is one week to go in one of the country’s most comprehensive Eurocentric cinema event, the 21st Chicago European Union (EU) Film Festival at the Gene Siskel Film Center. It wraps up with...
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Red-Carpet Interview: Gene Siskel Film Center Honors Ethan Hawke
CHICAGO– Ethan Hawke has made 2018 his year, and on June 7th the Gene Siskel Film Center of Chicago recognized his recent artistic achievements and his career by honoring him with their annual...
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Podtalk: Co-Director Tommy Haines of ‘Saving Brinton,’ Opening in Chicago on...
CHICAGO– In the early years of film and filmmaking, from approximately 1890 through 1930, an astounding 75% of films produced are considered “lost,” with no surviving reels, never to be seen again....
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Film Review: The Artist’s Obsession in ‘Gauguin: Voyage to Tahiti’
CHICAGO– The art masters, and the masterpieces they have created, become a background culture in our lives… even if we don’t necessarily know the artist. Paul Gauguin is one of those...
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Film News: Chicago’s 2018 Black Harvest Film Festival Opening Night is August...
CHICAGO– One of the Windy City’s greatest annual cultural events will open its 2018 edition at the Gene Siskel Film Center. The 24th Black Harvest Film Festival runs from August 4th through 30th, 2018,...
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Film News: Chicago’s 2018 Black Harvest Film Festival Closes with ‘Fear of a...
CHICAGO– The month long celebration that is the 2018 Black Harvest Film Festival is coming to a close on August 30th with a special revival screening of 1993’s “Fear of a Black Hat.” The...
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Film News: Appearances by Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com, Sep. 8 &...
CHICAGO– HollywoodChicago.com will be on the road in the Windy City this weekend, as Patrick McDonald (Editor and Film Writer) makes two appearances in different venues. The first will be a “Power...
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Film News: 1st Cortadito Short Film Fest at Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center...
CHICAGO– The jewel of Chicago’s cinema community, the Gene Siskel Film Center, will have a latin flair on Saturday, September 22nd, 2018, when its “Panorama Latinx” outreach program presents the...
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Podtalk: Mike Houlihan for 4th Irish Movie Hooley at Gene Siskel Film Center,...
CHICAGO– What is an Irish “Hooley”? What do you think? It’s just another name for a good old shamrock shindig. Founder/Producer Mike Houlihan, the Gene Siskel Film Center and Hibernian Transmedia...
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Film News: Chicago Premiere of ‘Banana Season’ at Gene Siskel Film Center,...
CHICAGO– The Gene Siskel Film Center is screening a Chicago premiere, and it’s the debut director effort of producer/cinematographer Sanghoon Lee. “Banana Season” is the story of friendship and...
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