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Film News: ‘The Sunday Sessions’ at Gene Siskel Film Center on Jan. 16, 2019
CHICAGO– The art of the documentary film gets a different spin in the Gene Siskel Film Centers January series, Stranger Than Fiction. As part of this series, the Chicago Premiere of “The Sunday...
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Podtalk: Director Richard Yeagley Observes ‘The Sunday Sessions’
CHICAGO– The film ”Boy Erased” was released in November, a star-studded “based on real events” memoir film about the topic of “gay conversion therapy” (the rejected-by-the-medical-world notion of using...
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Podtalk: Production Crew & Cast of Michael Glover Smith’s ‘Rendezvous in...
CHICAGO– Filmmaking is a collaborative art, the melding of technical skill and creative energy. Proving that collaboration on a very high level is the new film “Rendezvous in Chicago,” written and...
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Podtalk: Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema Co-Presents ‘Still Human’ on May 13, 2019
CHICAGO– One of the most honored recent films of Hong Kong, “Still Human,” will have its Chicago Premiere in a co-presentation by Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema and the Hong Long Economic & Trade...
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Slideshow: Jon Favreau, Robert Downey Jr. Featured at 2019 Gene Siskel Film...
Previous | Image 1 of 4 | NextJon Favreau, recipent of the Siskel Center Renaissance Award.CHICAGO– The annual Gene Siskel Film Center Gala – benefitting the cinema jewel of Chicago’s State Street –...
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Podtalk: Judith Helfand on 'Cooked: Survival by Zip Code,' in Chicago Thru...
CHICAGO– In the Summer of 1995, there was extreme heat in the City of Chicago for seven days, with temperatures soaring over 100 degrees with high humidity. It hit the area like a tsunami, and left...
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Film News: Opening Night of Chicago's 25th Black Harvest Film Festival is...
CHICAGO– One of the longest running and most important Black film festivals is right here in Chicago, as the 25th edition of the Black Harvest Film Festival has Opening Night on Saturday, August 3rd,...
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Podtalk: Sergio Mims of Black Harvest Film Fest, Recipient of Gene Siskel...
CHICAGO– The Black Harvest Film Festival (BHFF) is an August mainstay in Chicago, ever since 1994. As the Fest currently celebrates its 25th anniversary, one of the major reasons for its longevity and...
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Film News: Closing Night of Black Harvest Film Festival is ‘Crooklyn’ on Aug....
CHICAGO– It’s been a fast four weeks, and the 25th anniversary edition of the Black Harvest Film Festival in Chicago will have its Closing Night on Thursday, August 29th, 2019, at the Gene Siskel Film...
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Interview: Huo Meng of ‘Crossing the Border’ at Asian Pop-Up Cinema, Plus...
CHICAGO– Season Nine of Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema (APUC) celebrated China on the week of September 15th, and brought in the writer/director Huo Meng to represent his film “Crossing the Border.” The...
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Interview: Seiji Tanaka & Yoji Minagawa of ‘Melancholic’ at Chicago’s Asian...
CHICAGO– Season Nine of Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema (APUC) celebrates Japan this week, and brought in the writer/director Seiji Tanaka and lead actor Yoji Minagawa to represent their film...
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Podtalk: Mike Houlihan of 5th Irish American Movie Hooley, in Chicago Sept....
CHICAGO– Since Chicago is one of the great Irish immigrant cities in the U.S., it stands to reason that a film festival would be dedicated to Irish American films, and Mike Houlihan – a local...
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Podtalk: Director Lauren Greenfield Crowns ‘The Kingmaker’
CHICAGO– It has almost become a sure fact of life that film documentaries have become a focused way to receive vital news/information. Documentarian Lauren Greenfield (“Generation Wealth”) exposes a...
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Film News: Chicago’s Music Box Theatre and Gene Siskel Film Center Offer...
CHICAGO– While the days tick away during this shut-in period, both the Music Box Theatre and the Gene Siskel Film Center recently announced that they will offer online at-home screenings of current and...
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Update: Chicago’s Music Box Theatre & Gene Siskel Film Center Expand At-Home...
CHICAGO– Both the Music Box Theatre and the Gene Siskel Film Center have expanded their at-home screenings, due to the physical theaters having to close during the pandemic quarantine. Below are the...
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Podtalk: Michael Glover Smith on His Film ‘Mercury in Retrograde’
CHICAGO– Reviving a film from local cinema treasure Michael Glover Smith is always welcome at any time, but especially now. The Gene Siskel Film Center is enhancing their “From Your Sofa”...
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UPDATE: Chicago’s Music Box Theatre and Gene Siskel Film Center At-Home...
CHICAGO– Both the Music Box Theatre and the Gene Siskel Film Center have continued their at-home screenings, due to the physical theaters having to close during the pandemic quarantine. Below are the...
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UPDATE: Chicago’s Music Box Theatre & Gene Siskel Film Center Continue...
CHICAGO– Both the Music Box Theatre and the Gene Siskel Film Center have continued their at-home screenings, due to the physical theaters having to close during the pandemic quarantine. Below are the...
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UPDATE: Chicago’s Music Box Theatre and Gene Siskel Film Center At-Home...
CHICAGO– Both the Music Box Theatre and the Gene Siskel Film Center have continued their at-home screenings, due to the physical theaters staying closed for now. Below are the updates to their current...
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Interview Flashback: Perspective Through Filmmaker Lonnie Edwards
CHICAGO– Back in 2017, I had the honor to talk to one of my favorite Chicago filmmakers, absorbing his highly tuned perspective. Lonnie Edwards broke out in 2014 with the award-winning short film...
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