Events

First Tuesdays with The Midwest Independent Film Festival continue with the powerful autobiographical documentary In the Family, screening on Tuesday, June 3rd at Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema, beginning at 6 p.m. A question-and-answer session will follow with writer/director Joanna Rudnick, producer Beth Iams, editor Leslie Simmer and executive producer and Kartemquin founder Gordon Quinn.

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 4.5 out of 5.0 review of the new Mike Judge (the preeminent creator of cartoon legends “Beavis & Butt-Head” and “King of the Hill”) animated short film compilation:

HollywoodChicago.com critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 2.5 out of 5.0 review of the new musical “Avenue Q” at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre:

Patrick McDonald wrote:There is an old show-business saying that a “cheap laugh is better than no laugh”. “Avenue Q” practically bases its whole show on that adage. Still, the audience had a rollicking good time with the premise.

HollywoodChicago.com critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his review of the new musical “Shout! The Mod Musical”:

Adam Fendelman wrote:The musical is the story of five fab women in London being liberated as children of the swinging 60s with the hair, heart and soul of the twist-and-shout generation.