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CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on March 21st, 2024, reviewing the new streaming series “Manhunt” – based on the bestseller by James L. Swanson – currently streaming on Apple TV+.
Podtalk: Director Kelly Reichardt New Film is ‘Showing Up’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 5, 2023 - 9:48pm
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Michelle Williams in ‘Showing Up,’ Co-Written/Directed by Kelly Reichardt
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Director Kelly Reichardt On Set During the Filming of ‘First Cow’
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”Showing Up” will be in theaters on April 7th. Featuring Michelle Williams, Hong Chau, Judd Hirsch, Maryann Plunkett and John Magaro. Written by Kelly Reichhardt and Jonathan Raymond. Directed by Kelly Reichhardt. Rated “R”
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CHICAGO – The acclaimed director Kelly Reichardt has been an influencer in cinema since her debut film “River of Grass” in 1994. Her multi-award winning films include “Wendy and Lucy” (2008), “Meek’s Cutoff” (2010) and “First Cow” (2019). Her most recent film, set to release April 7th, is “Showing Up.”
Long time Reichardt collaborator Michelle Williams portrays Lizzy, an academic sculptor artist in Oregon (where Reichardt sets her films) who is getting some recognition feelers from New York City. But for the moment she lives a spartan life in an artist’s community, aided by her colleague and landlord Jo (Hong Chau), and her continued connection to her divorced parents Bill (Judd Hirsch) and Jean (Maryann Plunkett). When her brother Sean (John Magaro) has an episode related to his ongoing bi-polar disorder, one of the Lizzy’s most important gallery shows is heading towards disruption.
Michelle Williams in ‘Showing Up,’ Co-Written/Directed by Kelly Reichardt
Photo credit: A24
Kelly Reichardt is an admired cinema artist who has continued to refine her style and voice in her several decade career. Her passion for photography led her to filmmaking, and her 1994 debut “River of Grass” was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, and appeared on many top ten lists. Immediately afterward, when she found funding difficult, she turned to short films until breaking through again with “Old Joy” in 2006 and the acclaimed “Wendy and Lucy” two years later, which was her first collaboration (of four films) with Michelle Williams. Her deliberate filmmaker style creates rich characters and scenic beauty, and it continues with her story of art and academia within “Showing Up.”
Director Kelly Reichardt On Set During the Filming of ‘First Cow’
Photo credit: A24
In Part One of a Podtalk with Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com, co-writer and director Kelly Reichardt talks about “Showing Up,” including a very funny but very humanistic perspective on art …
In Part Two, should the first question in this segment be asked? Tune in and find out …
 | By PATRICK McDONALD |
