CHICAGO – Excelsior! Comic book legend Stan Lee’s famous exclamation puts a fine point on the third and final play of Mark Pracht’s FOUR COLOR TRILOGY, “The House of Ideas,” presented by and staged at City Lit Theater in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. For tickets/details, click HOUSE OF IDEAS.
Forrest Whitaker
Interview: Actor David Oyelowo Presides Over ‘A United Kingdom’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 4, 2017 - 7:17pm- A United Kingdom
- Africa
- Ava DuVernay
- Botswana
- David Oyelowo
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- England
- Forrest Whitaker
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Interview
- Jessica Oyelowo
- Lincoln
- Middle of Nowhere
- Nigeria
- Oxford
- Patrick McDonald
- Rosamund Pike
- Ruth Khama
- Selma
- Seretse Khama
- The Butler
CHICAGO – Actor David Oyelowo is very familiar with portraying a man of consequence put into a difficult leadership role. In 2014, he took on the role of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in “Selma.” Currently, he is in theaters with “A United Kingdom,” which tells the story of an African prince who led his country to a new mindset in the 1950s.
Movie News: Preview Night For 2010 Chicago International Film Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 22, 2010 - 11:50amCHICAGO – The 2010 Chicago International Film Festival kicked off it’s 46th year with a preview party last night at the Lucky Strike Lounge, next to the location where all the films will be shown, AMC River East 21 on Illinois Street. Founder and Artistic Director Michael Kutza introduced staff members who highlighted the various cinema categories offered by the festival, and then presented a roster of notable films to be shown.