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.
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Via Zoom: Sophia Wong Boccio on Hong Kong Films in October 2021 for Asian Pop-Up Cinema
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 2, 2021 - 3:00pmCHICAGO – The Season 13 “second half” of Chicago’s Asian Pop Up Cinema (APUC) will focus on several Hong Kong films, leading up to the Season 13 Closing Night (“Limbo”). Click each film to link for more info and tickets.
Podtalk: Michael Kutza of 54th Chicago International Film Festival in ‘A Tribute to Colleen Moore’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 20, 2018 - 7:08am- 1960s
- A Star is Born
- A Tribute To
- CEO
- Chicago International Film Festival
- Colleen Moore
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- Dollhouse
- Founder
- Gala Presentations
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- International Competition
- Interview
- Irv Kupcinet
- Michael Kutza
- New Directors
- Patrick McDonald
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- Silent Films
- Spencer Tracy
- The Power and the Glory
CHICAGO – The Founder and CEO of the Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) is Michael Kutza. In 1964, when he had the idea for the festival, legendary Chicago Sun-Times columnist Irv Kupcinet suggested a person who could help start the festivities. That person was silent film-era movie star Colleen Moore.
Podtalk: Brent Kado, Founder of Chicago Independent Film & TV Festival, April 28-29, 2018
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 26, 2018 - 10:29amCHICAGO – Another spring film festival is blossoming up in the Rogers Park neighborhood, the Chicago Independent Film & TV Festival (CIFF). This is the first one, and its goal is to highlight local, U.S. and international indie films from all styles of creators. The festival takes place on Saturday, April 28th and Sunday, April 29th, 2018, at The New 400 Theater and Damen (Loyola University) Cinema, and all the information regarding the weekend fest can be accessed by clicking here.