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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Film News: ‘The Sunday Sessions’ at Gene Siskel Film Center on Jan. 16, 2019
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 11, 2019 - 4:21pmCHICAGO – 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 Sessions” – a film about so-called “gay conversion” therapy from the inside – will screen on Friday, January 11th, 2018. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.
Podtalk: Joel Edgerton & Garrard Conley for ‘Boy Erased’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 8, 2018 - 12:57pmCHICAGO – In “Boy Erased,” the story is based on a memoir by Garrard Conley, about his experiences going through “gay conversion” therapy… that exists to change a gay person to a straight person. Director/actor Joel Edgerton adapted Conley’s book, and created a heart-breaking film of real American institutions that try to deny nature.
Film Review: A Star is Re-Examined in ‘Making Montgomery Clift’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 3, 2018 - 10:50pmCHICAGO – Montgomery “Monty” Clift was an enigma as a “movie star” from the minute his image reflected from the silver screen. Dark and intense, he exhibited a inner ferocity that was unmatched from any other actor of his era, including Marlon Brando. Because of the enigma, his persona has often been mischaracterized, and he died young in his mid-forties. His nephew Robert Anderson Clift seeks to revitalize the authentic Monty in the new documentary “Making Montgomery Clift.”
Red-Carpet Talk: Opening Night of 2018 REELING LGBTQ+ Film Fest with ‘Freelancer’s Anonymous’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 25, 2018 - 11:34am- 36th
- Audio
- Bi-Sexual
- Cassandra Blair
- Chicago
- Davis Theater
- Freelancers Anonymous
- Gay
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- International Film Festival
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- Megan Cavanaugh
- Natasha Negovanlis
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CHICAGO – It was an Opening Night celebration at the 36th REELING LGBTQ+ International Film Festival on September 20th, 2018. The opener was the screwball comedy “Freelancers Anonymous,” and walking the Red Carpet was director Sonia Sebastián, writer/lead actor Lisa Cordileone, producer Eugene Sun Park and cast members Natasha Negovanlis, Megan Cavanaugh and Cassandra Blair.
Film News: 'Freelancers Anonymous' Opens 36th REELING LGBTQ+ Film Fest on Sep. 20, 2018
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 19, 2018 - 12:33pmCHICAGO – One great source of pride in the Chicago cinema community is REELING, the second oldest LGBTQ+ International Film Festival in North America, and their 36th edition is launching on Thursday, September 20th, 2018, at the Davis Theater in the Lincoln Square neighborhood. The Opening Night Film is “Freelancers Anonymous.” For details and tickets, click here.
Film Review: ‘Love, Simon’ is a Palatable Queer Film Entry That Leaves Us Wanting
Submitted by JonHC on March 18, 2018 - 7:14pm- 20th Century Fox
- Alexandra Shipp
- Becky Albertalli
- Elizabeth Berger
- Gay
- Greg Berlanti
- HollywoodChicago.com
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- Isaac Aptaker
- Jennifer Garner
- Jon Espino
- Josh Duhamel
- Katherine Langford
- Keiynan Lonsdale
- Love, Simon
- Movie Review
- Natasha Rothwell
- Nick Robinson
- Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
- Tony Hale
CHICAGO – Anyone who has ever held a big secret knows that the weight of it is usually worse than the secret itself. The only thing worse than that is when the secret you’re holding back is your true self. “Love, Simon” explores the all-too-familiar, high school coming of age story, but with the added complication of coming to terms with your sexuality and identity.
Slideshow, Audio: Photos & Interviews at Chicago’s ‘a Night with Oscar’ on March 4, 2018
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 7, 2018 - 11:11pmCHICAGO – It was super finery and ultimate glam at the Park West in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood on Academy Awards night, March 4th, 2018, where “a Night with Oscar” took place. The event, which was a benefit for Center on Halsted and presented by Comcast/NBCUniversal, combined food, drink, Red Carpet and Oscar viewing revelry with information about the support that Center on Halsted provides for the LGBTQ+ community in Chicago. The event was co-hosted by variety of local notables, including Lee Ann Trotter, who covers entertainment for the local NBC5 news.
Oscar Week: ‘a Night with Oscar’ Benefit for Center on Halsted in Chicago on March 4, 2018
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 2, 2018 - 3:04pm- a Night with Oscar
- Academy Award
- Call Me By Your Name
- Center on Halsted
- Chicago
- Comcast/NBCUniversal
- Darkest Hour
- Dunkirk
- Film News
- Gay
- Get Out
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Jimmy Kimmel
- Lady Bird
- LGBTQ+
- Oscar
- Park West
- Patrick McDonald
- Phantom Thread
- The Post
- The Shape of Water
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri
CHICAGO – Glamour, glitz, fun and the Academy Awards will be an event at the Park West in Chicago, as Comcast/NBCUniversal Presents “a Night with Oscar” on Sunday, March 4th, 2018, a benefit for Center on Halsted. The Academy Awards Viewing Party will feature a Live Red Carpet Arrival with Special Guests, Silent Auction/Raffle, Best Dressed Competition, and a full Open Bar/Buffet. For more information and link to tickets, click here.
Theater Review: Brown Paper Box Company Hosts a Monumental ‘Speech & Debate’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 19, 2018 - 3:07pmCHICAGO – “Speech & Debate,” the latest production from the mighty Brown Paper Box Company, continues their tradition of thinking outside that “box” in presenting storefront theater that makes a statement and a difference. “Speech” goes inside America by showcasing the outsiders… those who create art because they can’t get it right in real life. This non-equity Chicago stage play premiere is finely tuned and wonderfully acted, and runs through March 4th, 2018. Click here for more details, including ticket information.
Theater Review: American Theater Co.’s ‘We’re Gonna Be Okay’ Seeks Identity in Early 1960s
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 3, 2018 - 8:07pm- Adithis Chandrashekar
- American Theater Company
- Avi Roque
- Basil Kreimendahl
- Brittany Love Smith
- Cuban Missile Crisis
- Diversity
- Gay
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Identity
- John F. Kennedy
- Kelli Simpkins
- Patrick McDonald
- Penelope Walker
- Sarai Rodriguez
- Theater
- We’re Gonna Be Okay
- Will Davis
- Theater, TV, DVD & Blu-Ray
CHICAGO – The 1960s were a time of historical social transition. The movements – civil rights, feminist, gay rights – all had roots in that tumultuous decade. The Chicago premiere of Basil Kreimendahl’s “We’re Gonna Be Okay” echoes all of those movements in its characters, and collides them against the October 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. The show has a Thursday-Sunday run at the American Theater Company through March 4th, 2018. Click here for more details, including ticket information.