CHICAGO – What is one of the greatest survival instincts of the pandemic? Creativity. The Zoom web series “What Did Clyde Hide?” is the result of a creative effort from Executive Producer/Show Runner Ruth Kaufman, Producer Sandy Gulliver and Director Sean Patrick Leonard. Kaufman and Leonard talk about the series, naturally, via Zoom.!—break—>
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On-Set Photo: Dale Robinette Clicks a Pic for ‘The Front Runner’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 21, 2018 - 6:51amCHICAGO – When we first met photographer Dale Robinette (click here) he had just taken one of the most iconic movie photos of the last ten years. Well, his work as “Unit Still Photographer” goes on, and he recently contacted HollywoodChicago.com to share one of his on-set photos from “The Front Runner,” which opened in Chicago last week.
Podtalk: Director Jason Reitman Votes for ‘The Front Runner’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 16, 2018 - 8:46amCHICAGO – The year 1988 marked a border crossing in the way that the media covered national candidates. Senator Gary Hart seemed destined for president, until a extramarital relationship with Donna Rice became the focus of media attention. Director Jason Reitman tells the story in a new film, “The Front Runner.”
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Passes to ‘The Front Runner’ With Hugh Jackman
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on November 9, 2018 - 1:05pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new film “The Front Runner” starring Hugh Jackman!
Photos: 54th Chicago International Film Festival Ends with Ruth E. Carter & ‘The Front Runner’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 22, 2018 - 9:59am- 2018
- 54th
- Black Panther
- Black Perspectives
- Chicago International Film Festival
- Costume Designer
- Documentary
- Gala Presentations
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Hugh Jackman
- International Competition
- J.K. Simmons
- Jason Reitman
- Joe Arce
- Juno
- Michael Kutza
- New Directors
- Patrick McDonald
- Photos
- Regina Taylor
- Ruth E. Carter
- Selma
- The Front Runner
- Vera Farmiga
- World Cinema
CHICAGO – That’s a wrap. The 54th Chicago International Film Festival ended on Sunday October 21st, 2018, with a screening of “The Front Runner,” directed by Jason Reitman (who made an appearance). Also on Saturday, the Black Perspectives event was a career overview of Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter, who contributed to “Black Panther” and “Selma,” among many others.
Film News: CLOSING NIGHT film of 54th Chicago International Film Festival is ‘The Front Runner’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 21, 2018 - 3:25amCHICAGO – It all comes down to the last night, and what a closer on Sunday, October 21st, 2018 for the 54th Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF). “The Front Runner,” featuring Hugh Jackman and J.K. Simmons, and directed by Jason Reitman (“Juno”), will bring down the curtain on the Fest.
Film Review: ‘Logan’ Bares Its Sharp Claws & Eviscerates Us Emotionally
Submitted by JonHC on March 2, 2017 - 3:54amCHICAGO – There is a war raging in the comic book cinematic universe where filmmakers think that these kinds of films should embrace their over the top (verging on campy) nature while others think they should be darker and made deathly serious. “Logan” proves that they are both wrong as it strikes a balance between all of those elements while remaining true to the character.
Entertainment Feature: Top 20 Celebrity Portraits of 2016, By Photographer Joe Arce
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 13, 2017 - 11:16am- Alice Cooper
- Anna Kendrick
- Carrie Fisher
- David Duchovny
- Entertainment News
- Ethan Hawke
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Hugh Jackman
- Illeana Douglas
- Joe Arce
- John Legend
- Kevin Bacon
- Laura Bush
- List
- Michael J. Fox
- Patrick McDonald
- Peter Bogdanovich
- Photography
- Photos
- Pictures
- Portraits
- Scarlett Johansson
- Woody Allen
CHICAGO – The year 2016 was a dangerous one to be a famous person. In the past twelve months, one dozen of my former photo subjects passed away, celebrities who at one time or another famously posed for my lens. However, on a positive note, at least photos are forever. Or to quote the immortal words of Pee Wee Herman – “Why don’t you take a picture, it will last longer!”
Slideshow: Hugh Jackman Wows Chicago at ‘Eddie the Eagle’ Red Carpet
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 29, 2016 - 12:20pmCHICAGO – The film “Eddie the Eagle” soared at the box office this weekend, and one of the huge stars in it is Hugh Jackman, the Australian-born movie and theater icon. He was in Chicago on February 16th, 2016, to walk the Red Carpet for the film, and HollywoodChicago.com was there to both do video interviews and photograph the event.
Film Review: ‘Eddie the Eagle’ is Predictable But Pleasant Tale
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 27, 2016 - 7:37amCHICAGO – “Eddie The Eagle” is thoroughly predictable underdog story, but this picture won me over with a plucky persistence fitting for its peculiar protagonist. It’s an admittedly minor but mostly true tale of an oddball outsider overcoming overwhelming odds.
Red-Carpet Video Interviews: ‘Eddie the Eagle’ Stars Hugh Jackman, Taron Egerton
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on February 17, 2016 - 2:30pmCHICAGO – HollywoodChicago.com brings you our red-carpet interviews with the stars of the new film “Eddie the Eagle”. We speak with Hugh Jackman, Taron Egerton and director Dexter Fletcher at the Chicago premiere on Feb. 16, 2016.
