CHICAGO – It began with a boy and his dream (nightmare?). John LaFlamboy, to be exact, as he took an idea he had in college and made it his life’s work. He owns and operates the HellsGate Haunted House in Lockport (Illinois), which was designed, built and put together by Haunted House experts expressly for the spookiest month of the year. For info on how to purchase tickets, click HellsGate.
Jamie Anne Allman
Interview: Director Brian Jun Uncovers ‘Joint Body’ at Midwest Independent Film Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 29, 2012 - 8:48pmCHICAGO – Director Brian Jun is a veteran filmmaker, having completed his third feature, and this will be the second time his work has been showcased at the Midwest Independent Film Festival. His film “Joint Body” will be at the festival on Tuesday, May 1st, at the Landmark Century Cinema in Chicago.
Interviews: Jamie Anne Allman, Director Joe Maggio on ‘The Last Rites of Joe May’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 6, 2011 - 4:53pmCHICAGO – One of the nice surprises of the Chicago International Film Festival was the opening night presence of a true Chicago-based film. “The Last Rites of Joe May” stars Dennis Farina as an aging small-time hood, taken in by single mother Jenny Rapp, portrayed by Jamie Anne Allman. The production was directed with sublime power by Joe Maggio.
Film Review: Dennis Farina is Absolved in ‘The Last Rites of Joe May’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 27, 2011 - 8:46amCHICAGO – The Chicago born-and-bred actor Dennis Farina has had many opportunities in his career to distinguish himself in a variety of roles, but never has he carried a film as well as his turn in the recent “The Last Rites of Joe May.” Farina imbues the title character with raw emotion, feral toughness and a touch of fear.
Film News: 2011 Chicago International Film Festival Opens With ‘The Last Rites of Joe May’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 7, 2011 - 2:02amCHICAGO – The red carpet was put to good use on the opening night of the 2011 Chicago International Film Festival on October 6th. The 47th annual edition of the two week festival featured stars Dennis Farina, Gary Cole and Jamie Anne Allman walking the carpet before the showing of their film “The Last Rites of Joe May.”
