CHICAGO – In anticipation of the scariest week of the year, HollywoodChicago.com launches its 2024 Movie Gifts series, which will suggest DVDs and collections for holiday giving.
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Podtalk: Director Michael Caplan of the Documentary ‘Algren’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 1, 2021 - 7:16am- A Walk on the Wild Side
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CHICAGO – When Michael Caplan began his journey creating the film biography of legendary Chicago author Nelson Algren, he was a self-described “fan” but not much else. After spending several years with the man who wrote “The Man with the Golden Arm,” Michael Caplan has certainly got to know him well.
Audio Film Review: Man With the Golden Pen! Review of ‘Algren’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 19, 2021 - 4:12pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on the new documentary film “Algren” – regarding iconic Chicago author and character, Nelson Algren – in select theaters and through Video on Demand.!—break—>
Blu-ray Review: Criterion Edition of James Stewart’s ‘Anatomy of a Murder’
Submitted by BrianTT on March 5, 2012 - 1:06pmCHICAGO – Otto Preminger’s “Anatomy of a Murder” is a film that certainly still entertains modern audiences but should best be considered in light of when it came out in theaters. In 1959, courtroom dramas weren’t nearly as prevalent as they are in the era of “Law & Order” and discussions of rape and murder were not yet common in film. It may be hard for young audiences to believe but this spectacular film truly pushed the envelope of what could be done in a film like it and creatively succeeded in every way.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 5 Chicago Passes to ‘Carmen Jones’ For Fox’s 75th Anniversary
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on September 7, 2010 - 12:55pmCHICAGO – In our latest classic film edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 5 admit-two passes up for grabs to the special Chicago screening of 1954’s “Carmen Jones” for Fox’s 75th anniversary!