CHICAGO – Society, or at least certain elements of society, are always looking for scapegoats to hide the sins of themselves and authority. In the so-called “great America” of the 1950s, the scapegoat target was comic books … specifically through a sociological study called “The Seduction of the Innocent.” City Lit Theater Company, in part two of a trilogy on comic culture by Mark Pracht, presents “The Innocence of Seduction … now through October 8th, 2023. For details and tickets, click COMIC BOOK.
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Film News: 2023 Doc10 Opening Night is 'Still' on Thursday, May 4
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 4, 2023 - 12:24amCHICAGO – Doc10, the yearly Chicago documentary film festival, opens on May 4th, 2023, with the magnificent new documentary about the life of Michael J. Fox entitled “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie,” directed by Davis Guggenheim, who will make an appearance and participate in a Q&A. Click MJF for more information and tickets.
Podtalk: Exec Director Erica Duffy on 2023 Midwest Film Fest Opening Night
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 29, 2023 - 3:32pmCHICAGO – It’s 2023 for the Midwest Film Festival. The Chicago institution – the only ongoing monthly film fest in the city – has their Opening night on Monday, January 30th, 2023, with a screening of the 2022 “Best of the Midwest” short films.
Film News: Chicago’s Black Harvest Film Fest Opens Nov. 4th, 2022, with ‘Black Harvest Feast’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 2, 2022 - 4:14pmCHICAGO – One of the longest running and most important Black film festivals is right here in Chicago, as the 28th edition of the Black Harvest Film Festival has Opening Night on Friday, November 4th, and runs in-person until November 20th at the Gene Siskel Film Center in the downtown Loop. For Opening Night details and ticket information, 28th BHFF OPENING.
Film News: 'Period Drama' is Top Film at 2022 ‘Best of the Midwest’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 2, 2022 - 8:51amCHICAGO – The “Best of the Midwest,” the Awards Ceremony of Chicago’s Midwest Film Festival, were presented on November 3rd, 2022, at CineCity Studios in Chicago. The Grand Prize film was the short “Period Drama,” a clever twist on a woman’s coming of age. Emma Thatcher was a two-trophy BMA recipient, garnering Best Actress and Best Director for her debut feature “Provo.”
Via Zoom: Raul Benitez on ‘After Dark’ at 58th Chicago Intl. Film Fest, Opening Night with ‘Sick’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 12, 2022 - 12:40pmCHICAGO – One of the more popular series at the 58th Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) – with Opening Night on October 12th, 2022 – is the After Dark series. The title screams horror films, but the series also focuses on outliers in categories such as sci-fi, fantasy and the just plain bizarre. Raul Benitez … the programmer of After Dark …
Film News: Films, Tickets & More for 58th Chicago International Film Festival, Oct. 12-23. 2022
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 22, 2022 - 11:12amCHICAGO – The vital information for the 58th Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) was released this week, including the COMPLETE FILM SCHEDULE, general TICKET PURCHASE info and
2022Doc10: ‘Nalvany’ Inspired by Current Headlines at Doc10
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 22, 2022 - 8:19am- 2022
- A House Made of Splinters
- Chicago Media Project
- CMP
- Daniel Roher
- Davis Theater
- Descendant
- Diane Becker
- DOC10
- Film News
- Fire of Love
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Let the Little Light Shine
- Nalvany
- Nothing Lasts Forever
- Patrick McDonald
- RIOTSVILLE USA
- Shane Boris
- Short Films
- The Janes
- The Territory
- We Feed People
CHICAGO – Doc10, the yearly Chicago documentary film festival, is on the FINAL DAY on May 22nd, 2022, with the films (click links) NALVALNY (1pm, see below), A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS (4pm), and WE FEED
2022Doc10: ‘Let the Little Light Shine’ Illuminates at Doc10
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 20, 2022 - 11:38pm- 2022
- A House Made of Splinters
- Chicago Media Project
- CMP
- Davis Theater
- Descendant
- DOC10
- Film News
- Fire of Love
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Kevin Shaw
- Let the Little Light Shine
- Nalvany
- Nothing Lasts Forever
- Patrick McDonald
- Rachel Dickson
- RIOTSVILLE USA
- Short Films
- The Janes
- The Territory
- We Feed People
CHICAGO – Doc10, the yearly Chicago documentary film festival, is on DAY THREE on May 21st, 2022, with the films (click links) LET THE LITTLE LIGHT SHINE (1pm, see below), RIOTSVILLE USA (4pm), THE TERRITORY (6:30pm), and FIRE OF LOVE (9pm).
2022Doc10: ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’ is the Latest Gem at Doc10
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 20, 2022 - 12:18pmCHICAGO – Doc10, the yearly Chicago documentary film festival, is on DAY TWO on May 20th, 2022, with the films (click links) DESCENDANT (7pm), and the recommendation of the day NOTHING LASTS FOREVER (9pm).
Film News: 2022 Doc10 Opening Night is 'The Janes' on May 19
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 18, 2022 - 3:55pmCHICAGO – Doc10, the annual Chicago ten-film-documentary festival, opens on May 19th, 2022, with a ripped-from-the-headlines event. “The Janes” is the story of a Chicago collective from the late 1960s to early ‘70s that provided abortions in the pre-Roe v. Wade era. Click DOC10 for details and the complete list of films.
