CHICAGO – The late playwright August Wilson left a gift to the world in the form of his “American Century Cycle,” a series of plays each individually set in a decade of the 20th Century, focusing on the black experience. Chicago’s Goodman Theatre presents Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,” now through May 19th, 2024 (click here).
The Man with the Golden Arm
Podtalk: Director Michael Caplan of the Documentary ‘Algren’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 1, 2021 - 8:16am- A Walk on the Wild Side
- Algren
- Chicago
- Chicago: City on the Make
- Columbia College
- First Run Features
- Frank Sinatra
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
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- Michael Caplan
- Nelson Algren
- Otto Preminger
- Patrick McDonald
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- The Man with the Golden Arm
- The Neon Wilderness
- The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me
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 - 5:12pmCHICAGO – 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.
