CHICAGO – YIPPIE! It’s back, in the neighborhood of its roots. YippieFest 2023 will be August 4th-6th in the Lakeview/Buena Park venue of PRIDE ARTS, 4139 North Broadway in Chicago. The space is less than a half mile from the former Mary-Arrchie Theatre, whose “Abbie Hoffman Festival” was the template for the three-day performance celebration. YippieFest currently has slots for theater acts, including one-act plays, monologue, sketch, improv, vaudeville and other stage performance arts. Artists get free admission to the rest of the festival, so click YiPPIE FEST 2023 to sign up.
The Walls Come Closing In! Audio Film Review of ‘Inside’



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CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the newly released “Inside,” an unusual tour de force for actor Willem Dafoe, put into a situation that confines his reality. Currently in theaters, since March 17th.
Dafoe is an art thief, working with a team via walkie talkie, who infiltrates the museum-like penthouse apartment of an Uber-wealthy collector in New York City. When he accidentally trips an alarm, the entire penthouse becomes a safe house, locking down and trapping him inside, shutting off the water and contact with the building’s staff. His team also abandons him, and he’s left on his own to fend for himself.

Inside
Photo credit: Focus Features
Audio Film Review of “Inside” by Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com …
![]() | By PATRICK McDONALD |