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Famed Chicago Film Critic Roger Ebert Announces New Weekly Movie Review Show...
CHICAGO– “Roger Ebert Presents at the Movies,” which is a weekly, 30-minute film review program, was announced on Friday by producers Chaz Ebert and Roger Ebert. The program continues its 35-year run...
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Slideshow: Exclusive Portraits of 2013 Chicago International Film Festival...
Previous | Image 1 of 4 | NextOpening Night! Director James Gray of ‘The Immigrant.’CHICAGO– It was a spectacular opening night for the 49th Chicago International Film Festival on October 10th, 2013....
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Film News: Magnolia Pictures Acquires Roger Ebert Biography Film ‘Life Itself’
CHICAGO– The buzz at Sundance was for a documentary about the life of a film critic – but that film critic happens to be Roger Ebert, and the film is an adaptation of his memoir, “Life Itself.”...
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Exclusive Video: Red-Carpet Premiere of Roger Ebert’s ‘Life Itself’ in Chicago
CHICAGO– The only thing Roger Ebert loved more than movies and his wife, Chaz, was “Life Itself”. The riveting new documentary, which opens on Friday, July 4, 2014, premiered in red-carpet Chicago...
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Interview: Chaz Ebert, Director Steve James on ‘Life Itself’
CHICAGO– The iconic film critic and renaissance man, Roger Ebert, deservedly gets a full documentary film treatment of his 2011 memoir, “Life Itself,” and who better to create it than the Chicago-based...
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Film Review: Roger Ebert’s Treasure of a Journey in ‘Life Itself’
CHICAGO– We will never see the likes of his kind again – the influential arbiter of cinematic taste, whose magic thumb could make or break the dreams of both filmmaker and film fan. The journey of...
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Film Review: Roger Ebert Doc a Titanic Love Story About Movies, Chaz &‘Life...
CHICAGO– We’d all be so lucky to live a full life of love, success and dignity. But earning it and then dying with it is the ultimate accomplishment. The film festival hit “Life Itself” honestly...
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Interviews: Filmmaker Michael Moore Meets Chaz Ebert at 50th Chicago...
CHICAGO– What better way to get over the post-election hangover than hearing from the progressive lion, Michael Moore. Moore was on the Red Carpet at the 50th Chicago International Film Festival, and...
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Feature: Top 25 Interviews of 2014, By Patrick McDonald
CHICAGO– One of the specialities of HollywoodChicago.com is the film and personality interview. The majority of these chats came through me, Patrick McDonald, and I couldn’t narrow it down to a top 10...
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Red-Carpet Interview: Mark Ruffalo Honored by Gene Siskel Film Center
CHICAGO– He is one of the hottest movie actors on the market right now, but Mark Ruffalo will tell you he’s not an overnight success. Building his resume with a series of character roles, Ruffalo...
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Interview: Kevin Pollack on His Portrayal of Roger Ebert in ‘The Black/White...
CHICAGO– Roger Ebert is an icon, in both film criticism lore and his inspirational life. Two years after his passing, the Black Ensemble Theater of Chicago is honoring his legacy by focusing on a love...
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Theater Review: Uplifting Celebration in Black Ensemble Theater’s ‘The Black...
CHICAGO– The love story of a prominent Chicago celebrity couple becomes the basis for a metaphoric and tuneful celebration about courage and coming together. “The Black White Love Play: The Story of...
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Slideshow: Portraits & Voices From Opening Night at 51st Chicago...
Previous | Image 1 of 15 | NextArtist and filmmaker Agnés VardaCHICAGO– With the 51st Chicago International Film Festival now history, photographer Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com has collected his...
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Slideshow: Red-Carpet Portraits from the 52nd Chicago International Film...
Previous | Image 1 of 18 | NextOPENING NIGHT: Rosemarie DeWitt of ‘La La Land.’CHICAGO– The glamor and the action always takes place on the Red Carpet, and the 52nd Chicago International Film Festival...
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Slideshow: Ebert Foundation Announces Grant Recipients
Previous | Image 1 of 11 | NextChicago Theatre marquee announces the Roger Ebert event.CHICAGO– April 4th will always be a bittersweet day for the film world, as it is the day in 2013 when film critic...
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Film News: Award Honorees at 53rd Chicago International Film Festival
CHICAGO– The Chicago International Film Festival is a competitive fest, and the 53rd edition presented its awards on October 20th, 2017, at the AMC River East Theatre in Chicago. The winner of the Gold...
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Podtalk: Liliane Calfee of DePaul University Presents ‘Step’ on Dec. 16, 2017
CHICAGO– Within the expanding DePaul University School of Cinematic Arts is a commitment to community outreach. Liliane Calfee is an Instructor in the school, as well as the Program Director of the CHA...
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Film News: Chicago Gala to Honor Michael Kutza on July 14, 2018
CHICAGO– One of the greatest representatives of Chicago cinema history, Michael Kutza, the Founder and CEO of the Chicago International Film Festival, announced his retirement after 55 years on North...
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Slideshow, Audio: Chicago International Film Festival Summer Gala Celebrates...
Previous | Image 1 of 6 | NextCelebration: Michael Kutza, Founder of the Chicago International Film Festival.CHICAGO– It was a night of stars, tributes and memories as Cinema/Chicago, the organization...
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Podtalk: FACETS Chicago Honors Chaz Ebert on Sept. 28, 2022
CHICAGO– Chaz Ebert carries on. The standard bearer for representing Chicago’s film world also continues her advocation for the community beyond film, since the passing of her husband Roger Ebert in...
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