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Ann Lurie, one of Chicago’s most prolific philanthropists, dies at 79
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoImbued with the spirit of doing good while growing up as the only child of a single mother in...
‘Yellowjackets’ and ‘Girlfight’ filmmaker Karyn Kusama’s advice to young directors? Get more sleep
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 months agoLet’s say you’re a Chicago-based director, or working on it. Any age. Maybe you’re in film school,...
‘Shame of Chicago, Shame of The Nation’ series premieres Thursday on WTTW, showing how segregation...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFilmmaker and native Chicagoan Bruce Orenstein guesses that 98%, maybe even 99%, of city residents...
How Jodie Comer Mastered Her Chicago Accent for ‘The Bikeriders’
Variety via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoIt’s well-proven that Emmy winner Jodie Comer excels at accent work. The actor’s Russian accent as...
2023 Chicago Int’l Film Fest: From Ukraine documentary to Michael Shannon debut, movies you’ll...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoCHICAGO — Talk to three different festival programmers, even if they’re working on the same...
Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad and Indeed announce Rising Voices’ next class of BIPOC filmmakers
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIndeed will award Season Four finalists with a budget of $100,000 to produce 10 short films slated...
Daywatch: Dick Butkus remembered as ‘Chicago’s son’
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoGood morning, Chicago. Perhaps no player in the Chicago Bears’ 104-year history better epitomized the team’s tough and determined identity than Dick...
4 movies, 5 panel talks: The titles and a quick primer on Sundance x Chicago
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoCHICAGO — We’ll have more on the ins and outs of this pop-up demi-festival soon, but for now here’s...
Chicago filmmaking couple and a local theater family lead the collaborative way on ‘Ghostlight’
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoCHICAGO — If you’re married or otherwise committed to someone, and you decide to make movies...
‘Showing Up’ filmmaker Kelly Reichardt on the joys of ‘just hanging out,’ the way young artists once...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHICAGO — The Florida-born filmmaker and Bard College film professor Kelly Reichardt makes beautiful movies about harsh conditions. In the singular early 19th century Oregon-set “First Cow” ...