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The Chicago Film Club screens “The Awful Truth” January 14, 2014 Irene Dunne and Cary Grant in The Awful Truth The Chicago Film Club will present The Awful Truth starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant at The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State St., January 14, 2014. read more

The Chicago Film Club screens “The Awful Truth” January 14, 2014 Irene Dunne and Cary Grant in The Awful Truth The Chicago Film Club will present The Awful Truth starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant at The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State St., January 14, 2014. read more

Chicago Film Club Screens “Theodora Goes Wild” November 19 The novel that scandalized Lynnfield! Small town girl Imagine you’re a small-town girl from New England, raised by two maiden aunts. Imagine you’re a Sunday school teacher and the church organist. Imagine that read more

Chicago Film Club Screens “Theodora Goes Wild” November 19 The novel that scandalized Lynnfield! Small town girl Imagine you’re a small-town girl from New England, raised by two maiden aunts. Imagine you’re a Sunday school teacher and the church organist. Imagine that read more

In Old Chicago Directed by Henry King Written by Lamar Trotti and Sylvia Levien based on a story by Niven Busch 1937/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation presents Daryll F. Zanuck Productions First viewing I was not crazy about this big-budget answer to 1936′s smash hit San Francisco, de read more

I’ve mentioned before about my appreciation for filmed on-location books.  There’s something engaging about reading where something was filmed and knowing you can go visit it.  Considering my location, I generally stick to reading location books set in California, but decided to venture read more

There are very few things in this world that make me think, “Gee, I wish I lived in Chicago” but the frequent email updates I get from the Northwest Chicago Film Society is one of them. (Also, I like bacon.) While subscribing to their enewsletter might make you cry because you have to m read more

Béla Tarr What is the link between those four things one would ask? Well, it is the author of this blog. Lately, I’ve been having more time to get back to my old habits of watching films from the list I’m ever writing about on this blog. Last week, I watched Bigger Than Life, Ju Dou, read more

This post was originally published on the lonelybrand blog as part of an ongoing silent film series. Last week, I mentioned that Chicago played host to many large, well-known studios from the silent film era, including Essanay Studios which claimed Charlie Chaplin, Gloria Swanson and Ben read more

“Casablanca” celebrates 70th Anniversary with special screenings tonight in Chicago Casablanca had its world premier in New York City on November 26. 1942. The film was a critical and popular success, eventually winning three Academy Awards, including Best Picture. That was read more

“Casablanca” celebrates 70th Anniversary with special screenings tonight in Chicago Casablanca had its world premier in New York City on November 26. 1942. The film was a critical and popular success, eventually winning three Academy Awards, including Best Picture. That was read more

It was 71 years ago today -- Dec. 28, 1940 -- that Carole Lombard and Clark Gable changed trains in Chicago, bound for sightseeing in Washington and medical work in Baltimore. And as fate would have it, this Chi-town anniversary in Gable and Lombard history coincides with the auction (or sale) of ph read more

I recently had the good fortune to be able to attend a screening of the 1927 version of "Chicago" with live accompaniment by silent film composer extraordinaire, Ben Model. Yes - this is the same story that most of us know because of the musical. But "Chicago" has been around for quite some tim read more

Chicago and Movie History Hollywood in the Midwest?Before anyone heard of a place called Hollywood, Chicago played an important role in the history of film in America. Charlie Chaplin and Gloria Swanson Slept (and worked) HereBefore the sound era, Chicago housed Midwest corporate offices for Pa read more

Chicago and Movie History Hollywood in the Midwest? Before anyone heard of a place called Hollywood, Chicago played an important role in the history of film in America. Charlie Chaplin and Gloria Swanson Slept (and worked) Here Before the sound era, Chicago housed Midwest corporate offic read more

"Wizard of Oz" in high definition coming to Chicago To celebrate  the seventieth anniversary of The Wizard of Oz, Turner Classic Movies (TCM), NCM Fathom, and Warner Home Video will be presenting the movie in a new high-definition version. On September 23, 2009, 400 movie theaters around read more

"Wizard of Oz" in high definition coming to Chicago To celebrate  the seventieth anniversary of The Wizard of Oz, Turner Classic Movies (TCM), NCM Fathom, and Warner Home Video will be presenting the movie in a new high-definition version. On September 23, 2009, 400 movie theaters around read more