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Knight at the Movies: Behind the Candelabra; Portrait of Jason
- It's perhaps fitting that Steven Soderbergh—who won the Palm d'Or at Cannes in 1989 for his breakthrough feature, the sexually challenging Sex, Lies & Videotape—is once again at the fest with another sexually provocative film just as he is about to take a much-publicized break from making movies. Soderbergh's swan song (for now at least) is Behind the Candelabra, a ...
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'Transvisible' screening May 30 at UIC
- Unid@s: The National Latin@ LGBT Human Rights Organization is presenting the film screening of Transvisible: Bamby Salcedo's Story. A film screening of Transvisible will take place at the UIC Behavioral Sciences Building, Room 140, 1007 W. Harrison St., on Thursday, May 30, 6:30-8:30 p.m. A reception with Roland Palencia, the film's executive producer, and the movie's sponsors will take place ...
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Chicago Public Library, Queer Film Society offer free Pride series
- From a press release - The Chicago Public Library, in association with the Queer Film Society, present Celebrating Diversity, a free series celebrating LGBTQ movies in honor of Gay Pride month. The series comprises three free screenings and a book reading/multimedia event taking place on Tuesday, June 4, Wednesday, June 12, Tuesday, June 18, and Wednesday, June 19 at various branches of the Chicago Public ...
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Reeling LGBT film fest hires 2 directors
- From a press release - Chicago Filmmakers, the presenting organization of Reeling, the world's second oldest LGBT film festival, has announced return dates for the festival after its 2012 hiatus. The 31st edition of Reeling, which has been officially rechristened Reeling: The Chicago LGBT International Film Festival, will be Nov. 7-14, 2013 (with an official Call for Entries coming later this week). Richard Knight, Jr. ...
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John Waters: Icon talks poppers, new show, Johnny Depp
- NUNN ON ONE - Born in Baltimore, John Waters rose to fame as a cult icon. He has wore many hats over the years including journalist, film director, author, screenwriter and, now, spoken-word comedian. He has ignited the careers of such performers as Ricki Lake, Divine, Mink Stole, Traci Lords and Johnny Depp. Known for his pencil moustache and his reputation the king of ...
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Knight at the Movies: The Great Gatsby; Scatter My Ashes; notes
- Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 classic novel The Great Gatsby has been a staple of high school English lit classes for decades. And though scores of folks have no doubt been moved by Fitzgerald's story of the fragile Southern belle Daisy—married to the wealthy brute Tom Buchanan—and her obsession for her onetime lover, the elusive mega rich Jay Gatsby, the movies have ...
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'Cleopatra' in theaters, on Blu-ray in May
- Cinemark Holdings, Inc. has announced special in-theater performances of the 1963 Twentieth Century Fox film Cleopatra in more than 120 Cinemark theaters across the country as part of Cinemark's Classic Series. Performances will be Wed., May 22, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., with an additional Sunday matinee on May 26 at 2 p.m. Twentieth Century Fox has meticulously restored ...
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National HIV Testing Day, 'Plague' screening, seminar
- From a press release - Center on Halsted, Chicago Department of Public Health, the Illinois Department of Public Health and ViiV Healthcare will host an HIV testing seminar, a viewing of the documentary: "How to Survive a Plague," and have free, rapid HIV testing available all day in observance of National HIV Testing Day, on Thursday, June 6 at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted ...
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Iron Man 3
- FILM REVIEW - As we check in with inventor/zillionaire Tony Stark at the beginning of Iron Man 3, he's having anxiety attacks—apparently brought on by the alien invasion that was the focal point for The Avengers, last year's mega blockbuster that, in Grand Hotel fashion, put together all the stars of the various comic-book movie franchises into one super-duper extravaganza. I didn't see ...
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Vaginal Davis entertains at The Art Institute
- Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Vaginal Davis flew in from her home in Germany and closed out the Art Institute's Visiting Artist Series last week. That statement sums up the who, what, and where without describing Davis, her work or her messege, but in her case the lack of definition is par for the course. As a "drag terrorist," filmmaker (The White to be Angry), ...
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Jane Fonda talks Harvey Milk: new Sylvester CD
- Entertainment news: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - In an interview with drag legend Miss Coco Peru, Hollywood icon Jane Fonda opened up about her friendship with the late activist Harvey Milk, according to the Huffington Post. "He was the most wonderful, lovable, huge, generous heart and spirit," Fonda, 75, recalled of her experience . "It was a huge loss." Peru also pointed out Fonda's role in campaigning ...
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In the House; Iron Man 3; film notes
- Francoise Ozon, the out French auteur who makes one diverting movie after another (8 Women, Swimming Pool, Under the Sand, Time to Leave, etc.) is back with In the House, a delicious, razor-sharp black—really black—comedy thriller that is an intricately plotted puzzle box. The movie—which favorably calls to mind Alexander Payne's Election, and which Ozon adapted from a play by ...
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NoBody's Perfect screening part of Bodies of Work Festival
- As part of Bodies of Work: Festival of Disability Arts and Culture, the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts presents NoBody's Perfect on Wednesday, May 22 at 6 pm in the Performance Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Following the 90 min documentary, UIC doctoral candidate Kate Caldwell will moderate a discussion with panelists ...
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Project urges end to homophobia in men's sports
- Filming for The Last Closet started in 2005, as a follow-up to a project 15 years before that. Dee Mosbacher, president of San Francisco-based Woman Vision, released Out for a Change, a documentary on homophobia in women's sports, back in the 1990s. The Last Closet was initially started as a documentary on homophobia in men's sports—centered on a gay college ...
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Producer talks about 'Dear Mom, Love Cher'
- Picture this: Cher—randomly sitting in her Oceanside living room, watching a documentary (Hit So Hard) about Patty Schemel, the drummer of Hole. A phone rings in an office somewhere nearby—we'll say L.A. to keep it colorful—and it's Cher. She has an idea: she wants to make a documentary for her mother that chronicles her life in the entertainment industry. No, ...
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Knight at the Movies: Hava Nagila (The Movie); DVD notes
- Hava Nagila (The Movie); DVD notes Who would have thought there'd be enough backstory on the Jewish wedding song staple "Hava Nagila" to merit a feature-length documentary? Okay, there's not really enough but the good-natured approach director Roberta Grossman applies to her quirky subject matter helps to forgive the excess running time. And the addition of the vocally talented Rusty ...
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Matt Bomer part of 'Superman' DVD May 7
- Superman: Unbound, the next entry in the ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original Movies, will be out on DVD May 7. Produced by Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, the all-new, PG-13 rated film will be from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment as a Blu-ray Combo Pack ($24.98) and DVD ($19.98), On Demand and for digital download. The ...
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Latino film festival features women, LGBTs
- The 29th Annual Chicago Latino Film Festival (CLFF) came to a close last week with a science-fiction comedy called The Man From the Future and a Brazilian-themed afterparty at the Rivers East Arts Center. This year there was a historic Mexican and Jewish partnership to promote cultural exchange, along with a "Women In Film" portion to support the growing Latina ...
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DiCaprio gives $61K to GLAAD; Van Sant's 'Fifty Shades' effort
- Entertainment news: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Actor Leonardo DiCaprio donated a total of $61,000 at the GLAAD Media Awards April 20, GossipCenter.com reported. The Great Gatsby and Django Unchained star first forked over $25,000 in the pledge drive conducted by Wilson Cruz before shelling out for a few auctions, winning a photo of Marilyn Monroe and a $22,000 African safari. DiCaprio is planning his own "11th ...
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Camp Midnight hosts Mother's Day afternoon Mommie Dearest screening
- From a press release - For a different kind of Mother's Day, Camp Midnight hosts a special afternoon presentation of the camp classic Mommie Dearest, the ultimate mother-daughter movie. Faye Dunaway chews the scenery and inks her eyebrows in this larger-than-life depiction of Joan Crawford, the Oscar-winning, wire hanger-loathing star of Mildred Pierce, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane and The Women. Music Box Theatre presents ...
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'The Guilt Trip' out on DVD April 30
- The Seth Rogen-Barbra Streisand movie The Guilt Trip will be out on Blu-ray, DVD, digital download and On Demand April 30. Special features on Blu-ray include a gag reel; alternate openings and an alternate ending; and featurettes such as "Guilt Trip: A Real Mother of a Road Trip." The retail price will be $29.99 for the DVD and $39.99 for ...
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Knight at the Movies: Pain & Gain; Renoir
- I admit it: The main reason I wanted to see Pain & Gain, the latest movie from Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson, was to see these two renowned nipple ponies in their roles as bodybuilders. The chance to watch the former Marky Mark and The Rock—whose careers both got their initial blast-offs because of their spectacular physiques—strut around shirtless and ...
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Paris Barclay: Out director talks 'Anarchy,' Barbara Jordan
- Chicago native Paris Barclay is a director, producer and writer who has worked on Glee, Smash and Sons of Anarchy and the TV movies Hate and Pedro. The married father of two opened up about being called a "gay-identifying" artist, being an inspiration for all Americans and the importance of a Barbara Jordan biopic. Windy City Times: In 2004 you ...
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Film about Scouts and gays to be shown April 24
- The LGBTQIA Club of Harry S. Truman College, 1145 W. Wilson Ave., will host a screening of Scout's Honor, a documentary by Tom Shepard, on Wed., April 24, 3:30-5 p.m., in room 3953. A discussion will follow the movie. The event is free and open to the public. For more info, email LGBTQIAandFriends@gmail.com . ...
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Knight at the Movies: Love Free or Die; K-11; film notes
- "Saints and Sinners" would be a good title for a double bill of Love Free or Die and K-11, two queer-centric movies both just out on DVD and available OnDemand. Content-wise, these two films—a documentary about Gene Robinson, the first openly gay Episcopalian bishop and a ramped-up jailhouse drama inspired by the gay/transgender unit of the LA County jail—could not ...
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Film notes
- 'The Guilt Trip' out on DVD April 30 The Seth Rogen-Barbra Streisand movie The Guilt Trip will be out on Blu-ray, DVD, digital download and On Demand April 30. Special features on Blu-ray include a gag reel; alternate openings and an alternate ending; and featurettes such as "Guilt Trip: A Real Mother of a Road Trip." The retail price will ...
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Knight at the Movies: Love Free or Die; K-11; film notes
- "Saints and Sinners" would be a good title for a double bill of Love Free or Die and K-11, two queer-centric movies both just out on DVD and available OnDemand. Content-wise, these two films—a documentary about Gene Robinson, the first openly gay Episcopalian bishop and a ramped-up jailhouse drama inspired by the gay/transgender unit of the LA County jail—could not ...
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Knight at the Movies: Disconnect; film notes
- In the 20th century, radio programs—quickly augmented and then supplanted by movies—were national communal experiences that brought Americans together. Then TV came into the home and changed everything, slowly eroding that past time. Now in the 21st century, the shared movie going experience (the shared anything public experience for that matter) has become the exception rather than the rule. The ...
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Out in the Night: Doc looks at 2006 case of the New Jersey 4
- Marriage equality has been coined the 'civil rights issue of our time'. This is an exciting moment for LGB folks throughout the United States and should be celebrated. But is the overwhelming attention on this issue leaving behind our most vulnerable in the LGBTQ community? A new documentary, Out in the Night argues that queer youth of color are among ...
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Film director William Friedkin in Chicago
- When choosing the subject matter for his films, legendary movie director William Friedkin has never been one to shy away from edgy material focused on the dark side of life. 1973's The Exorcist, the mega blockbuster focusing on a young girl's demonic possession is easily is most famous film in a career that includes his Oscar-winning direction of 1971's gritty ...
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LESBOMANIA Back to the Bat Cave with Da Vinci's Demons
- "Historical fantasies" can be amusing. Like that movie that makes Abraham Lincoln a vampire killer. Or that steampunk TV show that tells me Victorian science fiction author HG Wells was "actually" a woman ninja fighter. But please. I draw the line at making Leonardo da Vinci a heterosexual horndog. Da Vinci's Demons is a soon-to-premiere TV series in which our ...
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Roger Ebert, dean of film criticism, dies at 70
- Roger Ebert, the world renowned film critic and longtime Chicago resident has died at 70 after a long battle with cancer. Ebert's decades long career was filled with many triumphs which were challenged beginning with his initial cancer diagnosis in 2002. By that point Ebert's identity (along with his late comrade Gene Siskel) had come to be recognized as the ...
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Knight at the Movies: Codebreaker; Hitler's Children; notes
- Alan Turing—the British mathematician who cracked the Nazi Enigma code during World War II and is often acknowledged as the "father of computer science"—is the subject of Codebreaker, a 2011 docudrama that highlights Turing's incredible achievements and his heartbreaking downfall (and early death), attributed to the public disgrace he suffered after his homosexuality was revealed. The film is having a ...
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Remembering the Holocaust and the pink triangle
- MOVIES Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Holocaust Remembrance Day will commence on Sunday, April 7. On that somber day, Jews worldwide will recall their 6 million fallen brothers and sisters. Entire families, and entire towns were wiped off the face of the earth as part of Hitler's "final solution to the Jewish problem." It's now known that Jews were not the only target of the Third ...
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Patrick Sammon on Codebreaker, his film about Alan Turing
- MOVIES - The award-winning docudrama Codebreaker will have its first officially sponsored private screening in Chicago April 9 at the AMC River East 21 Theater. The screening is a benefit for the Legacy Project, the Queer Film Society and Reeling. Codebreaker tells the story of Alan Turing, the gay man credited with breaking the Nazi's "Enigma Code" to bring about the defeat ...
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Spring LGBT movie preview
- Spring is here—well, officially, anyway even if the warm weather hasn't quite arrived yet—and for the next two months as the studios ramp up for summer. Here's a batch of queer-tinged movies and local screening events for avid filmgoers. April A Woman's World: The Defining Era of Women in Film—TCM kicks off a new Friday-night series April 5 with ...
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Knight at the Movies: Mental; Oscar films on DVD; movie notes
- Toni Collette, who has had one of the most versatile acting careers that I can think of since her breakthrough film role in 1994's Muriel's Wedding, now reteams with the writer-director of that film, P.J. Hogan (also his breakout movie), on Mental. Like Muriel, this new film focuses on a highly dysfunctional family and is set in Australia, where both ...
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Places I Remember: My Time with the Beatles
- BOOKS - Best known for his classic contributions to publications such as Time and LIFE, revered photographer Henry Grossman has captured everyone from Oscar-winning actresses Elizabeth Taylor, Meryl Streep and Barbra Streisand, seven presidents including John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon to rock 'n' roll legends Jimi Hendrix, Rod Stewart and the Grateful Dead. However, most are unaware of ...
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Music/movie news
- Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Queer Contra Dance Chicago event April 4 Queer Contra Dance Chicago will hold its monthly dance Thursday, April 4, 6:30-9:30 p.m., in the community hall at St. Luke's Lutheran Church of Logan Square, 2649 N. Francisco Ave. Contra dance is a form of folk dance—similar to square dancing, but with lines of dancers rather than squares. Admission to Queer Contra ...
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Patio, Chicago Cinema announce partnership
- Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - The newly reopened and restored Patio Theater and The Chicago Cinema Society have announced their new partnership, which will bring unique independent film programming to the Patio. This programming ranges from Chicago premieres of new films such as Vanishing Waves, a critically acclaimed science-fiction film that will run March 29-April 1 to exclusive runs of family favorites (such as the ...
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Knight at the Movies: On the Road; Ginger & Rosa; film notes
- Almost from the moment Jack Kerouac's seminal novel On the Road was published in 1957, filmmakers have been trying to adapt it for the screen. The first effort came almost immediately—from Kerouac himself when he penned a letter to Brando suggesting he take on the part of his magnetic lead character Dean Moriarty. Brando did not respond to the letter ...
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Pet Shop Boys' big change; Lampanelli's show
- Entertainment news: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Pet Shop Boys, consisting of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, left Parlophone Records after 28 years and signed a global deal to release the duo's forthcoming studio album, Electric, through Kobalt Label Services, according to Billboard.com. Produced by Stuart Price, Electric will be released in June. The British duo, who signed to Parlophone in 1985, had four UK number-one singles ...
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'Bob's New Suit' out on DVD March 26
- 'Bob's New Suit' out on DVD March 26 The Breaking Glass Pictures film Bob's New Suit—advertised as "a bright fable contemplating the legacy of the 1960s cultural wars in a contemporary working-class family facing the battle of the sexes, gender identity, radical politics and a threatened economy."—will be out on DVD March 26 and Video On Demand April 8. The ...
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Five Worth Finding: Lee Daniels movie; local Cuban cafe
- Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - —Shadowboxer (out on DVD): Openly gay director Lee Daniels helmed this graphic 2006 movie that stars Helen Mirren and Cuba Gooding Jr. as a mother and stepson. (Did I mention they're also assassins—and lovers?) The film co-stars gay fave Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Macy Gray, Stephen Dorff (full-frontal alert!) and Mo'Nique as a character named ... Precious. Also, be sure to watch ...
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Codebreaker, the life of Alan Turing, to screen April 9
- From a press release - Codebreaker, the story of the life and death of Alan Turing, will be screened one night only, Tuesday, April 9th, at 7:30pm at the AMC River East 21 Theater. $20 includes Q&A with the filmmaker, Patrick Sammon. The screening is presented by The Queer Film Society, The Legacy Project, and Reeling. Proceeds will benefit the three sponsoring organizations. Originally broadcast ...
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Actress Mary-Louise Parker addresses anti-gay controversy
- NUNN ON ONE - Actress Mary-Louise Parker visited Chicago recently for Steppenwolf's Fourth Annual Women in the Arts Luncheon at the JW Marriott. The two-time Golden Globe winner was honored with a video career retrospective and questions from Artistic Director Martha Lavey. Parker's work on Showtime's Weeds has garnered her four of her Golden Globe nominations, six Screen Actors Guild nominations and three Emmy ...
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UChicago screens Angela Davis film
- The Chicago premiere of the film Free Angela and All Political Prisoners was held at the University of Chicago's (UChicago's) Logan Center for the Arts March 6. The screening was followed by a panel discussion with Joy James, professor at Williams College; Mariame Kaba, founder director of Chicago's Project Nia; and local human-rights attorney Standish Willis. Tracye Matthews, associate director ...
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Knight at the Movies: Beyond the Hills; Oz the Great and Powerful
- A look at the trailer for the Romanian drama Beyond the Hills—the latest from acclaimed 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days writer-director Cristian Mungui—might give viewers the mistaken impression that it's a horror film: A young woman arrives at a remote convent in order to convince her best friend to leave with her. The friend, now a devout nun, ...
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MOVIES Out filmmaker Yvonne Welbon on Ruth Ellis' legacy
- About 14 years ago, filmmaker Yvonne Welbon introduced the world to an LGBT matriarch, 100-year-old Ruth Ellis. Welbon's documentary, Living with Pride: Ruth Ellis @ 100 won 10 Best Documentary awards at lesbian and gay film festivals and also the 2001 GLAAD Media Award for Best Documentary. Living with Pride will screen for free at as part of the Cinema ...
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'Alfredo's Fire' looks at religious intolerance
- MOVIES - What's it going to take for the Vatican to change its hardline doctrine against homosexuality? Whoever the College of Cardinals selects as pope to succeed Benedict XVI, the new Holy Father would do well to consider the case of a 39-year old Italian writer and ex-seminarian from a small town in Sicily, who set himself on fire in St. Peter's ...
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Reeling seeks new director
- Chicago Filmmakers is seeking a new director of Reeling: The Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival. Founded in 1981, Reeling is the second-oldest LGBTQ film festival in the world. The director plans, oversees, programs, and manages all aspects of the annual Reeling Film Festival, as well as other Reeling events throughout the year. The person would be involved in ...
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Les Miserables out on Blu-Ray, DVD March 22
- Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - The Oscar winning movie Les Miserables is out on Blu-Ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand March 22. Directed by Academy Award winner Tom Hooper (The King's Speech), Les Miserables features a cast including Golden Globe winner Hugh Jackman (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Prestige), Oscar winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind), Golden Globe and Oscar winner Anne Hathaway (The ...
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Cyndi Lauper slams Trump; Rihanna's shaky start
- Entertainment news: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Cyndi Lauper criticized Donald Trump over his controversial remarks on same-sex marriage and President Barack Obama in an interview with Next Magazine, according to the Huffington Post. Lauper said of Trump's anti-marriage-equality stance, "I felt that what he said about the gay community was disappointing because a lot of gay people work for him. It's just sad." Regarding Trump's thoughts ...
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Devil May Care launches fundraising campaign
- From a press release - Boston, MA — Associate Producer Justine Gendron (editor of Jamie and Jessie are Not Together) and writer/director Kyle Johannessen are proud to announce fundraising for the short film Devil May Care, a paranormal family drama starring Nathaniel Sylva and Diana Porter and directed by Johannessen. Devil May Care tells the story of Lucifer himself tiring of ruling Hell and coming ...
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Talking with 'Wonder'-ful duo Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
- Celebrating more than 21 years of entertainment, the latest project from award-winning filmmakers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato is the book The World According to Wonder. This eye-popping collectors' item is almost 400 pages long and is chock full of pictures and memories. On the forefront of reality television, the duo has had many hits over the years, with addictive ...
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Director Eytan Fox on his sequel to an LGBT classic
- MOVIES - Ten years ago Eytan Fox's Yossi and Jagger told a heartbreaking queer love story between two male soldiers in the Israeli military. Now, with Yossi, the openly gay Fox offers a sequel to his 2002 classic. Familiarity with the original film is not essential for seeing the sequel; the backstory unfolds and makes sense for viewers who don't know or ...
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Knight at the Movies: Yossi; Oscar epilogue; film notes
- Out director Eytan Fox's Yossi & Jagger, the clandestine and tragic love story between two Israeli army buddies, is often cited as one of the best gay movie love stories. (Tt certainly rates very highly on my list.) It brought its out director, Eytan Fox, a certain amount of international fame, and he has followed it up with a batch ...
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Chicago Zine Fest taking place March 8-9
- The fourth annual Chicago Zine Fest will take place March 8-9. It will take place at a variety of venues, including Columbia College's Conaway Center, 1104 S. Wabash Ave.; 826CHI, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave.; and Quimby's Bookstore, 1854 W. North Ave. On Saturday, from 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 200 zinesters will exhibit their publications, host workshops and lead panel discussions at ...
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A film in search of world's 'supergays'
- In an effort to connect the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community on a global scale, lesbian couple Lisa Dazols and Jennifer Chang of San Francisco embarked on a one-year trip throughout Asia, Africa, and South America. Their popular blog Out and Around: Stories of a Not-So-Straight Journey shared the stories of the couple meeting LGBT leaders and people who ...
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Knight at the Movies: Stoker; The Jeffrey Dahmer Files; notes
- Does anyone believe for a second that Nicole Kidman could have given birth to Mia Wasikowska? No more than that Lana Turner would spawn Sandra Dee, Joan Crawford would whelp Ann Blyth, Olympia Dukakis would give birth to Cher, or that Cher would go into labor and bring forth both Winona Ryder and Christina Ricci. These mother-daughter movie combos are ...
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Patio Theater, Chicago Cinema Society in new partnership
- From a news release - The newly re-opened and beautifully restored Patio Theater and The Chicago Cinema Society are very proud to announce their new partnership, which will bring unique independent film programming to the Patio. In addition to the Patio's standard Hollywood programming, Chicago Cinema Society will be presenting features outside the Patio's normal schedule, with Friday and Saturday "Late Night" screenings at 10 ...
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'Magic Mike' sequel; 'Downton' adding Black character
- Entertainment news: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Channing Tatum has confirmed that a sequel to Magic Mike is in the works, according to Yahoo.com. "If he doesn't come back, I don't know how we're going to do it without our leader," said Tatum in reference to director Steven Soderbergh's recent announcement that he's retiring from filmmaking. "I'll try to sucker him to coming in and at least ...
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Shirley MacLaine entertains St. Charles audience with stories
- Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Armed only with a remote-control clicker and a comfy chair, actress Shirley MacLaine made a rare appearance at the Arcada Theater in St. Charles, Ill., over the weekend. Beginning with her childhood, the Golden Globe winner relayed stories of her past, eventually moving from early roles in films such as Alfred Hitchcock's The Trouble With Harry—where she spoke of dining ...
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Siskel to honor Gwyneth Paltrow June 15
- The Gene Siskel Center of the School of the Art Institute will honor actress Gwyneth Paltrow at its annual fundraiser, which will take place Saturday, June 15. "A Summer Soiree with Gwyneth Paltrow" will take place at the Ritz-Carlton, and she will receive the Renaissance Award, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Past honorees have included Reese Witherspoon, Jamie Foxx and ...
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Original 'Batman' actors at Chicago comic expo
- Noted actors Adam West and Burt Ward, who created the roles of Batman and Robin in the 1960s Batman TV series, will appear at this year's Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2)—along with actress Julie Newmar, who famously appeared as Catwoman in the same series. C2E2 is the largest pop culture event to take place annually in the Midwest and ...
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Oscars: Surprises, Bond, music
- The Oscars seemingly had something for everyone this year. For those who are into the awards themselves, director Ben Affleck's political thriller Argo lived up to its favorite status and won three honors, including best picture, at the 85th Academy Awards. Another favorite was Daniel Day-Lewis, who made history with his third best-actor statue, this time for Steven Spielberg's Lincoln. ...
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Suburban college student delves into filmmaking
- Derrick L. Johnson II - Everyone has dreams but very few people know what they need to do in order to go about accomplishing them. That's not an issue for Joshua MacNeal. The 19-year-old sophomore attends the College of DuPage and is already an award winning poet and photographer. Currently, MacNeal is preparing to add another title to his resume; filmmaker. The accomplished young artist ...
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Knight at the Movies: Queer at the Oscars; Fourplay
- For eight years I have written about that annual event I refer to as the Gay Man's national holiday aka the Oscar telecast (slated this year for Sunday, Feb. 24). Some years I've been as excited as all get out about the awards while other years, well, there just hasn't been all that much to get worked up about. That's ...
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'Top Gun' Blu-ray combo out Feb. 19
- The action-packed drama Top Gun is being released in a Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray 2D two-disc set Feb. 19 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. Top Gun was re-mastered from high-resolution original negative scans and converted to 3D by Legend3D under the supervision of the film's director, Tony Scott. The movie—which features an elite group of pilots competing to be the best in ...
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Chenoweth's airline flap; Jennifer Hudson on 'Idol' judges
- Entertainment news: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Singer-actress Kristin Chenoweth had a recent run-in with American Airlines over pet Maltese, Maddie, according to People.com. Chenoweth was recently departing a flight from Dallas when a flight attendant didn't allow her to board the plane because of her canine companion. Although Chenoweth insisted she had all of the necessary paperwork, the airline employee scolded the star in front of ...
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Knight at the Movies: North Sea Texas
- Straight, gay or somewhere in between—there really is nothing to compare to the exhilaration and ultimate heartbreak of that first love, is there? This human rite of passage has, naturally, always been a favorite subject matter at the movies, and for fans of the first-love/teenage-romance genre there's a plethora of choices arriving around Valentine's Day. Or hanging on in theaters—as ...
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Affinity, Morten Group host Black History Month event
- Affinity Community Services teamed up with Mary Morten's Morten Group to host "Queer Black History: Leaving the Shadows Behind" at The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago Feb. 9. The Queer Black History event began with a screening of "Leaving the Shadows Behind." Morten's short documentary, shown for the first time in its ...
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The side effects of 'Side Effects': LGBT villainy in movies
- Analysis by Gary M. Kramer - It's a bit of a spoiler to reveal that the film "Side Effects" contains a surprise queer twist in which a lesbian couple tries to outwit the law. The reveal is really so "Deathtrap"—and has a more damaging side effect than the film's "Will they or won't they get away with it?" plot. The lesbians are venal—their relationship more about ...
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Knight at the Movies: Cabaret, A Star Is Born on Blu-ray
- Liza Minnelli has cited Cabaret, the film for which she won the Oscar for Best Actress in 1972, as the first real adult musical, and she's right. But the movie's setting—the tatty, amoral Kit Kat Club in Berlin in 1931 amidst the backdrop of the rise of the Nazi party, and its taboo subject matter—had a lot to do with ...
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Knight at the Movies: Warm Bodies; film notes
- It was inevitable, I suppose, that America's cultural fascination with all things zombie-related would eventually lead to a romantic comedy, albeit one with an admittedly dark core. Warm Bodies, from a debut novel by Isaac Marion, has been adapted by writer-director Jonathan Levine (50/50, The Wackness) and stars Nicholas Hoult (the hot young twink from 2009's A Single Man) as ...
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