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Sean Penn’s Oscar-Possible Harvey Milk Puts Face to Gay Rights in ‘Milk’
CHICAGO– Just as Tom Hanks put a face to AIDS in 1993’s “Philadelphia,” Sean Penn has now put a face to gay rights as Harvey Milk in the new Gus Van Sant true-story film “Milk”. While Penn’s Harvey...
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Watch the Barack Obama Inauguration Live at a Chicagoland Movie Theater on...
CHICAGO– We have just learned that you can watch a live viewing of the Barack Obama inauguration at a Chicagoland movie theater on Jan. 20, 2009. It’s free, but it’s during work hours. These passes are...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 10 Vivendi DVDs of ‘President Barack Obama: The...
CHICAGO– While the U.S. and the world prepares for the inauguration of Chicago’s Barack Obama on Jan. 20, 2009 (and your opportunity to view it live at a Chicago movie theater can be snagged here), we...
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Slideshow: 39-Image Gallery For ‘We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration...
Previous | Image 1 of 39 | NextPresident-Elect Barack Obama and Michelle Obama at We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration At The Lincoln Memorial presented exclusively by HBO on Sunday January 18th...
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DVD Review: ‘60 Minutes Presents Obama: All Access - Barack Obama’s Road to...
DVD Rating: 5.0/5.0CHICAGO– The first “60 Minutes”-branded DVD from CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment is the surprisingly comprehensive account of the last two years of President...
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Capitalism: A Love Story’ Finds the Provocateur in Top Form
CHICAGO– No contemporary filmmaker has mastered the art of opinionated cinema better than Michael Moore. He doesn’t pretend to be fair and balanced, and he doesn’t claim to have all the answers. He’s...
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Interview: Foxy! Pam Grier Remembers ‘My Life in Three Acts’
CHICAGO– Pam Grier has a strong, peaceful aura. After inventing the female action hero in her early 1970s hits “Coffy” and “Foxy Brown,” Grier has navigated her life through optimistic success. She was...
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Interview: Filmmaker Jeff Deutchman Revisits Historic Election in ‘11/4/08’
CHICAGO– Jeff Deutchman’s “11/4/08” is a documentary like no other. It centers on the historic Election Day of 2008 that named Barack Obama as the next American president. Deutchman called on his...
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Film Review: ‘11/4/08’ Assembles Interactive Portrait of Fateful Night
CHICAGO– When Barack Obama took to the podium at Grant Park and gave his acceptance speech on the evening of November 4, 2008, his face appeared strangely reserved. His eyes did not reflect the...
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Feature: Limited-Release Sarah Palin Film ‘The Undefeated’
CHICAGO– Spending nearly two hours with Sarah Palin, midday on a Saturday, is a questionable use of time at best, especially when not an admirer of the half term governor and defeated vice presidential...
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Film Review: ‘2016: Obama’s America’ is a Cesspool of Partisan Hackery
CHICAGO– What are you afraid of, right now? Is it the shaky economy, the red/blue political divide or maybe Dunkin Donuts ran out of Oreo smoothies? You know what’s easy about justifying those fears?...
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Film Review: ‘Inequality for All’ Becomes a Cry for Democracy
CHICAGO– One of the more underreported stories of the past year is that income inequality – the gap between the wealthiest one percent in the U.S. versus the rest of the population – is at historic...
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Interview: Harry Lennix on Digital Release of ‘Mr. Sophistication’
CHICAGO– One of the more unique independent films that worked the festival circuit in 2012 and ’13 was the drama “Mr. Sophistication.” The main character was Ron Waters, a comedian described as...
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Video Game Review: ‘Masters of the World: Geopolitical Simulator 3’ is...
CHICAGO– “Everyone hates the President” said my Mother after I, yet again, bemoaned the extreme polarization of folks on various social media platforms toward Mr. Obama. I guess it’s true. But still,...
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Interview: Director Justin Simien Reflects on ‘Dear White People’
CHICAGO– Some say, to use a FOX News term, that America is “post-racial.” The election of Barack Obama is supposed to have ended the debate on race, and any marginalization because of race. Of course,...
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Interview: Harry Lennix Puts His Career & Life in Perspective
CHICAGO– The stage play that Harry Lennix is in town to direct – “A Small Oak Tree Runs Red” – is in its last weekend, and is giving the actor/director the best notices of the theater part in his long...
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Red-Carpet Video Interviews: John Legend & Parker Sawyers for Barack Obama...
CHICAGO– HollywoodChicago.com brings you our red-carpet interviews with John Legend (executive producer, original song), Parker Sawyers (“Barack Obama”), Michael Tanne (writer, director, producer) and...
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Exclusive Portrait: Hail to the Chief, a Tribute to President Barack Obama
CHICAGO– The year was 2006, and the photographer was Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com. The portrait subject was the future president of the United States, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois. For the first...
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Interview, Audio: Sabaah Folayan & Damon Davis of ‘Whose Streets?’
CHICAGO– The historic 2014 street killing by law enforcement of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. – and the subsequent deflection by the police – continues to resonate. “Whose Streets?” is a new...
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Exclusive Photo: Hillary Rodham Clinton Wonders ‘What Happened’
CHICAGO– Her latest book is ‘What Happened,’ and much of the United States share that sentiment. Hillary Rodham Clinton promoted that book in Chicago on October 30th, 2017. As a former First Lady,...
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