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CHICAGO – It wasn’t that long ago when Ben Affleck was an unknown. Fortune eventually smiled upon him and along came quality performances in independents and an Academy Award for screenwriting.
Then came “Armageddon,” “Pearl Harbor” and a series of nauseating tabloid stories involving something called “Bennifer”. Affleck’s public image as either a true filmmaker or [...]
The Chicago International Film Festival on Oct. 14 announced its 2007 award winners.
Mexico, China, Brazil, the United Kingdom and the United States took top honors in the festival’s 43rd iteration.
Chicago audiences selected from 102 feature films, 14 documentaries and 33 shorts and student films spanning 43 countries. Films showcased both well-known and promising new [...]
Michael Clayton shows on Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. at AMC River East as part of the 2007 Chicago International Film Festival. This review was first published on HollywoodChicago.com.
CHICAGO – Don’t be fooled by its formulaic, Hollywoodspeak tagline.
“The truth can be adjusted” is the Michael Clayton way of saying this film has rammed in a [...]
CHICAGO – Producers, writers and actors all took a backseat on Thursday night as the Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) kicked off its 43rd year with a moving tribute to legendary film critic Roger Ebert.
Roger Ebert and wife, Chaz Hammelsmith, at theChicago International Film Festival on Oct. 4, 2007.Photo by Evan O’Donnell/HollywoodChicago.com
The scores of people [...]
