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Film News: 48th Annual Chicago International Film Festival Schedule Announced
CHICAGO– The full schedule has been announced for the 48th Annual Chicago Film Festival, which runs from October 11 to October 25, 2012 and opens with a red carpet appearance by Al Pacino, Christopher...
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Film Feature: 48th Annual Chicago International Film Festival Highlights,...
CHICAGO– In its final days, the 48th Annual Chicago International Film Festival is poised to close with a glorious bang. Chicago native Robert Zemeckis (of “Back to the Future” and “Forrest Gump” fame)...
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Interview: William H. Macy Invites You to ‘The Sessions’
CHICAGO– You’re going to be reading a lot about “The Sessions” in the coming weeks as it expands from its already-successful art house run and weaves through an awards season in which it will likely be...
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Interview: Helen Hunt Red Carpet for ‘The Sessions’ at Chicago International...
CHICAGO– Oscar winning actress Helen Hunt has emerged recently with the lead role in “The Sessions,” in which she portrays a sex therapist counseling a handicapped man played by John Hawkes. The Junior...
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Interview: John Hawkes, Director Ben Lewin on ‘The Sessions’
CHICAGO– Sure to be one of the best performances of 2012 is John Hawkes as Mark O’Brien, a polio victim who lived on his own and was a poet, despite no movement from his neck down, and confined for...
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Film Review: John Hawkes’ Honest Work Just Saves ‘The Sessions’
CHICAGO– Sometimes an actor can deliver on so many levels at once that it makes flaws of a film easier to overlook. I’ll admit that while watching “The Sessions,” I was so caught up in the honest, true...
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Film Feature: The 10 Best Films of 2012, Part Two
CHICAGO– Hot on the heels of the wondrous 10 Most Overlooked Films of 2012 and the illustrious first look at The 10 Best Films of 2012 comes “The 10 Best Films of 2012, Part Two,” as rendered by...
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Blu-ray Review: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt Amaze in ‘The Sessions’
CHICAGO– It’s a shame how box office numbers play such a large factor in Oscar votes. Just imagine if “The Blind Side” was a flop. Sandra Bullock wouldn’t have been allowed within a billion miles of...
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