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16
Oct

Laura Linney to Walk Red Carpet on Wednesday, Tomer Heymann Coming on Oct. 21

Author: Adam Fendelman, Category: Celebrity News, Chicago International Film Festival, Documentary, Film

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On Wednesday, Laura Linney will walk a Chicago red carpet with director Tamara Jenkins for the Chicago premiere of “The Savages” and the closing of the Chicago International Film Festival.

The red carpet is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at the Harris Theater at 205 E. Randolph.

Also, director Tomer Heymann will be in Chicago for two screenings of his documentary “Paper Dolls” as part of the Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema.

On Oct. 21, the film will show at 9 p.m. at Piper’s Alley (1608 N. Wells). On Oct. 22, the film will show at 8:30 p.m. at the Wilmette Theatre (1122 Central Ave. in Wilmette).

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15
Oct

Malcolm McDowell Walks Chicago Red Carpet For ‘Never Apologize’ Premiere

Author: Adam Fendelman, Category: Celebrity News, Chicago International Film Festival, Documentary

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Malcolm McDowell on Monday walked a Chicago red carpet at AMC River East 21 for the Chicago International Film Festival premiere of “Never Apologize,” which is a documentary by director Mike Kaplan.

Once again, Chicago photographer Joe Arce nailed the red-carpet shot, which is being published below with permission.

Malcolm McDowell on Oct. 15, 2007 at the Chicago
International Film Festival premiere of “Never Apologize”.
Photo by Joe Arce for HollywoodChicago.com

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14
Oct

Anthony Hopkins Walks Red Carpet, Calls Chicago ‘Best-Kept Secret in America’

Author: Adam Fendelman, Category: Celebrity News, Chicago International Film Festival, Film

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Sir Anthony Hopkins walked the Music Box Theatre red carpet in Chicago on Sunday for the Chicago International Film Festival premiere of “Slipstream,” which at the age of 70 he directed, wrote and scored.

As with the photo from the John Cusack red carpet on Oct. 12, Chicago photographer Joe Arce again captured the bull’s-eye Hopkins shot and has granted me permission to publish it.

Anthony Hopkins on Oct. 14, 2007 at the Chicago
International Film Festival premiere of “Slipstream”.
Photo by Joe Arce for HollywoodChicago.com

Hopkins is also the star of the film along with Christian Slater. Though the scene lacked security and he only interviewed with press for about two minutes, the question of how he felt about Chicago did register.

Hopkins responded: “It’s a beautiful city. It’s the best-kept secret in America.”

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14
Oct

Malcolm McDowell to Walk Chicago Red Carpet For ‘Never Apologize’ on Oct. 14

Author: Adam Fendelman, Category: Celebrity News, Chicago International Film Festival, Film

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Screen legend Malcolm McDowell will walk a Chicago red carpet on Oct. 15 at AMC River East 21 for the Chicago International Film Festival premiere of “Never Apologize,” which is his one-man show.

McDowell will also conduct a Q&A session after the film screening. The red carpet is scheduled for 6 p.m. with the showing slated for 6:45 p.m.

McDowell, who is remembered for his work in “A Clockwork Orange,” works with director Mike Kaplan on “Never Apologize” to evoke memories of influential essayist, director and critic Lindsay Anderson.

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14
Oct

Jeffrey Wright, Mos Def Walk Chicago Red Carpet on Oct. 13, 2007

Author: Adam Fendelman, Category: Celebrity News, Chicago International Film Festival, Photography

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On Saturday at the unusual setting of the Chase Auditorium in downtown Chicago, I was on location to cover the Chicago International Film Festival “black perspectives tribute” featuring Jeffrey Wright and Mos Def.

Jeffrey Wright on Oct. 13, 2007 at the Chicago International Film Festival.
Photo by Adam Fendelman of HollywoodChicago.com

Wright (“Lackawanna Blues,” “Angels in America,” “The Manchurian Candidate,” “Syriana,” “Casino Royale”) received from the festival a silver Hugo award for career achievement. He was joined by wife Carmen Ejogo. I recorded seven minutes of an interview with Wright.

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12
Oct

John Cusack, Joyce Piven Walk Chicago Red Carpet For ‘Grace is Gone’

Author: Adam Fendelman, Category: Celebrity News, Chicago International Film Festival, Film

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After interviewing Chicago’s John Cusack along with Gracie Bednarczyk and Shélan O’Keefe (first-time Chicago actresses) for “Grace is Gone,” I camped out with the hordes of press cameras as they all walked the red carpet on Friday.

John Cusack and Shélan O’Keefe for “Grace is Gone”.
Photo by Adam Fendelman/HollywoodChicago.com

Cusack received a career achievement award from the Chicago International Film Festival. The surprise came with an appearance by Joyce Hiller Piven. She’s the mother of Chicago actor Jeremy Piven.

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11
Oct

Jeffrey Wright, Mos Def to Walk Red Carpet For Black Perspectives Tribute on Oct. 13

Author: Adam Fendelman, Category: Celebrity News, Chicago International Film Festival

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Emmy-, Golden Globe- and Tony-winning artist Jeffrey Wright along with special guest artist Mos Def will walk the red carpet as part of a black perspectives tribute within the Chicago International Film Festival.

The event will take place at the Chase Auditorium at 10 S. Dearborn in Chicago on Oct. 13 beginning at 6:30 p.m. Wright will be honored with a Gold Hugo for career achievement.

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11
Oct

Academy Award-Winning Director István Szabó to Speak on Friday in Chicago

Author: Adam Fendelman, Category: Celebrity News, Chicago International Film Festival, Foreign Film

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Around the same time as the John Cusack red-carpet event on Friday, the Chicago International Film Festival will have an evening with Academy Award-winning director István Szabó at 6:45 p.m. at Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema.

He will speak on the intimacy and insight that can be achieved with the use of the close-up in film.

Szabó says film has “one singular quality that no other art form can supply. The moving picture is capable of showing us a living human face in close-up. This ability is the source of its special energy.”

Szabó uses close-ups to convey what he has called “life’s beautiful changes: the constant movements of the human expression in the most intimate moment – in the moment of its birth.”

Szabó received an Academy Award for best foreign-language film for “Mephisto,” which is one in a trilogy that includes “Colonel Redl” and “Hanussen”. Other directorial credits include “Sunshine” and “Being Julia”.

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11
Oct

Anthony Hopkins to Appear on Chicago Red Carpet For ‘Slipstream’ on Oct. 14

Author: Adam Fendelman, Category: Celebrity News, Chicago International Film Festival, Film

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Following Wednesday’s appearance of Ben and Casey Affleck and Friday’s John Cusack show, Sunday again at the Music Box Theatre will feature the legendary, 70-year-old Anthony Hopkins for “Slipstream”.

He’s the star, writer and director of “Slipstream,” which is a classic “mess with your head” film. I’ll be on the carpet beginning at 5 p.m. on Sunday to bring you full coverage. Hopkins is scheduled to appear after 6 p.m.

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11
Oct

Film Festival to Unroll Red Carpet For John Cusack in ‘Grace is Gone’ on Friday

Author: Adam Fendelman, Category: Celebrity News, Chicago International Film Festival, Film

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If you missed Wednesday night’s red-carpet affair with Ben and Casey Affleck for “Gone Baby Gone,” you can still hit up the Music Box Theatre at 3733 N. Southport Ave. in Chicago on Friday night for John Cusack’s turn in the limelight.

Just like Wednesday, press will arrive at 5 p.m. on Friday and Cusack’s red carpet is scheduled for 6 p.m. That means it’ll be more like 30 to 45 minutes from then. The event is part of the Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF).

This time, Cusack’s motivated to show not just for press and fans but because he’ll be receiving a Gold Hugo award for career achievement. “Grace is Gone” will be shown after the red carpet around 7 p.m.

Joining Cusack will be young Chicago first-time actresses Shelan O’Keefe and Gracie Bednarczyk. They play his two daughters in the film about losing his wife in war and what it’s like on his family in the U.S.

If you miss the night’s festivities, I’ll again be on the carpet to bring you full coverage. Also, stay tuned for Sunday night’s appearance by Anthony Hopkins. He’s the writer, director and star in “Slipstream”.

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