While the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences purports that the Oscars honor the year's greatest achievers in cinema, the ceremony, ever since its inception, has been a form of mythmaking. Every year, the industry comes together to induct a new class of icons into its ranks. Which brings us to this week's theme. This week's edition of #Longreads contains five pieces that explore mythmaking in politics, entertainment and literature. "And Now for the Further Adventures of Rahm the Impaler" by Neil Steinberg, published by Esquire Just in time for the March 6 premiere of CNN's new series "Chicagoland," Steinberg's article is neither critical, nor complimentary of Emanuel. As the focus of the article, Emanuel's point-of-view is certainly privileged. Nevertheless, the piece provides a rich political and historical context for viewers looking to tune in for "Chicagoland.""In Drag, It turns Out, There Are Second Acts" by Michael Schulman, published.
- 3/1/2014
- by Shipra Gupta
- Indiewire
Legendary Chicago-based film critic Roger Ebert died Thursday at the age of 70.
Just Tuesday evening, Ebert wrote in his journal that he would be cutting back on his work load and taking a "leave of presence" due to a recurrence of cancer.
His final blog post, appropriately enough, concluded with Ebert's signature sign-off: "So on this day of reflection I say again, thank you for going on this journey with me. I'll see you at the movies."
Ebert, the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize and to be awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, was first diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2002, and cancerous growths were found on his salivary glands a year later, forcing him to undergo surgeries that left him without the ability to speak. Ebert was the Sun-Times' film critic since 1967.
President Obama on Thursday expressed his condolences to Ebert's family and wife...
Just Tuesday evening, Ebert wrote in his journal that he would be cutting back on his work load and taking a "leave of presence" due to a recurrence of cancer.
His final blog post, appropriately enough, concluded with Ebert's signature sign-off: "So on this day of reflection I say again, thank you for going on this journey with me. I'll see you at the movies."
Ebert, the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize and to be awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, was first diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2002, and cancerous growths were found on his salivary glands a year later, forcing him to undergo surgeries that left him without the ability to speak. Ebert was the Sun-Times' film critic since 1967.
President Obama on Thursday expressed his condolences to Ebert's family and wife...
- 4/4/2013
- by Joseph Erbentraut
- Huffington Post
Roger Ebert - film critic, journalist, screenwriter, and the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize, has passed away after a long battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Chaz, along with a step-daughter and two step-grandchildren. The news comes just two days after Ebert posted on his own blog about taking as self-described “leave of presence” from some of his heavy workload to focus on new projects and movie reviews he was passionate about. His is a tremendous loss to the world of film, from critics to creators to fans. The news was first reported by Neil Steinberg at Ebert’s own home paper, The Chicago Sun-Times, and we point you to his lovely, thoughtful obituary for an indelible portrait of the man. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.
- 4/4/2013
- by Kate Erbland
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Looks like Illinois is seriously considering giving gay marriage a go. Obama wants it. Jesse Tyler Ferguson's there selling it. And hell, Illinois is so chock full of gay greatness, it deserves the honor of becoming the 10th state to approve gay marriage. Even the state's Gop chair Pat Brady backs it. Holler!
In order to help propel the issue further, I've concocted a quick list of wonderful gay (or quasi-gay) things to emerge from Il.
1. "Chicago, Illinois," from the gay classic Victor/Victoria
If my interview with Lesley Ann Warren didn't convince you the Clue alumna is ripe for canonization, please see yourself to this clip from Victor/Victoria where the Oscar-nominated thespian salutes the naughty joys of the Prairie State. Why did it take until 1982 for the world to notice that Chicago begins with C-h-i-c?
2. Dan Savage
The author, commentator, It Gets Better-er, and Savage Love columnist is a Chicago native,...
In order to help propel the issue further, I've concocted a quick list of wonderful gay (or quasi-gay) things to emerge from Il.
1. "Chicago, Illinois," from the gay classic Victor/Victoria
If my interview with Lesley Ann Warren didn't convince you the Clue alumna is ripe for canonization, please see yourself to this clip from Victor/Victoria where the Oscar-nominated thespian salutes the naughty joys of the Prairie State. Why did it take until 1982 for the world to notice that Chicago begins with C-h-i-c?
2. Dan Savage
The author, commentator, It Gets Better-er, and Savage Love columnist is a Chicago native,...
- 1/3/2013
- by virtel
- The Backlot
O'Rourke's was our stage, and we displayed our personas there nightly. It was a shabby street-corner tavern on a dicey stretch of North Avenue, a block after Chicago's Old Town stopped being a tourist haven. In its early days it was heated by a wood-burning pot-bellied stove, and ice formed on the insides of the windows. One night a kid from the street barged in, whacked a customer in the front booth with a baseball bat, and ran out again. When a roomer who lived upstairs died, his body was discovered when maggots started to drop through the ceiling. A man nobody knew was shot dead one night out in back. From the day it opened on December 30, 1966 until the day I stopped drinking in 1979, I drank there more or less every night when I was in town. So did a lot of people.
Jay Kovar and Jeanette Sullivan behind the bar
Neil Steinberg,...
Jay Kovar and Jeanette Sullivan behind the bar
Neil Steinberg,...
- 10/5/2009
- by Roger Ebert
- blogs.suntimes.com/ebert
You might never have heard of Vincent P. Falk, but if you've been a visitor to Chicago you may well have seen him. He has performed for the patrons on every single tour boat cruising the Chicago River. And he is known to every viewer of the NBC/5 morning news, and the ABC/7 afternoon news. He's the smiling middle-aged man with a limitless variety of spectacular suits. He stands on the Michigan or State street bridges, showing off his latest stupefying suit. He flashes the flamboyant lining, takes it off, spins it in great circles above his head, and then does his "spin move," pivoting first left, then right, while whirling the coat in the air. Then he puts it on again and waves to the tourists on the boat, by now passing under the bridge, always wearing a suit for the occasion: Shimmering black for Kwanzaa, red for Christmas,...
- 6/9/2009
- by Roger Ebert
- blogs.suntimes.com/ebert
New York -- Things are heating up for Val Kilmer, Armand Assante, Eric Roberts, Megan Brown and Patrick Muldoon in the indie suspense thriller "The Steam Experiment."
The feature, revolving around six people trapped and terrorized in an urban Turkish bathhouse, marks a return to directing for its Cinepro Pictures producer Philippe Martinez.
Kilmer plays a former university professor who overheats his hostages to prove that humans will devolve into chaos under the pressures of global warming. He tells a detective (Assante) that their location will be revealed if his hypothesis is printed as the local paper's front-page headline.
The six potential victims are a former pro football player (Roberts), a former actress (Brown), a nurse (Muldoon), a waitress (Eve Mauro), a restaurateur (Quinn Duffy) and a writer (Cordelia Reynolds). As temperatures rise, the desperate detainees fight for survival.
Rob Malkani ("Day Zero") wrote the original screenplay. Karinne Behr, Luc Campeau,...
The feature, revolving around six people trapped and terrorized in an urban Turkish bathhouse, marks a return to directing for its Cinepro Pictures producer Philippe Martinez.
Kilmer plays a former university professor who overheats his hostages to prove that humans will devolve into chaos under the pressures of global warming. He tells a detective (Assante) that their location will be revealed if his hypothesis is printed as the local paper's front-page headline.
The six potential victims are a former pro football player (Roberts), a former actress (Brown), a nurse (Muldoon), a waitress (Eve Mauro), a restaurateur (Quinn Duffy) and a writer (Cordelia Reynolds). As temperatures rise, the desperate detainees fight for survival.
Rob Malkani ("Day Zero") wrote the original screenplay. Karinne Behr, Luc Campeau,...
- 9/10/2008
- by By Gregg Goldstein
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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