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CITY OF CHICAGO TO HONOR EXEMPLARY ARTISTS AND ARTS INSTITUTIONS AT INAUGURAL FIFTH STAR AWARDS, SEPT. 17 AT MILLENNIUM PARK
CITY OF CHICAGO TO HONOR EXEMPLARY ARTISTS AND ARTS INSTITUTIONS AT INAUGURAL FIFTH STAR AWARDS, SEPT. 17 AT MILLENNIUM PARK
Live
show will feature tribute performances, in a free public celebration of
Chicago’s art, architecture, dance, music, theater legacy at Jay
Pritzker Pavilion
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE)
unveiled plans today to honor exemplary Chicago artists and arts
institutions at a free public celebration of Chicago’s art,
architecture, dance, music and theater legacy at the Jay Pritzker
Pavilion in Millennium Park (201 E. Randolph Street). The inaugural Fifth Star Awards will be held on Wednesday, September 17 at 7 p.m., featuring a diverse lineup of performances in tribute to the honorees.
“This is a celebration of
Chicago, for Chicago,” said Mayor Rahm Emanuel. “The Fifth Star Awards
honors artists whose work has forever changed and enhanced our city;
artists who have made Chicago their muse, their stage and their canvas;
artists who have been our ambassadors, bringing Chicago to the rest of
the world, and the world to Chicago; and artists who have inspired and
mentored new generations of artists who call Chicago home.”
Fifth Star Awards is made
possible through generous private support from Allstate Insurance
Company and GCM Grosvenor– with in-kind support provided by Leo Burnett
Chicago. As the Fifth Star Awards creative partner, Leo Burnett created
the name and designed the visual identity for this annual initiative.
Why the name “Fifth Star Awards?”
“Over the years, there have
been many ideas proposed for a fifth star on Chicago’s iconic flag,”
said Michelle T. Boone, Commissioner of DCASE. “These ideas all share
one thing in common: They represent a city always in search of new
moments of growth, transformation and enlightenment. And while there are
no plans to add a fifth star to our flag, we believe there is beauty
and magic in the quest for one.”
Fifth Star Awards coincides
with EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary and
Modern Art (September 18–21), and EXPO ART WEEK, a citywide showcase of
Chicago’s art and cultural community (September 15–21).
Recipients of the inaugural
Fifth Star Awards will be announced soon, as will the full lineup of
performances. For details, visit cityofchicago.org/dcase or
millenniumpark.org.
The Department of Cultural
Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) is dedicated to enriching Chicago’s
artistic vitality and cultural vibrancy. This includes fostering the
development of Chicago’s non-profit arts sector, independent working
artists and for-profit arts businesses; providing a framework to guide
the City’s future cultural and economic growth, via the 2012 Chicago
Cultural Plan; marketing the City’s cultural assets to a worldwide
audience; and presenting high-quality, free and affordable cultural
programs for residents and visitors.
Regal Cinemas is looking for The Cheesiest Selfie!
Regal Cinemas is hosting a cheesy selfie contest on Twitter and
Instagram!
The contest is encouraging people to post or hashtag the cheesiest selfie they can come up with. The winner gets flown to Hollywood for a weekend of royal treatment.
Also for this leg of the contest Regal is giving away free nachos when you submit a selfie, even if they run out of the nachos you can snag a $2 off coupon. Everyone loves free food!
You can view a video for the contest here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwSHSVcfibQ&feature=youtu.be
And view contest details here: http://www.regmovies.com/cheesie
Please see below for the specifics on the free nachos:
Show us your cheesiest selfies, score free cheesy nachos and be entered in the contest to win a Hollywood VIP weekend experience.
CTA-“Give us a cheesy selfie, get free cheesy nachos”
Let’s face it—we all love cheese and we all take selfies, so why not get some cheddar for it?
From now until August 11th Regal Cinemas and Tostitos are searching for the cheesiest selfie to crown THE ROYAL CHEESIE and fly them out to Hollywood for a VIP weekend. Submit your cheesiest selfie and you'll also score free Regal Cinemas nachos, while supplies last. If we run out of free nacho coupons, don't worry, you'll still receive a coupon for $2 off free nachos.
The contest is encouraging people to post or hashtag the cheesiest selfie they can come up with. The winner gets flown to Hollywood for a weekend of royal treatment.
Also for this leg of the contest Regal is giving away free nachos when you submit a selfie, even if they run out of the nachos you can snag a $2 off coupon. Everyone loves free food!
You can view a video for the contest here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwSHSVcfibQ&feature=youtu.be
And view contest details here: http://www.regmovies.com/cheesie
Please see below for the specifics on the free nachos:
Show us your cheesiest selfies, score free cheesy nachos and be entered in the contest to win a Hollywood VIP weekend experience.
CTA-“Give us a cheesy selfie, get free cheesy nachos”
Let’s face it—we all love cheese and we all take selfies, so why not get some cheddar for it?
From now until August 11th Regal Cinemas and Tostitos are searching for the cheesiest selfie to crown THE ROYAL CHEESIE and fly them out to Hollywood for a VIP weekend. Submit your cheesiest selfie and you'll also score free Regal Cinemas nachos, while supplies last. If we run out of free nacho coupons, don't worry, you'll still receive a coupon for $2 off free nachos.
GENE SISKEL FILM CENTER (GSFC)OF THE SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO (SAIC) SCREENINGS AND EVENTS, AUGUST 1-SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
GENE SISKEL FILM CENTER (GSFC)
OF THE SCHOOL OF
THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO (SAIC)
SCREENINGS AND
EVENTS, AUGUST 1-SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
AUGUST FESTIVAL
20th Annual
Black Harvest Film Festival (August
1-28) is the Midwest’s largest festival of the Black experience featuring
movies from the African diaspora. Celebrating a milestone of 20 years with a
combined total of over 40 shorts and features will be shown with over 30
filmmaker appearances. There will also be a panel discussion, a workshop, and
special events throughout. Highlights include:
Opening Night
Chaz Ebert and (posthumously) Roger Ebert will receive the Deloris Jordan Award for
Excellence in Community Leadership,
presented by Mrs. Deloris Jordan, after whom the award is named. Mrs.
Jordan is the president of the James R. Jordan Foundation. Following the award
presentation to the Eberts, films from the Opening
Night program—A Black Harvest Feast—will be shown. The six short films in A
Black Harvest Feast convey the spirit of the month-long festival:
cross-cultural comedy Chris’s Briss; a wildly imaginative
London bus ride in Frayed; rousing history lesson Strange Fruit; compelling
two-women drama The Way You Love; cheeky schoolboy fantasy Vivre; and Perfect
Day, a charming high school romance with a bold twist. Master of
Ceremonies will be LeeAnn Trotter,
entertainment reporter for NBC 5. Following the award and film program will be
a reception at the Joffrey Tower, home of The Joffrey
Ballet, 10 E. Randolph, and will feature music by Musicians of the Chicago Sinfonietta.
Shorts Programs
Shorts
Program: Made in Chicago, five
films featuring local talent; Shorts Program: Black History—Lost and
Found, four thought-provoking
films with historical themes; Shorts Program: International Visions,
five striking films from around the globe; Shorts Program: Family Matters, four
films exploring family ties; Shorts Program: Love African American Style
in which the course of love runs anything but smooth in a provocative selection
of five films; and Shorts Program: Black Noir: five films which take a walk on the
wild side.
Fiction Features
Unsound is the story of love challenged and a relationship
broken and mended portraying an epic battle of wills between mother and son. Jayhawkers
by Kevin Willmott (Destination Planet
Negro!) is a recreated historical drama about basketball legend Wilt
Chamberlain who was controversial off the court for dating white women and
defying “Whites Only” prohibitions. Finding Forever in Love—by Toot’s and Blow’s director Deri Tyton—is
a grown up romantic drama which concerns Preach, a talented poet who loves weed
and is grieving the death of his girlfriend, inhibiting his writing and current
relationship with the mature and challenging Arika. The 4th Meeting is an intriguing character study
concerning Diana, a successful career woman who has been battling survivor
guilt since her husband died in an auto accident, how she takes her frustration
out on her younger sister, and faces the demons of her own past. Dar
He: The Lynching of Emmett Till is a phenomenal tour-de-force featuring
Mike Wiley in 39 roles to create a stunning dramatization of the horrific
murder of the 14-year-old Emmett Till. Bad Hair concerns a young Latino
American boy whose social and sexual identity become invested in the status of
his ‘fro and how his innocent crush on a handsome news vendor sends ripples of
homophobia through his dysfunctional family. Cass features Detroit in
all its faded glory as the protagonist Cass fuels her ambitions to become an
artist when a vagrant moves next door to her, her little brother, and widowed
father. A loose and lovely spin on the classic The Bicycle Thief, The Bicycle
finds 10-year-old Bobbie who resents her prospective stepfather Teddy; after her
bicycle is stolen by a bully, the two reluctantly join forces to search across
Queens to find the thief. Filled with flashbacks and mishaps, romantic comedy Grand
Gesture finds Craig camped out for the day in a Harlem diner awaiting a
reunion with an ex-girlfriend who may or may not show up. Hogtown, the newest
feature by Daniel Nearing (Chicago
Heights) creates a multilayered tapestry of Chicago over a century,
beginning in 1919 when the police are on a manhunt for a missing millionaire. A
Rage in Harlem is presented in honor of Bill Duke, the director’s first
feature, which is based on pulp maestro Chester Himes’ 1950s-set ghetto tale;
Duke will appear for discussion via Skype. The Forgotten Kingdom finds a tough
Johannesburg boy who is charged with escorting his father’s body back to his
native village, encountering a journey of myth and witchcraft which awakens the
boy’s heart.
Documentaries
That
Daughter’s Crazy is a portrait
of Rain Pryor (who appears in person with the film) and what it was like to
grow up as the biracial daughter of comedy legend Richard Pryor with excerpts
of her one-woman show Fried Chicken and
Latkes. Lord Thing is a restored, “lost” film which sheds new light on
the role of gangs on the West Side of Chicago in the 1950s and 1960s. Melvin
& Jean: An American Story, is a look back at the political lives of
Melvin and Jean McNair who hijacked a plane from Detroit to Algeria to join
Eldridge Cleaver and the Black Panthers and later settled in France where they
live as model citizens, never to return to the U.S. where they could face the
rest of their lives in prison. Little White Lie is director Lacey
Schwartz’s exploration of reconciling her Jewish upbringing and unearthing a
lie about her ethnic background that haunted her parents.
Free Workshop + Panel
Action! The
Real Deal About Filmmaking, the
annual Black Harvest panel discussion, dissects the process of making a film,
from obtaining funding to casting, production, post-production, and distribution,
headed by festival consultant Sergio Mims. The 90-minute workshop, The
Realities of Screenwriting, also hosted by Mims, who has been there,
done that, reveals what screenwriting books don’t tell you.
Closing Night
From Above
(aka Chasing Shakespeare) is a
magic realist tale in Native American myth and the poetic power of Shakespeare,
unreeling in flashback as William Ward (Danny Glover) and his cherished wife
Venus (Tantoo Cardinal) face a climactic experience one stormy night.
More
information about Black Harvest Film Festival:
AUGUST SERIES
Hitchcock:
Early, Rare, and Classic (August
2-September 4) is a series of 10 programs with an emphasis on overlooked and
rarely shown films from the master’s early British period. Such movies as Murder!,
The Skin Game, Rich and Strange, Waltzes from Vienna, and The
White Shadow, the latter of which Hitchcock served as an apprentice,
give audiences a look at when the director was more versatile and experimental.
http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/hitchcock_series
Film/lecture
series The Unquiet American: Transgressive Comedies from the U.S.,
with lectures by internationally renowned film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum, opens
with the rarely seen Laughter.
RUNS
Back
by popular demand is Half a Yellow Sun (August 1-7).
Based on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel, this handsome adaptation centers on
two couples and their dramas against a broad canvas of national upheaval
beginning with Nigeria’s independence in 1960. http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/half_of_a_yellow_sun
The Grand
Seduction (August 1-7) is a
comedy centering on a crusty mayor of a Newfoundland fishing village who
shamelessly tries to lure a hotshot urban doctor to relocate to their town so
they can obtain as much-needed factory. http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/grand_seduction
Chicago
premiere of A Master Builder (aka Fear of Falling) (August 8-14)—directed
by Jonathan Demme and based on the most autographical play by Ibsen—stars noted
and award-winning stage actress Lisa Joyce, as well as Wallace Shawn, Andre
Gregory, and Julie Hagerty. Runaway ego and monster hubris are embodied in an
ailing architect (Shawn) who cruelly bends others to his will. The unexpected
arrival of vivacious young Hilda (Joyce) fatefully changes the dynamic. Joyce appears in person for audience
discussion on Saturday, August 9, with chief Chicago Tribune theater critic Chris Jones, and on Sunday,
August 10, with Ain’t It Cool News / Gapers Block film critic Steve Prokopy aka “Capone.” http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/master_builder
First
Chicago run of Dinosaur 13 (August 15-28) is the an astounding seven-year tale
of intrigue, double-dealing, and government intervention that resulted in the
discoverers of Sue—the Field Museum’s majestic T. Rex skeleton—being divested
of their find, cheated of recognition, and even sent to prison. http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/dinosaur_13
First
Chicago run of The German Doctor (August 15-21) concerns a charismatic Nazi
doctor who befriends an Argentinian family, threatening their well-being, as
told through the eyes of a 12-year-old. http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/german_doctor
First
Chicago run of a new restoration of Eric Rohmer’s A Summer’s Tale (August
22-28)—never released theatrically in the U.S.—in which a student becomes
involved with two women while waiting for his girlfriend to join him on
vacation at a Brittany resort. As with other Rohmer films, the director
masterfully creates erotic tension without explicitness. http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/summers_tale
Chicago
premiere of Jealousy (August 29-September 4) is Philippe Garrel’s latest
feature centering on a struggling young actor (played by the director’s
real-life son Louis Garrel) who juggles relationships with his neurotically
possessive live-in lover, his devastated ex-wife, and his precocious little
daughter. http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/jealousy
First
Chicago run of A Letter to Momo, (August 29-September 4) is Hiroyuki Okiura’s (Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade) poignant animated
coming-of-age story which tenderly evokes the heartache of loss and the bumpiness
of new beginnings featuring the talents of illustrator Ando Masahi (Spirited Away) and art director Ono
Hiroshi (Kiki’s Delivery Service). http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/letter_to_momo
First
Chicago run of Bound by Flesh (August 29-September 4) is a compelling
documentary chronicling the sensational saga of conjoined twins Daisy and
Violet Hilton who eventually faded into obscurity. These highly photogenic
girls were a world-famous attraction in sideshows, vaudeville, and Tom
Browning’s cult film Freaks. Director Leslie Zemeckis will appear in
person for audience discussion at the Friday, August 29 screening. http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/bound_by_flesh
In Ida
(August 8-14), before taking her final vows, docile and devout Anna, a novice
nun in 1960s Poland, where memories of World War II are still fresh, is sent to
visit her only living relative, the hard-bitten, hard drinking aunt she never
knew, resulting a collision of faith and the past, and revealing a shocking
truth to Anna about herself and her family. http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/ida
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All screenings and events
are at the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of
Chicago, located at 164 N. State St.
Tickets
to each screening--unless stated otherwise--are $11/general admission,
$7/students, $6/Film Center members, and $5/Art Institute of Chicago staff and
School of the Art Institute of Chicago faculty, staff, and students. All
tickets may be purchased at the Film Center Box Office. Both general admission
and Film Center member tickets are available through the Gene Siskel Film
Center’s website www.siskelfilmcenter.org/content/tickets
or through the individual films’ weblinks on www.siskelfilmcenter.org. There is a surcharge of $1.50 per ticket. The Film
Center and its box office are open 5:00 to 8:30 pm, Monday through Friday; 2:00
to 8:30 pm Saturday; and 2:00 to 5:30 pm Sunday.
Please note the following special ticket prices and discounts:
Black
Harvest festival
passes are available at the Gene Siskel Film Center for $50 per pass (a $92
value) which includes six movies for the price of five plus a free small
popcorn with each film. Passholders who purchase a Gene Siskel Film Center
membership at the end of Black Harvest receive a $5 discount
when they turn in their passes.
Tickets to Opening Night program A
Black Harvest Feast are $25/general admission, $20/students, and
$15/Film Center members. Proceeds from this screening benefit the educational
programs of the Gene Siskel Film Center. No free passes, blue tickets, or Black
Harvest festival passes will be valid for this screening. Regular
admission prices apply for Closing Night
film From
Above but no free passes, blue tickets, or Black Harvest festival
passes will be valid for this screening.
Black
Harvest Film Festival panel
discussion Action! The Real Deal About Filmmaking, and workshop, The Realities of Screenwriting, are
both free admission events.
Sunday Double-Bill Discount! Buy a
ticket at the regular prices for the first Hitchcock
film on any Saturday in August, and get a ticket for the second Hitchcock film that day at the
discounted rate with proof of original purchase: $7/general admission;
$5/students; $4/Film Center members. (This discount rate applies to the second
film only.)
Lecture series discount! Gene
Siskel Film Center members pay discounted admission of $5 to any screening in
the series The Unquiet American: Transgressive
Comedies from the U.S.
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A Gene
Siskel Film Center membership is a year-round ticket to great movies for only
$6 per screening! Memberships are $50 (Individual) and $80 (Dual). For more
information, call 312-846-2600 or visit www.siskelfilmcenter.org/content/membership
.
Discounted
parking is available for $16-$18 for nine hours at the InterPark SELF-PARK at
20 E. Randolph St. A rebate ticket can be obtained from the Film Center Box
Office.
The Film Center is located near CTA trains and buses.
Nearest CTA L stations are Lake (Red line); State/Lake (Brown, Green, Orange,
Pink, Purple lines); and Washington (Blue line). CTA bus lines serving State
St.: 2, 6, 10, 29, 36, 62, 144, and 146.
For more
information about the Film Center, call 312-846-2800 (24-hour movie hotline) or
312-846-2600 (general information, 9:00 am-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday), or visit www.siskelfilmcenter.org
.
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The Gene
Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago celebrates 42
years of presenting cutting edge programs, independent and international
cinema, premieres, retrospectives, and classic films. Internationally
recognized for its original film programming, the Film Center is a vibrant
cultural destination in Chicago that attracts a diverse and creative annual
audience of over 80,000. www.siskelfilmcenter.org
A leader in educating artists,
designers, and scholars since 1866, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
(SAIC) offers nationally accredited undergraduate, graduate, and
post-baccalaureate programs to nearly 3,200 students from around the globe.
Located in the heart of Chicago, SAIC has an educational philosophy built upon
an interdisciplinary approach to art and design, giving students unparalleled
opportunities to develop their creative and critical abilities, while working
with renowned faculty who include many of the leading practitioners in their
fields. SAIC's resources include the Art Institute of Chicago and its new
Modern Wing; numerous special collections and programming venues provide
students with exceptional exhibitions, screenings, lectures, and performances.
For more information, please visit www.saic.edu
Friday, July 25, 2014
Charlotte Dumas: Anima opens August 8 @ Silver Eye Center for Photography (Pittsburgh,PA)
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Announcing the Lollapalooza weekend of events (Chicago)
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