National Burger Month Arrives at Morton's The Steakhouse! (Chicago)

 

Enjoy the deliciously famous Million Dollar Burger for limited time only 

  In honor of National Burger Month in May, Morton’s The Steakhouse locations will offer foodie enthusiasts the opportunity to enjoy the mouth-watering Million Dollar Burger with a glass of Stag’s Leap Winery, ‘The Investor”, Napa Valley. This delectable pairing is only $39 and available in the bar area all day.

 

Morton’s came into existence today because of its fantastic burgers. Years ago, before co-founders Arnie Morton and Klaus Fritsch really knew one other, they both were employed at the Playboy Club in Montreal. The club was updating their menu, so Klaus cooked a new type of burger for Arnie to try. After taking one bite, Arnie stated that it was the best burger he had ever eaten. From that day forward, they nicknamed Morton’s Prime Burger the “Million-Dollar Hamburger.”

 

For this special, Morton’s has enhanced this classic dish and created a new menu item called the Million Dollar Burger. The dish features everything from the traditional burger with the addition of decadent foie gras, black truffle butter and braised short ribs all on a tasty brioche bun.

 

Now more than 3 decades later, Morton’s The Steakhouse has grown to over 70 locations worldwide and is the same today as it was when they opened doors to their first restaurant in Chicago in 1978. Morton’s commitment to excellence is unwavering and is showcased in each menu item through the careful preparation and quality ingredients. Whether gathering with friends or enjoying a business dinner, Morton’s guests have come to expect remarkable service and reliable experiences that keep them coming back for more. For more information on Morton’s The Steakhouse, please visit www.mortons.com

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ABOUT LANDRY’S, INC.

Landry’s, Inc., wholly owned by Tilman J. Fertitta, is a multinational, diversified restaurant, hospitality, gaming and entertainment company based in Houston, Texas. The company operates more than 500 high-end and casual dining establishments around the world, including well-known concepts such as Landry’s Seafood, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., Rainforest Cafe, Mitchell’s Fish Market Restaurants, Morton’s The Steakhouse, The Oceanaire, McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood, Chart House, Saltgrass Steak House, Claim Jumper and Mastro’s Restaurants. Landry’s also operates a group of signature restaurants, including Vic & Anthony's, Grotto, Willie G's and others. Landry’s gaming division includes the renowned Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino concept, with locations in Las Vegas and Laughlin, Nev.; Atlantic City, N.J.; Biloxi, Miss.; and Lake Charles, La. Landry’s entertainment and hospitality divisions encompass popular destinations including the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier, Kemah Boardwalk, Aquarium Restaurants and other exciting attractions, coupled with deluxe accommodations throughout the Houston and Galveston area, including the luxurious San Luis Resort, Spa & Conference Center on Galveston Island.

 

IFP Chicago May Newsletter - 22nd Chicago Underground Film Festival, 5/13 - 5/17

 

IFPCHICAGO.ORG Committed to the idea that independent film is an important art form and a powerful voice in our society. MEMBERS - HAVE NEWS TO SHARE?  Tell us about it!  info@ifpchicago.org   Supported by  Digital Professional Institute SAG/AFTRA Special Thanks! IFP/Chicago thanks Techpopuli    for providing IT support and for revamping IFP/Chicago's website - www.ifpchicago.org May 2015 22nd Annual Chicago Underground Film Festival, Presented by Jameson Irish Whiskey, Runs May 13 - 17 at the Logan Theatre in Chicago The Chicago Underground Film Festival (CUFF), the longest running underground film festival in the world, opens its 22nd annual run on Wednesday, May 13 and continues through Sunday, May 17 at the Logan Theatre in Chicago. CLICK HERE for the complete program and to purchase tickets. Tickets: $15 for opening and closing nights, $9 per program. Festival passes also available for $75, which grants admission to all screenings and events.  Current IFP Chicago members receive a 15% discount on tickets; email your member number to info@ifpchicago.org to request the code.  A program of IFP Chicago, CUFF presents a diverse slate of experimental, documentary and narrative features and shorts, carefully selected and curated into twenty-five unique programs, drawn from nearly 2,000 submissions from around the globe. Highlights of the 22nd edition include: Opening Night, Weds., May 13: CUFF is proud to present the North American Premiere of   "Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal and a Whore,"the 46th feature by Khavn de la Cruz, the extremely prolific musician, poet and filmmaker known as "the father of Philippine digital filmmaking."   Closing Night, Sun., May 17:  CUFF is proud to present the World Premiere of Chicago filmmaker Robert Stockwell's city symphony  "Burnt in Memory, My Lover Has Steel Legs and Street Lights For Eyes," performed with a live musical score at the Logan Theatre.   The festival's acclaimed shorts programming features an impressive lineup featuring nearly one hundred films from over twenty different countries. The programs include new work from festival favorites such as Ben Russell, Jennifer Reeder, Jesse McLean, Deborah Stratman, Robert Todd, Mike Olenick,Daniel Schmidt and Alexander Carver, Terra Long, Michael Galinsky, Gabriel Abrantes, Mike Gibisser, Ben Rivers, Alexander Stewart and many others.  CLICK HERE for the complete line up and to purchase tickets. Moviemaker Magazine named CUFF one of the "coolest underground/experimental film festivals in the world." Through sidebar events, not limited to infamous after-parties and lively panel discussions, CUFF promotes an atmosphere of engagement for filmmakers to discuss ideas, techniques and tactics, to network and to forge life-long creative relationships. CUFF thanks: Jameson Irish Whiskey, Lagunitas Brewing Company, Film Freeway,the Illinois Film Office, Cinespace Chicago Film Studios, Fandor, Perrier, SAG-AFTRA Chicago, the Illinois Arts Council, Tribeca Flashpoint College, Rentech Solutions, Universe, Shirts Our Business Ltd., The Logan Theatre, The Burlington, Video Data Bank, Isla Filipino Cuisine, Olive Films, Dark Horse Wine, The Pleasure Chest CUFF Kicks Off with May 4 Shorts Screening at Chicago Cultural Center   CUFF kicked off its 2015 festival with a free screening of award-winning shorts from prior years.  More than 60 people came out to the Chicago Cultural Center on May 4 to view festival favorites Another Song About the Sea (2014 Best Animation) by Jeremy Bessoff, Remote (2012 Made in Chicago Award) by Jesse McLean, Red Luck (2014 Best Looking Film) by Mike Olenick, and A Million Miles Away (2014 Best Short) by Jennifer Reeder. A Q & A with with CUFF programmer and artistic director Bryan Wendorf and CUFF co-programmer and festival coordinator Emily Oscarson followed the screening. Special Thanks to the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) and the Chicago Film Office for their assistance with this event. Terrific Turn Out for IFP Chicago Panels at Lake FX Summit + Expo! IFP Chicago's 5 panels at the Lake FX Summit and Expo, April 16 -19 were a smashing success!  We are grateful to the following panelists and moderators who helped us present such fine programming:  Emerging Camera Technologies:  Megan Donnelly of Abel Cine, Jonah Rubash of Magnanimous Media; and Collette Gabriel and Rick Allen of Keslow Camera.  Moderator: John Otterbacher. Web Series Production: From Network to Internet: Julie Keck and Jessica King from KING IS A FINK PRODUCTIONS; Matt Abrahmson, executive producer of TEACHERS; and Jason Mojica from VICE.com  Moderator: Paul Fleschner Fiscal Sponsorship for Filmmakers: Brenda Webb, Chicago Filmmakers (moderator); Ines Sommer, IFP Chicago; Justine Nagan, Kartemquin Films; Tom Kinasz, Holland & Knight; Tony Ruzicka, Ruzicka & Associates; Charles Adler, co-founder, Kickstarter Film 101: Introduction to the Chicago Film Industry: Kwame Amokau  ("Chicago Fire" Directors Guild of America, Location Manager, Assistant Director, Actor); Jorge Reyes Ortiz (Best Boy on "Empire"); Megan Spatz (Costume Designer on "Unexpected"); Adri Siriwatt (Production Designer on "23 Blast"), and celebrity make-up and hair designer Zee Gustafson. Moderator: Carrie Holt de Lama. Up from the Underground: Jennifer Reader, Jerzi Rose, Lori Felker, and Deborah Stratman.  Moderator: Ignaity Vishnivetsky Thank You C2 Creative for Our New Logo! Independent Filmmaker Project Chicago (IFP Chicago) unveiled our  new logo designed by C2 Creative in April. Our mission is to educate, connect and promote film and filmmakers living and working in the Midwest. "The last time IFP Chicago unveiled a new logo it was 1998. Since then, the world of filmmaking has changed. Our community has changed. And so has the organization. We felt it was time for a new logo - one that reflects who we are now and where we are going," stated IFP Chicago Board President Nicole Bernardi-Reis.   IFP Chicago partnered with the marketing team at C2 Creative   to re-brand the organization. "IFP Chicago is about community. It's about creativity. The organization needed a brand identity that truly reflected the organization. For the new logo, we've taken inspiration from Chicago, a place where creative vision and hard work built a metropolis out of ashes.  It's a place with a strong identity that isn't afraid to redefine itself - just like its filmmakers," explained C2 Creative Partner Patrick Smith.  IFP Chicago's Fiscal Sponsorship Program Relaunches! IFP Chicago is pleased to announce the relaunch of its fiscal sponsorship program!  IFP Chicago's Fiscal Sponsorship program was created to assist members applying for these funding opportunities. Additionally, this arrangement enables individuals to take contributions to sponsored projects as charitable contribution deductions on Federal tax returns.     Click here to download our current application.     To participate in IFP Chicago's Fiscal Sponsorship program, you must be a current member of IFP Chicago.  Not yet a member or need to renew?  CLICK HERE.  Questions?  Email us! IFP Chicago Member Profile: Ebonie Saunders Ebonie Saunders How long have you been an IFP Chicago member?  I have been a member since June of 2014. Why did you join?  I haven't filmed or been involved with productions in ages and needed to reacquaint myself with the film community. Additionally, I suspected that such a re-acquaintance would be good for my creativity.  I plan on getting my script into production within a year. What does it mean to you to be a filmmaker in Chicago? How does Chicago inform/influence your work?  Hmm, how does Chicago inform or influence my work? Well, I like character driven film, and my Chicago experience affects my writing and influences my character creation and development.  Because two things are happening here. Not only was I born and raised in Chicago-Chicago proper, not the suburbs-but my mother was born and raised in Chicago as well. These are two different experiences, spanning several decades of Chicago history, Chicago politics, and Chicago culture, emanating from various parts of the the city and spread throughout time.  Chicago is truly the "The City of Neighborhoods," and I am lucky to have not only my own Chicago experience, but to have inherited and benefited from my mother's Chicago experience as well. The combination provides me with multifaceted views of people, experiences, circumstances, and  cultures, which of course affects my creation and understanding of a character's life and personal narrative. And so, when I sit down to create a new character, I examine his history and environment, both individual and communal, and contemplate the way in which it defines his personality and eventually, his conflict. In summary, I guess I can say that my cumulative Chicago experience latches on to my creative process. I can't just let a character be. While sketching him out (or watching someone else's, for that matter) the questions begin: Who is this guy and why does he see things the way he does? Is he seeing things from his point of view or from somebody else's and if so, whose and more importantly, whenever he does whichever he does, does he know that he's doing it?  Does he even know the difference?  Where does he live? What does it sound like there and out of those sounds, what does he actually hear? Who are his heroes (even if they are not in the film), and what's their story? Why? And it goes on and on. This makes for interesting characters, or at least I think so, and for me is the most exciting part of the filmmaking process.  Fleshing out and knowing who these people really are, and then establishing the visual, audible, and kinesthetic manifestations of their characteristics and struggles. What was the last movie you saw? The Imitation Game   Website: http://eboniesaunders.com   Did You Know ...? Current IFP Chicago members receive 15% off passes for the 2015 Chicago Underground Film Festival (CUFF), presented by Jameson Irish Whiskey? CUFF takes place May 13 - 17 at the Logan Theatre in Chicago.   CLICK HERE to purchase passes. Current IFP Chicago Members who want to take advantage of the 15% discount should email info@ifpchicago.org to receive the discount code. Not yet a member or need to renew?  CLICK HERE to join/renew today! New and renewing members! We'd like to welcome (and welcome back) the following members:   Michael Biondo, Miriam Ehrlich, Greg Jacobs, Lucy Manda, TW Miller, Rachel Pikelny, Jon Siskel, Edward Wilson IFP Chicago members get a bevy of benefits including free and discounted admission to events, vendor discounts and much, much more!  Click here to become a member today!   Call for Member Work - 2015 Screening Series Current IFP Chicago Members - IFP Chicago will begin hosting regular screenings of completed member works and works-in-progress. Have a project for us to consider?  CLICK HERE to tell us about your project.  You must be a current IFP/Chicago member to participate.  Not yet a member or need to renew?  CLICK HERE to join or renew right now. The Documentary Summit Returns To Chicago, June 18 - 19; Early Bird Passes On Sale Now Looking to connect with documentary pros in the Chicago area? Do you have a doc project and need some help? Then don't miss a chance to build some relationships with the best in the region at The Documentary Summit: Chicago at Chicago Filmmakers, June 18 - 19.  Get 20% off all tickets with promo code IFPCHICAGO (enter in ticket widget on Documentary Summit website). Early bird tickets available until May 17th, 2015. Day passes available.    Scheduled to appear (more to be added): Tod Lending: Nomadic Pictures (ROOSEVELT'S AMERICA, ALL THE DIFFERENCE) Jeff Spitz: Groundswell (FOOD PATRIOTS) Shuli Eshel: Filmmaker (AKA BLONDIE) Floyd Webb: Filmmaker (THE SEARCH FOR COUNT DANTE, SPACE RACE) Becki Stocchetti: Kartemquin Matt Lauterbach: Kartemquin Andrew Zinnes: Host/Author (The Documentary Filmmakers Handbook) For more information or to purchase tickets, go to www.documentarysummit.com or contact Andrew Zinnes at 310-941-2168. Upcoming Opportunities! An array of grants, festivals, awards and events to keep you in the know. MAY 8 New Orleans Film Festival - Late Deadline - http://www.neworleansfilmfestival.org/   MAY 10 Chicago Screenwriters Network Monthly Meeting - Avoiding & Solving Common Screenplay Problems with Mary Ruth Clarke - http://www.chicagoscreenwriters.org/   MAY 12 Chicago Independent Artists Network Monthly Meeting -  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chicago-Independent-Artists-Network/75250736040    MAY 13 - 17 Chicago Underground Film Festival -  http://www.cuff.org   MAY 17 Documentary Summit: Chicago - Early Bird Passes Deadline -  http://www.documentarysummit.com   MAY 20 Austin Screenwriting Competition: Late Deadline - http://www.austinfilmfestival.com/submit/screenplayandteleplay/   Script Pipeline Screenwriting Contest - Extended Entry Deadline - http://scriptpipeline.com/   MAY 22 IFP/NY Spotlight on Documentaries - Final Deadline - http://www.ifp.org/programs/independent-film-week/project-forum-2/spotlight-on-documentaries   MAY 29 Fantastic Fest 2015 - Regular Deadline - http://fantasticfest.com/submit   MAY 31 Aesthetica Short Film Festival (ASFF) 2015 - Regular Deadline - http://www.asff.co.uk/submit   Tracking Board's Launch Pad Competition - Early Deadline -  http://launchpad.tracking-board.com/launch-pad-competition/launch-pad-feature-competition/    JUNE 1 Square Lake Film Festival - Regular Deadline - http://www.squarelakefestival.com/film/    2015 Hamptons International Film Festival - Late Deadline -  http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/   JUNE 2 First Tuesdays with The Midwest Independent Film Festival -  http://www.midwestfilm.com 21st Annual Black Harvest Film Festival - Regular Deadline - http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/black_harvest_film_festival  JUNE 5 Hawaii International Film Festival - Late Deadline - http://www.hiff.org/industry/   JUNE 8 Ae Art House Film Festival - Regular Deadline - http://www.alteredesthetics.org/   JUNE 9 Chicago Independent Artists Network Monthly Meeting -  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chicago-Independent-Artists-Network/75250736040  Slamdance Screenplay Competition - Regular Deadline - http://showcase.slamdance.com/Screenplay-Competition   JUNE 12 Minneapolis Underground Film Festival - Regular Deadline - http://www.mplsundergroundfilmfest.com/call-for-entry/   JUNE 14 Chicago Screenwriters Network Monthly Meeting - http://www.chicagoscreenwriters.org/   Tracking Board's Launch Pad Competition - Regular Deadline - http://launchpad.tracking-board.com/launch-pad-competition/launch-pad-feature-competition/   JUNE 18 - 19 The Documentary Summit: Chicago - http://www.documentarysummit.com Amazon Smiles on IFP Chicago Support IFP/Chicago every time you make an Amazon purchase. 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