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In this roundtable discussion, a podcaster, a blogger, and a tour guide discuss how they record Chicago's past and present film history.

In this mini course, master magic hour lighting while you analyze its role in the movie 'Somewhere in Time,' filmed partially in Chicago.

Travel back to the World's Fair of 1893 and experience the first Ferris wheel through movies and virtual reality

On this virtual walking tour, visit the childhood home of film producer Quincy Jones and a mural that celebrates him.

Learn about three silent-era Chicago movie theaters that survived the 1918 influenza pandemic.

Walk virtually with Chicago Movie Tours and hear why some Chicagoans claimed small movie houses lured certain filmgoers into a life of sin.

Reconsider Chicago amusement parks like Riverview and Kiddieland through the lens of 5 home movies and a dunking booth game.

Tour Altenheim, originally built to care for German elderly and later, a setting for Chicago movies

Travel back to Chicago's silent era to learn how makeup and men's hairpieces functioned both on and offscreen

On this virtual walking tour, learn about the S.S. Eastland tragedy via a suburban Chicago speakeasy and film.

Celebrate six Chicago actors and the Hollywood musical for which they are most remembered

Revisit music from 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' to learn about a Hollywood term called "sneaking in and out."

In this virtual tour with Chicago Movie Tours, hear about that time 'The West Wing' travelled to the Chicago suburbs to film an episode.

Get a bite-sized history of Hollywood censorship and Chicago's role in the matter

Float virtually with us down a Louisiana bayou and learn why movies are filmed on these mystical bodies of water

In this mini course, use the most famous sequence in The Untouchables (1987) to master a disorderly editing style.

Revisit three scenes from 'The Blues Brothers,' and assess the significance of location filming in Chicago

Go on location in Chicago to learn what what low-angle shots signify in The Dark Knight — and in Hollywood movies in general.

On this virtual walking tour, learn about The Marx Brothers' Chicago connections

In this hour-long interview, go behind the scenes of "Somewhere in Time" with the president of the movie's fan club.