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"A Raisin in the Sun" and Filming in Chicago
Sadly, the location filming in Chicago of the 1961 movie "A Raisin in the Sun" echoed the racism in the play.
Jan 7, 2022
3 min read
Carl Laemmle, Movie Pioneer in Chicago
Discover three reasons Carl Laemmle is a pioneer in film and Chicago
May 10, 2020
1 min read
Chicago and Bungalow Movies
Silent film titles suggest Hollywood took note of the bungalow explosion in America
Apr 19, 2020
1 min read
Ferris Bueller's Fourth Wall
Shot on location in Chicago, Ferris Bueller's Day Off often breaks the fourth wall, but it's not the first film to do so
Apr 16, 2020
1 min read
How to Sell a Prison Movie in 1930s Chicago
A suburban Chicago movie theater takes movie marketing to a realistic and unnerving level.
Apr 8, 2020
1 min read
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