Beyond the Blues Brothers
Thu, May 15
|Naperville Public Library
Celebrate the 1980 Chicago-based movie in all its iterations
Time and Location
May 15, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CDT
Naperville Public Library, 3015 Cedar Glade Dr, Naperville, IL 60564, USA
About
Celebrate the 1980 movie The Blues Brothers as you explore its backstories, mix of Hollywood genres, and impact on Chicago-based filmmaking. This hour-long interactive talk considers (1) backstories of the 1980 movie and the Blues Brothers' act, made famous on SNL; (2) conventional Hollywood genres and 10 ways The Blues Brothers film, for better or worse, insists on mixing them; and (3) the movie’s impact on Chicago-based filmmaking, with a special nod to Jane Byrne, who served as Chicago’s mayor during the film’s production.
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