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Chicago-based CineRock Studio Opens Feature Film Fund
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The Fields Studios Opening in Logan Square/Avondale Area
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Page To Screen | The Lost City of Z
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1 Minute Chicago-based CineRock Studio Opens Feature Film Fund
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Chicago-based CineRock Studio Opens Feature Film Fund

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May 24, 2023 0 Comment on Chicago-based CineRock Studio Opens Feature Film Fund
CineRock Capital, Chicago-based investment and production company, has opened an investor waitlist for its inaugural feature film fund. The fund will raise capital for feature films produced around Chicagoland, with production of its first...
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2 Minutes The Fields Studios Opening in Logan Square/Avondale Area
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The Fields Studios Opening in Logan Square/Avondale Area

Max Brudvig
May 19, 2023 0 Comment on The Fields Studios Opening in Logan Square/Avondale Area
A new film studio is coming to town, and it’s looking to be right up there among the largest in Chicago. The Fields Studios recently launched a website and Instagram page, billing itself as...
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10 Minutes Page To Screen | The Lost City of Z
Page To Screen

Page To Screen | The Lost City of Z

Joseph MacMaster
February 6, 2023 0 Comment on Page To Screen | The Lost City of Z
Man, it’s been so long since I’ve written a series article for this website, yet alone the inaugural post of a new series. Looking back, the last series post I posted was my Old...
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13 Minutes 2022: The Year Anime Took Over My Screens
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2022: The Year Anime Took Over My Screens

Joseph MacMaster
January 5, 2023
In a year dominated by anime, I rank every single series and movie I watched, all the way from the most meh to the newest classics...
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4 Minutes Yogi Bear (2010) is an Incisive Critique of Deforestation and Capitalism
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Yogi Bear (2010) is an Incisive Critique of Deforestation and Capitalism

Mitchell Nee
April 1, 2022
  Rating: 4/4 stars Yogi Bear is surely one of the most subversive and intelligent children’s films ever made. There, I said it. I don’t care if I am attacked by the many film...
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4 Minutes The Future (of Film) is Female
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The Future (of Film) is Female

Allison Fail
March 8, 2022
We have a long way to go before women are treated as equals in the entertainment industry, but it’s at least safe to say that female filmmakers are finally getting some of the opportunities...
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7 Minutes The Best Honorable Mentions of 2021 (According to Jeff)
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The Best Honorable Mentions of 2021 (According to Jeff)

Jeff Olson
February 11, 2022
Hey there everybody! It’s Jeff once again. I hope you read my “Top ten favorite films of 2021” list. At the end of that one, I said I would make another list celebrating the...
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10 Minutes The Best Films of 2021 (According to Jeff)
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The Best Films of 2021 (According to Jeff)

Jeff Olson
February 2, 2022
Hello all! It’s that time of year again. As you may know, it is practically impossible to see every good film that came out in a certain year. This past year’s list though? I...
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9 Minutes Five Favorite Underrated Christmas Films
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Five Favorite Underrated Christmas Films

Jeff Olson
December 29, 2021 0 Comment on Five Favorite Underrated Christmas Films
That one big holiday is upon us again. There are many films out there about Christmas and I’d like to spotlight a few. You see, in my residence, It’s a Wonderful Life and Elf...
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13 Minutes The McNeil Minute | The Very Best Films of 2021
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The McNeil Minute | The Very Best Films of 2021

Rob McNeil
December 28, 2021 0 Comment on The McNeil Minute | The Very Best Films of 2021
Or is it perhaps neither? Of course, what I mean by this is: 2020 was an insane year, as we all know, but it was up in the air whether 2021 would be the...
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