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Chicago-based CineRock Studio Opens Feature Film Fund

chicagofilmscene May 24, 2023 0 Comment

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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The Fields Studios Opening in Logan Square/Avondale Area

Max Brudvig May 19, 2023 0 Comment

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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Page To Screen

Page To Screen | The Lost City of Z

Joseph MacMaster February 6, 2023 0 Comment

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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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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Chicago Film Scene Reviews and Recs

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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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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Chicago Film Scene Think Pieces

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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Chicago Film Scene Think Pieces

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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Chicago Film Scene Think Pieces

Five Favorite Underrated Christmas Films

Jeff Olson December 29, 2021 0 Comment

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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The McNeil Minute | The Very Best Films of 2021

Rob McNeil December 28, 2021 0 Comment

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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