How do you follow an Evening With Spike Lee at City Winery? With more great films, concerts, and panels of course! Today’s lineup features some really cool discussions early in the day: At noon head over to Emporium Arcade for The Legacy Of Lounge Ax. They’ll be talking about the significance of the rock club that closed its doors 15 years ago. 1st Ward is … Continue reading CIMM Fest Day 4 Highlights
Another day packed with great stuff today, and it’s a weekend so you can get an early start! If you’re done buying vinyl for Record Store Day, check out The Possibilities Are Endless at noon. It’s a doc that follows Orange Juice frontman Edwyn Collins as he struggles to recover after a cerebral hemorrhage wipes his mind clean. Playing at Logan Theatre. One of … Continue reading CIMM Fest Day 3 Highlights
Day 2 of the 7th annual CIMM Fest brings my most anticipated movie of 2015-not Avengers nor Star Wars, I’m talking about Rain The Color Blue With A Little Red In It. This sub-Saharan homage to the Prince classic Purple Rain has my mind abuzz with all the amazing possibilities. It plays late (11:20), so make sure you take a nap early evening so … Continue reading CIMM Fest Day 2 Highlights
Last night I had the honor of hearing one of the greatest musical innovators of the past half-century live for the first time. Booker T Jones is a brilliant musician, and at City Winery, playing as part of the Chicago International Movies and Music Festival, we got a glimpse at some of that magic he’s been making on the organ since the 60’s. Earlier in … Continue reading Booker T-Keepin’ It Cool At CIMM Fest
Last year the CIMMFest team was cool enough to let me check out a couple events and sent me some screeners so I could review other movies that I couldn’t see when they showed in theaters. It was a lot of fun, and they’re so passionate about bringing the worlds of cinema and music together it’s hard not to get excited along with them. This … Continue reading CIMMFest Film And Music Preview
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