Buster Keaton was born this month in 1895. His transition from Vaudeville family act to silver screen icon began over 100 years ago. And yet, his talent and charm make his movies as relevant today as they were when they were made. The true test of comedy, in my opinion, is whether or not it can make you laugh out loud when you’re alone. I’ve … Continue reading CIFF Capsule Review: The Great Buster
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
British DJ Joseph Fletcher’s debut film American B-Side is an oddity to say the least, and it gets its world premiere next Sunday at Logan Theater in Chicago. CIMM Fest continues the now 7-year tradition of finding interesting films related in one way or another to the music world. Many of them are straight fiction or documentary, but this one feels like a little bit … Continue reading CIMM Fest Preview: American B-Side
30 years before the east coast-west coast beef that took the lives of Tupac and Biggie, another battle was raging between artists. No blood was shed, but the results are felt all throughout music around the world today. I Dream Of Wires dissects the journey of the modular synthesizer from its first beginnings in the early part of the 20th century, to its meteoric rise … Continue reading I Dream Of Wires-Chicago Premiere At CIMM Fest 5/2
Geographically speaking, everyone knows that “Music City” is Nashville, Tennessee. People sometimes forget, though, that “Soulsville, U.S.A.” is only a couple hundred miles to the southwest. Memphis, Tennessee is the birthplace of some of the greatest blues and soul records ever made, and the documentary Take Me To The River attempts to celebrate some of the amazing artists involved in making the city such a … Continue reading Take Me To The River-Premiering At CIMM Fest 5/4
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