Growing up a fan of geek culture a lot of my heroes were not real. Peter Parker was not a real teen in New York fighting crime. Luke Skywalker was not learning to be a Jedi in a galaxy far, far, away. I knew these were not real people but could connect to them. I […]
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To be honest, whenever I saw a trailer or commercial for a Merchant Ivory movie the first thought that would come to my mind was “BORING!”. Granted, I was in elementary school and these movies did not appeal to me but, I knew there was something about them because they were so critically acclaimed and
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CMP, Chicago’s leading organization dedicated to supporting social-impact documentary film, today announced the full slate of films being showcased at the 9th annual Doc10 documentary film festival running May 2 – 5, 2024. This year’s festival is presented at the Davis Theater and Gene Siskel Film Center, featuring a selection of 10+ acclaimed Chicago premieres, along with a
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At the moment of this post, there are 16 documentaries, movies, and specials about Frida Kahlo. What makes the latest documentary, Frida, different is that director Carla Gutiérrez had access to hundreds of letters from Frida and uses the artist’s voice to tell her story. The final result is a fantastic look into, not only Frida’s
As a fan of animation watching Pencils vs Pixels not only brings about a feeling of nostalgia but also a feeling of awe. I grew up with 2D hand-drawn animation. Going to see the latest Disney movie at the theater was an experience on its own. Sitting there in the dark and getting lost in
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I recently started working at a school with a great ecology program. Being in the classroom I am learning a lot about taking care of the Earth and tending to the garden on the school grounds. What I am seeing is that some of the students are really working to make this garden succeed and
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Back in the day when I was a teenager, I was what was called a “Bedroom DJ”. I was not as skilled as those doing the clubs or the high school dances. I would practice for 8 hours on Saturdays and then go out with my friends and usually play the tape I made in
The Singleton Foundation for Financial Literacy & Entrepreneurship is launching Season 2 of Faceplant, a video documentary style series about some familiar faces, their (sometimes very public) career and life struggles, and how they overcame them to get back up stronger than ever. From Hollywood actors, directors and producers to Olympic athletes,the show gives inspiration
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I have stated before that documentaries are my jam. There is something about seeing the human spirit prevail or enlighten the world around them that gives me hope for the future. While I do admit I did not watch many documentaries when I was younger, I appreciate them more now and try to watch as
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Growing up I was a fan of Michael J. Fox. I loved watching Family Ties and seeing what Alex P. Keaton was up to. I mean, who could not hear the song “At This Moment” and not think of Alex driving back to be with Ellen? The Back to the Future Trilogy cemented my fandom
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