Karolina Bielawska, the filmmaker of the documentary “Call Me Marianna,” showcased her film in the annual Polish Film Festival that took place last month in Chicago. The film is about Marianna, a transgender woman who sues her parents to obtain a sex reassignment and spotlights the sacrifices a transgender person has to make to be his or […]
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Movie lovers might think drive-in theaters are a thing of the past, but the Cascade Drive-In, which is on Chicago’s West Side, is still drawing crowds. The Cascade Drive-in, the largest drive-in theater in Illinois, opened in 1961. Jeff Kohlberg and his family took over the business in 1989 from the previous owner who retired. Kohlberg has […]
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The recently released movie “Chi-Raq,” directed by Spike Lee, has caused an uproar among some Chicagoans who say it will offer an unrealistic depiction of the city. “I lived in an impoverished part of the city when I was a child and it’s not beautiful or easy to look at,” said Chicago resident Jocelyn Gutierrez. Gutierrez, who […]
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