Cullen Atchley and Emilio Diaz of @cannesikickit.bsky.social joined us to wrap up the Chicago Int'l Film Festival! ft. recs from @isaacfeldberg.bsky.social, @anotherkylel.bsky.social, Brennan McMahon, @daniellamazzio.bsky.social, @cineniche.bsky.social, Zachary Lee + Steve Prokopy bit.ly/47IxD1h

Listen to me talk about the Bolivian film THE CONDOR DAUGHTER (which I believe still does not have distribution) ❤️

Cullen Atchley and Emilio Diaz of @cannesikickit.bsky.social joined us to wrap up the Chicago Int'l Film Festival! ft. recs from @isaacfeldberg.bsky.social, @anotherkylel.bsky.social, Brennan McMahon, @daniellamazzio.bsky.social, @cineniche.bsky.social, Zachary Lee + Steve Prokopy bit.ly/47IxD1h

If you're looking for a spooky Chicago movie for tonight, check out the original Child's Play! And then listen to our first episode: open.spotify.com/episode/0ItE...

Our final dispatch out of the Chicago International Film Festival is up! We talked about several movies, including City & State picks Anything that Moves, Before the Call, and Only Heaven Knows, and we finally answered the question, Is This Thing On? open.spotify.com/episode/4xbC...

For our second dispatch out of the Chicago Int'l Film Festival, film writer Cortlyn Kelly joined us to discuss the City & State shorts program and other films she's seen as part of the fest: open.spotify.com/episode/6d72...

On our newest episode, Jeremy interviewed Kevin Shaw, director of One Golden Summer, which opened the Chicago International Film Festival. #CIFF2025 open.spotify.com/episode/43ny...

On our newest episode, Jeremy interviewed Kevin Shaw, director of One Golden Summer, which opened the Chicago International Film Festival. #CIFF2025 open.spotify.com/episode/43ny...

On our newest episode, Jeremy interviewed Curtis Miller, the director of A Brief History of Chasing Storms, which is screening as a part of the Chicago International Film festival. #CIFF2025 open.spotify.com/episode/7fSH...

On our newest episode, Jeremy interviewed Curtis Miller, the director of A Brief History of Chasing Storms, which is screening as a part of the Chicago International Film festival. #CIFF2025 open.spotify.com/episode/7fSH...

Check out our first dispatch out of the Chicago Int'l Film Festival! We talked a bit about One Golden Summer, A Useful Ghost, Arco, Chainsaw Man: The Movie, The Helsinki Effect, Train Dreams, and The Secret Agent: open.spotify.com/episode/5AVy...

Check out some great movies from Chicago filmmakers screening the next few days at the Chicago International Film Festival: Anything That Moves Before The Call A Brief History of Chasing Storms One Golden Summer www.chicagofilmfestival.com/festival-pro...

Check out our first dispatch out of the Chicago Int'l Film Festival! We talked a bit about One Golden Summer, A Useful Ghost, Arco, Chainsaw Man: The Movie, The Helsinki Effect, Train Dreams, and The Secret Agent: open.spotify.com/episode/5AVy...

we got a new co-host

We'll be covering the Chicago International Film Festival! Let us know if there's anything we shouldn't miss! open.spotify.com/episode/2ODt...

In the latest episode of Four Stars: A Chicago Film Podcast, we talked about My Big Fat Greek Wedding with the Modern Yentas, two match-makers based in Chicago: open.spotify.com/episode/0V2A...

In the latest episode of Four Stars: A Chicago Film Podcast, we talked about My Big Fat Greek Wedding with the Modern Yentas, two match-makers based in Chicago: open.spotify.com/episode/0V2A...

In our interview with him, programmer Will Morris said that Wake In Fright is "one of the absolute greatest horror films ever made," check it out this weekend! musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...

this International Podcast Day, don't forget about the little guys out there doing the grunt work of podcasting about chicago movies...

Jeremy went on the Spineless podcast to talk about The Fugitive (1993), check it out: open.spotify.com/episode/1MkO...

We talked quite a bit about Genndy Tartakovsky and what he's been up to in our episode on his latest movie, Fixed: open.spotify.com/episode/6gmW...

In the newest episode of Four Stars: A Chicago Film Podcast, we interviewed film programmer Will Morris, who's part of the team that programs the ⁠Music Box of Horrors⁠ series. Will gave us a preview of some of the movies to watch out for next month: open.spotify.com/episode/2ZHi...

auteur? journeyman? hack? we talked about ron howard a bit in our Backdraft (1991) episode: open.spotify.com/episode/1PFq...

ICYMI: we talked to Will Morris, a programmer at the Music Box about a whole host of horror films screening next month

We're on Youtube now if that's your preferred platform, maybe we'll start doing some brainrot www.youtube.com/@chicagpodfi...

In the newest episode of Four Stars: A Chicago Film Podcast, we interviewed film programmer Will Morris, who's part of the team that programs the ⁠Music Box of Horrors⁠ series. Will gave us a preview of some of the movies to watch out for next month: open.spotify.com/episode/2ZHi...

Robert Redford running around 43rd street station in The Sting (1973)

anyone have more info on the film production companies in chicago that allegedly had mob ties in the 90s?

anyone have more info on the film production companies in chicago that allegedly had mob ties in the 90s?

Jeremy programmed A Bug's Life for his Animation Adventures series, go check it out this weekend!

In the newest episode of Four Stars: A Chicago Film Podcast, we gave our first impressions of Fixed (2025), Genndy Tartakovsky's dog-centered sex romp set in Chicago: open.spotify.com/episode/6gmW...

In the newest episode of Four Stars: A Chicago Film Podcast, we gave our first impressions of Fixed (2025), Genndy Tartakovsky's dog-centered sex romp set in Chicago: open.spotify.com/episode/6gmW...

On the latest episode of Four Stars: A Chicago Film Podcast, we discussed Backdraft (1991), directed by Ron Howard. We also talked to projectionist Rebecca Lyon about 70mm film and the Music Box's 70mm festival: open.spotify.com/episode/1PFq...

Everyone who saw Backdraft at the Music Box is raving that "it's a movie from 1991 directed by Ron Howard and starring Billy Baldwin and Kurt Russell." Listen to our newest episode if you want to learn more Backdraft: open.spotify.com/episode/1PFq...

Tom Cruise was originally considering a role in Backdraft, and he brought it up to Kurt Russell while they were flying to Catalina Island in Kurt's plane. ew.com/article/1991...

anyway if you want to skip the air and water show this weekend, go check out Backdraft this sunday at the Music Box!

wisconsin has sent a fleet of fighter jets to perform military exercises through our skies but the people of chicago will not be intimidated

You can catch Backdraft on 70mm this weekend at the Music Box on Aug 17 and 18, featuring a short intro from co-host Jeremy on Sunday: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...

On the latest episode of Four Stars: A Chicago Film Podcast, we discussed Backdraft (1991), directed by Ron Howard. We also talked to projectionist Rebecca Lyon about 70mm film and the Music Box's 70mm festival: open.spotify.com/episode/1PFq...

BACKDRAFT, Ron Howard's Chicago-shot 1991 action-drama, comes to the Music Box for the first time in scorching hot 70MM! *2 Shows Only - Sunday August 17th at 2:30pm & Monday August 18th at 7:30pm* Get Tickets Now: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...

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john hughes on why he preferred living in chicago to los angeles. funny implication that la doesn't have lawyers or plumbers

On the latest episode of Four Stars: A Chicago Film Podcast, we interviewed actor Joe Farina about the legacy of his father, legendary Chicago actor Dennis Farina: open.spotify.com/episode/2D0d...

watch Wicker Park (2004) if you want to see another Coldplay affair

find out "What the #$*! is going on in Wicker Park" in our episode about Wicker Park (2004): open.spotify.com/episode/2XKH...

On the latest episode of Four Stars: A Chicago Film Podcast, we went back to Wicker Park the neighborhood to talk about Wicker Park (2004), directed by Paul McGuigan: open.spotify.com/episode/2XKH...

everyone looking cool as hell at the Wicker Park (2004) premiere

what's your favorite mid-2000s josh hartnett hat?

On the latest episode of Four Stars: A Chicago Film Podcast, we went back to Wicker Park the neighborhood to talk about Wicker Park (2004), directed by Paul McGuigan: open.spotify.com/episode/2XKH...

during the filming of High Fidelity, Tenacious D played a gig at the House of Blues Chicago. at one point, a guy pretends to have sex with another guy dressed as Spider-man and then sprays fake sperm over the audience. full show is on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s7D...