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Feb 19, 2015 · Smith, 39, a filmmaker and film studies instructor, said he was only dimly aware of Chicago’s pivotal role in the history of cinema. A visit in 2010 to the Chicago History Museum, which displays ...
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A surprising piece of history that the average Chicago movie-goer may not know is that before Hollywood, the Chicago film industry was hugely important. Back in the 1900s, it wasn’t easy to make a motion picture short or feature film. To keep independent film makers from using his invention Thomas Edison (who invented nearly everything needed to ma...
So why was Hollywood not in Illinois? It’s commonly thought that the film industry moved to California for the weather. Independent filmmakers went to the west coast because it was more distant from the enforcement of the New Jersey-based MPPC’s licensing rules. However, in 1915 the Motion Picture Patents Company’s monopoly control of film producti...
It wasn’t until the 1980s that the Chicago film industry heated up again. 1. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 2. Blues Brothers 3. Risky Business 4. When Harry Met Sally 5. The Untouchables These movies highlighted Chicago as an excellent movie setting. My guilty pleasure movies set in Chicago are My Best Friend’s Wedding (because I don’t think the White S...
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Chicago was the original home of the largest theater chain in the studio era (1919–1952), the Balaban and Katz chain, started by two West Side exhibitors. Obtaining expansion capital in 1915 from Chicagoans in the retailing and taxi businesses, Balaban and Katz built increasingly large and elaborate “ movie palaces ” in which they showed ...
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Chicago film industry. The Chicago film industry is a central hub for motion picture production and exhibition that was established before Hollywood became the undisputed capital of film making. In the early 1900s, Chicago boasted the greatest number of production companies and filmmakers. [1]
Mar 25, 2021 · During the early 1900s, Chicago also had more film theaters per capita than any other city in the U.S., with five-cent theaters or nickelodeons playing a significant role in commercial development throughout its neighborhoods. The Balaban and Katz chain was the largest theater chain in the studio era (1919-1952), with 50 theaters in Chicago alone.
Jul 12, 2019 · ComplexCon is coming to Chicago on July 20-21, 2019. Experience the festival and exhibition at McCormick Place, featuring performances, panels, and more. For ticket info, click here. The black ...
The Uptown Theater was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 and was awarded Chicago Landmark status in 1991. Did You Know The 2006 documentary “Uptown: Portrait of a Palace” explores the history of the theatre with old and recent film footage and interviews with historians, neighbors and key players in the restoration ...
