Screen Magazine: Vol. 28, Issue 11

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Chicago is hoppin! With “Batman 2”/“The
Dark Knight”/“Rory’s First Kiss,” “The Return”
(starring Rachel McAdams) and “Wanted”
(starring Angelina Jolie) shooting here this
summer, everyone should be busy. Meanwhile,
“ER” might be stopping by and the TBS series
“My Boys,” which has been pretending to be
“Chicago-based,” might actually, finally do some
shooting in Chicago. But that’s not all…
Scott Prestin (“8 of Diamonds,” “The Devil’s
Dominoes”) and American Stonehenge Films
will be shooting their third feature this coming
September, tentatively titled ”Chicago Blues.”
Vincent Pastore (“The Sopranos,” “Goodfellas”)
is attached, with more names coming down the
pipe. Prestin describes the film as “a story about
good cops, bad cops, kidnapping and thugs for
hire…a gritty look at the seedy underbelly
of Chicago…‘Crash’ meets ‘Pulp Fiction.’”
“Chicago Blues” was written by John Pizzo, will
be shot on 35mm by cinematographer Marc
Menet and will be repped by American World
Pictures. Please send cast/crew submissions to
scott_prestin@hotmail.com.
“Lefty” is the latest feature for Todd Looby
and Obrigado Productions. The film is a light
drama about two old friends returning home to
the neighborhood. “Lefty” stars Mike Houlihan
(“Tapioca”) and is scheduled to shoot this
June and July in Chicago as a SAGINDIE low
budget production. Cast/crew submissions to
obrigadofilm@sbcglobal.net.
Kartemquin’s latest documentary-indevelopment,
“Typeface,” recently received a
$10,000 production grant from The Illinois
Humanities Council. Kartemquin and The
Center for Book and Paper Arts at Columbia
College are hosting a benefit for the film on
June 15. Check www.kartemquin.com for more
information.
The musical “Were The World Mine”
– a feature-length version of the award-winning
short film “Fairies” – begins shooting in Chicago
June 3. Written and directed by Northwestern
graduate Tom Gustafson, “WTWM” is a
quirky, life-affirming comedy starring Chicagoan
Wendy Robie of “Twin Peaks” fame. Send crew
submissions to wtwmcrew@gmail.com.
Come on out to The Midwest Independent Film Festival (www.
midwestfilm.com) Tuesday, June 5 and every First Tuesday at
Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema and, as always, if your
film is heading into production, please drop me a note at
mac@midwestfilm.com. I’ll do my best to add it to The Call
Sheet!
Mike McNamara is the Co-Founder and Director of The Midwest
Independent Film Festival, www.midwestfilm.com. Mike pays his
rent as an actor in Chicago in theatre, commercials, television
and film and has been doing so for the past eight years.
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