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Kevin Fullam writesThe Fourth Wall: Sexual Assault and Harassment in Hollywood
Welcome to The Fourth Wall, CHIRP's weekly e-conversation on cinema. This week's subject is the recent news reports of sexual assault and harassment in the arts and entertainment worlds.
This edition is written by CHIRP Radio volunteers Kevin Fullam and Clarence Ewing.
Clarence:
Kevin, I’m sure you’ve heard about what’s going on with Hollywood mogul and serial rapist Harvey Weinstein. I've been following this story along with the string of others after it and thinking about what it means for the film industry.
While I never followed the details of the personal lives of Harvey or his brother Bob, for the last few decades I have been a huge fan of the company they founded, Miramax (producer and/or distributor of a string of '90s landmarks like Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting, The Crying Game, and Clerks).
To me, this was a company that proved quality and profitability are not mutually exclusive in mass-market filmmaking. Even after the Weinsteins sold Miramax to Disney in 1993, they represented the idea that an independent operation could not only compete but be successful in movies, an idea that was inspirational to me and many others.
With the architect of this media miracle now hiding overseas, it’s impossible to ignore the fact that the “casting couch” mentality that so many people (myself included) dismissed as just a fact of life of Tinsel Town is, literally and definitively, rape culture.
Lily writesCHIRP Radio Welcomes Nick Mulvey to Schubas on Saturday Nov. 11
Stop on by Schubas (3159 N. Southport Ave) on Saturday, November 11th at 7 p.m. to hear Nick Mulvey play his latest album Wake Up Now.
Nick Mulvey strayed away from his crew, Portico Quarter, and put away the hang instrument in 2011, so that he could officially focus in on his singer-songwriting solo career. It didn’t take long for him to take off with his solo work as he started to tour, put out EPs, a debut album and even performed at Thailand’s music festival, Wonderfruit.
Now that he officially has two albums under his belt, he is back on the road. Catch him here singing his new tunes that focus in on finding his place in the world, combined with a groove-based beat and his melodic vocals. This British singer will once again make his grand return, so you can get a glimpse of his music as he’s on the verge of taking the music world by storm.
Tickets are still available and can be purchased here.
KSanders writesReview: The 53rd Annual Chicago International Film Festival
by Kyle Sanders
Bonjour, my fellow CHIRPers! As we close out the month of October by dressing in costume and raising the dead, we also bid adieu to another year of foreign film viewing at the 53rd annual Chicago International Film Festival! This is my second year reviewing the fest for CHIRP, and this year did not disappoint! From big screen debuts to reflective re-releases, this year's crop of celluloid offered a little something for everyone.
There were special presentations of upcoming mainstream films such as Guillermo Del Toro's fanciful The Shape of Water and Reginald Hudlin's biopic Marshall. Audiences also got a peek at The Square (this year's winner of the Palm d'Or at Cannes) and Call Me By Your Name, both of which are considered early Oscar contenders. There were special tributes to acclaimed performers Vanessa Redgrave, Patrick Stewart, and Alfre Woodard thrown in as well. Finally, there was the presentation of awards, and this year's Golden Hugo award went to the Argentinian film A Sort of Family. All high-profile events were eagerly anticipated, and all the above events I was--naturally--unable to get into (damn you, expensive passes!).
SKaiser writes@CHIRPRadio (Week of October 30)
We're throwing a HUGE party!!! Join us at Dovetail Barrel Loft for our 107.1 Launch Celebration with a special live set by the The Flat Five! Festivities include a silent auction, raffle prizes, and tons of free 107.1FM swag! Your $20 suggested donation provides you with two beer tickets, unlimited food and soft drinks...and of course support of CHIRP's new broadcast operation, yeah!
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- The Fourth Wall: The Babadook with Kevin Fullam and Clarence Ewing
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- Jack Ryan writes An EP For the End of the World
- Amanda Mayo caught up with Swedish rockers INVSN at Riot Fest 2017
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Kevin Fullam writesThe Fourth Wall: The Babadook
Welcome to The Fourth Wall, CHIRP's weekly e-conversation on cinema. This week's subject is the psychological horror movie The Babadook.
This edition is written by CHIRP Radio volunteers Kevin Fullam and Clarence Ewing.
Clarence:
Amelia is a young woman whose life is enveloped in tragedy. Seven years ago, her husband died while driving her to the hospital to give birth to their son Samuel. Raising a child alone has meant a lot of stress and sleepless nights. Samuel has always been a handful behavior-wise, but things get even worse when one night he and Amelia find a peculiar book to read for bedtime, The Babadook, about a darkly mysterious figure whose malicious intents directed toward this mother and child are made clear in the nursery rhyme text.
What is this thing? What does it want? And how did that book get in the house? Amelia must figure it all out and do something about it before it’s too late.