Hollywood on Lake Michigan
Subtitle: 100+ Years of Chicago and the Movies
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: Jun 01, 2013
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9781613745755
Description: Author Arnie Bernstein combines history, site guide, trivia, photos, behind-the-scenes anecdotes, and celebrity interviews to chronicle (for the first time) the significant contributions of Chicago and Chicagoans to a century of American filmmaking. Among Chicago's unique honors in this history are the development of early film technology, home to the first African American owned and operated film studios, the production site of one in five movies during the silent film era, the birthplace of "slasher" flics, the origination and growth of movie palaces and related theater amenities, the Second City, Goodman, and Steppenwolf theaters as the training ground for comedic and dramatic talent, and the current support for independent filmmaking (e.g. Hoop Dreams, Go Fish, Soul Food, love jones) and television series (Early Edition, Cupid, Turks).
Notes: Source title: Hollywood on Lake Michigan: 100+ Years of Chicago and the Movies