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Book SynopsisWhile some call it the Second City, Chicago is no stranger to the silver screen. Director Christopher Nolan transformed Chicago into the darkly foreboding Gotham City for The Dark Knight . Ferris Bueller rode a parade float down Dearborn and made stops during his epic day off at a host of landmarks, from Buckingham Fountain to Wrigley Field. Everyone’s favourite foul-mouthed blues act ended their film’s climactic chase by taking the Bluesmobile through the plate-glass windows of the Richard J. Daley Center. With World Film Locations: Chicago , critic Scott Jordan Harris takes readers on a cinematic tour of the city, featuring modern blockbusters and beloved classics. Along the way, scenes from almost fifty films made or set in the city are discussed, accompanied by full-colour stills and interspersed with essays examining the city’s unique character onscreen. Among the contributors are Gordon Quinn, cofounder of Chicago’s Kartemquim Films; Elizabeth Weitzman, film critic for the New York Daily News; the BBC’s Samira Ahmed; and Steve James, director of the coming-of-age classic Hoop Dreams. For readers hoping to locate landmarks from favourite films, the book also includes detailed maps that point out key scenes. A fun and fact-packed read, World Film Locations: Chicago will be welcomed by film fans and anyone planning a trip to the Windy City.
Table of ContentsMaps/Scenes Scenes 1-8 1897 - 1969 Scenes 9-16 1973 - 1983 Scenes 17-24 1985 - 1990 Scenes 25-32 1991 - 1994 Scenes 33-39 1996 - 2003 Scenes 40-46 2006 - 2012 Essays Chicago: City of the Imagination Omer M. Mozaffar Oscar Micheaux and ‘Race Pictures’: Chicago’s Groundbreaking African American Film-makers of the Silent Era Arnie Bernstein Mobster City: A Brief Tour of Chicago as Seen in its Gangster Films Peter Sobczynski A Festival of Festivals: Celebrating Chicago’s Many Film Fests Scott Jordan Harris Chicago’s King of Critics: Reflections on Roger Ebert, the World’s Most Famous Film Critic Omer M. Mozaffar Underdogs and Heroes: The Story of Chicago Sports Movies Omer M. Mozaffar Cinematic Social Inquiry: A Brief History of Kartemquin Films Tim Horsburgh
