It’s become something of a habit for new Alamo Drafthouse theater locations to be given a theme – and the latest in the Austin, Texas-based chain is no different. The new Alamo Drafthouse Wrigleyville, their first theater in Illinois, will be dedicated to iconic Chicago filmmaker John Hughes, TheWrap can exclusively reveal. The dedication ceremony will take place Thursday, before the theater opens to the public on Friday.
The plaque for the new theater reads:
“John Hughes Cinema
Director John Hughes has left an indelible mark on our collective consciousness with witty, charming, and heartfelt films like Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Planes, Trains & Automobiles. In Ferris Bueller’S Day Off, he perfectly captured the mischievous and carefree spirit of youth through one teen’s epic day playing hooky, cementing Chicago as a cinematic playground in the process. Because of his incalculable influence on cinema, as of Thursday, January...
The plaque for the new theater reads:
“John Hughes Cinema
Director John Hughes has left an indelible mark on our collective consciousness with witty, charming, and heartfelt films like Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Planes, Trains & Automobiles. In Ferris Bueller’S Day Off, he perfectly captured the mischievous and carefree spirit of youth through one teen’s epic day playing hooky, cementing Chicago as a cinematic playground in the process. Because of his incalculable influence on cinema, as of Thursday, January...
- 1/26/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
The late Denise Dowse’s ’Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story’ has received the most nominations.
The British Urban Film Festival (Buff) has unveiled nominations for the 2022 awards, to be held at London’s Rich Mix on December 2, following the week-long festival.
Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story has received the most nominations. The drama focuses on gospel singer and activist Mahalia Jackson’s unsung contribution to the US civil rights movement in the mid-20th century, and her friendship with Martin Luther King. It is directed by the late Denise Dowse, with US musician Ledisi starring as Jackson – a...
The British Urban Film Festival (Buff) has unveiled nominations for the 2022 awards, to be held at London’s Rich Mix on December 2, following the week-long festival.
Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story has received the most nominations. The drama focuses on gospel singer and activist Mahalia Jackson’s unsung contribution to the US civil rights movement in the mid-20th century, and her friendship with Martin Luther King. It is directed by the late Denise Dowse, with US musician Ledisi starring as Jackson – a...
- 11/14/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
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