First Tuesdays with The Midwest Independent Film Festival…
Dirty Work, Pendleton, Terris Take Center Stage Tuesday, April 4th
Bruce Terris's critically acclaimed thriller Dirty Work will make its Festival Premiere as the Midwest Independent Film Festival (www.midwestfilm.com) presents the third installment of its 2006 season. On Tuesday, April 4th at 6 p.m. the festivities will be hosted by Chicago's beautiful Landmark Century Centre Cinema, 2828 North Clark. Terris, Steppenwolf ensemble member and actor extraordinaire Austin Pendleton and Producer Christina Varotsis will be in attendance to present the film and field questions from the audience.
On Tuesday, April 4th, the Pre-Show Social, sponsored by Goose Island Brewing Company and Wineshippers, begins at the Landmark Theater, 2828 North Clark, at 6 pm. Then join host Mike McNamara as our program begins promptly at 7:30 pm. Projection services are provided by sponsors Resolution Digital Studios, Mimi Productions, Bexel and Zacuto Rentals. Post-screening reception will be held at Sausalito, 543 West Diversey. For more information, please visit www.midwestfilm.com.
Presenting this month's lineup for The Midwest Independent Film Festival…
FESTIVAL PREMIERE: DIRTY WORK
2004, Bruce Terris, USA, 97 min.
With Lance Reddick, Michael McGlone, Nutsa Kukhianidze, Austin Pendleton
Barbara Scharres writes, “A compromised cop, an ambitious politician with an ego bigger than the Daley Center, a hotel maid without a green card, and a crime boss with a sadistic sense of humor are the ingredients for dark and thrilling made-in-Chicago drama. A dazzling cast leads the way through a sordid tale of corruption in high places and betrayal in the shadows, from the bowels of the South Side to the heart of the Gold Coast, and director Terris hits all the marks in blending grit and glitz. Notable performances include Reddick as the hardened, clenched-up cop, and Pendleton as the maniacally convivial mob entrepreneur. The cast also includes Michael McGlone and Mike Nussbaum.”
OPENING FILM: ESTES AVENUE. Written and directed by Chicago filmmaker Paul Cotter (Jeff Farnsworth). Estes Avenue received its world premiere at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.
NEXT MONTH! On Tuesday, May 2nd, we will be presenting the Chicago Premiere of The Man Who Invented the Moon, written and directed by Chicago native, Joseph Jefferson Award-winning actor and Gilmore Girls regular John Cabrera. Mr. Cabrera will be in attendance. See you at the Landmark!
