Capone gives a quick preview of the Chicago International Film Festival
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Hey everyone. Capone in Chicago here. I've been lucky enough to have seen quite a few of the more than 130 features being shown over the next two weeks as part of the 49th Chicago International Film Festival. As many top-notch, more recognizable films being shown that you might have actually heard of, the best part of any festival like this is taking a chance on something you may never get to see again. Allow me to name drop a few titles, some of which I've seen, others I'm offering up based on reputation. Let's begin with the biggest of the bunch: the Festival Centerpiece, the latest from director Alexander Payne, NEBRASKA, a glorious and frustrating story about a father and son (Bruce Dern and Will Forte) traveling from Billings, Montana, to Lincoln, Nebraska, because the father thinks he's won a sweepstake. I'll be moderating the Q&A with Dern, so don't miss it. The Closing Night Gala belongs to the latest from the Coen Brothers, the musically inclined INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS, starring Oscar Isaac (who will be attending), Carey Mulligan and Justin Timberlake, in a story set in the early-1960s folk scene. Among the other highlights are conversations/appearances with film legends like Italian horror master Dario Argento with his DRACULA 3D; filmmaker George Tillman Jr. with his film THE INVEVITABLE DEFEAT OF MISTER AND PETE; Geoffrey Rush in THE BOOK THIEF; the great stuntwoman-turned-actor Zoe Bell with the girlfight horror film RAZE; filmmaker Ti West and his
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