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Robert G. “Bobby” McGuire passed away in Milwaukee at 50 years old on May 26, 2009. He was a natural talent. He sang, acted, played a variety of musical instruments, and was even a great comedian. Like Tim Conway or Lou Costello before him, Bobby had the ability to make you laugh with a simple glance or gesture. He was, as they say, gifted.
When Bobby auditioned for the Chicago theatre company New Age Vaudeville back in the mid 80’s, he was so funny that they asked him to join the group right on the spot. He stayed with them for over four seasons performing supporting roles in many of their biggest hits. In An Evening With Elmore and Gwendolyn Putts – The Neighbors Next Door, Bobby created the role of the ever-loveable greaser Helmet Head. He recreated that role at their Crosscurrent’s Location to rave reviews, landing on the inside cover of the Chicago Tribune Art section .
Bobby later Co-starred in the Fox, Chicago TV variety show R. Rated, which aired midnights following Jerry Springer. As a regular player, Bobby created the controversial advertisement wearing only an orange Speedo and wig while lying on the Lakeshore Beach blowing bubbles announcing the show’s upcoming arrival on channel 32. It played consistently for two weeks prior to the airing of the show, and was responsible for building a substantial following.
A Memorial Mass will be held for Bobby on Saturday, May 30, at 10:00 AM, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, at 41st and Oklahoma. He was cremated and will be buried at a private ceremony along side his maternal grandfather with whom he shared the love of laughter. Inquiries: Bruskiewitz Forest Lane Chapel, (414) 321-1700.
Finch & Lily feature film crew join the twitter phenomenon.
Starbrite Pictures, a division of R. Productions in Chicago , is developing a script by award-winning writer Richard O’Donnell entitled Finch & Lily . Columbia College’s Katie Mahalic is in talks to direct.
Ms. Maholic was this years recipient of Columbia Colleges Big Screen 13 film festival Audience Award for her short film Michael Saints, and her film The Mole, a 10-minute short is circulating through domestic and international film festivals. The film has screened in the U.S, Canada, Australia, and has just recently been accepted to the Euro-Asian Film Festival held in Washington D.C..
Appearing out of nowhere, a mysterious Albert Finch takes up residence at a rundown transient hotel in Chicago. There he befriends agoraphobic Lily Crumb and an array of characters that benefit in odd and miraculous ways from his simply being there. But Finch has a secret that will alter their lives forever, bringing a little bit of heaven to the residents of the Star Brite hotel.
Broadway composers Dianne Adams and Jim McDowell are tapped to score while stage, film and TV actress Megan Cavanagh is slated to star as Sister McGee.
Pre-production begins Fall 2009.
The feature film Finch & Lily launches wordpress blog by the same name.
Starbrite Pictures, a division of R. Productions in Chicago , is developing a script by award-winning writer Richard O’Donnell entitled Finch & Lily . Columbia College’s Katie Mahalic is in talks to direct.
Ms. Maholic was this years recipient of Columbia Colleges Big Screen 13 film festival Audience Award for her short film?Michael Saints, and her filmThe Mole, a 10-minute short is circulating through domestic and international film festivals. The film has screened in the U.S, Canada, Australia, and has just recently been accepted to the Euro-Asian Film Festival held in Washington D.C..
Appearing out of nowhere, a mysterious Albert Finch takes up residence at a rundown transient hotel in Chicago. There he befriends agoraphobic Lily Crumb and an array of characters that benefit in odd and miraculous ways from his simply being there. But Finch has a secret that will alter their lives forever, bringing a little bit of heaven to the residents of the Star Brite hotel.
Broadway composers Dianne Adams and Jim McDowell are tapped to score while stage, film and TV actress Megan Cavanagh is slated to star as Sister McGee.
Pre-production begins Fall 2009.
Natasha Frost has been happily designing and crafting her own unique jewelry items since early childhood, slowly honing her creative style over a 20 year period. After Dark Jewelry is the culmination of a life-long dream for Natasha: to develop an artistic business based on uplifting, inspiring and adorning the female form. Her goal throughout the creative process is to encourage women to be bold, daring, and utterly extraordinary — to embrace their own individually unique qualities, both inside and out. Her hope is that those who choose to wear her handiwork will feel the warmth and love she infuses into each piece.
After Dark Jewelry is a tantalizing fusion of Medieval, Renaissance, Dark Victorian and Vintage designed to unleash your inner siren! Our elaborate, lavish creations are individually hand-formed with the finest quality stones and materials. We strive to push the boundaries of creativity to bring you unique, wearable art pieces that will impress and inspire! We specialize in necklaces, bracelets, earrings and bridal adornment, and are open to adapting existing pieces to suit your particular specifications.
“This is what i have been working on for the last 4 months or so. its a commission i did for Mark Parker. it was so nice to work so large and to really spend some time on one thing and basically have all the freedom in the world. thanks to Brad at Loop-Tremont for letting me use his space to shoot this.”
-Scott Radke
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Chicago-based film director Katie Mahalic presents Just Something Out Of the Ordinary for the Little Miss Matched’s Film Contest.
Warning: the “awe”factor is pretty high.
I am so in love with Henry Selick’s animated 3D masterpiece Coraline that I will see it a hundred times more, and if so allowed, many times thereafter. Such a luscious and ample world it creates. From the very launch of the film, a tiny whiff of shadowy wonder swiftly frees my inner child, taking him by the hand, touching the oh-so-curious nature of his heart, to place him delicately at the foot of magnificent awe and splendor.
Based on Neil Gaiman’s superlative book, Coraline achieves a classic ambience, a look and feel that has and will continue to weave itself into the very fabric of our culture. Fantastic characters, visual parades of pomp and circumstance, Gothic flights of fancy all wrapped within a musical score by the stirred maestro Bruno Coulais, and this Coraline is easily and without question this generation’s Wizard of Oz.
I have heard the whispers of caution to the kiddies. Ignore them all I tell you. For flying monkeys grabbing little girls and puppy dogs in the land of Oz certainly had me running for the covers when I was just a child, and the very reason I went back for more each and every year. Life IS scary after all, and unpredictable, and wondrous too. That’s why Coraline fits the bill so scrumptiously.
I will not waste your precious time on regurgitated storylines or detailed moments that spoil the surprise, but rather encourage you to go out and buy your ticket straight away at once without delay. For when I sat in the theatre full of adults and wee ones chattering and guffawing about nothing much, the moment Coraline parted the curtains, there was a hush that lingered throughout the entire film. Only the collective waves of revelations, yelps, and opulent ovations remained until the final credits rolled. A wondrously fabulous thing indeed!
In e†ernity,
Brazillia R. Kreep
CORALINE’S PLIGHT
So ignored cute Coraline
From her lips began to whine
On this n’ that and other things
O’ How her mind performed handsprings
Into shadows here n’ there
Places where y’go nowhere
Up n’ down n’ all around
In n’ out n’ quite housebound
Coraline would soon begin
A journey everywhere within
Through a tiny modest door
Supernatural decor
T’find such splendid things
Upside down round rumblings
Pings n’ pangs n’ bings n’ bongs
Dings n’ dangs n’ dips n’ dongs
Coraline exhausted all
Soon t’sleep before nightfall
Then t’wake back home n’ then
Open up the door again
Pops n’ pows n’ booms n’ bangs
Fits n’ fizzes n’ Tweets n’ twangs
All of it was grandiose
Words of it were quite verbose
Yet a price She’d have t’pay
As the darkness came t’stay
Deeper darker days appeared
Wild this was so awfully weird
How she wished it in reverse
Creepy creatures t’disburse
But too late our sweetie be
How she’d pay so dearly
Coraline knew but did ignore
Be careful, kids, what you wish for
Gothic poet R. O’Donnell gets his picture snapped by Fine photographer Eric Hoffhines who graduated with a BFA in Photography & Cinema from Ohio State University. He has freelanced for CNN and worked in all areas of production for ABC Network News, Nightline, and the original Oprah Winfrey Show.
Eric has worked as a cameraman and editor on the Fox Chicago comedy special Twisted starring Matt Besser of Comedy Central’s The Upright Citizens Brigade. For continuity, Eric co-created, along with O’Donnell, commercials featuring Besser that were shot and edited ala Ernie Kovacs for a seamless hour of programming. Sponsors included McDonalds, Toyota, Jiffy Lube, Ameritech, and Office Max.
What if Cupid watched the slasher flick My Bloody Valentine 3D?
Cupid is right outside a suburban window. An old angel with dirty wings, he stands there peek-a-booing through the frosty glass of someone’s living room. He takes a withered hand and wipes away the chill, wonders why the roses and the paper hearts aren’t hung around the living room akin to the holly and blinking lights that the Christmas angels all adore. He thinks his lovely celebration is dwindling. Cupid deems our hearts are growing bitter. So our wee-sized cherub with a duffle bag filled with dusty arrows and a bow shakes his head, walks away bewildered.
Cupid passes a movie theatre where the marquee flickers the latest show: My Bloody Valentine, now in dazzling 3D. He buys a voucher as the ticket taker rips it with a smile full of metal. The young boy behind the ropes doesn’t even notice the seraph, not at all. Which is a trick that Cupid mastered long ago. If you saw him, he would simply appear as someone you once loved.
Now Cupid hasn’t taken-in a picture show for ages. Of course he knows that this is a really creepy one, but he’s watched a few before. He remembers Alfred Hitchcock’sPsycho and Steven Spielberg’s Jaws and figures incorrectly that the valentine in the title suggested something easygoing; at least it was “theme appropriate” to his cause.
It wasn’t long before the first 3D gore hit the big screen with a splatter. He ducked, stopped eating his popcorn too. More than anything, Cupid loved to munch on buttered popcorn. After today, he would never eat another kernel. He spit the rest back into the greasy cardboard bowl and slid it under his seat. He was glad no one noticed that he did that. They were all too busy screaming.
source: R. Productions
