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Film Police recommends: ¸¸¸¸¸  Bravo! A can’t-put-down landmark
work that presents Chicago as the central cauldron for change in American Culture in the forties and fifties, precipitating
a Golden Age for Chicago that flourished, spread, peaked and sadly, vanished by the early sixties. Once
called “a real Chicago boy,” by Studs Terkel, author Thomas Dyja traces the history, the personalities, and the
cultural institutions that we take for granted that emerged first in Chicago, then emanated out to the rest of the world.
The Chess Brothers popularized blues and helped give birth to Rock and Roll, Nelson Algren wrote outlaw rebel literature
and inspired other literary landmark works, Mies van der Rohe single-handedly invented Modern architecture, all in Chicago.
Hugh Hefner made sex a legitimate pursuit of the young and moneyed class. Hef’s Playboy Magazine helped usher
in sex as an acceptable part of mass media, no longer a forbidden taboo, only seen in dirty book stores. Ray
Kroc industrialized fast food, from one Golden Arch in Des Plaines to over 50,000 across the world. Mahalia
Jackson popularized gospel music and helped lead and finance the Civil Rights movement. Improvisational
comedy from the Second City was invented and nurtured in Chicago, creating a whole industry that has wide reach through entertainment,
movies, and television. Mayor Richard J. Daley seized power and launched a massive new public housing campaign
that changed Chicago into a world-class economic power, albeit more segregated. When Hef moved to
LA, Nelson moved to Patterson, NJ, and others passed away, the Chicago Golden Age lost momentum. It was
a brief shining moment for Chicago that still resonates today—but what a moment! Also featured in
this comprehensive work are Chicago icons Burr Tillstrom, Walter Gropius, Sun Ra, Muddy Waters, Art Shay, Elaine May, Mike
Nichols, Stuart Brent and Simone de Beauvoir.
For a review and commentary on "Skyfall" click here!
Check out our pal Art Shay's blog! Art is an artist, a gentleman, a world-class photographer/writer and a national treasure.
Art Shay's blog on the Chicagoist, click here!
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Film Police is an award-winning film and video production
company. We specialize in high-quality commercials, documentaries, corporate films, and feature films. We will assist you in developing your feature film
projects, preparing screenplays, budgets, and schedules for investor presentations. We are experienced in
casting and production managing. We produce films in the U.S. and around the world. |
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