Film & TV 'Speed' Celebrates 30 Years on June 10 Get tickets to see the 30th anniversary screening of 'Speed' at the Classic Cinemas Tivoli Theatre – playing only once each day from June 7-11.
Festival News BWiFF 2024 Opens This Sunday at Classic Cinemas Elk Grove The 14th Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival (BWiFF) opens at Classic Cinemas in Elk Grove Village on April 14, 2024.
Festival News 2024 Festival Apparel Store Open Through April 24 On Sunday, April 7, we launched our BWiFF 2024 apparel campaign through the festival's Bonfire store. The featured logo is a modified version of the 2020 campaign by graphic designer and illustrator Claire Cinquegrani. All apparel offered in the 2024 store feature material not previously offered. This season
Festival News 2024 Official Selections Announced The Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival is thrilled to announce the 48 short and feature-length films that have been officially selected for exhibition and competition. The traditional Shorts and Features Competitions will be presented in April over the course of seven days beginning April 14-23. The festival will be held
Wrongfully Rotten It Takes Two Action Heroes to Tango for Cash Even with major issues happening, sometimes a movie turns out the way it should, and whether the final result was what Konchalovskiy wanted, 'Tango & Cash' is the type of blockbuster to love because we may never see a movie like it again.
Podcast Podcast | ‘Wine Country’ Episode Recap In this podcast episode, co-hosts Jonathan C. Legat and Tricia Legat, along with producer Michael Noens, discuss on the 2019 Netflix comedy ‘Wine Country’ from director Amy Poehler.
Podcast Podcast | ‘The Big Sick’ Episode Recap In this podcast episode, co-hosts Jonathan C. Legat, Tricia Legat and Michael Noens delve into the 2017 romantic comedy ‘The Big Sick’ from director Michael Showalter.
Cinema Cerebration Barbie and the Language of Men There are men that I love and respect that say this is not a movie they want to see. They don't have an interest and that this is not a movie for them. They are misled.
Podcast Podcast | ‘Barbie’ Episode Recap In this podcast episode, co-hosts Jonathan C. Legat and Tricia Legat are joined by special guest Katherine Siegle for a discussion on the 2023 adventure comedy ‘Barbie’ from director Greta Gerwig.
Podcast Podcast | ‘The Report’ Episode Recap In this podcast episode, co-hosts Jonathan C. Legat, Tricia Legat, and Michael Noens discuss on the 2019 based on actual events drama ‘The Report’ from director Scott Z. Burns.
Streaming 'Off-Loop' Begins Streaming on December 1 'Off-Loop' now available to stream on Imbibe Cinema with Flight of Cinema bundle account.
Wrongfully Rotten 'The Strangers' is a Stark Example of a Cold Dark World At first, I wanted to write about the sequel to The Strangers, 2018's The Strangers: Prey at Night. It is undeniably the better of the two, but I thought, why not watch and study the one that started it? There had to be a reason why a movie
Festival Alumni 'Reporting for Christmas' Releases on Hulu This November Festival alum Jack C. Newell's latest feature film Reporting for Christmas is coming to Hulu beginning November 1 and will be available to stream throughout the holiday season. The film is also now available to pre-order on Apple TV for $9.99. Reporting for Christmas follows an idealistic
Podcast Podcast | ‘Zero Effect’ Episode Recap In this podcast episode, co-hosts Jonathan C. Legat, Tricia Legat, and Michael Noens discuss the 1998 crime comedy ‘Zero Effect’ from director Jake Kasdan.
Podcast Podcast | ‘Hello, My Name is Doris’ Episode Recap In this podcast episode, co-hosts Jonathan C. Legat, Tricia Legat and Michael Noens discuss the 2015 heartfelt comedy ‘Hello, My Name is Doris’ from director Michael Showalter.
Cinema Cerebration Movies for a Better World: Creating Change Through Cinema The power of cinema is undeniable. Movies can bring us to faraway places, inspire us to take action, and touch us on a deep, emotional level. Cinema has the potential to be a force for positive change in the world. From impacting social justice issues to creating greater awareness of
Podcast Podcast | ‘Away We Go’ Episode Recap In this podcast episode, co-hosts Jonathan C. Legat, Tricia Legat, and Michael Noens are joined by special guest Katherine Siegle for a discussion on the 2009 drama ‘Away We Go’ from director Sam Mendes.
Festival News BWiFF 2024 Returns to Music Box Theatre in April Since 2010, the Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival has presented each season in the summer months – most commonly in July. The 14th season will mark a big change as the festival moves to mid-Spring. "We have enjoyed presenting our last four festivals at Chicago Filmmakers," said Executive Director
Festival News 2023 Official Selections Announced Out of hundreds of submissions, the Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival is pleased to announce the 34 short and feature-length films that have been officially selected for exhibition and competition. In addition to the traditional Shorts and Features Competitions, the festival introduced a new competition category this morning called the
Festival Alumni 'Parent Life Be Like' Finds Humor in the Chaos Festival alum Enrico Natale and Cher Natale began a YouTube channel called 'Parent Life Be Like' last summer that has attracted over 44,000 subscribers. The short video series follows the millennial parents as they find "the funny in the chaos of parenting, marriage, and life."
Cinema Cerebration Imbibe Cinema's Top 6 Favorite Films of 2022 Last week, we asked our staff to identify their favorite films from the last year. While this was easy for some, it was understandably very difficult for others. With audiences returning to movie theaters in larger numbers over the last twelve months, the movie-going experience appears to be making a
Podcast Podcast | ‘Lucky Number Slevin’ Episode Recap In this podcast episode, co-hosts Jonathan C. Legat, Tricia Legat, and Michael Noens discuss the 2006 cinematic Kansas City shuffle ‘Lucky Number Slevin’ from director Paul McGuigan.
Festival News Patrick Read Johnson's '5-25-77' Now Available On Demand Patrick Read Johnson's long-awaited 5-25-77 has finally been released to the general public. Production began back in 2004 for Johnson's autobiographical passion project that follows a teenage Johnson growing up in rural Illinois, falling in love, and becoming the first fan of Star Wars: A New
Festival News BWiFF 2023 Giving Tuesday Fundraiser Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival (BWiFF) could use your help this Giving Tuesday to make BWiFF 2023 our best year yet! Beginning November 29, BWiFF is asking supporters like you to consider making a donation as we approach the new year and our thirteenth annual film festival season next July.
Streaming Cinema to Imbibe This November Imbibe Cinema's web-based streaming monthly festival continues! Each month, members will get access to monthly independent film selections that can be watched at anytime within the 28-31 day period before a new collection of films are released. Memberships are $29.99 per year and helps support year-round Blue
