Aly Lind Will Melt Your Heart Playing Adam Sandler’s Youngest Daughter in Blended
I interviewed Aly Alvia Lind on May 23, 2014, the opening day of Adam Sandler’s new film, Blended. She’s the youngest person… Read more about Alyvia (Aly) Alyn Lind Interview ‘Blended’ Film…
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Charlie Paul (Director) and Lucy Paul (Producer) Interview on behalf of the film, For No Good Reason
Sarah Knight Adamson: First, I want to tell you that I enjoyed your film immensely. Congratulations. It’s just… Read more about Interview with Charlie Paul and Lucy Paul…
Having grown up on a musical diet consisting almost exclusively of soul, Motown, and blues, it’s no surprise that I took the retro route when making my CIMMfest 2014 Must-See List, which included Boyce &… Read more about CIMMfest 2014: The Retro Route Review…
Calling all film buffs! This Friday, May 9 is opening night for the second annual Chicago Film Critics Film Festival. Due to the fact that I’m a member of the Association and have a strong… Read more about 2nd Chicago Critics Film Festival…
Interview with Greg Kinnear: Heaven is for Real, A Nebraska Family’s Experience
On April 9, 2014, Greg Kinnear and I met for an interview at Chicago’s Park Hyatt Hotel in a suite with a fabulous… Read more about Greg Kinnear Interview “Heaven is for Real”…
Incredible Family Story Comes to the Big Screen
The New York Times best-selling book Heaven is for Real by Nebraska Pastor Todd Burpo opens on the big screen this coming Wednesday before Easter. Oscar nominee… Read more about Heaven is for Real (PG) ★★★½…
Chicago is always an exciting place to be, whether you are checking out blues music and festivals, sporting events, cutting-edge cuisine or spending a day at the beach. It’s no wonder that Chicago was chosen… Read more about Spider-Man in Chicago for Earth Hour 2014!…
Bruno Gunn Interview, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
I met Bruno Gunn at Hotel Palomar in Chicago on March 6, 2014. He was quite involved in our very informative conversation. I had the chance to… Read more about ‘Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Interview with Bruno Gunn (Brutus)…
1. American Hustle-The hysterical story of how a brilliant con man out-smarts the Fed’s with the help of his seductive mistress.
2. 12 Years a Slave- The true story of Solomon Northup, a free black… Read more about Top 10 Movies of 2013…
Walt Disney Keeps His Promise
Two-time Academy Award winner Emma Thompson (Beautiful Creatures) and double Oscar-winner Tom Hanks (Captain Phillips) star in this true story inspired by the astonishing backstory of how Disney’s classic Mary… Read more about Saving Mr. Banks (PG-13) ★★★★…
“12 Years A Slave,” the harrowing adaptation of the memoir of a once-free black man from the North who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South in the years leading up to… Read more about The Chicago Film Critics Association 2013 Film Awards…
Big Cats are Rescued From Illegal Circuses
Here’s a passionate documentary that gives a firsthand account of how a group from Animal Defenders International (ADI) set out to stop the abuse of wild animals used… Read more about Lion Ark ★★★½…
The Day the Wheels Came Off: The Rise and Fall of Lance Armstrong
Before Oprah’s alarming 2013 interview with Lance Armstrong, in which he tells the world he lied and actually did use performance-enhancing drugs… Read more about The Armstrong Lie (R) ★★★½…
Alex Gibney Interview, ‘The Armstrong Lie’
I met filmmaker Alex Gibney at the Peninsula Hotel in Chicago on November 11, 2013. He was informative and we had a great conversation. I screened his documentary The… Read more about Alex Gibney Interview Director ‘The Armstrong Lie’…
Sophie Nélisse Star of “The Book Thief” Talks About Her Love of Books
The Red Carpet event promoting “The Book Thief” was part of the Chicago International Film Festival on October 22, 2013. Interviews included… Read more about Sophie Nélisse Star of ‘The Book Thief’ Interview…
Chicago International Film Festival on October 24, 2013 at AMC River East Theater in Chicago.
SA: Wow, Oscar Isaac I’d think that you’d have to be so excited to be the centerpiece of a Coen… Read more about Oscar Isaac Interview on the Red Carpet for the Coen Brothers’ Film, “Inside Llewyn Davis”…
Geoffrey Rush ‘Shines’ on the Red Carpet for The Book Thief and chats with Sarah Knight Adamson about his film career and the role that changed his life.
Fans turned out in large numbers to get… Read more about Geoffrey Rush Interview on the Red Carpet for “The Book Thief”…
On Friday Oct. 4, 2013 the Unabridged Bookstore and the Music Box Theatre teamed up to host the incredibly funny and razor-sharp vocabulist Nick Offerman to celebrate his new book “Paddle Your Own Canoe.” As… Read more about Paddle Your Own Canoe – An Evening with Nick Offerman…
Yes, in just 48 hours, filmmakers around the globe compete in teams to create a film that will wow judges and audiences. Launched in 2001 in Washington, DC as a competition among friends by filmmakers… Read more about 48 Hour Film Project-Jury Member Sarah Knight Adamson Reflects…
Back for its third year, the Summer Music Film Festival (June 28– July 2) showcased another incredibly unique lineup of films perfect for all of the cinephiles, music lovers and history buffs out there. This… Read more about The Music Box Theatre and WBEZ Chicago’s Sound Opinions Present: Summer Music Film Festival 2013…
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Jeff Garlin of “Curb You Enthusiasm” fame was in Chicago to promote his new film, “Dealin’ with Idiots.” We met at the James Hotel on July 9, 2013. He’s witty and was lots of fun… Read more about Interview with Jeff Garlin Writer, Directer and Actor “Dealin’ with Idiots”…
Duncan (Liam James) is an awkward teen who’s forced to spend the summer at a beach house with his mother (Toni Collette), her boyfriend, Trent (Steve Carell). Trent’s not a very cool guy and takes… Read more about The Way, Way Back PG-13 ★★★★…