Chicago – One of the oddest feats of the early millennium was a five year odyssey by endurance athlete Serge Roetheli, who set out to run across five continents – in the equivalent of one marathon a day – with his wife Nicole following along via motorcycle. The film of this journey is “The 25,000 Mile Love Story,” directed by John Davies.
The quest, which is tempered by the fact that Serge and Nicole – who live in Switzerland – took it on partially for charity, is a crazy quilt of extreme conditions, daily camping and gallons of Coca-Cola (which Serge insisted was better than water for running). The adventure is interrupted by disease, accidents and weather conditions, but the tenacity of the athlete and his willing mate does fascinate in an expressive and almost dreamy way.
Endurance: Serge Roetheli Does a Desert Run in ‘The 25,000 Mile Love Story
Photo credit: The25,000MileLoveStory.com
Recently, the...
The quest, which is tempered by the fact that Serge and Nicole – who live in Switzerland – took it on partially for charity, is a crazy quilt of extreme conditions, daily camping and gallons of Coca-Cola (which Serge insisted was better than water for running). The adventure is interrupted by disease, accidents and weather conditions, but the tenacity of the athlete and his willing mate does fascinate in an expressive and almost dreamy way.
Endurance: Serge Roetheli Does a Desert Run in ‘The 25,000 Mile Love Story
Photo credit: The25,000MileLoveStory.com
Recently, the...
- 11/28/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago -- She may be in the comedy business, but Mary Lindsey runs her club like a drill sergeant, and the young comics spilling in and out of her door know better than to ignore her commands.
Watch your mouth and the clock. Foul language is offensive. Entertainers who exceed their performance time get hit with fines _$100 for going over and $50 for every minute thereafter.
Lindsey is the owner of Jokes and Notes, one of the few comedy clubs in the U.S. that are owned and operated by a black woman. The club features emerging comedians, and Chicago native Milton "Lil Rel" Howery is among those who has honed his talents there. For a third year in a row, the club on Chicago's South Side is also a venue for one of the nation's largest and most prestigious comedy festivals, TBS Just for Laughs.
"The more I see these young comics achieve,...
Watch your mouth and the clock. Foul language is offensive. Entertainers who exceed their performance time get hit with fines _$100 for going over and $50 for every minute thereafter.
Lindsey is the owner of Jokes and Notes, one of the few comedy clubs in the U.S. that are owned and operated by a black woman. The club features emerging comedians, and Chicago native Milton "Lil Rel" Howery is among those who has honed his talents there. For a third year in a row, the club on Chicago's South Side is also a venue for one of the nation's largest and most prestigious comedy festivals, TBS Just for Laughs.
"The more I see these young comics achieve,...
- 6/13/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Something nice happened to us while we were preparing the schedule for Ebertfest 2012, which plays April 25-29 at the Virginia Theater (above) in Champaign-Urbana, Ill. We'd invited Patton Oswalt to attend with his "Big Fan. He agreed and went one additional step: "I'd like to personally choose a film to show to the students, and discuss it." That sounded to me like a splendid idea, embodying the spirit of this festival, which combines the love of good films with volunteerism. This is a rare festival where no business takes place. No films are bought or sold. No deals are signed. It's simplicity itself: We join in a classic 1920 palace, 1,600 of us, and watch a film as it should be seen, on a vast screen with perfect sound. Then we talk about them afterwards. The festival and the theater come to us through the work of countless volunteers from the University and the community of Champaign-Urbana.
- 3/27/2012
- by Roger Ebert
- blogs.suntimes.com/ebert
Showtime is celebrating Black History Month by featuring documentaries and comedy, stand-up specials that highlight the culture and experience of the Black community. This includes a new documentary from filmmaker, historian and author Nelson George. The doc, entitled Brooklyn Boheme, spotlights some of the defining black voices that rose out of Brooklyn, including: Spike Lee, Chris Rock, Common and Erykah Badu.
Check out the full rundown of Black History Month specials on Showtime below:
Brooklyn Boheme
Airs Thursday, February 2nd at 8:30 Pm (Et/Pt)
This intimate portrait from noted filmmaker, historian and author Nelson George explores the Black arts movement that exploded in the famed Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York in the mid-1980s-‘90s and launched the careers of such acclaimed artists as filmmaker Spike Lee, comedian Chris Rock, musicians Branford Marsalis, Common, Erykah Badu and yasiin bey (formerly known as Mos Def), among many others.
Check out the full rundown of Black History Month specials on Showtime below:
Brooklyn Boheme
Airs Thursday, February 2nd at 8:30 Pm (Et/Pt)
This intimate portrait from noted filmmaker, historian and author Nelson George explores the Black arts movement that exploded in the famed Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York in the mid-1980s-‘90s and launched the careers of such acclaimed artists as filmmaker Spike Lee, comedian Chris Rock, musicians Branford Marsalis, Common, Erykah Badu and yasiin bey (formerly known as Mos Def), among many others.
- 1/27/2012
- by Bags Hooper
- BuzzFocus.com
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