Tag Archives: Chicago

66% funded!

We’re so close to hitting our goal for funding Crust Fund Pizza: The Motion Picture! Would you do me a kindness and make your pledge today? Crust Fund Pizza slings alley pizzas for the benefit of the people who make … Continue reading

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3 things about Brian De Palma’s THE UNTOUCHABLES

The Untouchables [1987] 1. Team, team, team. 2. Del Close just nails his scene. 3. “He’s in the car.” 3 other things.

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3 things about Daniel Kraus’ MUSICIAN

Musician [2007] 1. Fax machine/phone/answering machine with the retail stickers still on it. 2. A variety of reference books on wine. 3. Driving through the rain from one gig to the next gig. 3 other things.

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Crust Fund Pizza: The Motion Picture

I’m thrilled to announce my new film project! Crust Fund Pizza slings alley pizzas for the benefit of the people who make Chicago a better place to live. John Carruthers started the project in August 2020. Once a month, he … Continue reading

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Happy Pi Day!

You know, movies and pizza just go together. So today I’m launching the crowdfunding preview for my new project, CRUST FUND PIZZA: THE MOTION PICTURE. Check it and help us spread the word!

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3 things about Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson’s GHOSTLIGHT

Ghostlight [2024] 1. Arriving home at dawn after the cast party. 2. Defiantly walking in the middle of the street. 3. Sitting across from each other, their foreheads touching.

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3 things about Aaron Wertheimer’s NOT IF I SEE YOU FIRST

Not If I See You First [2025] 1. “We actually worked with someone from NASA on the alien ejaculate.”2. Big Red interlude.3. His identical twin brother is a disembodied head.

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3 things about Jake VanKersen’s I AGREE WITH YOU

I Agree with You [2025] 1. “Improv Frasier” and the terrible accent of the performer playing Daphne. 2. Roll of cookie dough. 3. “Get your flabby asscheeks in here.”

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David Lynch, 1946 – 2025.

RIP David Lynch. Though I knew this day would come, I’m still very sad. I can’t calculate the effect that seeing the very first episode of Twin Peaks had on me when I was only 14, except that it quite … Continue reading

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3 things about George Seaton’s AIRPORT

Airport [1970] 1. “I’m going to move this mother by midnight!” 2. A plate of tiny sandwiches. 3. She moves through the throng, tearfully apologizing. Everyone ignores her. 3 other things. 

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