World Film Locations - Chicago

With World Film Locations: Chicago , critic Scott Jordan Harris takes readers on a cinematic tour of the city, featuring modern blockbusters and beloved classics. Along the way, scenes from almost fifty films made or set in the city are discussed, accompanied by full-colour stills and interspersed with essays examining the city's unique character onscreen. Among the contributors are Gordon Quinn, co-founder of Chicago's Kartemquim Films; Elizabeth Weitzman, film critic for the New York Daily News; the BBC's Samira Ahmed; and Steve James, director of the coming-of-age classic Hoop Dreams. For readers hoping to locate landmarks from favourite films, the book also includes detailed maps that point out key scenes. A fun and fact-packed read, World Film Locations: Chicago will be welcomed by film fans and anyone planning a trip to the Windy City.

About the author

Scott Jordan Harris is a culture critic for the Daily Telegraph, a contributor to the BBC's The Film Programme, and a UK correspondent for Roger Ebert. He is the editor of World Film Locations: New Orleans and World Film Locations: New York, both also published by Intellect.

Product details

• Assisted by: Scott Jordan Harris (Editor), Scott Jordan (United Kingdom.) Harris (Editor)
• Publisher: Intellect Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.04.2013
• EAN: 9781841507187
• ISBN: 978-1-84150-718-7
• No. of pages: 130
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 291 g
• Series: World Film Locations; World Film Locations
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art