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Behind the scenes of the film ZULU (1964), with stars Michael Caine and Stanley Baker present. Wikimedia Commons. | | |
Hello!
Are you a fan of behind-the-scenes movie footage? Next Tuesday morning—in a free, 30-minute, live virtual talk—we're going behind the scenes of Chicago Movie Tours. Specifics below!
Also, tonight and tomorrow night, we're continuing our celebration of the The Blues Brothers' 40th anniversary! This talk is free, online, and can be streamed from anywhere! Scroll down to register!
Hope to see you this week or next!
Kelli
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Go behind the Scenes With Us! | |
Go behind the scenes of Chicago Movie Tours on Tuesday, August 18, from 10-10:30 AM! In this free, 30-minute, live virtual talk, Kelli, owner of Chicago Movie Tours, will discuss:
- What prompted her to start this small business
- How a background in humanities prepared her for this role
- Why shifting from higher ed to tourism is, for her, a natural fit
- How she plans to approach our (relatively unknown) future
Afterward, Kelli will hang around for a brief Q&A to answer any questions you may have about Chicago Movie Tours!
This talk will be broadcast live on Chicago Movie Tours’ Facebook Page. You do NOT need a Facebook account to watch.
TO WATCH: Visit Chicago Movie Tours’ Facebook Page at the scheduled time. Then, click PLAY on the video. Easy!
PRO TIP: If you “Like” Chicago Movie Tours, Facebook should notify you when the broadcasting starts!
See you there, virtually!
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Steven Spielberg speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con, by Gage Skidmore. Wikimedia Commons. | | |
Q&A on The Blues Brothers | |
Two attendees at one of our Blues Brothers talks last week posed great questions about the movie, which I answer here:
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How did Steven Spielberg's cameo in The Blues Brothers come about? Spielberg's cameo as Cook County Tax Assessor was essentially a favor. Spielberg had given John Landis a cameo in his film comedy 1941—which also featured Belushi and Aykroyd—so Landis returned the favor by giving Spielberg a cameo in The Blues Brothers.
- Was Elwood Blues (Dan Ackroyd) named after Elwood, IL? The 1980 book Blues Brothers: Private, written and designed by Belushi's wife and a friend, provides us with a backstory: as a baby, Elwood Blues was abandoned at a newspaper stand and found by policeman Mike Delaney, so the character's birth name is Elwood Delaney. Based on Elwood's "birth certificate," Calumet City is listed as city of residence. But the SNL Wiki says Delaney found the baby in Elwood, IL, and a few books covering Route 66 suggest that, Elwood Blues was indeed named after the village of Elwood, IL. So we'll go with...yes, probably...maybe.
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