‘Chicago Overcoat,’ ‘Root of All Evil’ Making Blips in Chicago

Though it’s certainly not like “The Dark Knight,” I have in the last 24 hours had a couple blips with the two indies now making small waves in town: “Chicago Overcoat” and “Root of All Evil”.

As for “Chicago Overcoat,” I was with friends at the Blue Stem Bar & Grill on Saturday night where I ran into a gentleman working on his first feature-length film role. He was genuinely ecstatic to be part of the project.

He described Chris Charles (the casting director for the film who I’ve been e-mailing with) as kind and enthusiastic. “Chicago Overcoat” is slated to film in Chicago from Oct. 1 to Nov. 30.

As for indie thriller film “Root of All Evil” (previously named “The Cache”), I received a letter on Sunday from a first-time responder. As this is only one person’s account, please take it with a grain of salt.

Hi, Adam! We’re enjoying your movie [site].

On Saturday, I crossed paths with someone who did a couple days of work on that flick. She struck me as rather dippy, [which led] me to take her statements with a grain of salt.

At best, she’s naive and uninformed. For example, she didn’t grasp the distinction between an indie flick and a major studio production. She mentioned the following:

She said she thought director Steve Anderson is “mean,” [which led] her to shun talking to him.

I found this rather bizarre as she’s likely an extra. We all know extras don’t [often] get to engage in chit-chat with a director.

On Friday, they were shooting by O’Hare. On Saturday, they were shooting along Elston Avenue.

Three Good Men is the production company for this film.