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Monday, September 17, 2007

Exclusive: Chicago Filming Notice Captured For ‘Root of All Evil’

In corresponding with several people about indie thriller “Root of All Evil,” which is filming now in Chicago, I have requested the actual filming notice I mentioned earlier on Monday.

Root of All Evil filming notice

It serves as concrete confirmation that its production company is called Three Good Men. Interestingly, the notice refers to the film as “The Cache”. Nick Rafferty is listed as the location manager.

10:11 a.m. update: HollywoodChicago.com Austin correspondent Shane Hazen just wrote in with an IMDb link to Steve Anderson. He is the director for this film.

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Sunday, September 16, 2007

‘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.

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2007 HollywoodChicago.com Ratings Snapshot (out of 5.0)
Juno”: 4.5 Once”: 4.5 Gone Baby Gone”: 4.5 The King of Kong”: 4.5 The 11th Hour”: 4 Stardust”: 4 Talk to Me”: 4
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story”: 4 Beowulf”: 4 Wristcutters: A Love Story”: 4 Ira & Abby”: 4
Michael Clayton”: 4 The Simpsons Movie”: 4 Harry Potter”: 4 Fracture”: 4 In the Valley of Elah”: 3.5 Ladrón Que Roba a Ladrón”: 3.5
The Mist”: 3.5
The Kingdom”: 3.5 2 Days in Paris”: 3.5 Hot Rod”: 3.5 Arctic Tale”: 3.5 Becoming Jane”: 3.5 The Bourne Ultimatum”: 3.5
Evening”: 3.5 Rescue Dawn”: 3.5 Eagle vs. Shark”: 3.5 Shrek the Third”: 3.5 Spider-Man 3”: 3.5 The Darjeeling Limited”: 3
August Rush”: 3 Rendition”: 3 The Brave One”: 3 3:10 to Yuma”: 3 Shoot ‘Em Up”: 3 Love in the Time of Cholera”: 3 Thax”: 2.5
Southland Tales”: 2.5 Nancy Drew”: 2.5 Hostel: Part II”: 2.528 Weeks Later”: 2.5 Bert”: 2 Mr. Woodcock”: 2
Balls of Fury”: 2 The Brothers Solomon”: 2 The Invasion”: 2 Lust, Caution”: 2 Music Within”: 2
Rush Hour 3”: 2 Lucky You”: 2 The Condemned”: 2 Alvin and the Chipmunks”: 1.5 Illegal Tender”: 1.5 Sydney White”: 1
Resident Evil: Extinction”: 1 Death Sentence”: 1 The Final Season”: 1