…a proclamation from Mayor Richard M. Daley declaring that the following day after the event will officially be Mike Royko Day in Chicago. He then introduces Studs Terkel, who is the M.C. for the night. 02:07 Terkel takes the podium and breaks the ice with a few jokes. He then begins to talk about Royko’s importance in the print world. “And I was thinking, school marms, old time school marms teach us about the three Rs: reading, writi… Continue reading →
00:00 Exterior of the Billy Goat Tavern in Chicago. Title screen appears. 00:08 Royko and his fellow teammates talk softball over beers and burgers. 00:20 Cut to a closeup of Royko, who begins to talk about his lifelong love affair with 16-inch softball. “Guys who are obsessive softball players, they want a game. Every minute they want to play.” Royko continues, “Every day after work he will play because he loves it, he loves i… Continue reading →
0:00 Color bars. 0:15 Slate reads: “In Your Interest, Busick #18. Mike Gray 1/20/99.” 0:27 In Your Interest opening sequence. 0:58 Filmmaker Mike Gray opens by saying he can’t recommend his book highly enough. “This is a book you can take to the front lines of the trenches of the War on Drugs, hurl it at the enemy and it will explode in his face.” 1:12 Narrator introduces author Mike Gray. 2:05 Gray speaks about how… Continue reading →
0:00 Image Union opening. 0:45 “Backabout” by Mike Tracy and John Francis. A film is shown in reverse for comedic effect. 6:55 “Any Family: An American Success Story” by Jay Miracle. Documentary about a family who raises circus animals. 24:40 “Risk” by Davidson Gigliotti. Louis Grenier performs piece about risk. 25:27 Image Union end credits…. Continue reading →
…ezes on the previous woman and another woman hugging. 42:40 Vendors begin to pack up their wares from the day and head home. “If you ever stop to realize what a big moving feat this is.” 46:43 “There won’t be a Maxwell anymore; no one wants it.” 47:20 “This street should be white as snow… A beautiful white market.” 48:00 Title reading “The End. Mike Shea Films.” 48:43 Video Ends…. Continue reading →
Chicago, Guerrilla TV, Image Union, NHPRC, Roots of Video, Skip Blumberg, Studs Terkel
…programs with worker LaVerne Reese. From It’s a Living. By Skip Blumberg and Jane Aaron. 20:56 Uno Mas by Mike Torro, Iris Bruno and Jose Claudio. A fictional account of the struggles a Puerto Rican man faces after arriving in America for the first time. 28:20 Excerpts from Stock Yards: End of an Era. Interviews with F.M. Flynn, Maryellen Roth, George Yirell and others about the old days as European immigrants in the livestock yards. 34:39… Continue reading →
…lso makes videos of interviews and locations that he and Leonard can watch together. 34:01 Cut to the office of Mike Sandy, a bail bondsman in West Palm Beach, FL. Leonard is visiting his office to get information on the bail bond business. James McGrady, a bail enforcement agent, talks about how he tracks down criminals who skip bail. Sandy and McGrady show off the guns they use. 36:30 “It’s like preparing a big banquet of data,̶… Continue reading →
…an” by Emily Hubley. Animated short about a women going in for heart surgery. 14:12 “Dirt” by Mike Connor. Artistic piece depicting a man who turns into a clay figure and complains as he lives his life at home alone. Black and White. 20:32 “Time’s T-Bone” by John J. McClintock. Poetic piece with a combination of humans and cardboard cutouts sitting in an abandoned car. 22:06 Image Union credits. 23:27 End of ta… Continue reading →