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• Love It / Leave It

  1971-01-01 / Chicago, Tom Palazzolo

  From the “Chicago-Scope: The Films of Tom Palazzolo, 1967–1976” catalogue: “A tour de force of late 1960s civic and political countercultures, Love It/Leave It (1971; 14 minutes) juxtaposes the annual Naked City contest in Roselawn, Indiana, neighborhood characters, and American consumerism with the foment of the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago (replete with cameos by William S. Burroughs, Mayor Richard J. Daley, and Allen Ginsburg). The film reaches a crescendo with the insistent refrain of the Vietnam-era expression “love it or leave it.”” Continue reading →

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  1967-01-01 / Chicago, Tom Palazzolo

  From the “Chicago-Scope: The Films of Tom Palazzolo, 1967–1976” catalogue: “One of Tom Palazzolo’s first films, this inspired in part by René Clair’s 1924 film starring Francis Picabia, Entr’acte. O’s use of double exposure, free association and improvisation, chiaroscuro, and a nonsensical “musique concrète” soundtrack pay homage to these masters of Dada and Surrealism.” Continue reading →

• The Tattooed Lady of Riverview

  1967-01-01 / Chicago, Tom Palazzolo

  Tom Palazzolo documents “the tattooed lady of Riverview,” part of the freak show in the waning days of Chicago’s Riverview amusement park. Continue reading →

• Marquette Park I

  1976-08-21 / African American, Chicago, Chicago Politics, Tom Palazzolo

  A film by Tom Palazzolo and Mark Rance documenting neo-Nazi activity in the Marquette Park neighborhood of Chicago on August 21, 1976. The day marked one of many conflicts between black civil rights marchers and white supremacist neighborhood groups who were mobilizing to prevent black residents from moving into the neighborhood. Continue reading →

• Labor Day – East Chicago

  1979-01-01 / Chicago, Communities, Tom Palazzolo

  Tom Palazzolo’s documentary of Labor Day festivities in the blue-collar East Side of Chicago. Organized by the East Side Lions Club, Labor Day’s 1978 celebrations included amateur boxing, clowns and the crowning of Miss East Side 1978 from among her subjects. Continue reading →

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  [Chicago 1966 Peace March]

  1966-01-01 / Chicago, Outside Agitators, Tom Palazzolo

  Chicago, 1966. Artists assemble at Dominico Di Meo’s loft to prepare banners and artwork for an anti-Vietnam War demonstration led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Continue reading →

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  Musical Memories from Chicago 1963 to 2000

  Chicago, Performance, Tom Palazzolo

  A collection of excerpts from films by Tom Palazzolo focuing on music in Chicago, from street performers on Maxwell St to folk and rock bands at neighborhood festivals. Continue reading →

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  [4th of July Ceremony in Chicago]

  American Way, Chicago, Tom Palazzolo

  Footage from Tom Palazzolo of a 4th of July festival in Chicago around the late 1980s/early 1990s. Continue reading →