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Barry Sonnenfeld: Best Possible Place, Worst Possible Time—True Stories From a Career in Hollywood (Chicago Humanities Festival)

Saturday, October 26, 2024 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT
Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, Galvin Recital Hall, 70 Arts Circle, Evanston, IL 60208 map it

This event is presented by the Chicago Humanities Festival. Chicago Humanities Festival's Northwestern Day is presented in partnership with the Buffett Institute.

The legendary director of Men in Black, Get Shorty, and The Addams Family dishes out a delectable mix of insights and true tales that escalate from outrageous to unbelievable in his new memoir, Best Possible Place, Worst Possible Time. From battling with studio executives and producers to bad-script-solving on set to coaxing actors into finding the right light and talking faster, Sonnenfeld will provide an entertaining masterclass in how to make commercial art in the face of constant human foible. You’ll never see Hollywood the same way again.

A book signing will follow this program.

Audience

  • Faculty/Staff
  • Student
  • Post Docs/Docs
  • Graduate Students

Contact

Chicago Humanities Festival   (312) 661-1028

events@chicagohumanities.org

Interest

  • Global/Multicultural

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