CBS Chicago Vault: Protests at 1986 premiere of Godard's "Hail Mary"
When Jean-Luc Godard's "Hail Mary" opened in Chicago on April 4, 1986, it drew a throng of angry protesters who considered the film an affront to their faith.
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When Jean-Luc Godard's "Hail Mary" opened in Chicago on April 4, 1986, it drew a throng of angry protesters who considered the film an affront to their faith.
"Hail Mary," Jean-Luc Godard's contemporary take on the story of the Nativity, drew heated protests from people of faith in Chicago and around the country and world. Dorothy Tucker reports on a protest outside the Chicago premiere at Facets Multimedia, and Gene Siskel has some perspective on the movie and the controversy, in this clip from the Channel 2 News on Friday, April 4, 1986.
This month marks 50 years since critics and A-list Chicago celebrities Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert debuted their movie review show.
Gene Siskel was the movie critic for Channel 2 News from 1974 until his death in 1999. In these clips from 1978 and 1979, we see some of his lighter moments in the newsroom, and particularly his repartee with anchorman Walter Jacobson.
The newly-refurbished basketball court in Garfield Park on the city's West Side is inspiring a new generation with hoop dreams of their own.
Movie Critic Gene Siskel has a review of "Hoop Dreams," the now-classic documentary in which filmmakers track Chicago teens Arthur Agee and William Gates for five years as they pursue glory on the basketball court. This aired on the Channel 2 News at 10 p.m. on Oct. 21, 1994.
