Ranging from the dawn of the silent era to today’s blockbusters and independent films, this revamped second edition chronicles the significant contributions by Chicago and Chicagoans to more than a century of American filmmaking. Among the Windy City’s unique honors in this history are the development of film technology by early major players Essanay Film Manufacturing Company and the Selig Polyscope Company; the first African American–owned and operated film studios; the birthplace of gore flicks; the origination and growth of movie palaces; and the importance of the Second City, Goodman, and Steppenwolf theaters as training grounds for the industry’s best comedic and dramatic talent. Readers will relish behind-the-scenes stories of local favorites like The Blues Brothers and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off , as well as recent box office smashes like Batman Begins and The Dark Knight . Fully revised and updated, this premier guide to the Windy City’s history in the film industry features new profiles of film locations, more photographs, and exclusive interviews detailing all aspects of the moviemaking process, making it the perfect guide for film lovers and Chicago history buffs alike. Film lovers and Windy City fans will cherish this updated guide. Film historian Bernstein, who wrote the first edition, “brushed up the silent section,” but the heavy lifting here is done by Corcoran, for 10 years a tour guide whose Chicago cinema excursions are his most popular offerings. Bernstein’s “The Silent Era” traces South Side black filmmakers, including Oscar Micheaux, as well as more familiar North Side figures like Charlie Chaplin and Gloria Swanson at Essanay, spotlights early movie palaces, profiles silent-film accompanist David Drazin, and traces the real murder mystery behind Call Northside 777. Corcoran shifts from history to geography, exploring the Loop and nearby areas, and then Chicago’s North, West, and South Sides and their respective suburbs. Each chapter mixes nuggets for self-guided tours, tales from the making of specific films, and chats with such Chicago-area film folk as Tim Kazurinsky, the Hoop Dreams and Barbershop teams, Harold Ramis, Joe Mantegna, and Irma Hall. A list of more than 1,250 movies, mainstream and indie, filmed at least partly in Chicago or its suburbs is included. --Mary Carroll "A must-read for local movie buffs." — Chicago Sun-Times “Film lovers and Windy City fans will cherish this updated guide.”— Booklist "This is a very different, much fuller and livelier book (than the original edition). The pair does more than merely update the original, giving us much good and solid stuff about the early days of movie-making here and engaging stories about the many movies that have been made here over the decades...Movie nuts, feel free to rejoice."— Chicago Tribune  " Hollywood on Lake Michigan expertly captures Chicago’s role in film and television during the past century. Movie buffs will love reading about the city’s role in their favorite films, and fans of the city will love learning how some of their favorite haunts have been featured in film."— Chicago Book Review " Hollywood on Lake Michigan: 100+ Years of Chicago and the Movies is as much about the films based in Chicago as it is about those filmmakers who have fallen in love with the location. Filmgoers and fans of local history will find this resource equally engaging." — Examiner.com "Whether you’re a movie buff or whether it’s beautiful or unusual architecture you fancy--or if you’re planning a visit to the Windy City, even if it’s not your first visit--you will find this book a valuable and very readable resource." —Le Bon Travel & Culture "In short, there is plenty in Hollywood on Lake Michigan: 100+ Years of Chicago and the Movies to appeal to all manner of enthusiasts, film and history buffs included. The book is written with great affection for the places and the art that resulted, which makes it a highly entertaining read." —Once Upon a Screen "I had a marvelous time reading the second edition of Hollywood on Lake Michigan ... I had bought, and enjoyed, the first edition of the book, but there’s a lot of fascinating new material on hand for the new edition." —Kevin's Movie Corner Michael Corcoran is a certified Chicago tour guide and lecturer. Arnie Bernstein is a film historian and the author of Bath Massacre: America’s First School Bombing and a contributor to the World Film Locations series. T Hollywood on Lake Michigan 100+ Years of Chicago and the Movies By Michael Corcoran, Arnie Bernstein Chicago Review Press Incorporated Copyright © 2013 Michael Corcoran and Arnie Bernstein All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-61374-575-5 Contents Foreword by Bob Teitel, Preface, Introduction, 1 The Silent Era, The Movies Come to Chicago, The South Side: The Silent Era's Home to African American Filmmakers, More Early Film Landmarks, 2 Downtown, River North and North Michigan Avenue,