{"id":2392,"date":"2016-02-23T09:59:22","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T15:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinemajaw.com\/wordpress\/?p=2392"},"modified":"2016-02-23T10:01:26","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T16:01:26","slug":"cinemajaw-269-michael-menendian-best-movies-about-the-theater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemajaw.com\/wordpress\/cinemajaw-269-michael-menendian-best-movies-about-the-theater\/","title":{"rendered":"CinemaJaw 269, Michael Menendian &#8211; Best Movies About the Theater"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Reviewed This Episode: Deadpool, Where to Invade Next<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Trivia: God Movie Trivia<\/em><br \/>\n<em>(I for an I) Interested or Ignore:\u00a0Gods of Egypt<\/em><br \/>\n<em>CinemaWAR: Does the success of Deadpool mean we will see more R rated Superheroes?\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Sponsored by: <a href=\"http:\/\/emporiumchicago.com\/cpc\">Emporium<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/FoodHeals\">the Food Heals Podcast<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/inwordy.com\/\">InWordy<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>We are lucky to live in a great city. Chicago is great for a number of reasons, film criticism included, but one of the best reasons is&#8230; The Theater!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cinemajaw.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/onStageAtRavenTheater.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2393\" src=\"http:\/\/cinemajaw.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/onStageAtRavenTheater.jpg\" alt=\"onStageAtRavenTheater\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemajaw.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/onStageAtRavenTheater.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cinemajaw.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/onStageAtRavenTheater-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the anchors like The Steppenwolf, and The Chicago Theater, there are numerous storefront theaters that pepper the streets of our burg. The obvious connection to film and acting is well known, and a great deal of Chicago&#8217;s stage stars come from, or go on to the silver screen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cinemajaw.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MikeMenendian.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2394\" src=\"http:\/\/cinemajaw.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MikeMenendian.jpg\" alt=\"MikeMenendian\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This week we are taking a look at the best films ABOUT the Theater. That magical place behind the curtain. The long running <a href=\"http:\/\/www.raventheatre.com\/\">Raven Theater<\/a> is one of the best in the City, and we were honored to be there this past week to record an interview with the perfect guest for the topic. Mike Menendian is\u00a0a co-founding member of Raven Theater, where he has directed and designed many of the productions. Mike was kind enough to host CinemaJaw at the Raven Theater, located at\u00a06157 N. Clark Street, in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago. We got to record this episode literally on the stage at the Raven, and it was a great treat! 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