THE DRUMMER AT THE GENE SISKEL FILM CENTER

, Kenneth Bi and Rosa Li were invited to The Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago as part of the Hong Kong comes to Chicago program by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Organization.

It was a great thrill to show my film at the Gene Siskel Film Center. Gene Siskel who passed away in 1999, was a great and respected film critic along with Roger Ebert.

The screening was on May 9th. The Film Center’s director Ms. Barbara Scharres introduced the film.

The new Millienium Park which featured the Frank Gehry building, Cloud Gate (aka the Bean) by Anish Kapoor, among others.

This was Rosa's favorite attraction in the city.

Union Station across from The Sears Tower where The Untouchables’s

famous staircase scene was shot. Like people who meet actors in person,

“He’s much shorter than I expected.” The staircase looked much longer

in the film.

We also visited the famous The Second City and saw a matinee show entitled The Best of The Second City. A great chance to see up and coming comic actors cutting their chops with a real audience.

Some famous Alumni are John Candy, Eugene Levy, Bill Murray and the more recent ones are Tina Fey and her costar on , (Jack McBrayer who plays Kenneth).

Also in anticipation of Michael Mann’s new film Public Enemies, we took a look at the Biograph Theatre where John Dillinger was shot to death outside the theatre. It’s actually a beautiful theatre.