Article: The kindest cuts Chicago filmmakers take a 'character-driven' look at a cultural crossroads with 'Barbershop'

'Cut! ... Cut! ... Cut!" That famed scene-ending cry, barked out by directors on film sets dating to the dawn of movies, echoed across Chicago Studio City late Wednesday afternoon.

Of course, the miracle of filmmaking has transformed the Far West Side production facility into the world of Chicago's South Side-- into "Barbershop," the community focal point of life at 78th and Exchange.

The transformation is so complete it even fools basketball legend and broadcaster Norm Van Lier, who plays a small role in the film, currently lensing here.

"It was so hot in there. ...I told them 'I've got to get outside' when we took a break. ...It looked so realistic that when I walked out [into the ...

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