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Michael Phillips: The Oscar for Chicago Authenticity goes to . well, not ‘Trial of Chicago 7’ or ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune © Glen Wilson/TNS LaKeith Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya appear in Judas and the Black Messiah. Can you make a persuasive, evocative Chicago movie without filming most, or any, of your movie in Chicago? © Glen Wilson/Warner Bros. Entertainment/TNS From left, Darrell Britt-Gibson as Bobby Rush, Daniel Kaluuya as Chairman Fred Hampton and Lakeith Stanfield as Bill O Neal in Judas and the Black Messiah. For decades, Hollywood answered that with: Stupid question. Outside Chicago, who cares? Look at the late silent and early sound era gangster classics, from “Underworld” (set in an inferred, not stated, Chicago) to “Little Caesar,” “The Public Enemy” and “Scarface.” Those weren’t filmed here. Who cared? They worked like crazy, and they maximized the customary way of shootin

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