Life and work
Mike Newell is a British director and producer. Born: 28 March 1942. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United Kingdom.
Producer · 1942–
Mike Newell
Mike Newell is a British director and producer. Born on 28 March 1942, this profile follows Mike Newell through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include High Fidelity (2000). The location trail reaches Lane Tech College Prep, Music Box Theatre and Green Mill, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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High Fidelity · Lane Tech College Prep
Mike Newell is credited as producer on High Fidelity. The work’s existing location story leads to Lane Tech College Prep. Lane Tech is the school where the film revisits one of Rob’s formative rejections, giving the list-making structure a real North Side address.
High Fidelity — credits ↗︎High Fidelity — location reference ↗︎
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 3 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Music Box Theatre ↗︎
High Fidelity — Music Box Theatre
Outside the Music Box Theatre, the story returns to Peggy and another relationship under review. The cinema is a working venue; current programming determines access.
3733 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
Open street map ↗︎Lane Tech College Prep ↗︎
High Fidelity — Lane Tech College Prep
Lane Tech is the school where the film revisits one of Rob’s formative rejections, giving the list-making structure a real North Side address.
2501 W Addison St, Chicago, IL 60618
Open street map ↗︎Green Mill ↗︎
High Fidelity — Green Mill
The Green Mill is where Rob reflects on Laura. Its continuing life as a music venue matters more than treating it as a frozen screen set.
4802 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1942-03-28
Born 28 March 1942
Explore a shared connection.
WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
High Fidelity ↗︎
High Fidelity
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Chicago ↗︎
Loop canyons, neighbourhood kitchens, record rooms and the streets that taught cinema how to move.
High Fidelity ↗︎
Follow High Fidelity through 3 real places in Chicago. Record-shop obsession is placed inside a North Side ecosystem of schools, cinemas, clubs and emotional lists.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
John Cusack ↗︎
John Cusack is an American actor, producer, and screenwriter. Born on 28 June 1966, this profile follows John Cusack through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include High Fidelity (2000) and Maps to the Stars (2014). The location trail reaches Lane Tech College Prep, Music Box Theatre and Green Mill, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Howard Shore ↗︎
Howard Shore is a Canadian film score composer. Born on 18 October 1946, this profile follows Howard Shore through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Ed Wood (1994), Se7en (1995) and High Fidelity (2000). The location trail reaches Painted Ladies, Union Square and Golden Gate Bridge, with existing stories in San Francisco and Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Stephen Frears ↗︎
Stephen Frears is a British film director and producer. Born on 20 June 1941, this profile follows Stephen Frears through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include High Fidelity (2000) and My Beautiful Laundrette. The location trail reaches Lane Tech College Prep, Music Box Theatre and Green Mill, with existing stories in Chicago and London. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Sara Gilbert ↗︎
Sara Gilbert is an American actress. Born on 29 January 1975, this profile follows Sara Gilbert through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include High Fidelity (2000) and The Big Bang Theory (2007). The location trail reaches Lane Tech College Prep, Music Box Theatre and Green Mill, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Tim Bevan ↗︎
Tim Bevan is a New Zealand film producer. Born on 20 December 1957, this profile follows Tim Bevan through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Big Lebowski (1998), High Fidelity (2000), The Italian Job (2003) and The Soloist (2009). The location trail reaches Palace Theatre, Johnie’s Coffee Shop and Point Dume, with existing stories in Chicago and London. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.