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Slideshow: 16-Image Gallery For ‘Bedtime Stories’ With Adam Sandler, Keri...
Previous | Image 1 of 16 | NextBedtimeStories01.jpgCHICAGO– This 16-image slideshow contains official press images for Disney’s “Bedtime Stories,” which stars Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Guy Pearce,...
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Traitor’ Betrays With Exploitation Over Genuine Drama
CHICAGO– “Traitor” walks a fine line between escapism and exploitation and essentially falls in the cracks in between, working as neither a thriller nor a topical drama. Great performances from Don...
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Video: New Trailer For Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘The Hurt Locker’
CHICAGO– Apple and Trailer Addict released the debut of the new trailer for Kathryn Bigelow’s highly-anticipated Iraq War movie “The Hurt Locker,” opening this summer from Summit Entertainment. The...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 2 Signed ‘The Hurt Locker’ Posters With Star...
CHICAGO– In our latest edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 2 signed “The Hurt Locker” posters by star Jeremy Renner and a few other cast members and filmmakers! “The Hurt Locker”...
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Riveting, Must-See ‘The Hurt Locker’ is Flawless Filmmaking
CHICAGO– Filmmaking simply doesn’t get much more riveting than Kathryn Bigelow’s incredible “The Hurt Locker,” a cinematic experience unlike any other that you will have this year. Building and...
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Interview: Director David Michôd Explores His ‘Animal Kingdom’
CHICAGO– The gangster movie gets a nice Freudian twist in director David Michôd’s new film, “Animal Kingdom.” This Australian import focuses on a family of bank robbers whose mother is the glue that...
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Film Review: Guy Pearce Delves Into Corruption in Riveting 'Animal Kingdom'
CHICAGO– The thin line between anarchy and social peace is shriveling into a microscopic blur as sentencing and incarceration become increasingly less effective as a deterrent. The human side of this...
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Film Review: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush Star in Confident ‘The King’s Speech’
Rating: 3.5/5.0CHICAGO– Tom Hooper’s “The King’s Speech” has been barreling through the awards season with a number of significant nominations, including six from the Chicago Film Critics Association...
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Interview: ‘The King’s Speech’ Director Tom Hooper on Colin Firth’s Masterful...
CHICAGO– As “The King’s Speech” will almost certainly earn multiple Oscar nominations in tomorrow’s announcement from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, we bring you this...
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DVD Review: Excellent ‘Animal Kingdom’ Features Oscar-Nominated Performance
CHICAGO– One of the most wonderful nominations on Oscar morning this year was that of the great Jacki Weaver for the movie that most “E!”-watchers probably had never even heard of — “Animal Kingdom.”...
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Blu-Ray Review: Christopher Nolan’s Masterful ‘Memento’ Hits Decade Mark
CHICAGO– Now’s the time that a lesser writer would make some plot-related pun related to ask if you remember “Memento,” one of the best films of the ’00s that also happens to feature a protagonist...
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TV Review: Kate Winslet, Todd Haynes Elevate ‘Mildred Pierce’ to Masterpiece
CHICAGO– When HBO announced that they were producing a six-hour mini-series version of the James M. Cain (“Double Indemnity”) novel “Mildred Pierce” to star Kate Winslet and be directed by Todd Haynes,...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of Chicago Passes to ‘Don’t Be Afraid...
CHICAGO– In our latest horror/thriller edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 40 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of Guillermo del Toro’s highly anticipated...
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Film Review: Ineffective ‘Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark’ From Producer...
CHICAGO– Echoing elements of masterful works by Producer Guillermo Del Toro (most notably “The Devil’s Backbone,” “Pan’s Labyrinth”), “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” is an incredibly frustrating remake,...
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?,’ ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’
CHICAGO– Touchstone Pictures have reached into the vault and pulled out two of their modest hits, a pair of films with little in common other than studio and that they’re both around ten years old. For...
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Film News: First Trailer Released For Ridley Scott’s ‘Prometheus’
CHICAGO– In a week that packed trailers for some of next year’s biggest films, 20th Century Fox made sure to get in on the game. The first trailer for Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus” has released giving...
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Blu-ray Review: ‘Mildred Pierce: The Collector’s Edition’
CHICAGO– I must admit that I am of the school that thinks that “Mildred Pierce” is one of the best things that has ever played on television. It is art of the highest caliber, featuring one of the best...
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Blu-ray Review: ‘Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark’ Fails to Deliver Quality Scares
CHICAGO– Just as Peter Jackson’s adaptation of “The Lovely Bones” suffered from visual over-saturation, writer/producer Guillermo del Toro’s remake of John Newland’s 1973 TV movie succumbs to...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Chicago Passes to ‘Seeking Justice’...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 50 admit-two movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of the new...
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Film Review: Nicolas Cage, Guy Pearce Find Boredom While They’re ‘Seeking...
Rating: 1.5/5.0CHICAGO– “Seeking Justice” must have been such a juicy proposition on paper. Director Roger Donaldson is coming off his most interesting film in years (“The Bank Job”), Nicolas Cage is...
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Film News: New Full-Length ‘Prometheus’ Trailer Released
CHICAGO– A few months ago, the first teaser trailer for Ridley Scott’s new film “Prometheus” was released. The short trailer was met with excitement and buzz for the new film, which many consider to be...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of Chicago Passes to ‘Lockout’ With Guy...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 40 admit-two movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of the highly anticipated...
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Film Review: Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace in Annoying, Awful ‘Lockout’
CHICAGO– The annoying and boring “Lockout” is a pile of aggressive junk masquerading as a good time. Some critics and viewers will pretend that this is a “fun B-movie” just because it has a few...
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Film Review: Fascinating Journey to ‘Prometheus’ Makes For Bumpy Ride
CHICAGO– Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus” rides a wave of expectation, anticipation, hype, and an already-building backlash into theaters this weekend and all I have to say is something that most critics...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of Passes to ‘Lawless’ With Tom Hardy,...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 40 admit-two movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of the new crime/drama...
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Interview: Novelist Matt Bondurant on ‘Lawless’ Book-to-Film Adaptation
CHICAGO– Ernest Hemingway said the best way to handle Hollywood film adaptations is to meet at the border, throw your book in, have Hollywood throw the money back, and then run from each other in...
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Film Review: Tom Hardy Leads Great Cast in Disappointing ‘Lawless’
CHICAGO– John Hillcoat’s “Lawless,” based on Matt Bondurant’s “The Wettest County in the World,” is one of the most high profile disappointments of 2012, a film with an amazing cast that suffocates...
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Film Review: ‘Iron Man 3’ Starts Summer with a Mechanized Bang
CHICAGO– Critics and viewers fell in rapturous adoration of the legend of The Dark Knight when Christopher Nolan and his team took the risk of making character-driven superhero movies. To kick off the...
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Film Review: Impulsive, Curious Tale of Dystopia in ‘The Rover’
Rating: 3.0/5.0CHICAGO–There is a profound interest in impulse within the work of Australian filmmaker David Michod, whose number of features finally reaches two with his anticipated followup to...
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2015 Sundance Diary: ‘Digging for Fire,’ ‘Entertainment’ &‘Results’
PARKCITY, Utah – There are still some films to be discussed in my Sundance coverage. Here’s write-ups of “Digging for Fire,” “Entertainment,” and “Results,” which featured the return of...
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