CHICAGO – Excelsior! Comic book legend Stan Lee’s famous exclamation puts a fine point on the third and final play of Mark Pracht’s FOUR COLOR TRILOGY, “The House of Ideas,” presented by and staged at City Lit Theater in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. For tickets/details, click HOUSE OF IDEAS.
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
Blu-ray Review: ‘Spy Kids: All the Time in the World’ Proves Utterly Wasteful
Submitted by mattmovieman on December 1, 2011 - 8:17amCHICAGO – If this fourth “Spy Kids” installment proves anything at all, it’s that time has clearly run out on the franchise. While the original film was playfully inventive and preached resonant messages about family unity and the importance of teamwork, the series has followed the usual pattern of diminishing returns. After an eight-year hiatus, filmmaker Robert Rodriguez tried and failed to reboot the franchise with this soulless retread.
Film News: ‘Contagion’ Infects Box Office, Knocks ‘The Help’ From Top Spot
Submitted by TimBMartens on September 12, 2011 - 4:11pmCHICAGO – Steven Soderbergh’s new Sci-Fi/Thriller “Contagion” hit the box office with a bang this past weekend, knocking out the three-week champ “The Help,” which finished a distant second place in box office totals.
Box Office News: Hurricane Lowers Attendance, ‘The Help’ Still Tops
Submitted by BrianTT on August 28, 2011 - 12:56pmCHICAGO – Hurricane Irene caused some drops in the number of attendees out on the east coast this weekend, but “The Help” was still able to come in at number one at the box office, marking the second week in a row where the film led the pack. This is quite the accomplishment considering the film finished in second place in its debut weekend and came in as the front runner in its second and third weeks in the theaters.
Film News: ‘The Help’ Tops Box Office
Submitted by BrianTT on August 22, 2011 - 3:08pmCHICAGO – For the first time since the end of July, the number one film at the box office this past weekend was not titled “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.” After two weeks at the top, the primates were beat out by the comedy/drama “The Help.”
Film News: ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ Takes Second Box Office Crown
Submitted by BrianTT on August 15, 2011 - 3:02pmCHICAGO – For the second weekend in a row, a rarity in the summer of 2011, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” came in at number one at the box office with $27.8 million. Positive word-of-mouth and a serious lack of viable competition pushed the suprising hit to #1 at the box office for the second weekend in a row.