CHICAGO – We all need some help. The stage play group Nothing Without a Company realizes that, and has collaborated with the organization “Cornerstone” to provide that assistance. Cornerstone is a seminar and a happening in downtown Chicago, facilitated by “experts” to generate your potential. The presentation has a Thursday-Sunday run at Michigan Avenue’s Artspace 8 through May 6th, 2018. Click here for more details, including ticket information.
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Film Review: ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Can’t Smooth Its Bizarre Fabric
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 8, 2018 - 6:10pmCHICAGO – Although I am an admirer of Oprah Winfrey, it’s unfortunate that the best way to describe “A Wrinkle in Time” – with her role as goddess problem solver – is Worst. Episode. of. Oprah. Ever. The film, based on a novel from 1962, caves into effects over cohesiveness or story.
Interview: Sophia Wong Boccio on Season 6 of Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 8, 2018 - 4:15pmCHICAGO – The Asian Pop-Up Cinema (APUC) series has established a foothold in the Chicago film scene through the last three years and now five seasons. For Spring 2018, Season 6 will open on March 13th with a U.S. Premiere from Japan, “Colors of Wind,” featuring an appearance by hot lead Japanese actor, Yuki Furukawa (click here for details). The series will then unspool 14 more films through May 16th, all facilitated and curated by the Founder of APUC, veteran film programmer Sophia Wong Boccio.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Passes to ‘Gringo’ With David Oyelowo, Charlize Theron
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on March 5, 2018 - 4:45pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new crime film “Gringo” starring David Oyelowo, Charlize Theron and Joel Edgerton!
Film News: ‘Midwest Shorts’ Screens at Midwest Independent Film Festival on March 6, 2018
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 5, 2018 - 8:58amCHICAGO – Short films, in a society increasingly becoming attention challenged, are getting a new lease as an essential film showcase. The Midwest Independent Film Festival will highlight a “Midwest Shorts Program” for their second 2018 event on March 6th. 13 films are part of the line-up, including a World Premiere, a Festival Premiere, Two Chicago Premieres and a 2017 Sundance Film Festival Selection. For more information, including line-ups and tickets, click here.
Film News: ‘The Shape of Water’ Wins 2018 Oscar Best Picture
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 5, 2018 - 1:33amCHICAGO – Even though Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway appeared once again to present the Best Picture at the 90th Academy Awards – as they did last year – the correct film was announced, and it was the romantic fantasy “The Shape of Water” that won the 2018 Best Picture on March 4, 2018.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Passes to ‘Love, Simon’ With Nick Robinson
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on March 4, 2018 - 5:49pm- 20th Century Fox
- Adam Fendelman
- Alexandra Shipp
- Becky Albertalli
- Elizabeth Berger
- Greg Berlanti
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film
- Isaac Aptaker
- Jennifer Garner
- Jorge Lendeborg Jr.
- Josh Duhamel
- Katherine Langford
- Keiynan Lonsdale
- Logan Miller
- Love, Simon
- Miles Heizer
- Nick Robinson
- Tony Hale
CHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new romantic comedy “Love, Simon” starring Nick Robinson, Jennifer Garner and Josh Duhamel!
Oscar Week: Podtalk with Greta Gerwig, 2018 Oscar Best Director Nominee for ‘Lady Bird’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 4, 2018 - 12:15pmCHICAGO – One of the most fulfilled movies of 2017 was the sublime “Lady Bird,” the major film debut of actor Greta Gerwig. Nimbly shooting her own script, the achingly honest story about a teenager (portrayed essentially by Saiorse Ronan) going through her Senior Year of high school in Sacramento, California, was a breakout film of the year, and was nominated for Best Picture, as well as Best Actress for Ronan, Best Supporting Actress for Laurie Metcalfe (as the Ronan character’s mother) and Best Original Screenplay/Best Director for Greta Gerwig.
Podtalk: Voice Artist Rob Paulsen on Steven Spielberg, Gordie Howe and the Cartoon Life
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 3, 2018 - 11:44am- Animaniacs
- Animaniacs Live
- Brain
- Bugs Bunny
- Daws Butler
- Don Messick
- Donatello
- Gordie Howe
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Interview
- Jonny Quest
- June Foray
- Maurice LaMarche
- Mel Blanc
- Patrick McDonald
- Pinky
- Pinky & the Brain
- Raphael
- Rob Paulsen
- Rocky and Bullwinkle
- Steven Spielberg
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- TMNT
- Warner Bros.
- Yakko
CHICAGO – If the words, “We’re Animaniacs…” immediately makes you think, “While Bill Clinton pays the sax…” then you’ll want to experience voiceover artist Rob Paulsen, the iconic character of Yakko on that series, as well as Pinky (“Pinky and The Brain”) and Donatello/Raphael (“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”), among many other cartoon legends. Rob, with Animaniacs composer Randy Rogel, will be appearing in “Animaniacs Live!” at the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts in Grayslake, Ill., on Saturday, March 3rd, 2018 (click link below for details).
Oscar Week: HollywoodChicago.com 2018 Oscar Predictions
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 3, 2018 - 11:17am- 2018
- 90th
- Academy Awards
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Best Director
- Best Original Screenplay
- Best Picture
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Film Feature
- Film News
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Jimmy Kimmel
- Jon Lennon Espino
- Oscars
- Patrick McDonald
- Predictions
- Spike Walters
CHICAGO – Time to fill out the Oscar prediction ballots! The 90th Academy Awards are on Sunday, March 4th, 2018, and HC film critics Patrick McDonald, Michael “Spike” Walters and Jon Lennon Espino are ready to add their prognosticating powers to all the major categories, plus three wild cards. Let the predicting begin.
Film Review: Keep Your Eye on Jennifer Lawrence in ‘Red Sparrow’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 2, 2018 - 6:22pmCHICAGO – It is movie star time for JLaw (Jennifer Lawrence) in ‘Red Sparrow,’ because her performance transcends the muddy plot, and her charisma – even with the lowest of low key characters – creates an interest in her thought process, even as she muddles through the story.
Interview: Voice Artist Rob Paulsen on ‘Pinky and the Brain,’ Mel Blanc and Podcasting
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 2, 2018 - 4:51pm- Animaniacs
- Animaniacs Live
- Brain
- Bugs Bunny
- Daws Butler
- Don Messick
- Donatello
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Interview
- Jonny Quest
- June Foray
- Maurice LaMarche
- Mel Blanc
- Patrick McDonald
- Pinky
- Pinky & the Brain
- Raphael
- Rob Paulsen
- Rocky and Bullwinkle
- Steven Spielberg
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- TMNT
- Warner Bros.
- Yakko
CHICAGO – If the words, “We’re Animaniacs…” immediately makes you think, “We have pay for play contracts…” then you’ll want to experience voiceover artist Rob Paulsen, the iconic character of Yakko on that series, as well as Pinky (“Pinky and The Brain”) and Donatello/Raphael (“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”), among many other cartoon legends. Rob, with Animaniacs composer Randy Rogel, will be appearing in “Animaniacs Live!” at the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts in Grayslake, Ill., on Saturday, March 3rd, 2018 (click link below for details).
Oscar Week: ‘a Night with Oscar’ Benefit for Center on Halsted in Chicago on March 4, 2018
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 2, 2018 - 3:04pm- a Night with Oscar
- Academy Award
- Call Me By Your Name
- Center on Halsted
- Chicago
- Comcast/NBCUniversal
- Darkest Hour
- Dunkirk
- Film News
- Gay
- Get Out
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Jimmy Kimmel
- Lady Bird
- LGBTQ+
- Oscar
- Park West
- Patrick McDonald
- Phantom Thread
- The Post
- The Shape of Water
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri
CHICAGO – Glamour, glitz, fun and the Academy Awards will be an event at the Park West in Chicago, as Comcast/NBCUniversal Presents “a Night with Oscar” on Sunday, March 4th, 2018, a benefit for Center on Halsted. The Academy Awards Viewing Party will feature a Live Red Carpet Arrival with Special Guests, Silent Auction/Raffle, Best Dressed Competition, and a full Open Bar/Buffet. For more information and link to tickets, click here.
Oscar Week: Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon of ‘The Big Sick’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 2, 2018 - 10:44amCHICAGO – One of the surprise hits of 2017 was a film based on a true life courtship incident, that the now husband and wife – Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon – fashioned into a comedy. “The Big Sick” is nominated for Best Original Screenplay, and the duo behind it talked to HollywoodChicago.com last summer.