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DVD Review: Gut-Busting Laughs Are Found ‘In The Loop’
Submitted by mattmovieman on January 14, 2010 - 5:25pmCHICAGO – The more you love the art of language, the more you’ll love Armando Iannucci’s “In The Loop.” Words have rarely sounded so alive or been arranged so hilariously. In a year when the WGA has honored formulaic scripts like “Avatar,” “Julie & Julia,” and “The Hangover,” Iannucci’s film is a refreshing reminder of just how much fun and exhilarating speech can be.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Two Pairs of Chicago Music Tickets to Legendary Songwriter Chip Taylor
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on January 14, 2010 - 5:13pmCHICAGO – In our inaugural edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Music, we have two pairs of tickets up for grabs to see legendary songwriter Chip Taylor perform in Chicago!
TV Review: Hilarious ‘Archer’ Continues Hot Streak for FX
Submitted by BrianTT on January 14, 2010 - 12:06pmCHICAGO – Perhaps the highest compliment I can pay FX’s new often-brilliant animated series “Archer” is that, even with several new shows on my plate to watch, I actually went back and viewed a few episodes more than once. Like a lot of great animation - the best of “The Simpsons,” “Family Guy,” “South Park,” “Venture Bros.” - “Archer” is immensely rewatchable. A future cult hit premieres tonight.
Video Game Review: ‘James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game’ Looks Amazing, Plays Average
Submitted by BrianTT on January 13, 2010 - 10:48pmCHICAGO – A movie as gigantic as James Cameron’s “Avatar” is bound to have a video game tie-in to go with it and one would assume that such a detailed and complex fantasy world as that created in the film threatening to be the highest grossing of all time would make for a wonderful virtual playground. One would be mostly correct in that “James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game” is one of the most beautiful in recent months. The gameplay is another story.
DVD Review: ‘Lorna’s Silence’ Casts Quietly Hypnotic Spell
Submitted by mattmovieman on January 13, 2010 - 4:15pmCHICAGO – Silence speaks volumes in the cinema of Belgian brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. Their characters are often young people living on society’s fringes, who keep their thoughts internalized rather than discuss them out loud. There is no music, no narration, and none of the usual cinematic conventions employed to tell the audience what to think or how to feel.
TV News: ABC Picks Up ‘Cougar Town,’ ‘The Middle,’ ‘Modern Family’ For Sophomore Seasons
Submitted by BrianTT on January 13, 2010 - 12:33pmCHICAGO – Stephen McPherson, president, ABC Entertainment Group, announced early pick-ups of the network’s hit Wednesday night comedies “Cougar Town,” “The Middle” and “Modern Family” for the 2010-2011 Season yesterday during the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour.
Exclusive Portrait: Chicago Native Harrison Ford of ‘Extraordinary Measures’ in Chicago
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on January 13, 2010 - 1:11amCHICAGO – Hollywood legend Harrison Ford of “Indiana Jones” fame posed for his hometown HollywoodChicago.com red-carpet portrait at the premiere of “Extraordinary Measures” on Jan. 12, 2009 at the AMC River East movie theater in Chicago.
Blu-Ray Review: ‘The Final Destination’ Succeeds in Making Death Boring
Submitted by mattmovieman on January 12, 2010 - 2:26pmCHICAGO – In Michael Haneke’s “Funny Games,” a couple and their young son are subjected to a night of physical and psychological torture. Their captors are two smirking psychopaths who only aim to please their thrill-seeking audience. The funny thing about “Games” is that it spares viewers from enjoying any explicit violence, forcing them to feel the characters’ excruciating suffering instead.
Interview: Michael Cudlitz Redefines the TV Cop in Excellent ‘Southland’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 12, 2010 - 1:13pmCHICAGO – NBC’s loss is the TNT Network’s gain as the excellent police drama “Southland” re-emerges on basic cable with a premiere Tuesday, January 12th. Michael Cudlitz plays the conflicted veteran officer John Cooper in the show.
Blu-Ray Review: Spectacular Sci-Fi in ‘Moon’ With Sam Rockwell
Submitted by BrianTT on January 12, 2010 - 10:19amCHICAGO – It truly has been a year for science fiction like no other. Think about this for a moment: “Star Trek,” “District 9,” and “Avatar” are all very possible candidates for the Academy Award for Best Picture. The wave of quality genre product has even allowed for one of the best science fiction films of not just the year but the decade to go tragically underrated in Duncan Jones’ spectacular debut “Moon,” now available on Blu-ray and DVD.
DVD Review: Amazing ‘The Hurt Locker’ Should Rock on Home Market
Submitted by BrianTT on January 12, 2010 - 10:13amCHICAGO – The most critically acclaimed film of the year, Kathryn Bigelow’s “The Hurt Locker” is finally available on DVD and Blu-ray. The war movie made a measly $13 million in theaters, a number that has been thrown around several times as to why the film won’t win the Oscar for Best Picture. Millions of viewers will catch up to this modern masterpiece on DVD and Blu-ray and regret not having experienced it in theaters.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 20 ‘The Book of Eli’ Chicago Passes With Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on January 11, 2010 - 9:01pmCHICAGO – In our latest drama edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 20 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of “The Book of Eli” with Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman and Mila Kunis!
Blu-Ray Review: Disappointing ‘Jennifer’s Body’ is Dead on Arrival
Submitted by mattmovieman on January 11, 2010 - 3:51pmCHICAGO – When Quentin Tarantino sets out to write a World War II thriller set in Nazi-occupied France, he can’t help turning it into a hip commentary on war films. Similarly, when Diablo Cody sets out to write a straightforward horror picture about teenage angst, she can’t help turning it into a snarky farce, featuring characters who wisecrack to the bloody end.
