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.
Interview
Interview: Dominique Swain, ‘Lolita’ Star in 1997 Remake
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 3, 2012 - 12:38pmCHICAGO – About 15 years ago, a controversy erupted over a new film version of Vladimir Nabokov’s classic novel, “Lolita.” The version was to be closer in spirit to the original novel, and therefore more open about a older man’s obsession with an underage teenage girl. Taking on the young girl role of Dolores Haze, AKA “Lolita,” was the actress Dominque Swain.
Interview: Director Ti West, Actress Sara Paxton of ‘The Innkeepers’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 1, 2012 - 9:17amCHICAGO – Director Ti West has formulated a career re-imagining some of the scare tactics used in the classic horror films of the late 1970s and early ‘80s. His deliberately paced style created a frightening “House of the Devil” in 2009, and now he’s back with up-and-coming Sara Paxton for “The Innkeepers.”
Interview: Actor James Cromwell on Role in Oscar-Nominated ‘The Artist’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 30, 2012 - 12:31pmCHICAGO – The character actor has always been a fixture in Hollywood culture, and there are few as unique as James Cromwell. He’s had many memorable roles in films like “Babe,” “L.A. Confidential” and within the “Star Trek” legacy. Currently, he portrays Clifton in the Oscar-nominated “The Artist.”
Film Review: Elizabeth Banks Teeters With the ‘Man on a Ledge’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 27, 2012 - 5:24pmCHICAGO – New York City. Mid-day. A man steps outside the window on the edge of the Roosevelt Hotel. Is he jumping? That’s the question that street level onlookers and moviegoers want answered from Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell and Ed Harris in “Man on a Ledge”
Interview: Actor Ezra Miller Knows ‘We Need to Talk About Kevin’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 26, 2012 - 3:14pmCHICAGO – In the new film, “We Need to Talk About Kevin,” there is a breakout performance that is simply mind-blowing. Playing opposite the conflicted mother – portrayed by the great Tilda Swinton – is Ezra Miller, as her son Kevin. The character is a teenager in crisis, motivated by forces beyond his control.
Feature: The Top 15 Interviews on HollywoodChicago.com in 2011
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 25, 2012 - 4:28pmCHICAGO – One of the great privileges of reporting film and television on HollywoodChicago.com is the opportunity to interview the performers, directors and legends that create movie and TV content.
Interview: Director Asghar Farhadi Puts Together ‘A Separation’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 24, 2012 - 8:19pmCHICAGO – One of the great surprises of today’s Oscar nominations was the Best Original Screenplay nod to writer/director Asghar Farhadi’s “A Separation.” It has already won the 2011 Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, and also has been nominated for the same distinction at the upcoming Academy Awards.
Interview: Actor Sam Worthington on Life as ‘Man on a Ledge’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 23, 2012 - 4:50pmCHICAGO – Sam Worthington is instantly recognizable for his break out role in “Avatar,” playing the Marine turned blue citizen of Na’vi. His follow-up was as Perseus in “Clash of the Titans,” and he will repeat that role in the upcoming “Wrath of the Titans.” Opening this week, he is the title character in “Man on a Ledge.”
Interview: Iconic Director Wim Wenders Dances With ‘Pina’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 22, 2012 - 7:00pmCHICAGO – Wim Wenders has entertained audiences for over 40 years with his wide range of film subjects, both in narrative and documentary form. His latest film is the delicate and emotionally charged ‘Pina,’ an overview and exposition of his friend, the famous German choreographer Pina Bausch.
Interview: Jeremy Jordan Makes ‘Joyful Noise’ in Film Debut
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 17, 2012 - 1:43pmCHICAGO – It is a story as old as show business itself. Plucky understudy replaces a Broadway musical lead on the same night a movie director decides to take in the play, which results in the understudy getting his first movie role. It happened exactly like that to stage – and now screen – performer Jeremy Jordan, who made his debut over the weekend in the film “Joyful Noise.”