CHICAGO – In the last several years, how many times have you wanted to shout the “Mad as Hell” movie quote? Well, Invictus Theatre Co. has produced a stage adaptation of “Network” – with that quote shout worthy – at the Windy City Playhouse in Chicago through September 29th. For tickets/details, click HOWARD BEALE.
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Report: ‘The Dark Knight’ Trailer Expected to Surface Online Early Next Week
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on December 13, 2007 - 5:15pm I’ve been hearing similiar rumblings and Superhero Hype! has now gone on record about it. Moments ago, the credible site reported that “The Dark Knight” trailer will surface online early next week at its official Web site.
Voice of Homer Simpson Pedals With ‘The Bicycle Men’ For Chicago Tour de Force
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on December 13, 2007 - 11:57amCHICAGO – Frantic and fantastically funny, the musical-comedy play “The Bicycle Men” invades Chicago again for a limited run at the Lakeshore Theater this time featuring the man – Dan Castellaneta – who is best known as the voice of TV’s Homer Simpson.
‘The Dark Knight’ Delivers Sensory Orgasm in IMAX Prologue Before ‘I Am Legend’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on December 13, 2007 - 12:23am I went to screen “I Am Legend” on Wednesday to experience “The Dark Knight”.
That statement doesn’t speak grimly about my feelings for Will Smith. I was looking forward to learning his legend and I’m glad I did. The night at Chicago’s Navy Pier IMAX, though, went to its first six minutes with the Joker as the star.
Warner Bros. Formally Announces ‘The Dark Knight’ Prologue Before ‘I Am Legend’ in IMAX
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on December 12, 2007 - 1:44pm We already knew about this, of course, but Warner Bros. on Wednesday released its official announcement that “The Dark Knight” prologue will be featured in its entirety before “I Am Legend” in IMAX.
Free Advance-Screening Passes For ‘Walk Hard,’ ‘Sweeney Todd,’ ‘The Orphanage,’ ‘Atonement’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on December 12, 2007 - 10:53am Free advance-screening movie passes. No catch. Just click the link and RSVP.
This week, we have passes for “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story,” “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” “I Am Legend,” “Atonement,” “P.S. I Love You” and “The Orphanage”.
Picture Picks: ‘Body of Lies,’ ‘The Dark Knight,’ ‘Speed Racer,’ ‘RocknRolla,’ ‘Whiteout,’ ‘Fool’s Gold’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on December 11, 2007 - 9:25am Warner Bros. on Monday released the mother lode of new production stills for films slated for release between Jan. 2008 and Dec. 2008. These are our top selections from the batch.
Warner Bros. Releases New Batpod Photo For ‘The Dark Knight’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on December 10, 2007 - 4:51pm Warner Bros. on Monday released a new “The Dark Knight” photo of Batman riding his Batpod.
Might ‘Sweeny Todd’ Take Cake For Biggest ‘Bait-and-Switch Scheme’ in Movie History?
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on December 10, 2007 - 3:39pm As “Sweeney Todd” continues to capture all sorts of different kinds of buzz, one that particularly caught my eye on Monday came from the pen of Chicago Sun-Times reporter Lewis Lazare.
John C. Reilly Delivers Dewey Cox at Chicago’s Cubby Bear For ‘Walk Hard’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on December 7, 2007 - 2:06pm We reported on Wednesday that man-of-many-faces John C. Reilly would be performing in character as Dewey Cox on Thursday in Chicago to pump his upcoming film “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story”.
Still Image, New Details Surface on Straight-to-Video Batman Anime
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on December 7, 2007 - 12:14pm If there’s anything we’ve come to expect from “The Dark Knight” and the franchise lately, it’s these two words: always more.
On Nov. 30, I mentioned that Wizard’s 2008 movie spectacular magazine was hitting comic stores on Dec. 5 and newsstands on Dec. 18. On Wednesday, we learned more about a straight-to-video Batman anime story and saw a new still image to tease it.
Interview, Part Two: Why Hollywood’s Addicted to ‘Juno’ Scribe Diablo Cody, Star Ellen Page
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on December 7, 2007 - 1:05amThis is part two of this interview. Part one is here.
CHICAGO – The sale of Diablo Cody’s “Juno” script has become the opening of her career can of worms.
News You Need: ‘Enemies’ in Chicago, NBR Awards ‘Old Men,’ Filming ‘Freakonomics’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on December 6, 2007 - 12:35pm Mann to Ambush Depp Outside the Biograph: Michael Mann and Johnny Depp have agreed to film “Public Enemies”. It’ll be a Chicago-based film about Depression-era gangsters set in 1933 to 1934.
Universal Pictures Pushes Back ‘Wanted’ Release Date From Spring to Summer 2008
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on December 6, 2007 - 1:06am Universal Pictures announced on Wednesday it is pushing back the release date of the hotly anticipated film “Wanted,” which has filmed in Chicago, from the spring to the summer of 2008.