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Blu-Ray Review: ‘The Midnight Meat Train’ Delivers the Gory Goods
Submitted by BrianTT on February 19, 2009 - 6:15pm Blu-Ray Rating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – The world of horror movie distribution is seriously messed up. Millions are allowed to flock to junk like “Saw V,” “The Eye,” and “The Unborn” as they play on thousands of screens, but a lot of the best genre movies for 2008, which was actually a very good year for horror, were barely released. Believe it or not, “The Midnight Meat Train” was one of the best.
DVD Review: ‘How to Lose Friends and Alienate People’ Deserves to Lose Viewers Too
Submitted by BrianTT on February 19, 2009 - 4:37pm DVD Rating: 1.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Considering the talent on display, “How to Lose Friends and Alienate People” is jaw-droppingly, shockingly bad. If this was just another straight-to-video National Lampoon comedy, it might be easier to forgive, but how so many funny people got involved in a project so misguided will remain one of the biggest movie mysteries of 2008.
Hookup: 25 Admit-Two Passes to VIP Chicago Screening of TNT Series ‘Saving Grace’ With Holly Hunter
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on February 18, 2009 - 10:20pmCHICAGO – In a special edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: TV, we have 25 admit-two passes up for grabs to the exclusive Chicago VIP screening party of the new TNT drama “Saving Grace” starring Academy Award-winning actress Holly Hunter (“Crash,” “The Firm”) with cast member Kenny Johnson in attendance.
Video Game Review: Generation of Gamers Enters Time Machine With ‘Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection’
Submitted by BrianTT on February 18, 2009 - 5:54pm Video Game Rating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – For an entire generation of gamers, Sega’s “Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection” is going to be insanely addictive flashback machine, a disc that opens a window to countless hours spent in front of games like “Sonic the Hedgehog,” “Altered Beast,” “Golden Axe,” and “Phantasy Star” and brings them kicking and screaming to the world of HD and trophies on the PS3.
Blu-Ray Review: ‘Quarantine’ With Jennifer Carpenter Rocks But Forgets Roots
Submitted by BrianTT on February 18, 2009 - 4:19pm Blu-Ray Rating: 3.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – “Quarantine” leaves this hardcore horror junkie conflicted. The film itself is one of the better genre entries of 2008, a thrill ride that will satisfy nearly everyone who rents or buys it on Blu-Ray. But the special features on the disc omit something unbelievably important and, in doing so, leave a bad taste in my mouth.
Blu-Ray Review: ‘High School Musical 3: Senior Year’ Shines on 3-Disc Deluxe Extended Edition
Submitted by BrianTT on February 18, 2009 - 1:46pmBlu-Ray Rating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” certainly won’t stand among the best song-n-dance films of all time, but it delivers a jolt of escapist entertainment to its target audience and the expertly remastered, three-disc Disney Blu-Ray release should be a smash hit for everyone eager to buy it.
Blu-Ray Feature: Behind-the-Scenes Clips of ‘High School Musical 3’ With Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens
Submitted by BrianTT on February 18, 2009 - 12:46pmCHICAGO – Disney sent over a few clips to celebrate the Blu-Ray/DVD release of “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” this week.
Painful, Depressing ‘Must Read After My Death’ Window Into the Dark Side of Family
Submitted by BrianTT on February 17, 2009 - 8:00pmCHICAGO – If someone had a recording of the dissolution of a seemingly perfect family, would you listen? What would you learn from it? You can test your answer to these questions with the riveting “Must Read After My Death,” a fly-on-the-wall documentary using only silent home movies and audio recordings of a family in steep, depressing decline.
Preview For Michael Bay’s ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’ With Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox
Submitted by BrianTT on February 17, 2009 - 5:40pmCHICAGO – The new preview for what is sure to be one of the biggest movies of 2009, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” debuted online this week and is featured below. The film stars Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, John Turturro, Josh Duhamel, and Tyrese Gibson. It is directed by Michael Bay.
Video Game Review: PlayStation Network’s ‘Flower’ Challenges Gaming Expectations
Submitted by BrianTT on February 17, 2009 - 5:19pmVideo Game Rating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – To play the mesmerizing, addictive “Flower,” the latest downloadable game available on the Playstation Network, gamers will have to leave their typical expectations on what constitutes a “typical game” behind. With wave after wave of FPS variations dominating the market, it’s refreshing to experience a title so creatively conceived and expertly designed.
Blu-Ray Round Up, Feb. 17, 2009: ‘Amadeus,’ ‘Boondock Saints,’ ‘A History of Violence’
Submitted by BrianTT on February 17, 2009 - 4:04pmCHICAGO – A Best Picture winner that looks nowhere near as old as many of the films that came out a quarter-century ago with it, a recent masterpiece from David Cronenberg that probably should have been more recognized by Oscar, and a little film that was never on the Academy’s radar but has developed an insanely huge and loyal cult following.
Video: DVD Trailer For Nicolas Cage’s ‘Knowing’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on February 16, 2009 - 5:12pmCHICAGO – The studio for the new Nicolas Cage film “Knowing” has provided to HollywoodChicago.com the DVD trailer for the movie, which also stars Rose Byrne, Chandler Canterbury, Ben Mendelsohn, Nadia Townsend and Adrienne Pickering.
DVD Review: ‘Clint Eastwood: American Icon Collection’ Includes Four Diverse Films
Submitted by BrianTT on February 16, 2009 - 4:00pm DVD Rating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – With the $130 million gross and counting for “Gran Torino,” Clint Eastwood has proven that his star power has not diminished in the slightest even with 50 years in show business under his belt.
