CHICAGO – The Steppenwolf Theatre of Chicago continues to provide different viewpoints on the American stage, and their latest “Little Bear Ridge Road” is no exception. Featuring ensemble member Laurie Metcalf, it’s the resonate story of a family at the crossroads. For tickets/details, click LITTLE BEAR.
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Interview: Mike McNamara of the Midwest Independent Film Festival Talks About 2009
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 2, 2009 - 12:29pmCHICAGO – Every month, on the first Tuesday, one of the most unique ongoing film festivals in the country takes place right here in Chicago. The Midwest Independent Film Festival, now in its fifth year, showcases feature films and shorts with an angle exclusively celebrating the Midwestern filmmaker.
Writer Says Vanessa Hudgens Unlikely to Appear in ‘Twilight’ Sequel ‘New Moon’
Submitted by BrianTT on February 2, 2009 - 11:23amCHICAGO – The casting rumors about “High School Musical” star Vanessa Hudgens appearing in “New Moon,” the Chris Weitz-directed sequel to the massively successful “Twilight” were deflated even more this weekend when the screenwriter for both films told People Magazine that the character Hudgens allegedly auditioned for won’t even be in the film.
Blu-Ray Review: ‘Zodiac: Director’s Cut’ Perfectly Enhances Great Movie
Submitted by BrianTT on February 2, 2009 - 8:59am Blu-Ray Rating: 5.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Those who chose HD-DVD during the next-generation format war already know the quality of Paramount’s “Zodiac: Director’s Cut” and now one of the most remarkable releases of the last few years has finally been imported to Blu-Ray.
Clever ‘Chuck’ Returns With Fun 3D Episode
Submitted by BrianTT on February 2, 2009 - 8:57am Television Rating: 3.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – NBC’s “Chuck” returns this week with a clever 3D episode with guest appearances by Dominic Monaghan (“Lost”) and former NFL star Jerome Bettis and featuring most of what works about this reliably fun show.
Fifth Season of ‘Medium’ Opens With Average Pair of Episodes
Submitted by BrianTT on February 2, 2009 - 8:51am Television Rating: 3.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – “Medium” is like TV comfort food. NBC’s paranormal mystery will never break new ground but is almost always entertaining. Each episode and overall season has a way of blending into each other, but there’s something comforting about a Monday night staple that is, at the very least, consistently satisfactory and sometimes better.
Screenshots, Teaser Trailer Surface For Michael Bay Sequel ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’
Submitted by BrianTT on February 1, 2009 - 1:41pmCHICAGO – An unofficial “Transformers 2” blog broke the teaser trailer Sunday morning for the highly anticipated sequel “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” with an option to download it in high-definition and analysis of screenshots from the film starring Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox and Optimus Prime.
Open Casting Call in Canada Confirmed For ‘Twilight’ Sequel ‘New Moon’
Submitted by BrianTT on February 1, 2009 - 1:05pmSet Photo: ‘Couples Retreat’ Star Vince Vaughn at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on February 1, 2009 - 12:46pmCHICAGO – After being tipped off on Jan. 28, 2009 from a reliable HollywoodChicago.com source that “Couples Retreat” with Vince Vaughn, Kristen Bell, Malin Akerman, Jason Bateman, Kristin Davis and Jon Favreau (who also wrote the film, directed “Iron Man” and will direct “Iron Man 2” in 2010) would be filming in Chicago, we have now confirmed this information and have a Vince Vaughn set photo so you can visualize the scene.
Elizabeth Stanley Lifts ‘Xanadu’ to Place Where Nobody Dared to Go
Submitted by Alissa Norby on January 31, 2009 - 7:34pm Play Rating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – If classics such as “A Chorus Line” and “Les Miserables” willfully suggest the existence of a secured, calculated recipe for a Broadway hit, Christopher Ashley’s “Xanadu” is a concoction that has once again gleefully tipped over this admittedly elusive boiling pot.
Post Super Bowl Edition of ‘The Office’ Scores Comedy Field Goal
Submitted by BrianTT on January 30, 2009 - 9:14amTelevision Rating: 3.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – What a network chooses to put in its post-Super Bowl spot says a lot about what they are most commercially and creatively confident about on their schedule.
Liam Neeson Elevates Above-Average Action Movie ‘Taken’
Submitted by BrianTT on January 30, 2009 - 8:25amCHICAGO – Bringing the same screen presence and gravity that he has to more serious roles like those in “Schindler’s List” and “Kinsey,” Liam Neeson turns the relatively generic “Taken” into an above-average action movie that should prove a surprising alternative for movie goers looking for a break from Super Bowl coverage this weekend.
Video Game Review: ‘LOTR: Conquest’ Fails to Live Up to Name
Submitted by BrianTT on January 29, 2009 - 10:08am Video Game Rating: 1.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Instead of the strategy title that it could have been, “LOTR: Conquest” is just another button-masher, a game that banks off the goodwill of one of the most successful franchises of all time but does nothing worthwhile with it.
Blu-Ray Review: Go Back to Camp Crystal Lake With ‘Friday the 13th: Uncut’
Submitted by BrianTT on January 29, 2009 - 9:56am Blu-Ray Rating: 3.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Every time a movie gets remade, you can expect the original to appear in some varying degree of “special” edition on the home market. A week-and-a-half from the Michael Bay produced and Marcus Nispel remake of “Friday the 13th,” Paramount has unleashed deluxe editions of the original on Blu-Ray and the first two sequels on DVD.
