CHICAGO – There is no better time to take in a stage play that is based in U.S. history, depicting the battle between fact and religion. The old theater chestnut – first mounted in 1955 – is “Inherit the Wind,” now at the Goodman Theatre, completing it’s short run through October 20th. For tickets and more information, click INHERIT.
Film Review: ‘Being the Ricardos’ Questions Who Loves Lucy
- Aaron Sorkin
- Alia Shawkat
- Amazon Studios
- Being the Ricardos
- Desi Arnaz
- Ethel
- Fred
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- I Love Lucy
- J.K. Simmons
- Jake Lacy
- Javier Bardem
- Linda Lavin
- Lucille Ball
- Lucy
- Mertz
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- Nicole Kidman
- Nina Arlanda
- Ricardo
- Ricky
- Ronny Cox
- Spike Walters
- Tony Hale
- Vivian Vance
- William Frawley
CHICAGO – “Being the Ricardos” tries to tell the story of a comedy icon with a star who wouldn’t know physical comedy if it slapped her in the face. Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball isn’t the only problem weighing down this biopic, but anytime this lead-footed and ponderous production threatens to build up a little momentum, Kidman stops it in its tracks.
Rating: 2.0/5.0 |
The behind the scenes story takes place during one particularly hectic week on the set of the iconic 1950s sitcom “I Love Lucy.” A blind gossip item suggests that star Lucille Ball may be caught up in the U.S. communists-in-government “red scare” of the 1950s, while her husband and co-star Desi Arnaz (Javier Bardem) continued womanizing gets picked up by the tabloids. As if that weren’t enough, Lucy is pregnant, beginning a battle against the network attitudes to work a pregnancy into the most popular show in early television.
Being the Ricardos
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