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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Oscar Week 2021: Spotlight on Best Actor Nominee Chadwick Boseman
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 21, 2021 - 6:59pmCHICAGO – In one of the crueler events during the cruel year of 2020, the actor Chadwick Boseman died from cancer at age 43. But he left us two prominent roles in 2020, as a pivotal character in Spike Lee’s “Da Five Bloods” and in his 2021 Oscar nominated performance as Levee in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”
Interview: Actor André Holland is Rising in ‘Moonlight’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 14, 2016 - 11:03amCHICAGO – While the name André Holland may not be familiar, the actor’s consummate approach to his craft is unforgettable. Specializing in character parts, Holland has raised his profile in such movie hits as “Selma” and “42,’ and on television recently with “The Knick” and “American Horror Story.” His latest film is “Moonlight.”
Blu-ray Review: James Brown Biopic ‘Get on Up’ Has No Soul
Submitted by NickHC on January 13, 2015 - 3:45pmCHICAGO – When people yawn about the dullness of movies based on life stories, they are certainly referring to films like “Get On Up,” an absurdly uninteresting portrait of a key figure of music, or so this movie claims. From the “The Help’s” vanilla visionary Tate Taylor, this 140-minute ode to James Brown is a half-assed argument about his nonpareil greatness, and full evidence that the biopic may be the weakest genre in film.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 20 Pairs of Passes to James Brown Story ‘Get on Up’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on July 27, 2014 - 1:18am- 42
- Adam Fendelman
- Brandon Smith
- Brian Grazer
- Chadwick Boseman
- Craig Robinson
- Dan Aykroyd
- Fred Melamed
- Get on Up
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- Jagged Films
- James Brown
- Jez Butterworth
- Jill Scott
- John-Henry Butterworth
- Josh Hopkins
- Lennie James
- Mick Jagger
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- Octavia Spencer
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CHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 20 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the highly anticipated new music biography “Get on Up” starring Chadwick Boseman (“42,” “Draft Day”) as James Brown!
Blu-ray Review: Emotional ‘42’ Has Power But Lacks Depth
Submitted by BrianTT on July 15, 2013 - 6:22pmCHICAGO – “World’s not so simple any more. Guess it never was.” I wish “42” wasn’t so simple either. Because the story of the amazing accomplishments of Jackie Robinson sure were anything but simple. He was not only chosen to be the man who would break the color barrier but he was asked to do so peacefully, never displaying the anger that 99 out of 100 men would in the same situation.
Interview: John C. McGinley Channels Red Barber in ‘42’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 30, 2013 - 7:45amCHICAGO – John C. McGinley will probably always be known for the classic TV character Dr. Perry Cox on the long-running “Scrubs.” But through his character actor career, he has taken on a variety of roles, including the portrayal of Red Barber, the play-by-play man for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the recent film “42.”
Film Review: ‘42’ Celebrates Jackie Robinson, the Promise of America
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 12, 2013 - 3:28pmCHICAGO – It took baseball, that noble sport, to recognize in 1947 what the universe had dictated since day one – all persons are equal and all deserve an equal chance. Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to break the “color line” in baseball, and the story of that achievement is magnificently told in “42.”
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