CHICAGO – If you’ve never seen the farcical ensemble theater chestnut “Noises Off,” you will see no better version than on the Steppenwolf Theatre stage, now at their northside Chicago venue through November 3rd. For tickets and details for this riotous theater experience, click NOISES OFF.
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Video Interview: Author Deborah Lipstadt on Holocaust ‘Denial’ With Rachel Weisz, Tom Wilkinson
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on October 13, 2016 - 11:15amCHICAGO – HollywoodChicago.com interviews the “Queen of Truth,” Deborah Lipstadt, whose book and famous court trial inspired the new film “Denial”. This year’s “Spotlight” but for the Jews, Rachel Weisz plays Lipstadt opposite Timothy Spall, who portrays the Holocaust denier David Irving.
Film Review: Irish Friends Go Stag in ‘The Bachelor Weekend’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 6, 2014 - 8:37amCHICAGO – What truths are contained in the male ritual of the bachelor party? Alcohol/substance consumption sure, maybe discomfort at being yourself, or perhaps a bit of accidental emotion? All is realized in the Irish comedy “The Bachelor Weekend,” brought to life by six members of the pre-wedding team, off on a stag weekend.
Film Review: Tom Hardy’s Mesmerizing ‘Locke’ Makes You Question Who You Are
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on May 3, 2014 - 8:43pmCHICAGO – It’s impossible to simply play spectator through the forward-moving experimental indie “Locke” without analyzing your own past. And only a zombie could sit through this one-man film without questioning what choices you’d make in Tom Hardy’s shoes.
Interview: Director Steven Knight Clicks on ‘Locke’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 1, 2014 - 12:37pmCHICAGO – Driving all night has taken on a different reality, with the invention of the mobile phone. There is no sanctuary within the confines of the automobile, which is now a rolling office or coordination tank. Writer/director Steven Knight portrays this new reality in a fascinating and unique new film called “Locke.”
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Passes to ‘Locke’ With Tom Hardy
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on April 26, 2014 - 7:40pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new experimental thriller “Locke” starring Tom Hardy (who played Bane in “The Dark Knight Rises”)!
Blu-Ray Review: ‘Anton Chekhov’s The Duel’ Does Justice to Source Material
Submitted by mattmovieman on May 27, 2011 - 3:36pmCHICAGO – I suspect there is a segment of the moviegoing population that will take one look at the title, “Anton Chekhov’s The Duel,” and flee in the other direction, most likely into “The Hangover Part II.” Chekhov is the sort of literary genius whose work is quoted by writers aiming to prove their own level of intellectualism. Yet his work is too good to be merely confined in art houses.