CHICAGO – What is one of the greatest survival instincts of the pandemic? Creativity. The Zoom web series “What Did Clyde Hide?” is the result of a creative effort from Executive Producer/Show Runner Ruth Kaufman, Producer Sandy Gulliver and Director Sean Patrick Leonard. Kaufman and Leonard talk about the series, naturally, via Zoom.!—break—>
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Film Review: The James Cameron Touch Creates ‘Alita: Battle Angel’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 14, 2019 - 10:17amCHICAGO – The creation of new worlds has always been a mainstay of the cinema, virtually since it was invented. And whether you love or are indifferent to the films of James Cameron (“Titanic”), he remains one of the prime movers in advancing the creative tools of films. His influence is all over “Alita: Battle Angel.”
Film Review: Matt Damon in ‘Downsizing’ Offers Few Small Pleasures
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 22, 2017 - 9:55amCHICAGO – “Downsizing” is an interesting premise that doesn’t ultimately go anywhere interesting. Part of the problem is that writer/director Alexander Payne doesn’t seem to know what kind of a movie he wants it to be… it’s part cerebral Woody Allen futuristic comedy, part sci-fi social satire about Midwestern malaise, and winds up failing at both.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of IMAX Passes to ‘The Legend of Tarzan’ With Alexander Skarsgård
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on June 19, 2016 - 9:56amCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening IMAX passes up for grabs to “The Legend of Tarzan” starring Alexander Skarsgård!
Film Feature: Bond, James Bond – Ranking the Bond Movies Worst to First, Including ‘Spectre’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 7, 2015 - 11:47amCHICAGO – James Bond is back in his latest adventure, “Spectre,” but what about his movie life before this film? Spike Walters of HollywoodChicago.com ranks the 24 official James Bond films from worst to first, an overview of 007’s movie and cultural presence from 1962 through today.
Film Review: ‘Big Eyes’ Too Conventional to Generate Any Interest
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 25, 2014 - 8:24amCHICAGO – What’s up with Tim Burton? His style is hardly present in the straightforward story of artists Margaret and Walter Keane, locked in a battle of creation over “Big Eyes” child paintings. There is nothing revelatory or even interesting in the process of their struggle of who-painted-what, maybe perhaps Burton – a collector of the art – wants to increase their value?
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 25 Pairs of Guaranteed Anytime Passes to Tim Burton’s ‘Big Eyes’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on December 21, 2014 - 11:36pm- Adam Fendelman
- Amy Adams
- Big Eyes
- Christoph Waltz
- Danny Huston
- Elisabetta Fantone
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- Jason Schwartzman
- Jon Polito
- Krysten Ritter
- Larry Karaszewski
- Madeleine Arthur
- Regal Cinemas
- Scott Alexander
- Terence Stamp
- The Weinstein Company
- Tim Burton
- Vanessa Ross
CHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 25 pairs of guaranteed anytime movie tickets up for grabs to the new Tim Burton film “Big Eyes” starring Christoph Waltz and Amy Adams! Pick your own theatre and time throughout Chicagoland!
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Passes to ‘Horrible Bosses 2’ With Jason Bateman
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on November 16, 2014 - 3:46pm- Adam Fendelman
- Brendan Hunt
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- Charlie Day
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- Christoph Waltz
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- Horrible Bosses
- Horrible Bosses 2
- Jason Bateman
- Jason Sudeikis
- Jennifer Aniston
- Keeley Hazell
- Kelly Stables
- Kevin Spacey
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CHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the highly anticipated comedy sequel “Horrible Bosses 2” starring Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis!
Film Review: Muppets Still Know How to Entertain in ‘Muppets Most Wanted’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 21, 2014 - 7:36amCHICAGO – There is a comfort, like a favorite drink in a childhood mug, about Jim Henson’s legendary Muppets and their standard of entertainment and humor. It’s brilliant that Walt Disney Studios continues to understand what makes them work, producing their latest, “Muppets Most Wanted.”
Blu-ray Review: Familiar But Beautiful ‘Epic’ Looks Great in HD
Submitted by BrianTT on August 29, 2013 - 8:53amCHICAGO – It’s unlikely that you’ll see a more visually striking American animated film in 2013 than Fox and Blue Sky Studios’ “Epic,” a film that was written off by many critics and audience members in its May release but that has more going for it than your average family fare. Now available on Blu-ray and DVD, “Epic” frustrates in the way that it too often falls back on storytelling crutches that we’ve seen before but the movie looks great at every turn. It’s the kind of animated flick that’s designed to show off your new Blu-ray player and accompanying HD TV. The special features are disappointingly thin but the movie deserved a bigger audience that it is likely to find on Blu-ray.
Film Review: Gorgeous Visuals Lift Mediocre Script of ‘Epic’
Submitted by BrianTT on May 23, 2013 - 10:05pm“Epic” is the best-looking 3D animated film since “How to Train Your Dragon”. From the very first scenes, it has a mesmerizing visual palette as the natural world comes to life in a way reminiscent of “The Lord of the Rings” and “Avatar.” It’s gorgeous. Sadly, the lurching, generic script doesn’t live up to the look of the film but it’s worth seeing just for the memorable visuals.
