CHICAGO – Excelsior! Comic book legend Stan Lee’s famous exclamation puts a fine point on the third and final play of Mark Pracht’s FOUR COLOR TRILOGY, “The House of Ideas,” presented by and staged at City Lit Theater in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. For tickets/details, click HOUSE OF IDEAS.
Dan Stevens
Film Review: Liam Neeson in Forgettable ‘A Walk Among the Tombstones’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 19, 2014 - 6:48pmCHICAGO – Liam Neeson still looks good being a badass., but “A Walk Among The Tombstones” is a vehicle unworthy of his particular set of skills. It’s not a tightly constructed thriller like “Non-Stop,” and it lacks the sheer over-the-top ludicrousness of “Taken 2.”
Film Review: Superlative ‘The Guest’ Returns a Soldier to Our Times
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 17, 2014 - 5:51pmCHICAGO – The essential killing machine to protect the Homeland hasn’t been invented yet. Or has it? Filmmakers Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett combine “The Terminator” with a perfect metaphor for perpetual war in a new release, “The Guest.”
Interview: Filmmaker Team Comes Together to Invite ‘The Guest’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 16, 2014 - 5:45pmCHICAGO – War is on the country’s mind once again, and in this week’s film releases, “The Guest” is coming to theaters. The main creative team behind it – lead actor Dan Stevens, screenwriter Simon Barrett and director Adam Wingard – weave a tale of a soldier that metaphorically reminds us that something is wrong.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 25 Pairs of Passes to ‘A Walk Among the Tombstones’ With Liam Neeson
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on September 14, 2014 - 2:15pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 25 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the highly anticipated new mystery “A Walk Among the Tombstones” starring Liam Neeson!
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 30 Pairs of Passes to ‘The Guest’ From ‘V/H/S’ Director
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on September 9, 2014 - 10:09pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 30 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new thriller “The Guest” starring Dan Stevens from the director of “V/H/S” and “V/H/S/2”!
DVD Review: Beloved ‘Downton Abbey’ Returns With Second Season
Submitted by BrianTT on February 20, 2012 - 2:55pmCHICAGO – “Downton Abbey” became one of the most notable TV phenomenons of the last several years this season as the second installment of the multiple award-winning show became such a part of pop culture that it was even spoofed on “Saturday Night Live.”