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.
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Film Review: Turn Down the Invitation to ‘The Big Wedding’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 26, 2013 - 8:12amCHICAGO – “The Big Wedding” begins with Robert De Niro performing a particular love making maneuver on Susan Sarandon, and is caught in the act by Diane Keaton. What could have happened in a cutting-edge indie feature in 1981 is the basis of a lame bit in 2013, and so it goes for the rest of the film.
Blu-ray Review: Deadly Dull ‘Darling Companion’ Wastes Incredible Ensemble
Submitted by mattmovieman on August 30, 2012 - 5:10amCHICAGO – “Darling Companion” may be the first film consisting entirely of footage resembling the background action in an erectile dysfunction commercial. It has the score of a Campbell’s ad, the premise of a Hallmark card and the script of a self-parodying Lifetime dud. Side effects may include headaches, irritability and a guaranteed loss of interest.
Film Review: The Dog Days of Diane Keaton in ‘Darling Companion’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 27, 2012 - 5:47pmCHICAGO – “If you want a friend in Washington,” Harry S. Truman once said, “get a dog.” The same can be said for the film industry, as they keep producing canine quandaries. Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Sam Shepard and Elisabeth Moss cozy up to their own ‘Darling Companion.’
Blu-ray Review: Classic Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, Woody Allen Finally in HD
Submitted by BrianTT on January 30, 2012 - 11:04pmCHICAGO – I’ve long said that one of the main reasons that Blu-ray didn’t take off as quickly as people thought it would is because too many of movie lover’s favorite movies weren’t available on the format. It took years to get “Alien,” “Star Wars,” and even “Back to the Future.” “Jaws” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark” still aren’t in HD. Well, a wave of catalog releases last week that included some of my personal favorite films ever made should help the format overall. With several Oscar winners and some of the most influential filmmaking of all time, this is an amazing catalog wave. Buy all six.
Blu-Ray Review: Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford Carry ‘Morning Glory’
Submitted by BrianTT on March 24, 2011 - 2:19pmCHICAGO – Rachel McAdams comes closer to achieving the star status that we’ve all thought she would one day achieve with “Morning Glory,” a likable variation on “Working Girl” that could have and should have been better but offers enough simple entertainment to make for an enjoyable rental. With its cast and crew pedigree, one would have hoped for more than “likable,” but it’s not bad for a Saturday night.
Film Review: Harrison Ford, Rachel McAdams Charm in ‘Morning Glory’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 10, 2010 - 9:16amCHICAGO – The Holiday Season for films is populated by epic crowd pleasers and artsy Oscar bait. In between are the warm popcorn movies that don’t attempt to be anything except what they are.
Slideshow: 24-Image Gallery For ‘Morning Glory’ Starring Rachel McAdams
Submitted by BrianTT on November 9, 2010 - 9:33pmCHICAGO – This 24-image slideshow contains all of the official press images for the highly-anticipated “Morning Glory,” starring Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton, Patrick Wilson, and Jeff Goldblum. The film was directed by Roger Michell. It will be released on November 10th, 2010.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 30 Chicago Passes to ‘Morning Glory’ With Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on November 3, 2010 - 11:42pmCHICAGO – In our latest romantic comedy edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 30 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of “Morning Glory” with Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton, Jeff Goldblum and Patrick Wilson!
Going the Distance: Top 10 Real-Life On-Screen Couples
Submitted by BrianTT on September 2, 2010 - 9:46amCHICAGO – The personal life of an entertainer shouldn’t be of any entertainment value, regardless of how celebrity gossip columns and the paparazzi would like to convince the general public otherwise. Who cares if two famous people have chemistry if it doesn’t show up onscreen?
Star Power Can’t Save ‘Mad Money’ From ‘Thelma & Louise’ Writer Callie Khouri
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on January 18, 2008 - 3:17pmCHICAGO – Whenever there’s stunt-movie casting with divergent generations of Hollywood “stars,” there’s bound to be trouble at the multiplex. This time, the “old to young” range of Diane “Annie Hall” Keaton, Queen Latifah and the increasingly annoying Katie Holmes attempt a stab at the classic heist movie in “Mad Money”.