CHICAGO – In anticipation of the scariest week of the year, HollywoodChicago.com launches its 2024 Movie Gifts series, which will suggest DVDs and collections for holiday giving.
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TV Review: Starz Hit ‘Boss’ Returns with More Confidence, Intrigue
Submitted by BrianTT on August 17, 2012 - 12:56pmCHICAGO – The Golden Globe Award-winning “Boss” returns tonight for a second season of riveting drama based on our favorite city’s foundation of dirty politics. I thought the first season was strong but drifted a bit at times, lacking the focus of truly great drama.
Blu-ray Review: First Season of Chicago-Based Political Drama ‘Boss’
Submitted by BrianTT on July 26, 2012 - 3:38pmCHICAGO – Starz’s “Boss” doesn’t so much reimagine life in politics in Chicago as Shakespearian drama as it does being in a mob family. Mayor Thomas Kane (Kelsey Grammar) is not too distinguishable from Tony Soprano in the way he manipulates those around him and in how betrayal could not only mean the end of your career but the end of your life (the First Lady of the Windy City describes politics as “money, muscle, and the neutralization of one’s enemies.”)
TV Review: Chicago-Set ‘Boss’ Begins With Shaky First Term
Submitted by BrianTT on October 21, 2011 - 9:02amCHICAGO – A television premiere is not unlike the first term of an elected candidate in that advertisements give way to actuality and constituents are forced to decide whether or not they want the candidate to be a part of their lives a second time.
