CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio review for the doc series “Charlie Hustle & the Matter of Pete Rose,” about the rise and bitter fall of the major league legend, the MLB’s all-time hits leader, only to be banned from the sport because of gambling. Streaming on MAX and on HBO since July 24th.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Blu-Ray Review: Third ‘Ice Age’ Sticks to Frigid Formula
Submitted by BrianTT on November 3, 2009 - 4:08pmCHICAGO – When did “gentleness” first become “unhip” in children’s films? Practically every studio in America, with the exception of Pixar, feels the need to make their “all ages” entertainment as abrasive, dumb and crude as their escapism targeted at teens and simple-minded adults.
Adam Sandler Takes Box Office Title With Disappointing ‘Funny People’
Submitted by BrianTT on August 3, 2009 - 8:19amCHICAGO – Adam Sandler can lay claim to another #1 film with this weekend’s opening of “Funny People,” co-starring Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Jonah Hill, and Jason Schwartzman, but the box office win was bittersweet as the film failed to deliver either by the standards of its star or even its acclaimed writer/director Judd Apatow.
Exclusive Portrait: ‘Rescue Me’ Star Denis Leary in Chicago For ‘Why We Suck’ Book Signing
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on December 5, 2008 - 10:52pmCHICAGO – “Rescue Me” star Denis Leary takes a moment out of his busy schedule on Dec. 5, 2008 to explain “why we suck” before a packed book signing for his best-selling book “Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid” at Borders on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue. Leary starred in 52 episodes of “Rescue Me” from 2004 to 2007.
