CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio review for the streaming series “Emily in Paris” the adventures of Emily Cooper and her fanciful/fashionable Paris friends and lovers, now in its fourth season. Episodes 1-5 currently on Netflix.
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Film News: HollywoodChicago.com’s Patrick McDonald to Host ‘Defending Your Life’ with Albert Brooks
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 2, 2013 - 5:16pmCHICAGO – Albert Brooks’ classic film “Defending Your Life” (1991) has an “afterlife” of its own.
Blu-ray Review: ‘Hope Springs’ Mars Great Acting with Awful Soundtrack
Submitted by mattmovieman on December 14, 2012 - 11:10amCHICAGO – Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones are actors capable of conveying a richly layered inner life without uttering a single word. They have a miraculous method of making silence speak volumes. It’s in the lingering pauses and sudden hesitations between words where the story truly resides. I can’t picture two actors better suited to work together onscreen.
Interview: A Vote for Actor Necar Zadegan on ‘Emily Owens, M.D.’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 6, 2012 - 5:09pmCHICAGO – One of the perkier new TV shows of the fall season on The CW network is the medical drama, “Emily Owens, M.D.,” about a first year medical student navigating the rigors of a big city hospital. One of the more memorable characters is Dr. Gina Bandari, portrayed by Necar Zadegan, a teaching surgeon that Emily (Marnie Gummer) will encounter along her journey.
Film Review: Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones Elevate ‘Hope Springs’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 6, 2012 - 9:32amCHICAGO – It can be argued that Meryl Streep is in the most fruitful period in her long and illustrious career, at least as far as the variety of character parts she has undertaken. She co-stars in “Hope Springs” with Tommy Lee Jones, as a mousy Omaha wife who is looking for a change in her marriage.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 25 Pairs of Passes to ‘Hope Springs’ With Steve Carrell, Meryl Streep
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on August 2, 2012 - 2:53amCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 25 admit-two movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of the new comedy/drama “Hope Springs”!
Film Review: Earth Day Honored With IMAX Film ‘To the Arctic 3D’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 23, 2012 - 9:31pmCHICAGO – A second major Earth Day film has emerged from the weekend, along with Disney Studio’s “Chimpanzee.” The documentary “To the Arctic 3D,” narrated by Meryl Streep, is a cautionary and virtuous look at life on the ice caps at the top of the world. The IMAX film has a spectacular vision, showing a planet’s necessary ecosystem in a troubling meltdown state.
Blu-ray Review: ‘The Iron Lady’ Wastes Meryl Streep’s Brilliant Portrayal
Submitted by mattmovieman on April 17, 2012 - 8:34amCHICAGO – The best scene in Phyllida Lloyd’s biopic, “The Iron Lady,” takes place in a doctor’s office as former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher insists that she’s doing perfectly well, thank you very much. The bullheaded determination that fueled her spectacular success and garnered a fiery backlash has now manifested itself in her elderly years as a warm but firm stubbornness.
Blu-ray Review: Universal Releases New Wave of 100th Anniversary Classics
Submitted by BrianTT on March 6, 2012 - 4:50pmCHICAGO – Did Universal know that Meryl Streep was going to win her third Oscar for “The Iron Lady”? Someone should investigate because two of her most acclaimed performances hit Blu-ray this week as a part of Universal’s 100th Anniversary Collector’s Series — “Out of Africa” and “The Deer Hunter.” With a combined twelve Oscars among the two, these are two of the most powerful films in the Universal library and great choices for the Collector’s Series upgrade. Meanwhile, Universal continues to supply this catalog, released “Charade,” “My Man Godfrey,” and “Sullivan’s Travels” under the same banner on DVD-only.
Slideshow: 26-Image Gallery of Celebrities at 84th Annual Academy Awards
Submitted by BrianTT on February 27, 2012 - 11:08amCHICAGO – This 26-image slideshow contains a selection of ABC-provided red carpet arrival images from the 84th Annual Academy Awards, which were handed out on February 26th, 2012 on ABC. Celebrities featured include Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Nick Nolte, Shailene Woodley, Rooney Mara, Michelle Williams, Meryl Streep, Berenice Bejo, Natalie Portman, Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Lopez, and many more.
Film News: Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts Attached to ‘August: Osage County’
Submitted by TimBMartens on February 15, 2012 - 9:34pmCHICAGO – In the middle of an Oscar race where their film “The Artist” is favored to win the top prize, The Weinstein Company announced news about a future film today. Co-Chairmen Harvey and Bob Weinstein announced two big names that they have signed for one of their next films: Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts.
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