CHICAGO – The late playwright August Wilson left a gift to the world in the form of his “American Century Cycle,” a series of plays each individually set in a decade of the 20th Century, focusing on the black experience. Chicago’s Goodman Theatre presents Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,” now through May 19th, 2024 (click here).
Michael Brandt
Red-Carpet Video Interview: ‘Chicago Fire,’ ‘Chicago Med,’ ‘Chicago P.D.’ Executive Producers Michael Brandt, Derek Haas
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on January 15, 2016 - 1:09pmCHICAGO – HollywoodChicago.com presents our exclusive red-carpet video interview with “Chicago Fire,” “Chicago Med” and “Chicago P.D.” executive producers Michael Brandt and Derek Haas.
Blu-ray Review: Preposterously Bad ‘The Double’ Embarrasses Cast, Insults Audience
Submitted by mattmovieman on January 27, 2012 - 8:39amCHICAGO – Avid moviegoers like to pride themselves on their ability to predict twists and turns prior to their occurrence in a script. This is often the result of formulaic writing and creaky clichés, but in the case of Michael Brandt’s “The Double,” no exemplary knowledge of cinema is necessary to foretell every last plot point. Only functional eyesight and an IQ above zero are required.
‘Wanted’ With Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy Concocts Curving Bullet in Gluttonously Entertaining Blockbuster
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on June 27, 2008 - 12:01amCHICAGO – With curving, clinking and kissing bullets, “Wanted” indeed does Chicago proud. And Angelina Jolie sells it. And Morgan Freeman is ominous. And in his body of work, James McAvoy – the star of this orgasmic summer blockbuster – becomes a man.