CHICAGO – One the brightest comedies set in Chicago is “South Side,” created by Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle. The pair moved the show from Comedy Central to HBO Max, and Season Two dropped for streaming on November 11th, 2021, with the same free-wheeling and hilarious misadventures of Simon and Kareme.
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Interview, Audio: Veteran Screenwriters of ‘The Disaster Artist’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 6, 2017 - 12:52pmCHICAGO – The screenwriting team of Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber have had many adventures plying their trade, ever since their breakthrough “500 Days of Summer” in 2009. Their latest assignment was adapting “The Disaster Artist” for director and lead actor James Franco.
Film Review: Funny ‘The Disaster Artist’ Takes Us Back to ‘The Room’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 1, 2017 - 10:47amCHICAGO – “The Room” is a post-millennial cult movie that plays the midnight and college movie circuit, entertaining audiences with its sheer badness. Its story is told in the “The Disaster Artist,” featuring James Franco as the director of “The Room,” and he also directed the film. Very meta.
Film Review: Tearjerking ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ is ‘The Notebook’ of This Decade
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on June 6, 2014 - 8:52amCHICAGO – Sure, I’ll admit it. With so many new films to screen and review, I’ll choose the sci-fi action/thriller from the man behind the Bourne flicks over a movie that’s being called “the greatest romance story of this decade”.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 30 Pairs of Passes to ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ With Shailene Woodley
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on June 1, 2014 - 12:52pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 30 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new romantic drama “The Fault in Our Stars” with “Divergent” co-stars Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort!
Film Review: Riveting ‘The Spectacular Now’ Finds Rare Truth in Young Characters
Submitted by BrianTT on August 8, 2013 - 9:45amCHICAGO – Sundance hit (and Chicago Critics Film Festival Closing Night film) “The Spectacular Now” finally opens in Chicago tomorrow, August 9, 2013 and the film’s already-impressive legion of fans is only going to grow as this stunning achievement hits more markets around the country.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Handpicked by Chicago Critics, 30 Pairs of ‘The Spectacular Now’ Tix
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on August 1, 2013 - 10:35pm- 500 Days of Summer
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- James Ponsoldt
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- Mary Elizabeth Winstead
- Michael H. Weber
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- The Descendants
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CHICAGO – HollywoodChicago.com hooks you up to see the very best movies (large and indie) for free before anyone else can. While we’ve been doing that since 2008, in this rare Hookup we offer up advance-screening tickets to a film that has been specifically handpicked by Chicago film critics.
Blu-Ray Review: Clever ‘(500) Days of Summer’ is Smart, Sexy Fun
Submitted by BrianTT on January 20, 2010 - 11:00amCHICAGO – Marc Webb’s “(500) Days of Summer” became one of the sleeper hits of 2009. Sure, the Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel romantic comedy didn’t light the box office on fire like “The Hangover,” but it did crack the top ten and work its way to a remarkable $32 million domestically on a reported $8 million budget. That’s a monster arthouse hit.
