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.
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Blu-ray Review: James Brown Biopic ‘Get on Up’ Has No Soul
Submitted by NickHC on January 13, 2015 - 3:45pmCHICAGO – When people yawn about the dullness of movies based on life stories, they are certainly referring to films like “Get On Up,” an absurdly uninteresting portrait of a key figure of music, or so this movie claims. From the “The Help’s” vanilla visionary Tate Taylor, this 140-minute ode to James Brown is a half-assed argument about his nonpareil greatness, and full evidence that the biopic may be the weakest genre in film.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 10 ‘Get on Up’ Blu-ray Combo Packs With Chadwick Boseman as James Brown
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on January 7, 2015 - 10:03pm- Adam Fendelman
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- Craig Robinson
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- James Brown
- Jez Butterworth
- Jill Scott
- John-Henry Butterworth
- Josh Hopkins
- Lennie James
- Mick Jagger
- Nelsan Ellis
- Octavia Spencer
- Tate Taylor
- The Help
- Viola Davis
CHICAGO – In our latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Combo Pack giveaway, we have 10 free Blu-ray and DVD combo packs up for grabs for the home release of the Grammy-nominated James Brown story “Get on Up” starring Chadwick Boseman (“42,” “Draft Day”)!
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 20 Pairs of Passes to James Brown Story ‘Get on Up’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on July 27, 2014 - 1:18am- 42
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- Jagged Films
- James Brown
- Jez Butterworth
- Jill Scott
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- Lennie James
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- Octavia Spencer
- Tate Taylor
- The Help
- Universal Pictures
- Viola Davis
CHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 20 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the highly anticipated new music biography “Get on Up” starring Chadwick Boseman (“42,” “Draft Day”) as James Brown!
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Passes to ‘Muscle Shoals’ with Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on October 2, 2013 - 12:04am- Adam Fendelman
- Alicia Keys
- Aretha Franklin
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- Etta James
- FAME Studios
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- Jimmy Cliff
- Jimmy Johnson
- Keith Richards
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- Mick Jagger
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- Percy Sledge
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CHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new music documentary “Muscle Shoals” featuring Aretha Franklin!
Film Review: Background Singers Get Up Front in ‘20 Feet from Stardom’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 11, 2013 - 6:39pmCHICAGO – One the great points in “20 Feet from Stardom” is that often in our favorite hit songs, we sing along to the background singers rather than the lead vocal (“Sweet home Alabama, Where the skies are so blue…”). These classic songsters come front and center in “20 Feet from Stardom.”
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of Passes to ‘20 Feet From Stardom’ With Mick Jagger, Sting
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on July 5, 2013 - 12:46pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 40 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the untold backup singer story “20 Feet From Stardom”!
Ignoring Old Show-Business Rules, Rolling Stones Brightly ‘Shine a Light’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on April 4, 2008 - 4:18amCHICAGO – In The Beatles versus The Rolling Stones debate (which no one under 40 would have), I’m decidedly in the corner of the Fab Four. I do acknowledge, however, the sheer stamina and staying power of The Rolling Stones.
