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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Film Review: Heartfelt Tale of Human Needs in ‘The Theory of Everything’
Submitted by NickHC on November 14, 2014 - 6:36pmCHICAGO – The life story of iconic physicist Stephen Hawking is given a well-deserved cinematic treatment this weekend with “The Theory of Everything,” an earnest presentation of an existence that defies the usual.
DVD Review: ‘Project Nim’ Powerfully Chronicles the Tragic Life of a Chimp
Submitted by mattmovieman on February 20, 2012 - 8:56amCHICAGO – James Marsh’s much talked-about documentary, “Project Nim,” is one of the saddest films of 2011, charting the mishandling of a chimpanzee by well-meaning but misguided humans. Nim Chimpsky was the simian subject of a widely publicized ’70s-era experiment created by Professor Herbert Terrace. His goal was to discover if a chimp could speak in complete sentences via sign language.
On WGN Radio: HollywoodChicago.com’s Adam Fendelman on ‘Horrible Bosses,’ ‘Zookeeper’
Submitted by BrianTT on July 11, 2011 - 10:09pmCHICAGO – HollywoodChicago.com publisher Adam Fendelman discusses film openings including “Horrible Bosses,” “Zookeeper,” “Project Nim” and “A Better Life” on WGN Radio on July 9, 2011 with host Bill Moller.
Film Review: Fascinating ‘Project Nim’ Chronicles Tragic Failure
Submitted by BrianTT on July 8, 2011 - 2:13pm Rating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Human beings are an egotistical, power-hungry species. There’s simply no way around it. And if you think any differently, watch James Marsh’s “Project Nim,” a documentary about the rampant egotism of man’s manipulation of another species. Even the urge to learn and teach that’s expressed at the beginning of “Project Nim” is just a disguise for control.
