CHICAGO – If you’ve never seen the farcical ensemble theater chestnut “Noises Off,” you will see no better version than on the Steppenwolf Theatre stage, now at their northside Chicago venue through November 3rd. For tickets and details for this riotous theater experience, click NOISES OFF.
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Streaming Feature: Best of New to Netflix December 2013
Submitted by BrianTT on December 2, 2013 - 3:21pmWe’re back! Full of turkey, ready to sit down in front of the TV and zone out with a full Netflix queue. What’s the latest and greatest to hit the streaming service du jour? There are some major Hollywood hits like “Skyfall,” “Dances with Wolves,” and “Apocalypse Now” new to the Netflix universe but we here at HC try to focus on what you might not have seen.
Blu-Ray Review: Meditative, Excellent ‘The American’ With George Clooney
Submitted by BrianTT on January 3, 2011 - 10:14amCHICAGO – A movie that comes closer to the lyrical and meditative style of Michelangelo Antonioni than any other in years, Anton Corbijn’s “The American,” now on Blu-ray and DVD, is a nearly-brilliant drama that found a respectable audience in theaters even if it wasn’t quite the right one.
Film Feature: The 10 Best Films of 2010, Part Two
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 30, 2010 - 8:14amCHICAGO – On the heels of HollywoodChicago.com’s 10 Best Films of 2010 by Brian Tallerico and Top Overlooked Films of 2010 by Matt Fagerholm, I offer the 10 Best Films of 2010, Part Two, by Patrick McDonald.
Lost & Found: 10 Movies Proud to Be American
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 6, 2010 - 5:23pmCHICAGO – With the release of “The American,” it’s time to rally ‘round the flagpole and see if it waves.
Film Review: George Clooney Does it Italian Style in ‘The American’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 1, 2010 - 7:54amCHICAGO – What if the most dangerous and pursued assassin in the world began to develop a flaw in his delivery, due to the vulnerability of simple human contact? Where does religion, carnality and love fit in that connection? George Clooney plays that assassin-type in “The American,” holed up for one more job, the job that might answer both of those questions.
