CHICAGO – Excelsior! Comic book legend Stan Lee’s famous exclamation puts a fine point on the third and final play of Mark Pracht’s FOUR COLOR TRILOGY, “The House of Ideas,” presented by and staged at City Lit Theater in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. For tickets/details, click HOUSE OF IDEAS.
The Next Three Days
Blu-ray Review: Fred Cavayé’s ‘Point Blank’ Delivers Non-Stop Suspense
Submitted by mattmovieman on December 21, 2011 - 8:22amCHICAGO – Excluding its rather unnecessary epilogue, Fred Cavayé’s latest thriller, “Point Blank,” clocks in around one hour and fifteen minutes. It’s a fast paced film, but it oddly never feels rushed. All of the set-pieces and dramatic revelations are present and executed to perfection. What’s lacking here is the extra padding so often found in bloated Hollywood blockbusters.
DVD Review: Russell Crowe Shines in Taut Remake ‘The Next Three Days’
Submitted by mattmovieman on March 17, 2011 - 7:45amCHICAGO – Two equally ignored Oscar bait contenders from 2010 centered on the same basic question: to what extent would you go to free your beloved from prison? Tony Goldwyn’s “Conviction” and Paul Haggis’s “The Next Three Days,” are less interested in the characters behind bars than they are about those on the outside looking (and breaking) in. While neither film is Best Picture material, both are certainly worth a look.
Film Review: Russell Crowe Goes Hitchcockian in ‘The Next Three Days’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 19, 2010 - 10:18amCHICAGO – The suspense thriller is a delicate art that depends on situational realism and unlikely circumstances cohabiting in a heart-pounding plot. The Master of the genre was Alfred Hitchcock, who often put ordinary people in these nail biting scenarios. Director Paul Haggis (”Crash”) uses this theme and does the Master proud in “The Next Three Days.”
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 25 Chicago Passes to ‘The Next Three Days’ With Russell Crowe
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on November 12, 2010 - 2:24pmCHICAGO – In our latest crime/thriller edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 25 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of “The Next Three Days” with Russell Crowe and Elizabeth Banks!