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.
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‘Watchmen’ at Chicago’s Navy Pier IMAX Adds Morning Screening on March 6, 2009
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on February 25, 2009 - 2:22amCanadian Actor Bronson Pelletier Cast in ‘Twilight’ Sequel ‘The Twilight Saga’s New Moon’
Submitted by BrianTT on February 25, 2009 - 12:30amCHICAGO – An actor from the Canadian series “Renegadepress” and Discovery Kids’ “Dinosapien,” Bronson Pelletier has been cast in the highly anticipated “Twilight” sequel “The Twilight Saga’s New Moon,” which is based on the book “New Moon” by Stephenie Meyer.
‘Slumdog Millionaire,’ Kate Winslet, Heath Ledger, Sean Penn Win 2009 Academy Awards
Submitted by BrianTT on February 23, 2009 - 1:17amCHICAGO – Fox Searchlight’s “Slumdog Millionaire” was the huge winner at The 81st Annual Academy Awards on Sunday, February 22nd, 2009 taking home an amazing eight Oscars, including the trophies for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay. The film also won Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Score, Best Song, and Best Sound Mixing.
DVD Round Up, Feb. 22, 2009: ‘Alien Raiders,’ ‘Dead Like Me,’ ‘Religulous’
Submitted by BrianTT on February 22, 2009 - 6:44pmCHICAGO – Oscar madness has left the Round Up a little weary of high profile, award-bait movies. We need a break from the Oscars and what better way to do that than with a few titles that might have slipped through the cracks while everyone was singing “Jai Ho”.
Mickey Rourke, Melissa Leo Win 2009 Film Independent Spirit Awards
Submitted by BrianTT on February 21, 2009 - 8:31pmCHICAGO – “The Wrestler” was the big winner at the Film Independent Spirit Awards in Los Angeles, as Darren Aronofsky’s film took home the prize for Best Picture and Mickey Rourke won for Best Actor. Other big winners included Melissa Leo for Best Actress for “Frozen River,” James Franco for Best Supporting Actor for “Milk,” and Penelope Cruz for “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”.
Following ‘Twilight’ Sequel ‘New Moon,’ Release Date Set For ‘Eclipse’ Threequel
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on February 21, 2009 - 6:44pmCHICAGO – On the heels of the “Twilight” sequel news that “New Moon” has been renamed “The Twilight Saga’s New Moon” and a new logo for the film has been released, we now have confirmed news from Summit Entertainment of a June 30, 2010 release date for the “Eclipse” threequel, which will be named “The Twilight Saga’s Eclipse”.
New Trailer For Award-Winning, Independent Spirit-Nominated ‘Sleep Dealer’
Submitted by BrianTT on February 19, 2009 - 11:41pmCHICAGO – The winner of the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Prize and Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival, “Sleep Dealer,” finally has a preview and our contact at Maya Entertainment sent it over for your online pleasure.
From ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ to ‘Milk’: HollywoodChicago.com Picks the 2009 Oscar Winners
Submitted by BrianTT on February 19, 2009 - 11:28pmCHICAGO – Content director Brian Tallerico and staff writers Dustin Levell and Patrick McDonald have merged their movie-loving minds and come up with the ultimate Oscar preview. Win your office pool, impress your friends and propose a toast to the nominees that should have been when the 81st-annual Academy Awards are broadcast on Feb. 22, 2009 at 7 p.m. CST.
‘Twilight’ Sequel ‘New Moon’ Gets New Art, Changes Name to ‘The Twilight Saga’s New Moon’
Submitted by BrianTT on February 19, 2009 - 10:35pmCHICAGO – MTV broke the news moments ago that “New Moon,” which is the highly anticipated sequel to “Twilight,” will now be called “The Twilight Saga’s New Moon”. What do you think of the title change? Let us know in the comment section below.
Blu-Ray Review: Oliver Stone’s ‘W.’ Disappointing Film, Great Blu-Ray
Submitted by BrianTT on February 19, 2009 - 9:08pm Blu-Ray Rating: 3.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – What happened to Oliver Stone? Despite strong performances by Josh Brolin, James Cromwell, and Elizabeth Banks, “W.” is one of the most inert, middle-of-the-road movies that this once-controversial auteur has ever made, helped on the home market by an excellent Blu-Ray release but still a little “eh” as a film.
Blu-Ray Review: ‘The Midnight Meat Train’ Delivers the Gory Goods
Submitted by BrianTT on February 19, 2009 - 6:15pm Blu-Ray Rating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – The world of horror movie distribution is seriously messed up. Millions are allowed to flock to junk like “Saw V,” “The Eye,” and “The Unborn” as they play on thousands of screens, but a lot of the best genre movies for 2008, which was actually a very good year for horror, were barely released. Believe it or not, “The Midnight Meat Train” was one of the best.
DVD Review: ‘How to Lose Friends and Alienate People’ Deserves to Lose Viewers Too
Submitted by BrianTT on February 19, 2009 - 4:37pm DVD Rating: 1.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Considering the talent on display, “How to Lose Friends and Alienate People” is jaw-droppingly, shockingly bad. If this was just another straight-to-video National Lampoon comedy, it might be easier to forgive, but how so many funny people got involved in a project so misguided will remain one of the biggest movie mysteries of 2008.
Hookup: 25 Admit-Two Passes to VIP Chicago Screening of TNT Series ‘Saving Grace’ With Holly Hunter
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on February 18, 2009 - 10:20pmCHICAGO – In a special edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: TV, we have 25 admit-two passes up for grabs to the exclusive Chicago VIP screening party of the new TNT drama “Saving Grace” starring Academy Award-winning actress Holly Hunter (“Crash,” “The Firm”) with cast member Kenny Johnson in attendance.
