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Blu-Ray Review: Paul Rudd, Jason Segel Shine in ‘I Love You, Man’
Submitted by BrianTT on August 18, 2009 - 10:27amCHICAGO – John Hamburg’s comedy “I Love You, Man,” now on Blu-Ray and DVD, is a feature that thrives on the copious chemistry and comic timing of its amazingly well-cast leads, Paul Rudd and Jason Segel. The two actors are talented enough and the concept clever enough that “I Love You, Man” delivers the laughs that renters and Blu-Ray buyers will expect.
Blu-Ray Review: Palme d’Or Winner ‘The Class’ Gets Great Release
Submitted by BrianTT on August 17, 2009 - 1:20pmCHICAGO – It’s truly amazing how very few films not in the English language find audiences in this country. A film as universally acclaimed as “The Class,” the winner of the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival and a nominee for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, should have been able to find an audience, but the fact is that most people skipped it in theaters and I worry they will on Blu-Ray and DVD as well. Don’t miss this one.
Video: ‘Wolfenstein’ Launch Trailer For Shooter Game
Submitted by BrianTT on August 17, 2009 - 12:51pmCHICAGO – The highly anticipated “Wolfenstein,” a modern reboot of one of the most legendary shooter franchises of all time, hits stores tomorrow, August 18th, 2009, and Activision has released a launch trailer to give fans a sample of the title before they pick it up for themselves. Check back here soon for a review and don’t miss the video below.
DVD Review: Indie Thriller ‘Fissure’ With James MacDonald, Crystal Mantecon
Submitted by BrianTT on August 17, 2009 - 12:37pmCHICAGO – Hardcore movie lovers know the joy of finding a clever comedy or taut thriller that they had never even heard of before they went to the video store. What’s more exciting? Having your preview-determined opinions confirmed or finding something totally off the beaten path? It may not be perfect, but Russ Pond’s consistently interesting “Fissure” could be the hidden gem you’re looking for this weekend.
Blu-Ray Review: Charming ‘17 Again’ With Zac Efron Works For All Audiences
Submitted by BrianTT on August 16, 2009 - 11:05pmCHICAGO – While I watched the relatively clever and surprisingly charming “17 Again,” I kept thinking the same thing - “John Hughes would have totally dug this movie.” The recently deceased king of ’80s teen comedies feels like a clear inspiration for this Zac Efron vehicle, now on Blu-Ray and DVD.
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Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on August 14, 2009 - 3:43pmCHICAGO – It’s Follow Friday!
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Interview: Lisa Kudrow of ‘Friends’ Fame on Mothering in New Film ‘Bandslam’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on August 13, 2009 - 10:42pmCHICAGO – Following Lisa Kudrow’s wildly successful, 10-year run as Phoebe Buffay on 238 episodes of “Friends,” the 46-year-old Encino, Calif. native is hardly the spacey blonde from 1997’s “Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion”.
Interview: Neill Blomkamp, Sharlto Copley Escape From ‘District 9’
Submitted by BrianTT on August 13, 2009 - 6:25pmCHICAGO – Neill Blomkamp’s “District 9” is easily one of the most daring, inventive, and original films of the year, a thrill ride through a talented new filmmaker’s unique vision of an alternate universe where the aliens haven’t just landed, they’ve been here for years.
Video: Timothy Olyphant Returns to TV in FX’s ‘Lawman’
Submitted by BrianTT on August 13, 2009 - 4:37pmCHICAGO – Timothy Olyphant, star of HBO’s “Deadwood” and FX’s “Damages,” and films including “Go,” “A Perfect Getaway,” “Hitman,” “Catch and Release,” and many more, returns to television early next year in FX’s latest original series, “Lawman,” from creator Graham Yost (“Boomtown”) and based on a character created by Elmore Leonard (“Get Shorty,” “Out of Sight”).
Blu-Ray Review: ‘Race to Witch Mountain’ With Dwayne Johnson a Waste of Energy
Submitted by BrianTT on August 13, 2009 - 4:04pmCHICAGO – “Race to Witch Mountain,” now on Blu-Ray and DVD, is a head-scratcher, a movie with more than enough individual elements that should work but proof that a film is not just the sum of its parts.
DVD Review: HBO Brings Home Emmy Contenders ‘Flight of the Conchords,’ ‘Grey Gardens’
Submitted by BrianTT on August 12, 2009 - 6:28pmCHICAGO – Two of HBO’s most acclaimed and beloved programs of the last year just hit DVD and both packages are worth the pick-up for anyone who considers themselves a serious collector of TV on DVD - “Flight of the Conchords: Season Two” and “Grey Gardens”. Both were nominated for multiple Emmys, standing among the best television of 2008 and 2009.
Blu-Ray Round Up, Aug. 12, 2009: ‘The Last Starfighter,’ ‘Sling Blade,’ ‘The Waterboy’
Submitted by BrianTT on August 12, 2009 - 4:31pmCHICAGO – You won’t find the kind of diversity that exists in HollywoodChicago.com’s Blu-Ray Round-Up too many places online. Where else can modern sci-fi mingle with quarter-century-old genre product and hang out with Oscar winners and slapstick comedies? Nowhere.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 25 Passes to ‘Paper Heart’ in Chicago With Michael Cera, Charlyne Yi
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on August 12, 2009 - 2:17pmCHICAGO – In our latest edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 25 admit-two run-of-engagement passes up for grabs to the new film “Paper Heart” in Chicago.
