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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Comedy is Humanity in Magnanimous ‘Don’t Think Twice’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 30, 2016 - 8:01amRating: 4.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Comedian/writer/director Mike Birbiglia is breaking out as a filmmaker, and he adds a deft and emotional touch to a story of an improvisation comedy troupe split apart by change they didn’t expect. That sounds a lot like life, and it’s best to “Don’t Think Twice.”
Take the Opportunity to See 2016 ‘Oscar Nominated Shorts’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 30, 2016 - 9:31am- Academy Award
- Animated
- Ave Maria
- Bear Story
- Chicago
- Day One
- Everything Will Be Okay
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Landmark Century City Cinema
- Live Action
- Movie Review
- Oscar
- Oscar Nominated Shorts
- Patrick McDonald
- Prologue
- Sanjay’s Super Team
- Shok
- Stutterer
- We Can’t Live Without Cosmos
- World of Tomorrow
Rating: 5.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Chicago is one of the cinematic cities that has the privilege to see two categories of Academy Award nominations on the big screen that are often not exhibited – the Live Action and Animated Short Films. In two separate programs, the Landmark Century City Cinema – 2828 N. Clark Street in Chicago – are screening the ten nominees.
Important History in ‘The Black Panthers: Vanguard of a Revolution’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 25, 2015 - 1:08pmRating: 4.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – If you want to experience the old cliché of “everything old is new again,” look no further than the excellent documentary, “The Black Panthers: Vanguard of a Revolution.” The formation of the famous 1960s political group is rooted in the same issues that came out of Ferguson and Baltimore – the marginalization and harassment of African Americans by law enforcement authority.
Two Women Create a Human Connection in ‘Unexpected’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 27, 2015 - 11:16amRating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Providing human life to this planet is the dominion of women, given that they gestate new existence through to birth. It was refreshing to see that gender point of view carried to expressive terms in “Unexpected,” the latest film by Chicagoan Kris Swanberg, and featuring Cobie Smulders.
Deep Thoughts, Shallow Characters in ‘Irrational Man’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 24, 2015 - 4:32pmRating: 3.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – At this point in his stellar career, what is fascinating about Woody Allen is basically what he thinks about. He is a successful, family-stable, millionaire filmmaker with mortality issues. In “Irrational Man,” he ponders the existential question of “what lights the spark of life?”
Back to Haiti, Finding Identity in Emotional ‘Lakay’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 15, 2014 - 6:50pmRating: 5.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Understanding identity is a lifelong pursuit. When two U.S. immigrant brothers – and filmmakers – go back to to their native Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, they find much more than expected. Tirf Alexius and Remoh Romeo documented their journey in the new film “Lakay.”
American Story of T-Rex Named Sue in ‘Dinosaur 13’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 20, 2014 - 8:28pmRating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Only in America can an animal die millions of years ago, have its fossilized bones discovered in the 20th Century, and end up in a court of law, determining who she belongs to as if in a child custody case. The story of the most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex ever found is chronicled in the new documentary “Dinosaur 13.”
‘Be Good’ to Get Fest Premiere at Midwest Independent Film Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 2, 2013 - 10:55amRating: 4.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Possibly one of the most perplexing times of life is the aftermath of the couple having their first child. The anticipation and joy quickly morphs into the reality of lifelong responsibility and care. Writer/Director Todd Looby captures that reality succinctly in his latest film, “Be Good.”
Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum Don’t Stick to ‘The Vow’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 10, 2012 - 9:28amRating: 2.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – “The Vow” was “inspired by true events.” The end credits even showed the real couple of those events. Given the actual film, it’s likely that inspiration came in the form of “making stuff up,” as Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum were opposite to any reality in this illogical, strangely cold romance.
Dennis Farina is Absolved in ‘The Last Rites of Joe May’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 27, 2011 - 8:42amRating: 3.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – The Chicago born-and-bred actor Dennis Farina has had many opportunities in his career to distinguish himself in a variety of roles, but never has he carried a film as well as his turn in the recent “The Last Rites of Joe May.” Farina imbues the title character with raw emotion, feral toughness and a touch of fear.