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HollywoodChicago.com Interview: ‘The Spiderwick Chronicles’ Writer Holly...
CHICAGO– HollywoodChicago.com publisher Adam Fendelman has interviewed “The Spiderwick Chronicles” writer and co-executive producer Holly Black about her first feature-film fantasy adaptation, why she...
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Poster Art Hits Web For ‘My Blueberry Nights’ With Natalie Portman, Jude Law,...
CHICAGO– The publicist for “My Blueberry Nights” with Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Rachel Weisz, Norah Jones and David Strathairn just sent us the poster art for the new film, which will open in limited...
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Blueberries Meet Luscious Taste Buds in ‘My Blueberry Nights’ With Jude Law,...
CHICAGO– We see sensual close-up shots of blueberry pie overflow with aqueducts of vanilla ice cream in Wong Kar-Wai’s opening sequence of “My Blueberry Nights”. This dreamy scene sets the tone of the...
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Blu-Ray Review: Decline All Offers to See ‘The Uninvited’
Blu-Ray Rating: 1.0/5.0CHICAGO– Why does Hollywood keep screwing with Asian horror movies? Yes, Gore Verbinski’s “The Ring” was an effective adaptation of “Ringu,” but what the mini-genre of the ‘Asian...
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Paul Giamatti Does More With Less in ‘Cold Souls’
CHICAGO– How is the best way to discover the elusiveness of the soul? For Paul Giamatti, playing himself, the key is to store the legendary organ into the deep freeze, in his new absurdist comedy,...
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Blu-Ray Review: James Franco Rocks in Intriguing if Flawed ‘Howl’
CHICAGO– James Franco gave a riveting performance in Danny Boyle’s “127 Hours” that is likely to earn one of the best actors of his generation an Academy Award nomination in a few weeks, but it wasn’t...
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TV Review: Disappointing ‘Alphas’ Debuts on SyFy Network
CHICAGO– SyFy’s “Alphas” might have been a reasonable excuse for summer entertainment five years ago but we’ve seen too many shows like it in the last few to give this disappointment a pass. Remember...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of Chicago Passes to ‘The...
CHICAGO– In our latest drama edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 40 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of “The Whistleblower” with Rachel Weisz!“The...
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Film Review: Rachel Weisz Anchors Melodrama of ‘The Whistleblower’
Rating: 3.5/5.0CHICAGO– Rachel Weisz elevates the harrowing true story of “The Whistleblower,” a pull-no-punches drama about a disturbing international conspiracy to cover up a sex trafficking ring...
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TV Review: HBO’s Disappointing ‘Hemingway & Gellhorn’ with Clive Owen, Nicole...
CHICAGO– It pains me to say this — HBO’s “Hemingway & Gellhorn” is a complete mess, a film littered with awful directorial decisions, built on a misguided screenplay, and featuring performances...
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TV Review: Syfy’s ‘Alphas’ Returns More Confident, Entertaining
CHICAGO– Two of cable TV’s most interesting science fiction programs return tonight just after their 2011 seasons were released on DVD.“Alphas” and “Warehouse 13” are ocassionally inconsistent but also...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 35 Pairs of Passes to ‘The Bourne Legacy’ With...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 35 admit-two movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of the highly anticipated...
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Film Review: ‘Lincoln’ Magnificently Humanizes the Man, Our History
CHICAGO– There is an argument that Steven Spielberg is the most “American” of directors, at least in his generation. He deftly and brilliantly teams up with playwright Tony Kushner and actor Daniel...
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Blu-ray Review: Naggingly Hollow ‘Hemingway and Gellhorn’ Falls Flat
CHICAGO– It doesn’t sound like a particularly bad idea. In exploring the globe-trotting adventures of author Ernest Hemingway and war correspondent Martha Gellhorn, why not use archival footage of the...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 20 Pairs of Passes to ‘Godzilla’ With Elizabeth...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 20 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the highly anticipated new film “Godzilla” starring Elizabeth Olsen and...
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Film Review: Hollywood’s ‘Godzilla’ Misses, Mocks Ishirô Honda’s Main Warning...
CHICAGO– Except for the clear purpose of cashing in on yet another “Godzilla” remake, everything is happening for no reason. Worst of all, what is ensuing misses and even mocks the reason why Ishirô...
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Film Review: Charming ‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Bucks Botched...
CHICAGO– Motivated by financial necessity, sequels often mitigate business risk and satisfy studio executives by riding on the coattails of a previous fan base with brand equity. But business aside, to...
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Film Review: ‘American Pastoral’ Should Have Been Put to Pasture
CHICAGO– Change can be a frightening part of life and the human experience. It is an unavoidable but often necessary transition for progress. If you fight change or innovation, the stagnation alone...
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On-Air Film Review: Carney Brad! Review of ‘Nightmare Alley’
CHICAGO– Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on December 16th, 2021, reviewing the film noir remake of “Nightmare...
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