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Film Review: ‘Deliver Us From Evil’ Goes Straight for the Jugular
CHICAGO– “Deliver Us from Evil” is director Scott Derrickson’s second foray into possession horror. His first, the excellent “The Exorcism of Emily Rose,” was taut, thoughtful and offered some truly...
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Interview: Chaz Ebert, Director Steve James on ‘Life Itself’
CHICAGO– The iconic film critic and renaissance man, Roger Ebert, deservedly gets a full documentary film treatment of his 2011 memoir, “Life Itself,” and who better to create it than the Chicago-based...
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Film Review: Roger Ebert’s Treasure of a Journey in ‘Life Itself’
CHICAGO– We will never see the likes of his kind again – the influential arbiter of cinematic taste, whose magic thumb could make or break the dreams of both filmmaker and film fan. The journey of...
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Blu-ray Review: Criterion Edition of Douglas Sirk’s Essential ‘All That...
CHICAGO—The word “melodrama” has become a lazy one for too many critics who use it as a way to dismiss films that deal with extreme emotions. For a film to be melodramatic, it must be flawed. Any fan...
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Blu-ray Review: ‘Spike Lee Joint Collection’ Releases Are Solid Starting Point
Who of our modern filmmakers will justify lavish, career-spanning box sets in the next generation (presuming there is such a thing and we’re not 100% digital)? We’ve seen Oliver Stone, Martin Scorsese,...
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Film Review: ‘Snowpiercer’ is a Problematic But Wild Ride Dystopia
CHICAGO– Travelers. We are travelers in this life, and metaphorically we’re mostly in coach, but sometimes manage to get some first class treatment. What if all this traveling were confined to one...
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Blu-ray Review: 'Robocop' Remake Struggles with Identity
CHICAGO– After years of being envisioned with numerous directors (“Noah’s” Darren Aronofsky was once attached), a new version of “Robocop” has arrived. While the original 80s classic stood out for its...
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Film Review: It’s Been ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ – Then, Now, Forever
CHICAGO– If you are lucky enough to have the 50th Anniversary edition of “A Hard Day’s Night” playing in your area, drop everything and go see it, especially if you’ve never seen it before. The Beatles...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 30 Pairs of Passes to ‘Dawn of the Planet of the...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 30 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the highly anticipated“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” starring Gary Oldman...
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Film Review: Roger Ebert Doc a Titanic Love Story About Movies, Chaz &‘Life...
CHICAGO– We’d all be so lucky to live a full life of love, success and dignity. But earning it and then dying with it is the ultimate accomplishment. The film festival hit “Life Itself” honestly...
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Interview: Theo Epstein, Peter Gammons at ‘Hot Stove Cool Music’ in Chicago
CHICAGO– With the 2014 Major League All-Star game coming up next week on July 15th, that break is a time to reflect on the current season and your favorite team. At the “Hot Stove Cool Music” event in...
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Interview: We Dream of Barbara Eden at the ‘Hollywood Show’ Chicago
CHICAGO– Next year will mark the 50th Anniversary of the seminal 1960s sitcom, “I Dream of Jeannie.” Unforgettable – for many reasons – was Barbara Eden, who portrayed a genie named Jeannie. Ms. Eden...
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Slideshow: Morgan Freeman Honored by Gene Siskel Film Center
Previous | Image 1 of 4 | Next Morgan Freeman honored by the Gene Siskel Film Center, June 7th, 2014.CHICAGO– The sonorous and familiar voice of Morgan Freeman was in Chicago on June 7th, 2014, as the...
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Interview: Mackenzie Phillips Lives Life One Day at a Time
CHICAGO– The irony is, of course, is that actress Mackenzie Phillips was in a notable 1970s sitcom called “One Day at a Time,” and that phrase often describes the struggles of living with addiction....
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Interview: Teen Queen Debbie Gibson is All Grown Up
CHICAGO– Debbie Gibson was the youngest recording artist – at 17 years old – to write, produce and perform a number one hit (“Foolish Beat” in 1988), and her songs were the soundtrack to that era’s...
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TV News: 2014 Emmy Award Nominations Announced
CHICAGO– Some old TV favorites and some new online upstarts highlight the nominations for the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, which takes place on Monday, August 25th, 2014. The Netflix series “Orange is...
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Film Review: Dull Soap Opera in ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’
CHICAGO– “Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes” just goes to show you can have the most expensive and best looking visual effects money can buy, but it doesn’t mean a damn thing if you haven’t got a good...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 30 Pairs of Passes to ‘And So it Goes’ With...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 30 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new romantic comedy“And So it Goes” starring Michael Douglas and Diane...
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Film Review: Nothing But Fear, Anger in Dinesh D’Souza’s ‘America’
CHICAGO– Dear Dinesh D’Souza: Why are you afraid of alternate narratives in American History? History, as we know, is written by the winners, and you seem all sad and angry that one man, Howard Zinn,...
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Exclusive Portraits: Stars of the 2014 Chicago Critics Film Festival
Previous | Image 1 of 9 | NextDirector David Wain of ‘They Came Together,’ the Opening Night Film.CHICAGO– The second-annual Chicago Critics Film Festival, which took place from May 9 to May 15, 2014...
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