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Film Review: ‘Truth’ Exposes the Obstacles in Modern Journalism
CHICAGO– One of the indications of how the story depicted in “Truth” still resonates was that the CBS Network refused to show advertising for it. The film is a lesson in messing with true power – CBS...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 30 Pairs of Passes to ‘My All American’ With...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 30 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new sports biography“My All American” starring Aaron Eckhart and Finn...
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Slideshow: Happy 50th Anniversary to the Chicago International Film Festival...
Previous | Image 1 of 4 | NextMichael Kutza, Founder and Artistic Director, Chicago International Film Festival.CHICAGO– 50 years ago today – Thursday, November 4th, 1965 – a 22-year old filmmaker...
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Interview: Linda Gray of ‘Dallas’ on Larry Hagman & Her New Book ‘The Road to...
CHICAGO– In the summer of 1980, the whole nation was obsessed with one question – “Who shot J.R.?” J.R. was J.R. Ewing, portrayed by Larry Hagman, and the TV show that provided that question was...
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Film Review: ‘The Peanuts Movie’ Honors Legacy of Charlie Brown
CHICAGO– They didn’t screw it up, and that is good. Eschewing modern conventions or typical animation pop culture jokes, “The Peanuts Movie” honors its source (Charlie Brown and the gang) and its...
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Interview: Director Gaspar Noé Interprets His New Film ‘Love’
CHICAGO– The practice of addictive or obsessive love is often played out through a couple’s sexual energy, rather than their ability to get along in the day-to-day. This is explicitly portrayed in the...
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Film Feature: Bond, James Bond – Ranking the Bond Movies Worst to First,...
CHICAGO– James Bond is back in his latest adventure, “Spectre,” but what about his movie life before this film? Spike Walters of HollywoodChicago.com ranks the 24 official James Bond films from worst...
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Interview: Director Patricia Riggen is Counting on ‘The 33’
CHICAGO– When a disaster strikes, often the most unlikely people will become the primary responders. This is the premise for “The 33,” a new feature film about the Chilean mining collapse in 2010,...
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Interview: Producer Marla Gamze to Present ‘Artists of the First Sunrise’ in...
CHICAGO– The traditions and ceremony of our tribal past have eventually become homogenized in modern society. But there are some parts of the world where those traditions still exist, and much of it...
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Interview: Director Jay Roach Channels His Inner ‘Trumbo’
CHICAGO– Director Jay Roach loves his work, heading into another phase of his successful career. The man who directed the first two “Austin Powers” films is now taking on movie and American history...
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Film Review: ‘The 33’ Adds Depth to the Trapped Miners of Chile
CHICAGO– In the art of film, the best way to approach a based-on-truth story – where the outcome is well known – is to create a point-of-view vision for the narrative. The story of “The 33,” the...
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Exclusive Portrait: Bill Nye ‘The Science Guy’ in Chicagoland to Promote New...
CHICAGO– One of the most famous bow tie stylists in the world, and one of the greatest advocates for understanding our universe is Bill Nye, “The Science Guy.” He used that nickname in the 1990s, when...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Passes to ‘The Night Before’ With...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the highly anticipated comedy“The Night Before” starring Seth Rogen and...
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Film Review: ‘Spotlight’ Offers a Relevant First Draft to History
CHICAGO– “Spotlight” is a movie which aspires to greatness and oftentimes just about gets there. It’s a movie that is thoroughly confident that the process of journalism and a great story provices all...
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Interview: Screenwriter David Wilson Represents ‘Spirit Riders’ at Equus Film...
CHICAGO– The first big breakthrough for any screenwriter is a momentous occasion, and David Wilson has done just that. The shot-on-a-shoestring indie family film “Spirit Riders” – written by Wilson –...
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Interview: Director Rick Alverson Knows That’s ‘Entertainment’
CHICAGO– It’s original, it’s off-kilter, it’s different – it’s the new film “Entertainment.” Rick Alverson has fashioned a road picture, with an offbeat stand up comic trying to get home. The director...
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Film Review: Spirit Starts Early in Fun, Raunchy ‘The Night Before’
CHICAGO– The tradition of the holiday party gets a workout in “The Night Before,” as three friends take a Christmas Eve walk through the environs of New York City, and make their merry journey an...
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Film Review: Grim Conclusion for ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2’
CHICAGO– This has to be what the filmmakers intended when they split the final book of the “Hunger Games” series into two films. While “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1” was all set up, Part 2...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Passes to ‘Legend’ With Tom Hardy in...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new gangster film “Legend” starring Tom Hardy in a double performance as...
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Slideshow: Rainn Wilson Promotes His New Book ‘The Bassoon King’
Previous | Image 1 of 4 | NextRainn Wilson, author of ‘The Bassoon King,’ November 13th, 2015.CHICAGO– He may be Dwight Schrute of “The Office” forever in reruns, but he is also – according to his new...
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