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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Passes to ‘London Has Fallen’ With...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the “Olympus Has Fallen” sequel “London Has Fallen” starring Gerard Butler...
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Interview: Kim Barker, Real-Life Basis for ‘Whiskey Tango Foxtrot’
CHICAGO– In 2011, author Kim Barker released a press memoir with the odd title of “The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan.” Tina Fey was interested in adapting the book for film...
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Film Review: ‘Zootopia’ is an Odd But Endearing Disney Animated Film
CHICAGO– Walt Disney Studio’s latest animated extravaganza is best viewed as a child’s introduction to the buddy cop movie, since you can’t exactly start a toddler on “Midnight Run” or “Lethal Weapon...
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Film Review: Disaster is an Environmental Family Affair in ‘The Wave’
CHICAGO– Last year, we witnessed the American disaster porn of “San Andreas,” an overwrought attempt to destroy California on film. Norway has an entry into the disaster genre – “The Wave” – and unlike...
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Interview: ‘The Women’s Film Festival’ Co-Founder Layne Marie Williams
CHICAGO– One of the best points that Layne Marie Williams – co-founder/director of “The Women’s Film Festival” (TWFF) of Philadelphia – made in her interview with HollywoodChicago.com, was that even...
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Interviews: Women in Film Chicago 2016 Focus Awards Honorees
CHICAGO– It was a celebration in late January for Women in Film Chicago, as the organization showcased notable women in media with their annual Focus Awards. Advertising guru Jean Batthany, director...
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Film News: Last 4 Days of Music Box Theatre 70mm Film Festival in Chicago
CHICAGO– In the midst of all the Oscar-oriented news, Chicago’s best movie venue – the Music Box Theatre – has been conducting an “ultimate” 70mm Film Festival. It is the last four days of this fest,...
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Film News: 19th Chicago European Union Film Festival at Gene Siskel Center...
CHICAGO– Last week, one of the most diverse film festivals of the year in Chicago opened with the Swedish film “The Paradise Suite.” The 19th Annual Chicago European Union Film Fest will be at the Gene...
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Film News: 7 Films of 2016 Chicago Critics Film Festival Announced
CHICAGO– The Chicago Film Critics Association (CCFA) has announced the first wave of films that will be presented at the 4th Annual Chicago Critics Film Festival (CCFF). The fest dates are May 20th to...
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Interview: The Runaways Rocker Lita Ford on ‘Living Like a Runaway’
CHICAGO– Prior to embarking on her highly successful solo career and becoming the queen of 1980s metal, Lita Ford was the lead guitarist of the aggressive, female rock band The Runaways in the 1970s....
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Film Review: Terence Malick’s Feverish Dream in ‘Knight of Cups’
CHICAGO– I’ve been quoting Martin Scorsese over the years, that he said “movies are a psychotic’s feverish dream on display.” In searching for those words, I found he never said it. He did say they are...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 20 Pairs of Passes to ‘The Divergent Series:...
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 “The Divergent Series: Allegiant” starring...
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Film Review: ‘10 Cloverfield Lane’ is a Dull Detour to a Dead End
CHICAGO– With “10 Cloverfield Lane,” Producer J.J. Abrams attempts a classic bait and switch on his audience. The name and the tagline suggest a connection to Abrams found footage monster movie, 2008’s...
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Exclusive Portrait: Kate Hudson for New Book ‘Pretty Happy’
CHICAGO– She’s the daughter of Hollywood royalty, but managed to carve out her own career as a film actress and entrepreneur. Kate Hudson can now add author to her list of accomplishments as she came...
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Interview: Spotlight on Director Bradley Bischoff at Chicago’s Music Box...
CHICAGO– It will be a director’s “Debutante Ball” as filmmaker Bradley Bischoff comes into the spotlight at the historic Music Box Theatre in Chicago, at a showcase event presented by the Independent...
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Film News: Asian Pop-Up Cinema Presents ‘Zinnia Flower’ in Chicago on March...
CHICAGO– The Asian Pop-Up Cinema Series, spotlighting a variety of diverse Asian films, continues its 2016 season with the film, “Zinnia Flower,” directed by Tom Shu-yu Lin. Mr. Lin will make an...
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Interview: Nadia Hilker & Bill Skarsgard for ‘The Divergent Series: Allegiant...
CHICAGO– The “Divergent” series of films are coming to a conclusion, with a two parter adapted from the last book. The first film is “The Divergent Series: Allegiant - Part 1,” and there are some new...
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Red-Carpet Video Interviews: ‘Barbershop: The Next Cut’ Stars Ice Cube,...
CHICAGO– HollywoodChicago.com brings you our red-carpet interviews with the stars of “Barbershop: The Next Cut”! We speak with Ice Cube, Common, Cedric the Entertainer, Anthony Anderson, Deon Cole and...
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Exclusive Photos: Megadeth, Suicidal Tendencies at Aragon Ballroom in Chicago...
Previous | Image 1 of 20 | NextMegadethCHICAGO– Thrash metal pioneers Megadeth (with singer Dave Mustane and Kiko Loureiro) and Suicidal Tendencies (with singer Mike Muir) shredded their guitars and...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 10 Pairs of IMAX Passes to ‘Batman v Superman:...
CHICAGO– Highly anticipated! In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 10 pairs of advance-screening IMAX passes up for grabs to “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” starring Ben Affleck...
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