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TV Review: NBC’s ‘Saving Hope’ Takes Supernatural Approach to Hospital Melodrama
CHICAGO – If the pitch line of “Ghost meets Grey’s Anatomy” sounds like something that intrigues you, NBC has a show for your melodramatic soul, the often-nauseatingly cliched and over-done “Saving...
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TV Review: FOX Brings Back Dating Game Shows with ‘Take Me Out,’ ‘The Choice’
CHICAGO – Do you miss “The Dating Game”? Long for more shows like “Baggage” in primetime? FOX has two, LONG hours for you in “Take Me Out” and “The Choice” — a pair of programs that seem designed to...
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Film Review: Enjoyable ‘Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted’
CHICAGO – It’s incredibly rare to be able to say this – the third installment in a hit animated franchise could arguably be the best. “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted” is certainly more fun, clever,...
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Interview: ‘Chronicle’ Star Alex Russell on Flying, Found Footage, ‘Almost...
CHICAGO – Australian actor Alex Russell has a penchant for exploring the darker sides of the teenage psyche. He made his film debut as a loathsome bully in Ben C. Lucas’ “Wasted on the Young,” before...
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TV Review: Chaos Continues to Dominate HBO’s Intense ‘True Blood’
CHICAGO – “We done with all the supernatural bulls**t, you heard me?!?!” — Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis). Does a pissed off Lafayette speak for you? Are you tired of all of the chaos on HBO’s “True Blood”?...
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Film Review: Jane Fonda Misused in ‘Peace, Love & Misunderstanding’
CHICAGO – Jane Fonda portraying an aging hippie seems like a slam dunk. She was a 1960s hippie at one time, right? Well, it’s obvious she wasn’t the type of hippie personified in “Peace, Love &...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Anytime Passes to Festival-Winning...
CHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 50 admit-two anytime movie passes up for grabs to the new festival-winning comedy/drama...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Concert Tickets to ‘The Hangover’ Hit The Dan...
CHICAGO – In our latest extra-special concert edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Music, we have 2 admit-two concert tickets plus Foundation Room lounge access up for grabs for The Dan Band live at...
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Film Review: PItfalls of Love for Greta Gerwig in ‘Lola Versus’
CHICAGO – Greta Gerwig is now being recognized in the movie universe, and has climbed a ladder from micro-budget independent (“Baghead”) to mainstream monstrosities (the “Arthur” remake). She takes the...
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Interviews: New Faces of Chicago at Just for Laughs Chicago
CHICAGO – One of the great nights of the TBS ‘Just for Laughs Chicago’ comedy festival is the ‘New Faces of Chicago’ revue. The cream of the Windy City crop did their killer stand-up routines at The...
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TV Review: Riveting, Action-Packed Return For TNT’s ‘Falling Skies’
CHICAGO – Rarely has a program returned for its second season with as much confidence, improved storytelling skills, and overall entertainment value as TNT’s “Falling Skies,” returning tonight, June...
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Slideshow: John Oliver Performs at Just for Laughs Chicago
CHICAGO – The British wit John Oliver has stormed the shores of the former colonies with his dry antics, as featured correspondent on “The Daily Show” and his recurring role on “Community.” His...
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Box Office News: Tom Cruise, Adam Sandler Bomb With Horrible Openings
CHICAGO – Tom Cruise and Adam Sandler proved to be fallible this weekend as their latest offerings — “Rock of Ages” and “That’s My Boy,” respectively — delivered far below even their meager...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of Chicago Passes to ‘Seeking a Friend...
Updated: June 18, 2012 at 10:10 p.m. with end-of-the-world party details! CHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 40 admit-two...
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Interview: Mark Andrews, Katherine Sarafian Find Ways to be ‘Brave’
CHICAGO – Director Mark Andrews is a part of the one of the most important creative brain trusts of the last twenty years — the men and women at Pixar. He was one of the story supervisors for Brad...
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Film News: Clive Barker Triple Feature Haunts Portage Theater on July 13, 2012
CHICAGO – Fans of the inventively gruesome filmmaker and visual artist Clive Barker will be delighted by the eleventh installment of Terror in the Aisles. A rare Clive Barker Triple Feature will screen...
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Interviews: Jeff Ross, Scott Adsit, Chris D’Elia at Just for Laughs Chicago
CHICAGO – The just completed “Just for Laughs Chicago” comedy festival brought in a variety of name acts. Insult comedy, improvisation and stand up was performed by Jeff Ross (“Comedy Central Roast”),...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 25 Pairs of Chicago Passes to ‘Ted’ With Mark...
CHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 25 admit-two movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of the highly anticipated...
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DVD Review: First Seasons of ABC’s ‘GCB,’ ‘Missing,’ ‘Scandal’
CHICAGO – ABC/Disney has released three of their Spring 2012 mid-season shows on DVD in time for, well, to say goodbye to two of them and catch up on the third. The releases for “GCB” and “Missing”...
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Interviews: Eric Andre, Natasha Leggero, Susan Messing at Just for Laughs...
CHICAGO – The cliché “up and coming” applies to Eric Andre, Natasha Leggero and Chicago’s own Susan Messing. While not quite household names, they are all on the cusp of comic greatness, and had...
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