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Film Feature: Ranking the ‘2013 Oscar-Nominated Live-Action Shorts’
CHICAGO– Want a leg-up in your Oscar pool? The five short films nominated for the Academy Award for “Best Live-Action Short” are now playing at the Landmark Century Theatre in a special presentation....
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Film Feature: Ranking the ‘2013 Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts’
CHICAGO– Want a leg-up in your Oscar pool? The five short films nominated for the Academy Award for “Best Animated Short” are now playing at the Landmark Century Theatre in a special presentation with...
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Film Review: Zombie Flick ‘Warm Bodies’ Resurrects the Undead
CHICAGO– For the one millionth time in movie history, zombies walk among us in “Warm Bodies.” But this isn’t an ordinary entry in the undead genre, this has a load of romance, symbolism and John...
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Film Review: ‘Stand Up Guys’ Worst Waste of Talent Since Booth Shot Lincoln
CHICAGO– Three actors, with three Oscars and an astounding 14 nominations between them, obviously have lost the ability to read a script late in their careers. That or the producers had dirt on them....
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Film Review: ‘Be Good’ to Get Fest Premiere at Midwest Independent Film Festival
CHICAGO– Possibly one of the most perplexing times of life is the aftermath of the couple having their first child. The anticipation and joy quickly morphs into the reality of lifelong responsibility...
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DVD Review: ‘Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collection: Best Pictures’
CHICAGO– From “The Broadway Melody” to “The Departed,” Warner Bros. has collected twenty of their most beloved films in one DVD box set called “Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collection: Best Pictures.”...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 30 Pairs of Passes to ‘Identity Thief’ With...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 30 pairs of movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of “Identity Thief” with...
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TV Review: David E. Kelley Returns with Effective ‘Monday Mornings’
CHICAGO– David E. Kelley is one of the most influential and important TV voices of the modern era with massive hits like “L.A. Law,” “Picket Fences,” “Chicago Hope,” “The Practice,” “Ally McBeal,”...
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Blu-ray Review: Horrendous ‘The Paperboy’ Wastes Talented Cast
CHICAGO– Some have embraced Lee Daniels’ super-weird “The Paperboy,” recently released on Blu-ray and DVD, as pure pulp entertainment, the kind of sexy, sweaty, ridiculous B-movie that they don’t make...
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Blu-ray Review: Strong Comedy Ensemble Can’t Answer When ‘Nature Calls’
CHICAGO– There are some undeniable comic talents in Todd Rohal’s “Nature Calls,” including two of the best stand-up comedians of the last decade—Patton Oswalt and the late, great Patrice O’Neal. Rob...
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Film Review: ‘John Dies at the End’ Kills Its Own Creativity
CHICAGO– You’re at a party. It’s getting late. Chemicals have been ingested, booze has been imbibed, and conversation has been exhausted. You spot an interesting looking fella in the corner and he says...
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TV Review: Beaten, Battered ‘Community’ Finally Returns to NBC
CHICAGO– Rarely has a low-rated show survived as much off-screen drama as NBC’s “Community,” returning tonight to the network bruised, battered, and slightly damaged but still funnier and smarter than...
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Blu-ray Review: Wim Wenders’ ‘Pina’ Captures Vitality of Dance on Disc
CHICAGO– “Dance, dance, otherwise we are lost.” Wim Wenders’ “Pina” is mesmerizing. It’s really the best word for it. Mesmerizing. It is the blend of two master craftsman — a director with an eye for...
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Film Review: Rooney Mara, Jude Law Star in Steven Soderbergh’s Thrilling,...
CHICAGO– Steven Soderbergh has given interviews in which he claims that his latest film, the fantastic “Side Effects,” will be his last. As much as I have my doubts that this is true, it makes more...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 30 Pairs of Passes to ‘A Good Day to Die Hard’...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 30 pairs of movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of the highly anticipated“A...
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TV Review: CBS Jumps Into Employment Reality with ‘The Job’
CHICAGO– Is it odd to anyone else that there’s an entire subgenre of reality TV shows — we could call ‘em employment reality — about people trying to find work? There’s “The Apprentice,” “Shark Tank,”...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 25 Pairs of Passes to ‘Safe Haven’ With Julianne...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 25 pairs of movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of the highly...
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DVD Review: Sundance Hits with Different Results in ‘Hello I Must Be Going,’...
CHICAGO– As I learned on my inaugural trip to Sundance (check out all the coverage here) this year, there is common discussion as to how things will play outside of the thin mountain air of Park City....
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Interview: The Perks of Being Actor Logan Lerman
CHICAGO–“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” was a sweet, provocative and popular independent film released last year. The story of a maladjusted teenager navigating his first year in high school is about...
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Blu-ray Review: ‘Paranormal Activity 4’ is Bottom of Found Footage Barrel
CHICAGO– The “Paranormal Activity” franchise has been in steady decline since its relatively ingenious first film but I never expected quite the drop off to absolute garbage as comes in the fourth...
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