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Blu-Ray Review: Special Edition of ‘JFK’ Still Captivates
CHICAGO– As the 2008 awards season kicks into high gear, it’s a good time to catch up with one of the most acclaimed and nominated films of seventeen years ago, Oliver Stone’s “JFK” in a classy and...
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Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Ensemble Save ‘Frost/Nixon’ From Soulless...
CHICAGO– Peter Morgan’s play “Frost/Nixon” was a searing portrait of two men trying their best to change their image and their future. It was a head-to-head battle between a celebrity interviewer whose...
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Blu-Ray Review: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen in Ron Howard’s ‘Frost/Nixon’
Blu-Ray Rating: 3.5/5.0CHICAGO– I want to love “Frost/Nixon”. I’m generally forgiving of historical dramas, especially ones that paint Richard Nixon in a bad light. And I think the world of Michael...
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TV on DVD Round Up, June 4, 2009: ‘Friday Night Lights,’ ‘The Cleaner’
CHICAGO– Just so there’s absolutely no confusion out there: HollywoodChicago.com’s beloved Round-Up column is merely for informative purposes only. Rather than just let you know about the titles we...
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,’ ‘Mystic River’
CHICAGO– I know what you’re thinking: What do “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” and “Mystic River” have in common? Nothing at all other than a Blu-ray release date of February 2nd, 2010. Oh, and they’re...
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Blu-Ray Review: Universal Catalog Titles ‘Apollo 13,’ ‘Dune,’ ‘Traffic’
CHICAGO– Universal Home Video is releasing an impressive wave of catalog titles in HD for the first time this month and we have a preview of them just for you, including a great 15th Anniversary...
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Film Review: James Gunn’s Memorable ‘Super’ With Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page
Rating: 3.5/5.0CHICAGO– A much darker cousin of Matthew Vaughn’s “Kick-Ass” by way of “Taxi Driver,” James Gunn’s “Super” is a tonally inconsistent comedy that nevertheless features one of my absolute...
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Interview: Actor Michael Rooker is Feeling Just ‘Super’
CHICAGO– Michael Rooker, who grew up in Chicago as a developing actor and had his first breakout role in the locally filmed “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer,” is currently featured in the audacious...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 10 Pairs of Chicago Passes to ‘X-Men: First...
CHICAGO– In our latest superhero edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 10 admit-two advance-screening movie passes plus 5 vintage “X-Men” T-shirts up for grabs for the highly...
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Film Review: Matthew Vaughn’s Entertaining, Stylish ‘X-Men: First Class’ Rocks
CHICAGO– Matthew Vaughn rights the ship of mediocre superhero movies with the incredibly accomplished “X-Men: First Class,” the best Marvel Movie since “Spider-Man 2” and a film that proves that big...
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘National Lampoon’s Animal House,’ ‘Blues Brothers’
CHICAGO– Two of the funniest movies ever made hit Blu-ray next week in the John Belushi flicks “The Blues Brothers” and “National Lampoon’s Animal House.” Both are rich with special features but...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Chicago Passes to ‘Crazy, Stupid,...
CHICAGO– In our latest romantic comedy edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of the new film “Crazy, Stupid, Love.”...
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Film Review: Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling in Great ‘Crazy, Stupid, Love.’
CHICAGO– “Crazy, Stupid, Love.” is undeniably clichéd, broad in its humor, and a bit manipulative in its sentimentality, but it should be. This is a movie about grand statements, soulmates, and true...
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Blu-Ray Review: Ellen Page, Rainn Wilson in Clever ‘Super’
CHICAGO– “I thought it would be interesting to write the story of the superhero who wasn’t super at all,” says writer/director James Gunn on his behind-the-scenes featurette on the underrated “Super,”...
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Blu-Ray Review: Stellar Release For Best Summer Superhero Movie ‘X-Men: First...
CHICAGO– In many ways, “X-Men: First Class” is the most loyal film yet to the Marvel aesthetic in the way director Matthew Vaughn and the film’s multiple screenwriters capture the tone, spirit, and...
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Footloose’ Lacks Dance, Bores With Hokey Melodrama
CHICAGO– One of the easiest ways for a creatively starved studio to manufacture a box office hit is to bank on the nostalgia of a beloved cult classic. A remake will not only attract old fans but...
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Film Review: ‘Footloose’ Remake Dances to Its Own Tune
CHICAGO– If you’re gonna cut loose, “Footloose,” it is best to do what the production team and cast did in cutting this remake of the 1980s kitschy classic – pay deep homage to the source and modify it...
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Blu-ray Review: Fantastic Ensemble Delivers ‘Crazy, Stupid, Love’
CHICAGO– Glenn Ficarra & John Requa do strong directorial work yet and the script by Dan Fogelman is strong but “Crazy, Stupid, Love” works primarily due to the sheer, incredible talent of its...
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Blu-ray Review: Four More Warner Bros. Titles Join HD Club
CHICAGO– Warner Brothers has been unleashing catalog titles on Blu-ray at a rate that would strain the bank account of pro athletes. Every week lately sees a wave of movies that have never been on...
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TV Review: ‘The Following’ Pits Kevin Bacon Against a KIller
CHICAGO– The fascination with extreme criminals basically fuels the most popular prime time TV dramas. In “The Following,” it’s a serial killer – in the mold of Hannibal Lecter – that befuddles an FBI...
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