HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 100 Pairs of Passes to ‘Men, Women & Children’...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 100 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new dramedy“Men, Women & Children” from the “Juno” director...
View ArticleHollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Passes to ‘Kill the Messenger’ With...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new dramatic thriller “Kill the Messenger” starring Jeremy Renner based...
View ArticleInterview: Director Michael Cuesta on Issues in ‘Kill the Messenger’
CHICAGO– What happens when too much truth is exposed, and those who will feel the backlash from that exposure are too powerful? The new film “Kill the Messenger,” directed by Michael Cuesta, seeks an...
View ArticleFilm Review: Meet the Press in Illuminating ‘Kill the Messenger’
CHICAGO– When journalists were heroes and exposed those in power for their sins, movies were made like “All the President’s Men.” Gary Webb of the San Jose Mercury News was one of those journalist...
View ArticleBlu-ray Review: Stale Screen Culture Drama ‘Men, Women & Children’
CHICAGO– In “Men, Women & Children,” director Jason Reitman not-so-audaciously reflects onto viewers their world of silent screens and awkward impersonal interactions. As many stories (“Don Jon,”...
View ArticleInterview: ‘Digging for Fire’ Director Joe Swanberg at 2015 Chicago Critics...
CHICAGO– He is the master of loose and natural dialogue in his many micro-budget films. Director Joe Swanberg has worked his way up the movie ladder through perseverance and staying true to his vision,...
View ArticleHollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of Passes to ‘Poltergeist’ With Sam...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 40 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new horror“Poltergeist” starring Sam Rockwell and Rosemarie DeWitt from...
View ArticleFilm Review: ‘Poltergeist’ Remake Has a Soul of Its Own
CHICAGO– Whether it’s the 1982 original or the remake just released in theaters today to the wrath of numerous fans, the lesson of “Poltergeist” remains the same: Don’t do a half-assed job when...
View ArticleInterview: Actor Jake Johnson on Evolving in ‘Digging for Fire’
CHICAGO– Actor Jake Johnson is expanding his presence in movies, and much of that has to do with his collaboration with director – and Chicago native – Joe Swanberg. Johnson and Swanberg have teamed up...
View ArticleFilm News: ‘La La Land’ is Opening Night Film of 52nd Chicago International...
CHICAGO– The 52nd Chicago International Film Festival kicks off on Thursday, October 13th, 2016, with the highly anticipated film, ‘La La Land.’ The modern day musical, directed by Damian Chazelle...
View ArticleSlideshow: Red-Carpet Portraits from the 52nd Chicago International Film...
Previous | Image 1 of 18 | NextOPENING NIGHT: Rosemarie DeWitt of ‘La La Land.’CHICAGO– The glamor and the action always takes place on the Red Carpet, and the 52nd Chicago International Film Festival...
View ArticleInterview: Damien Chazelle & Rosemarie DeWitt of ‘La La Land’
CHICAGO– Bringing the musical movie genre back requires a bit of nostalgia, a nod to modernity and always old fashioned star power. Writer/director Damien Chazelle (“Whiplash”) combined all three to...
View ArticleFilm Review: ‘La La Land’ Will Create Love for Musicals Again
CHICAGO– “La La Land” has the spirit of an old time “Singin’ In The Rain”-type Hollywood musical, but this is no throwback or revival. It brings that spirit into the modern age and gets it to live,...
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