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HollywoodChicago.com Analyzes 10 Oscar Contenders For Best Supporting Actor,...
CHICAGO– HollywoodChicago.com film critic Adam Fendelman has analyzed the 10 nominated contenders for best supporting actor and best supporting actress (five in each category) and reveals his...
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DVD Round Up, Jan. 27, 2009: ‘Moonlight,’ ‘College,’ ‘City of Ember’
CHICAGO– We apologize to the people behind these four titles but the star power is a little dim in this edition of HollywoodChicago.com’s DVD Round Up. When a canceled vampire series is arguably the...
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Atonement,’ ‘Pride & Prejudice’ Perfect Fits For HD
CHICAGO– Sometimes catalog titles are pulled from the vaults and given the HD upgrade for tie-in reasons that are obvious, but why now for Joe Wright’s “Pride & Prejudice” and “Atonement”? Is it...
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Interview: Rose McIver in ‘The Lovely Bones’ From Director of ‘The Lord of...
CHICAGO– “The Lovely Bones,” which is directed by “The Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson with a relatively unknown executive producer credit from Steven Spielberg, has gone down in history as a...
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Film Review: Saoirse Ronan Rocks in Joe Wright’s Riveting ‘Hanna’
CHICAGO– You won’t be able to take your eyes of Saoirse Ronan in Joe Wright’s action film “Hanna,” a visceral thrill ride that’s likely to be a more satisfying experience than most of the action...
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Blu-Ray Review: Peter Weir Presents Human Fortitude of ‘The Way Back’
CHICAGO– “Nature is your jailer, and she is without mercy.” So says the guard at the Siberian prison that houses the leads in Peter Weir’s harrowing true story of escape, pain, and survival, “The Way...
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Blu-Ray Review: Saoirse Ronan Stars in Riveting ‘Hanna’
CHICAGO– Given its lack of star power, Joe Wright’s “Hanna” was a surprisingly effective box office story, bringing in over $60 million worldwide on a budget half as big. And it’s likely to find an...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 30 Pairs of Passes to ‘The Host’ From ‘The...
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“The...
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Film Review: Stylish ‘Violet & Daisy’ Wastes Talented Cast
Rating: 1.5/5.0CHICAGO– The premise of “Violet & Daisy” and the three actors at its center leave so much room for hope. That room slowly dissipates over the course of the film like air leaking out...
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Film Review: Neil Jordan’s ‘Byzantium’ Feels Drained of Passion
CHICAGO– I’ve rarely said this about Neil Jordan movie – in fact, maybe never – but I was bored during his latest, the vampire drama “Byzantium,” a movie with an intriguing cast and interesting story...
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Blu-ray Review: ‘Twilight’ Wannabe ‘The Host’ Hits New YA Low
CHICAGO– Perhaps it’s something that every generation thinks but I really feel like the teens of this generation who get sucked into absolute nonsense like the truly horrendous “The Host,” just...
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What to Watch: Oct. 27-Nov. 2, 2013
CHICAGO– There are a few major comedies on New Releases shelves this week along with some interesting, smaller films and one of the most anticipated TV shows of 2013. What options are new in the world...
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Film Review: ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ is Built by Wes Anderson
CHICAGO– The distinct and strangely alluring style of director Wes Anderson is on opulent display in “The Grand Budapest Hotel.” In what is an eccentric, European style fairy tale, Anderson creates a...
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Film Review: Authentic Coming-of-Age in Expressive ‘Lady Bird’
CHICAGO– In one of the best American films of 2017, Greta Gerwig went behind the camera to write and direct an autobiographical overview of her Senior Year in high school, within a directionless town...
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Oscar Week: Podtalk with Greta Gerwig, 2018 Oscar Best Director Nominee for...
CHICAGO– One of the most fulfilled movies of 2017 was the sublime “Lady Bird,” the major film debut of actor Greta Gerwig. Nimbly shooting her own script, the achingly honest story about a teenager...
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Film Review: Awkward Human Nature Explored in ‘On Chesil Beach’
CHICAGO– If you hook up with people for that inevitable physical connection, you’ve experienced the odd emotional wrestling match of the “first time” – whether it’s the first “first time” or any other...
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