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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 35 Pairs of Chicago Passes to Matthew...
CHICAGO– In our latest drama edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 35 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of the new film “The Lincoln Lawyer”! The film stars...
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Interview: Author Michael Connelly Goes From Page to Screen With ‘The Lincoln...
CHICAGO– Michael Connelly is one of the most successful thriller writers alive, winning nearly every major award possible for his genre. He may be best known for a series of books featuring retired...
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Film Review: Matthew McConaughey Nearly Saves Problematic ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’
CHICAGO– Proving yet again that he can deliver when he avoids horrendous romantic comedy cliches, Matthew McConaughey does his best work in years in “The Lincoln Lawyer,” but the film doesn’t quite...
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Offers Ideal Vehicle For Matthew...
CHICAGO– It’s easy to forget just how good of an actor Matthew McConaughey can be with the right vehicle. He delivered what may be his best performance to date in Jill Sprecher’s 2001 multi-character...
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TV News: AMC Renews ‘Breaking Bad’ For Fifth, Final Season
CHICAGO– AMC just announced that they have come to terms with creator Vince Gilligan to bring his smash hit and Emmy winner “Breaking Bad” back to the network for a 16-episode fifth season, which will...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Chicago Passes Plus Prize Packs to...
CHICAGO– In our latest special edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 admit-two advance-screening movie passes plus three grand prize packs up for grabs to the highly anticipated new...
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Film Review: Steven Soderbergh’s Riveting ‘Contagion’ With Matt Damon
CHICAGO– A few weeks ago saw the release of the R-rated “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” a gore-free creature feature that was given the MPAA stamp of 17-plus due to “pervasive scariness.” This week sees...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of Chicago Passes to ‘Drive’ With Ryan...
CHICAGO– In our latest action/crime/drama edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 40 admit-two movie passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of the new film “Drive” starring...
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Interview: Director Nicholas Winding Refn on Fueling ‘Drive’
CHICAGO– Nicholas Winding Refn is a name you’re going to need to remember. The stellar director of “Bronson” and “Valhalla Rising” will go from cult icon to cinematic hero with the release of this...
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Film Review: Ryan Gosling Stars in Instant Classic ‘Drive’
CHICAGO– Nicholas Winding Refn’s “Drive” is an amazing thriller, a modern examination of heroism filtered through the fairy tale culture of the underbelly of the movie machine that is easily one of the...
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Blu-Ray Review: Stellar Adaptation of Still-Amazing ‘Batman: Year One’
CHICAGO– After a few releases that felt like perhaps the DC Universe line of straight-to-video animated films were in decline, they recently released what is arguably their best installment and a work...
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Blu-ray Review: Unfunny ‘Larry Crowne’ Patronizes Middle-Class Moviegoers
CHICAGO– “Larry Crowne” is a would-be crowd-pleaser that’s filled to the brim with chipper laughter. It’s the sort of laughter often heard on morning news programs, where overpaid anchors giggle and...
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Blu-ray Review: Steven Soderbergh Delivers Again With Riveting ‘Contagion’
CHICAGO– January 2012 is Steven Soderbergh month. The man’s newest film, “Haywire,” opens in theaters on January 20th (and we’ll have a review up shortly before it opens) while Criterion is upgrading...
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Blu-ray Review: Brilliant ‘Drive’ Deserves Better Home Release
CHICAGO– “Drive” will surely be one of the most remembered and beloved films of 2011, no matter what Academy members (who notoriously snubbed the film except for one lone tech nod) may think. And so it...
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Slideshow: 21 Official Photos From Disney’s ‘John Carter’ With Taylor Kitsch
Previous | Image 1 of 21 | NextCHICAGO– Coming on March 9th is one of the more anticipated action films of 2012. Walt Disney presents “John Carter,” featuring Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe,...
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Film Review: ‘John Carter’ is Poor Man’s ‘Star Wars’ With Kitschy Taylor...
CHICAGO– Usually it’s critics critically flogging a film when we say it weakly lacks originality and borrows too heavily from others. Disney’s “John Carter” attacks that classic grumble by...
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DVD Review: Incredible Fourth Season of AMC Hit ‘Breaking Bad’
CHICAGO– In a great year for television, one that saw the premieres of “Game of Thrones” &“Homeland” and amazing seasons for “Louie,” “Community,” “Parks & Recreation,” and much more, one might...
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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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Film Review: Tom Cruise, Julianne Hough Have Fun in ‘Rock of Ages’
CHICAGO– Although the jukebox musical needs an available pasture to be put out onto, the new film “Rock of Ages” – based on the Broadway stage play – improves on that genre by having a little fun and...
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TV Review: ‘Breaking Bad’ Picks Up Right Where it Left Off
CHICAGO– One of my favorite things about “Breaking Bad,” the best drama on television by quite a critical distance, is the way writers play with time. One episode can take place over a few days while...
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