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“America the Beautiful,” a documentary about America’s unhealthy obsession with beauty, is playing an exclusive engagement at the Landmark Century Centre Cinema (2828 N. Clark Street), where it was the top grossing film of the weekend, and the #2 independently released film (per screen average) in the nation.

Here’s what critics are saying about “America the Beautiful”

HollywoodChicago.com critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his 2.5 out of 5.0 review of the new play “The Mark of Zorro” at Chicago’s Lifeline Theatre:

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 3.5 out of 5.0 review of the new film “The Witnesses” about AIDS in Paris in 1984:

Patrick McDonald wrote:As in real life, often the main crisis morphs into a continuance that has no slam-bang conclusion. Rather, we just see a small hope that awakes to experience another sunrise.

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 4.0 out of 5.0 review of the new documentary “Body of War” about the war in Iraq:

Patrick McDonald wrote:It’s the soldier in Iraq who fights on – in the face of public apathy at home – and who carries out the decisions of an administration that has chosen to hide their caskets in death.

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HollywoodChicago.com critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his review of the new musical “Shout! The Mod Musical”:

Adam Fendelman wrote:The musical is the story of five fab women in London being liberated as children of the swinging 60s with the hair, heart and soul of the twist-and-shout generation.

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HollywoodChicago.com critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his review of the new musical “Shout! The Mod Musical”:

Adam Fendelman wrote:The musical is the story of five fab women in London being liberated as children of the swinging 60s with the hair, heart and soul of the twist-and-shout generation.

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Allison Pitaccio wrote in her 0.5 out of 5.0 review of the new film “Postal” from controversial director Uwe Boll:

Allison Pitaccio wrote:Director Uwe Boll’s opening rant prior to the “Postal” screening in Chicago offered his personal disgust for his forced and depraved genre.

HollywoodChicago.com critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his review of the new musical “Shout! The Mod Musical”:

Adam Fendelman wrote:The musical is the story of five fab women in London being liberated as children of the swinging 60s with the hair, heart and soul of the twist-and-shout generation.

“America the Beautiful” is a documentary about America’s unhealthy obsession with beauty, featuring Eve Ensler, from the Vagina Monologues. It is playing an exclusive engagement at the Landmark Century Centre Cinema (2828 N. Clark Street), where it was the top grossing film two weekends in a row!

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HollywoodChicago.com critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his review of the new musical “Shout! The Mod Musical”:

Adam Fendelman wrote:The musical is the story of five fab women in London being liberated as children of the swinging 60s with the hair, heart and soul of the twist-and-shout generation.

“America the Beautiful” is a documentary about America’s unhealthy obsession with beauty, featuring Eve Ensler, from the Vagina Monologues. It is playing an exclusive engagement at the Landmark Century Centre Cinema (2828 N. Clark Street), where it was the top grossing film two weekends in a row!

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HollywoodChicago.com critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his review of the new musical “Shout! The Mod Musical”:

Adam Fendelman wrote:The musical is the story of five fab women in London being liberated as children of the swinging 60s with the hair, heart and soul of the twist-and-shout generation.

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HollywoodChicago.com critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 2.5 out of 5.0 review of the new musical “Avenue Q” at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre:

Patrick McDonald wrote:There is an old show-business saying that a “cheap laugh is better than no laugh”. “Avenue Q” practically bases its whole show on that adage. Still, the audience had a rollicking good time with the premise.

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Patrick McDonald has interviewed “Reprise” director Joachim Trier on his debut feature film. Trier said in the interview:

HollywoodChicago.com critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his review of the new musical “Shout! The Mod Musical”:

Adam Fendelman wrote:The musical is the story of five fab women in London being liberated as children of the swinging 60s with the hair, heart and soul of the twist-and-shout generation.

HollywoodChicago.com critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 2.5 out of 5.0 review of the new musical “Avenue Q” at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre:

Patrick McDonald wrote:There is an old show-business saying that a “cheap laugh is better than no laugh”. “Avenue Q” practically bases its whole show on that adage. Still, the audience had a rollicking good time with the premise.

HollywoodChicago.com critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his review of the new musical “Shout! The Mod Musical”:

Adam Fendelman wrote:The musical is the story of five fab women in London being liberated as children of the swinging 60s with the hair, heart and soul of the twist-and-shout generation.

HollywoodChicago.com critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 2.5 out of 5.0 review of the new musical “Avenue Q” at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre:

Patrick McDonald wrote:There is an old show-business saying that a “cheap laugh is better than no laugh”. “Avenue Q” practically bases its whole show on that adage. Still, the audience had a rollicking good time with the premise.

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HollywoodChicago.com critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 2.5 out of 5.0 review of the new musical “Avenue Q” at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre:

Patrick McDonald wrote:There is an old show-business saying that a “cheap laugh is better than no laugh”. “Avenue Q” practically bases its whole show on that adage. Still, the audience had a rollicking good time with the premise.

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his 3.5 out of 5.0 review of the new film “Sex and the City: The Movie” with Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon:

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 1.5 out of 5.0 review of the new film “The Strangers” with Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman:

HollywoodChicago.com critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his review of the new musical “Shout! The Mod Musical”:

Adam Fendelman wrote:The musical is the story of five fab women in London being liberated as children of the swinging 60s with the hair, heart and soul of the twist-and-shout generation.

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HollywoodChicago.com critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 2.5 out of 5.0 review of the new musical “Avenue Q” at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre:

Patrick McDonald wrote:There is an old show-business saying that a “cheap laugh is better than no laugh”. “Avenue Q” practically bases its whole show on that adage. Still, the audience had a rollicking good time with the premise.

HollywoodChicago.com critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his review of the new musical “Shout! The Mod Musical”:

Adam Fendelman wrote:The musical is the story of five fab women in London being liberated as children of the swinging 60s with the hair, heart and soul of the twist-and-shout generation.

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HollywoodChicago.com critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 2.5 out of 5.0 review of the new musical “Avenue Q” at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre:

Patrick McDonald wrote:There is an old show-business saying that a “cheap laugh is better than no laugh”. “Avenue Q” practically bases its whole show on that adage. Still, the audience had a rollicking good time with the premise.

HollywoodChicago.com critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his review of the new musical “Shout! The Mod Musical”:

Adam Fendelman wrote:The musical is the story of five fab women in London being liberated as children of the swinging 60s with the hair, heart and soul of the twist-and-shout generation.

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 3.0 out of 5.0 review of the new film “Mister Lonely” with Samantha Morton, Diego Luna and Werner Herzog:

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 4.5 out of 5.0 review of the new documentary “Constantine’s Sword”:

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HollywoodChicago.com critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 2.5 out of 5.0 review of the new musical “Avenue Q” at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre:

Patrick McDonald wrote:There is an old show-business saying that a “cheap laugh is better than no laugh”. “Avenue Q” practically bases its whole show on that adage. Still, the audience had a rollicking good time with the premise.

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HollywoodChicago.com critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 2.5 out of 5.0 review of the new musical “Avenue Q” at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre:

Patrick McDonald wrote:There is an old show-business saying that a “cheap laugh is better than no laugh”. “Avenue Q” practically bases its whole show on that adage. Still, the audience had a rollicking good time with the premise.

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 4.5 out of 5.0 review of the new Israeli film “Jellyfish”:

First Tuesdays with The Midwest Independent Film Festival continue with the powerful autobiographical documentary In the Family, screening on Tuesday, June 3rd at Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema, beginning at 6 p.m. A question-and-answer session will follow with writer/director Joanna Rudnick, producer Beth Iams, editor Leslie Simmer and executive producer and Kartemquin founder Gordon Quinn.

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 4.5 out of 5.0 review of the new Mike Judge (the preeminent creator of cartoon legends “Beavis & Butt-Head” and “King of the Hill”) animated short film compilation:

HollywoodChicago.com critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 2.5 out of 5.0 review of the new musical “Avenue Q” at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre:

Patrick McDonald wrote:There is an old show-business saying that a “cheap laugh is better than no laugh”. “Avenue Q” practically bases its whole show on that adage. Still, the audience had a rollicking good time with the premise.

HollywoodChicago.com critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his review of the new musical “Shout! The Mod Musical”:

Adam Fendelman wrote:The musical is the story of five fab women in London being liberated as children of the swinging 60s with the hair, heart and soul of the twist-and-shout generation.

HollywoodChicago.com critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 2.5 out of 5.0 review of the new musical “Avenue Q” at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre:

Patrick McDonald wrote:There is an old show-business saying that a “cheap laugh is better than no laugh”. “Avenue Q” practically bases its whole show on that adage. Still, the audience had a rollicking good time with the premise.

HollywoodChicago.com critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his review of the new musical “Shout! The Mod Musical”:

Adam Fendelman wrote:The musical is the story of five fab women in London being liberated as children of the swinging 60s with the hair, heart and soul of the twist-and-shout generation.

HollywoodChicago.com critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 2.5 out of 5.0 review of the new musical “Avenue Q” at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre:

Patrick McDonald wrote:There is an old show-business saying that a “cheap laugh is better than no laugh”. “Avenue Q” practically bases its whole show on that adage. Still, the audience had a rollicking good time with the premise.

HollywoodChicago.com critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his review of the new musical “Shout! The Mod Musical”:

Adam Fendelman wrote:The musical is the story of five fab women in London being liberated as children of the swinging 60s with the hair, heart and soul of the twist-and-shout generation.

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Patrick McDonald has interviewed co-directors Mark Osborne and John Stevenson and has written in his 5.0 out of 5.0 review of the new animated film “Kung Fu Panda” starring Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Ian McShane, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, Dan Fogler and Michael Clarke Duncan:

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his 3.5 out of 5.0 review of the new film “You Don’t Mess with the Zohan” starring Adam Sandler and co-written by Sandler and Judd Apatow:

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Patrick McDonald has interviewed “The Promotion” director Steve Conrad about his Chicago film, which stars John C. Reilly and Seann William Scott. McDonald wrote:

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Patrick McDonald has interviewed “The Children of Huang Shi” director Roger Spottiswoode about his new film, which stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Chow Yun-Fat. McDonald wrote in his 2.0 out of 5.0 review of the film:

HollywoodChicago.com critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 2.5 out of 5.0 review of the new musical “Avenue Q” at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre:

Patrick McDonald wrote:There is an old show-business saying that a “cheap laugh is better than no laugh”. “Avenue Q” practically bases its whole show on that adage. Still, the audience had a rollicking good time with the premise.

HollywoodChicago.com critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his review of the new musical “Shout! The Mod Musical”:

Adam Fendelman wrote:The musical is the story of five fab women in London being liberated as children of the swinging 60s with the hair, heart and soul of the twist-and-shout generation.

HollywoodChicago.com critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his review of the new musical “Shout! The Mod Musical”:

Adam Fendelman wrote:The musical is the story of five fab women in London being liberated as children of the swinging 60s with the hair, heart and soul of the twist-and-shout generation.

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HollywoodChicago.com critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his review of the new musical “Shout! The Mod Musical”:

Adam Fendelman wrote:The musical is the story of five fab women in London being liberated as children of the swinging 60s with the hair, heart and soul of the twist-and-shout generation.

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 2.0 out of 5.0 review of the new film “The Duchess of Langeais” with Guillaume Depardieu (Gerald Depardieu’s son):

HollywoodChicago.com critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his review of the new musical “Shout! The Mod Musical”:

Adam Fendelman wrote:The musical is the story of five fab women in London being liberated as children of the swinging 60s with the hair, heart and soul of the twist-and-shout generation.

HollywoodChicago.com critic Dustin Levell wrote in his 3.5 out of 5.0 review of the new play “Laughter on the 23rd Floor” at Chicago’s Raven Theatre:

Dustin Levell wrote:Chosen by Chicago’s Raven Theatre to close out its 25th year, director Michael Menendian and his cast of quick wits do the Neil Simon masterpiece great justice.

HollywoodChicago.com critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his review of the new musical “Shout! The Mod Musical”:

Adam Fendelman wrote:The musical is the story of five fab women in London being liberated as children of the swinging 60s with the hair, heart and soul of the twist-and-shout generation.

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 3.5 out of 5.0 review of the new film “The Happening” from “The Sixth Sense” director M. Night Shyamalan starring Mark Wahlberg:

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his 4.0 out of 5.0 review of the new film “The Incredible Hulk” starring Edward Norton, Liv Tyler and Tim Roth with cameos from Robert Downey Jr., Stan Lee and Lou Ferrigno (the original Hulk):

HollywoodChicago.com critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his review of the new musical “Shout! The Mod Musical”:

Adam Fendelman wrote:The musical is the story of five fab women in London being liberated as children of the swinging 60s with the hair, heart and soul of the twist-and-shout generation.

HollywoodChicago.com critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his review of the new musical “Shout! The Mod Musical”:

Adam Fendelman wrote:The musical is the story of five fab women in London being liberated as children of the swinging 60s with the hair, heart and soul of the twist-and-shout generation.

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 3.0 out of 5.0 review of the new film “Savage Grace” with Julianne Moore and Eddie Redmayne:

HollywoodChicago.com critic Alissa Norby wrote in her 2.0 out of 5.0 review of the new play “Relatively Close” at Chicago’s Victory Gardens Biograph Theatre:

Alissa Norby wrote:Now comes “Relatively Close,” which is a new work by Chicago playwright James Sherman that has great aspirations yet is too convoluted to achieve any of them.

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 4.0 out of 5.0 review of the new film “The Edge of Heaven”:

HollywoodChicago.com critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his review of the new musical “Shout! The Mod Musical”:

Adam Fendelman wrote:The musical is the story of five fab women in London being liberated as children of the swinging 60s with the hair, heart and soul of the twist-and-shout generation.