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Interview: 'The Promotion' director Start: 23:00 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: Interview: The Children of Huang Shi Start: 23:00 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: Musical: 'Avenue Q' in Chicago Start: 23:00 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. Theater: 'Shout! The Mod Musical' Start: 23:00 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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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Swing Vote’ Wastes Great Cast on Predictable Script

CHICAGO – Joshua Michael Stern’s “Swing Vote” hit theaters at the peak of the Presidential campaign and it’s no coincidence that the Blu-Ray release lands in stores a week before President-Elect Obama takes office. With a great ensemble and old-fashioned sensibility, “Swing Vote” is a film that should work. Like a misguided campaign for office, it just doesn’t come together.
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