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HollywoodChicago.com film critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 4.5 out of 5.0 review of the new film “My Winnipeg” from director Guy Maddin:

First Tuesdays with The Midwest Independent Film Festival continue with a special Chicago premiere screening of the Steppenwolf Films comedy ‘Diminished Capacity’ (directed by Terry Kinney) on Tuesday, July 1st at Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema, beginning at 6 p.m.

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his 2.0 out of 5.0 review of the new film “Hancock” from director Peter Berg with Will Smith, Charlize Theron and Jason Bateman:

I just received the following press release.

Chicago Shakespeare Brings New Musical to Navy Pier: Roald Dahl’s Family Classic Willy Wonka From July 8 to August 17, 2008

In this unique HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: TV, 25 admit-two VIP passes will be given away to an exclusive Chicago screening party kicking off season four of the hit TNT television show “The Closer,” which stars Golden Globe winner Kyra Sedgwick.

HollywoodChicago.com critic Patrick McDonald has interviewed star Josh Peck and director Jonathan Levine on the new film “The Wackness” with Peck, Ben Kingsley, Olivia Thirlby (from “Juno” fame), Mary-Kate Olsen and Method Man. Levine said in the interview:

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his 2.5 out of 5.0 review of the new film “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” from “Pan’s Labyrinth” director Guillermo del Toro with Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Seth MacFarlane, Luke Goss, Anna Walton, Doug Jones, John Hurt and Jeffrey Tambo:

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Dustin Levell wrote in his 3.0 out of 5.0 review of the new film “Journey to the Center of the Earth” with Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson and Anita Briem:

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 2.5 out of 5.0 review of the new film “Meet Dave” with Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks and Gabrielle Union:

Patrick McDonald wrote:The subplot in “Meet Dave” is too complicated for a film of this type. It drags the entire story down with it. However, this did give the screenwriters an excuse to camp up the situation.

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 3.5 out of 5.0 review of the new French film “Tell No One” with Kristin Scott Thomas, François Cluzet, Marie-Josée Croze, André Dussollier, Nathalie Baye and Marina Hands:

HollywoodChicago.com critic Adam Fendelman has interviewed actor G.W. Bailey from the hit TV show “The Closer” on TNT with Kyra Sedgwick. Bailey describes his “three families”: his personal family, his non-profit work with cancer kids and his professional family with the cast and crew of “The Closer”. He says this season will have “power” as its story arc.

HollywoodChicago.com theater critic Alissa Norby wrote in her 3.5 out of 5.0 review of the new Chicago play “Lookingglass Alice” at the Lookingglass Theatre:

In the culmination of more than a year of original coverage on “The Dark Knight,” HollywoodChicago.com film critic Adam Fendelman has published his 5.0 out of 5.0 review on the film along with an exclusive, 35-image Chicago red carpet featuring original photography of director Christopher Nolan, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Chin Han and more. Fendelman writes:

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his 3.0 out of 5.0 review of the new musical film “Mamma Mia!” with Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Julie Walters and Christine Baranski:

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 4.0 out of 5.0 review of the new animated film “Space Chimps” with Andy Samberg (from “Saturday Night Live”), Jeff Daniels, Cheryl Hines, Patrick Warburton, Kristin Chenoweth, Carlos Alazragui and Stanley Tucci:

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 4.5 out of 5.0 review of the new film “The Last Mistress” with Asia Argento and Fu’ad Ait Aattou:

We have just announced a new HollywoodChicago.com Hookup for the Sundance Film Festival hit film “American Teen”. We have 25 admit-two passes to give away to two separate Chicago screenings (50 admit-two passes in total!) in late July.

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Adam Fendelman wrote in his 2.5 out of 5.0 review of the new Chris Carter film “The X-Files: I Want to Believe” with David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly and Alvin “Xzibit” Joiner:

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Patrick McDonald has interviewed “Brideshead Revisited” star Matthew Goode on the new film, which stars Goode, Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon, Ben Whishaw, Hayley Atwell and Greta Scacchi. McDonald wrote:

HollywoodChicago.com TV critic Dustin Levell says season two of “Mad Men” on AMC is the “easiest sell on TV today”. This article is his full analysis of the hit TV series.

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 2.5 out of 5.0 review of the new concert film “CSNY Déjà Vu” with David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and Neil Young: