CHICAGO – Excelsior! Comic book legend Stan Lee’s famous exclamation puts a fine point on the third and final play of Mark Pracht’s FOUR COLOR TRILOGY, “The House of Ideas,” presented by and staged at City Lit Theater in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. For tickets/details, click HOUSE OF IDEAS.
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Interview: Tomas Alfredson Interprets ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’
Submitted by BrianTT on December 12, 2011 - 2:56pmCHICAGO – Director Tomas Alfredson (“Let the Right One In”) completely destroys the theory of the sophomore slump this week with the Chicago opening of his take on the award-winning John Le Carre novel “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy,” starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, John Hurt, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Toby Jones, and Tom Hardy.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Free DVDs to ‘Ira & Abby,’ ‘The Great Buck Howard,’ ‘The Answer Man’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on August 10, 2011 - 12:12amCHICAGO – In this edition of the HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: DVD, two lucky winners will win three DVDs each from Magnolia Pictures for the movies “Ira & Abby,” “The Great Buck Howard” and “The Answer Man”!
DVD Review: ‘A Summer in Genoa’ Finds Michael Winterbottom in Top Form
Submitted by mattmovieman on April 11, 2011 - 10:30amCHICAGO – At age 50, Michael Winterbottom is still one of the freshest talents on the block. His ability to reinvent himself is almost unparalleled at a time when many of the world’s most respected filmmakers go to the same well once too often. Granted, some of Winterbottom’s experiments pay off more than others, but when they succeed, they do so on a grand scale.
Film News: ‘The King’s Speech’ Given Royal Treatment at 2011 Oscars
Submitted by mattmovieman on February 28, 2011 - 1:44amCHICAGO – “The King’s Speech” reigned supreme at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards February 27, 2011. After its recent award victories, the British drama was widely expected to win in the categories of Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay (the film snagged all three accolades).
Film Feature: HollywoodChicago.com Predicts the 2011 Oscar Winners
Submitted by BrianTT on February 24, 2011 - 11:04amCHICAGO – Have you filled out your Oscar pool ballot yet? Let us guide the way. The film think-tank at HollywoodChicago.com (Matt Fagerholm, Patrick McDonald, and, myself, Brian Tallerico) has convened to break down the major eight categories with their picks for who will win, who should win, and who should have been nominated.
‘The Fighter,’ ‘The King’s Speech’ Win Screen Actors Guild Awards
Submitted by BrianTT on January 30, 2011 - 9:58pmCHICAGO – “The King’s Speech,” “The Fighter,” and “Black Swan” were the big film winners at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, while “Boardwalk Empire,” “Modern Family,” “30 Rock,” “The Good Wife,” and “Hot in Cleveland” won awards on the TV side of the presentation. Ernest Borgnine won the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Film Feature: 2011 Oscar Favorites Respond to Nominations
Submitted by BrianTT on January 26, 2011 - 3:02pmCHICAGO – Wondering what the 2011 Oscar nominees thought yesterday when they got the big news? Wonder no more with this compilation of official responses to the one of the biggest days of their lives. Respondees include James Franco, Annette Bening, Javier Bardem, Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, and Helena Bonham Carter.
Interview: ‘The King’s Speech’ Director Tom Hooper on Colin Firth’s Masterful Stutter
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on January 24, 2011 - 10:06pmCHICAGO – As “The King’s Speech” will almost certainly earn multiple Oscar nominations in tomorrow’s announcement from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, we bring you this behind-the-scenes glimpse inside the mind of the masterful production.
Feature: ‘Inception,’ ‘The King’s Speech’ Lead Final 2011 Oscar Nominee Predictions
Submitted by BrianTT on January 24, 2011 - 2:15pmCHICAGO – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will finally announce their nominations for the Oscars tomorrow morning, January 25th, 2011. But why wait? Want to know the nominees now?
Entertainment News: ‘The Social Network,’ ‘The Kids Are All Right’ Among Winners at 68th Golden Globes
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 16, 2011 - 11:50pmCHICAGO – Two 2010 films, “The Social Network” and “The Kids Are All Right,” plus TV’s “Glee” and “Boardwalk Empire” were multiple winners at the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards.