CHICAGO – When two brothers confront the sins of each other and it expands into a psychology of an entire race, it’s at a stage play found in Chicago’s Invictus Theatre Company production of “Topdog/Underdog,” now at their new home at the Windy City Playhouse through March 31st, 2024. Click TD/UD for tickets/info.
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Film Feature: HollywoodChicago.com Remembers Albert Finney
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 26, 2019 - 8:07am- 82
- Albert Finney
- Albert Finney is Dead
- Charlie Bubbles
- Dead
- Dies
- Erin Brockovich
- Film News
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- James Bond
- Jon Espino
- Michael Spike Walters
- Miller’s Crossing
- Murder on the Orient Express
- Obituary
- Passed Away
- Patrick McDonald
- Scrooge
- Skyfall
- The Bourne Ultimatum
- The Dresser
- The Entertainer
- Tom Jones
- Two for the Road
- Under the Volcano
CHICAGO – He moved deftly from British matinee idol to formidable movie star to reliable character actor, and was nominated four times for an Academy Award (no wins). Albert Finney had a nearly 50 year stage and screen career that encompassed virtually all types and genres of acting. He died in London on February 7th, 2019. He was 82.
Blu-ray Review: Universal 100th Anniversary Titles ‘Erin Brockovich,’ ‘Smokey and the Bandit,’ ‘The Sting’
Submitted by BrianTT on June 6, 2012 - 10:59amCHICAGO – Universal has slowly but consistently been releasing an amazing collection of Blu-ray combo packs (BD, DVD, and Digital Copy) throughout 2012. Spanning the entire catalog of this 100-year-old company, movies like “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “The Deer Hunter,” and “All Quiet on the Western Front” have been given lavish, restored treatments and “E.T.” and “Jaws” will come later in the year. By the time it’s done, this will be one of the most important waves of Blu-ray releases in the history of the form. This week’s inclusions feature two Oscar winners and one true ’70s phenomenon.
Interview: British Comedian Steve Coogan Rocks Sexy Jesus Character in ‘Hamlet 2’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on August 27, 2008 - 12:10amCHICAGO – Steve Coogan is a British comedy icon. Forging a career from creating an array of characters, though, he’s not as well known in America (except to BBC cultists).
He brings this talent for characterization to the lead role of an American high school drama teacher in the new film “Hamlet 2”.