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Film Review: Loathsome ‘Hesher’ With Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Natalie Portman

Hesher
HollywoodChicago.com Oscarman rating: 1.0/5.0
Rating: 1.0/5.0

CHICAGO – “Hesher” ends with a middle finger and I shot one right back to the screen. Rarely has a film so completely misunderstood the grieving process and played faux tough in an attempt to be edgy instead of heartfelt. Like a knock-off of Chuck Palahniuk produced by people raised only on Sundance films, “Hesher” is a mess.

Film News: ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Sees Snowballed Budget of $250 Million

The Dark Knight Rises with Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures

CHICAGO – While Christopher Nolan is busy preparing for the imminent “The Dark Knight Rises” shoot at St. John Street in London following filming in India, the suits back in the U.S. are butting heads over the business of the expected cash cow and who’s going to get fat from it.

Exclusive: New Set Details From ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Security at St. John Street in London

Latest update: Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 3:05 p.m.
CHICAGO (Exclusive) – Batman filming fever is back in full swing. Now that director Christopher Nolan has wrapped his first filming location for “The Dark Knight Rises” in Jodhpur, India, the master of mystery is busy preparing for his shoot next week at St. John Street in London.

Film News: ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Moves Filming From India to St. John Street in London

Latest update: Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 3:05 p.m.
CHICAGO – Following our report on Saturday that filming for “The Dark Knight Rises” began in Jodhpur, India with set photos that leaked from there, it has now been confirmed that director Christopher Nolan and his henchmen have moved filming to St. John Street in London.

Film News: As ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Begins Filming, First Set Image Leaks

The Dark Knight Rises leaked set picture in Jodhpur, India (zoomed in)

Latest update: Monday, May 9, 2011 at 4:45 p.m.
CHICAGO (potential spoiler alert) – This weekend, three news gems surfaced on the highly anticipated “The Dark Knight Rises”. First, filming officially began on May 6, 2011 in Jodhpur, India. Second, fan spies have already snapped and leaked the first official set image: an enigmatic green pool.

Film Review: ‘Elektra Luxx’ Offers Middling Showcase For Carla Gugino

Elektra Luxx review

CHICAGO – Sebastian Gutierrez is the sort of filmmaker who thrives best on the festival circuit. His work is just quirky and distinctive enough to garner overenthusiastic praise from jaded festival goers in the mood for markedly lighter fare. Yet when screened out of the celebratory atmosphere at SXSW, Gutierrez’s films fail to register as anything more than mediocre trifles.

Blu-Ray Review: Christopher Nolan’s ‘Inception’ Rewards Repeat Viewing

CHICAGO – Summer 2010 was filled with some of the laziest mainstream product in the history of the blockbuster season. Creative bankruptcy ruled almost every weekend and audiences wisely turned away from most of it.

Film Review: Following ‘The Dark Knight,’ Nolan’s ‘Inception’ is a Mind-Stupefying Masterpiece

CHICAGO – After thinking it’d take “a couple months” to ink, director Christopher Nolan (of “The Dark Knight” fame) took eight years to painstakingly write the “Inception” script. And you can tell. It’s his first pure masterpiece.

Slideshow: 23-Image Gallery For ‘Inception’ Starring Leonardo DiCaprio

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Leonardo DiCaprio

CHICAGO – This 23-image slideshow contains a selection of the official press images for the highly anticipated “Inception,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, and Michael Caine. The film was written and directed by Christopher Nolan. It will be released on July 16th, 2010.

Slideshow: 12-Image Gallery of HollywoodChicago.com’s VIP ‘Inception’ Premiere

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The HollywoodChicago.com banner is hung to begin the Inception premiere.

CHICAGO – HollywoodChicago.com sponsored the VIP Chicago premiere of the new, highly anticipated Christopher Nolan (“The Dark Knight”) film “Inception” on July 12, 2010 at the Gold Class Cinema in Barrington, Ill. The film features Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Marion Cotillard and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

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