Karl Urban

CHICAGO – “Priest,” recently released on Blu-ray and DVD, is one of those films which suffers greatly by comparison to the works that clearly inspired it. On the level of character and storytelling, this thing is a derivative mess. You’ll never once give a damn about anything that’s happening, especially when the action slows down and the paper-thin dialogue kicks in. On the other hand, the film is surprisingly stylish and has a visual aesthetic that’s greatly enhanced by Blu-ray. It looks great on the surface. Just don’t examine it too closely.

CHICAGO – The cure for the Recovering Catholic may be obtained in the new film “Priest.” Both symbolic and kick-ass, Priest has a parallel universe that includes the ubiquitous vampire, but with the bonus of their opponents being highly trained Catholic priests.

CHICAGO – They say you can learn as much from a bad movie as you can from a good one. If that’s true, what’s the lesson to be taken from the extremely boring and misguided “Red”?

CHICAGO – We’re riding the critically acclaimed wave of the just-released “Star Trek” film from J.J. Abrams starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Eric Bana, Anton Yelchin, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Leonard Nimoy, Bruce Greenwood, Ben Cross and Winona Ryder with an extremely exciting edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film!

CHICAGO – It will be a stunning surprise if the summer of 2009 produces another slice of movie entertainment as satisfying and well-made as J.J. Abrams rollicking “Star Trek” reboot, a film that not only delivers on high expectations but shatters them by clicking on every single level.

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James T. Kirk (Chris Pine, left) and Spock (Zachary Quinto, right) quickly form an adversarial relationship.

CHICAGO – This 22-image slideshow contains the official press images for “Star Trek” starring John Cho, Ben Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Winona Ryder, Zoë Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, with Eric Bana and Leonard Nimoy. The film, written by Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman and directed by J.J. Abrams, opens on May 8th, 2009.

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Zoe Saldana

CHICAGO – This 37-image slideshow contains red carpet and press conference photos from the London premiere of “Star Trek,” featuring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Eric Bana, John Cho, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, and director JJ Abrams. The film opens on May 8th, 2009.

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Chris Pine

CHICAGO – This 22-image slideshow contains red carpet and press conference photos from the Berlin premiere of “Star Trek,” featuring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Eric Bana, John Cho, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, and director JJ Abrams. The film opens on May 8th, 2009.

CHICAGO – We’re continuing to fill our video player with Summer 2009 movie previews and today’s entry is the highly-anticipated “Star Trek” from director J.J. Abrams.

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Actor Eric Bana, who plays Nero, arrives.

CHICAGO – This 26-image slideshow contains red-carpet shots from the premiere of J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek” in Syndey, Australia on April 7th, 2009. Cast and crew members in attendance include Zachary Quinto, Chris Pine, John Cho, Eric Bana, J.J. Abrams, Karl Urban, and Bryan Burk. “Star Trek” opens on May 8th, 2009.