CHICAGO – The story of “Little Women,” by Louisa May Alcott, has been an American institution since its publication in 1869. The story of four girls-to-little-women during the American Civil War, with their indomitable mother holding down the household while their father is away in the war, was a perfect candidate to become a Broadway musical. The Brown Paper Box Co. (BPBCo) is currently presenting a brilliant adaptation of that musical for the storefront stage, and its emotion, music craft and energy is nothing sort of a triumph… this small theater company that could does it again. The show has various evening/matinee performances at the The Strawdog Theatre in Chicago through February 9th, 2018. Click here for more details, including ticket information.
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Passes to ‘Allied’ With Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on November 16, 2016 - 12:17pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the highly anticipated film “Allied” starring Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard from “Forrest Gump,” “Cast Away” and “Flight” director Robert Zemeckis!
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 30 Pairs of Passes to ‘Self/less’ With Ryan Reynolds, Ben Kingsley
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on July 2, 2015 - 3:40pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 30 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new provocative psychological sci-fi/thriller “Self/less” starring Ryan Reynolds and Ben Kingsley!
Film Review: A Lost WWII Hero Remembered in Slick Thriller ‘The Imitation Game’
Submitted by NickHC on December 13, 2014 - 1:39pmCHICAGO – The heroism of World War II codebreaker Alan Turing has been lost in time. Partly due to the secrecy of his mission within the British military in World War II, but also because of the intolerance that erased him soon after his incredible accomplishments.
Interview: Morten Tyldum, Graham Moore of ‘The Imitation Game’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 11, 2014 - 12:49pmCHICAGO – Telling the story of Alan Turing – the British closeted gay man who broke a Nazi code in World War II, saving millions of lives – was put upon the talented shoulders of two disparate individuals. Screenwriter Graham Moore – from Chicago – and Norwegian director Morten Tyldum collaborated on “The Imitation Game.”
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 20 Pairs of Passes to ‘The Imitation Game’ With Benedict Cumberbatch
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on December 8, 2014 - 9:26pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 20 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new thriller “The Imitation Game” starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing and Keira Knightley!
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 25 Pairs of Passes to Film Festival Hit ‘Belle’ With Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on May 4, 2014 - 7:31pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 25 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the film festival hit “Belle” starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw (“Dr. Who”) and Tom Wilkinson (“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”)!
Film Review: Mia Wasikowska Finds Trippy Mystery in ‘Stoker’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 1, 2013 - 10:05pmCHICAGO – There is cause and effect in life, and there are times when random acts of circumstance rinses it all away. Those emotions are realized in the strange yet compelling composition of the new film “Stoker,” featuring Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, and Matthew Goode.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Passes to ‘Stoker’ With Nicole Kidman
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on February 20, 2013 - 11:55pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 50 pairs of movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of the new psychological thriller “Stoker” starring Nicole Kidman!
Blu-Ray Review: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore Shine in ‘A Single Man’
Submitted by BrianTT on July 15, 2010 - 10:26amCHICAGO – I wonder if more people had seen Colin Firth’s incredible performance in “A Single Man” if he wouldn’t have been considered more of a frontrunner at last year’s Academy Awards. Easily one of the best male performances of last year (along with Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker” and Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart), Firth’s work here is revelatory, displaying depth heretofore only hinted at by this already underrated actor.
Blu-Ray Review: ‘Leap Year’ Represents the Nadir of Romantic Comedy
Submitted by mattmovieman on May 4, 2010 - 9:27amCHICAGO – Amy Adams is one of the most charming, appealing, and brilliant actresses working in Hollywood today. Sure, she’s often been typecast in sweetly naive roles, and could definitely benefit from a change of pace. But seriously, who thought it was a good idea to cast her as a bitchy micromanager, first in the disappointing “Julie & Julia,” and now in this cataclysmic disaster? It’s yet another instance of Hollywood’s consistent gift for wasting talent.
