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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What to Watch: Feb. 25-Mar. 10, 2014
Submitted by BrianTT on March 5, 2014 - 10:21pmWe’re back! Did you survive the Oscars? Are you looking for something to watch on Blu-ray, DVD, or streaming service? We have a few options for you released right at the end of February or the beginning of March, including a couple great animated shows, a Best Picture nominee, an FX sitcom, and a mega-blockbuster. Pick your favorites. All five are worth a look.
Film Feature: HollywoodChicago.com 2014 Oscar Predictions
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 28, 2014 - 6:11pm- 12 Years a Slave
- 2014
- 86th
- Academy Awards
- American Hustle
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Best Director
- Best Picture
- Best Screenplay
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Brian Tallerico
- Dave Canfield
- David Fowlie
- Entertainment News
- Film Feature
- Gravity
- Her
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Nebraska
- Nick Allen
- Oscars
- Patrick McDonald
- Wolf of Wall Street
CHICAGO – Get your scorecards and pencils out, because this is the last stop you’ll need for all your 2014 Academy Award predicting needs…except for the 10 million other media outlets in the age of information. Why is HollywoodChicago.com better? Because our experts have insider information that we completely make up!
Film Feature: 10 Biggest Snubs of the 2014 Oscar Nominations
Submitted by BrianTT on January 24, 2014 - 3:47pmAs there are upwards of 6,000 members in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, I simply do not have the time or wherewithal to graffiti on everyone’s house “Robert Redford?” However, I can at least make a post on the internet calling out those they have snubbed; exposing where their collective categorizing as a majority of old white males went wrong.
Film News ‘12 Years a Slave,’ ‘American Hustle’ Lead Oscar Nominees
Submitted by BrianTT on January 16, 2014 - 9:36amAfter an intense season of outside-industry kudos delivery, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has proclaimed its favorites of a memorable award season. “12 Years a Slave” continues its momentum with nominees for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay and more.
Feature: HollywoodChicago.com 10 Best Interviews of 2013
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 15, 2014 - 6:43pmCHICAGO – Every year, the movie stars, actor/actresses and filmmakers come knocking, and HollywoodChicago.com is there to answer. Film Critics Brian Tallerico and Patrick McDonald have combined their best-of interviews for 2013, and it’s an intriguing and eclectic mix.
Film Feature: Predictions For the 2014 Oscar Nominees
Submitted by BrianTT on January 15, 2014 - 2:10pmIt’s that most wonderful time of the year in which one group of people (journalists) try to figure out what another group of people (Academy members) think are the best films and performances of the year. Sure, we have the Guild nominees, critics awards, and general buzz but there’s only one thing that I can tell you for sure — one of the predictions below will be wrong. And yet we go out on that limb again every year.
Film Feature: The Best Films of 2013
Submitted by BrianTT on December 16, 2013 - 1:06pmIt was too good a year for ten. The best year in cinema since 2007 saw such a diverse, fascinating array of art that included amazing works from some of our most well-known directors (Joel & Ethan Coen, Martin Scorsese, Alexander Payne, Hayao Miyazaki) alongside its newer voices (Shane Carruth, Destin Cretton, Joshua Oppenheimer, James Ponsoldt).
Film News: ‘12 Years a Slave’ Leads 2013 Chicago Film Critics Nominees
Submitted by BrianTT on December 13, 2013 - 10:03am- 12 Years a Slave
- American Hustle
- August: Osage County
- Awards
- Blue is the Warmest Color
- Blue Jasmine
- Brian Tallerico
- Captain Phillips
- CFCA
- Chicago Film Critics Association
- Dallas Buyers Club
- Gravity
- Her
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- Nebraska
- Spring Breakers
- The Act of Killing
- The Wind Rises
- The Wolf of Wall Street
Steve McQueen’s harrowing “12 Years a Slave” leads the 2013 nominations from the Chicago Film Critics Association, announced this morning, with a stunning 11 nominations, including Best Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor, and Supporting Actress.
Film Review: Quiet Desperation Gets Louder in ‘Nebraska’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 21, 2013 - 1:16amCHICAGO – Bruce Dern is an actor who has turned in some indelible performances in his over 50 year film career. He saves one of the best for now, as he breathes life into an old man who wants one more time in the sun. So begins a journey with his son, portrayed by Will Forte, in “Nebraska.”
Interview: Tapping Bruce Dern for His New FIlm ‘Nebraska’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 18, 2013 - 11:02pmCHICAGO – Veteran actor Bruce Dern is now up to bat. That is how he describes what is at stake in his role as Woody in director Alexander Payne’s new film, “Nebraska.” But this film icon – with an over 50 year career – also has plenty other stories to offer, regarding Jack Nicholson, his family, his life and performing a “Derns-ser.”