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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Slideshow: 23-Image Photo Gallery of ‘Dinner for Schmucks’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 29, 2010 - 6:58pmCHICAGO – Summer comedy gets a stellar cast and lots of laughs in the new film “Dinner for Schmucks,” starring Steve Carrell, Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis, Jemaine Clement, Bruce Greenwood and Kristen Schaal. Directed by Jay Roach (”Meet the Parents”), this fun film is a mixture of absurd characters and hilarious situations.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: All Expenses Paid ‘Dinner For Schmucks’ Flyaway Package, 50 Movie Passes
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on July 14, 2010 - 4:22pmCHICAGO – Incredible flyaway package! In our latest VIP edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have the chance to win a three-night flyaway trip to Fort Lauderdale for the new film “Dinner for Schmucks”!
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Free Posters, Magnolia DVDs to ‘Man on Wire,’ ‘Food, Inc.,’ ‘Jesus Camp’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on May 15, 2010 - 1:50pmCHICAGO – Following our rave review this week of the new documentary “Casino Jack and the United States of Money” and following our Hookup this week with 50 free advance-screening passes to the film in Chicago, we’ve secured even more!
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Chicago Passes to ‘Casino Jack and the United States of Money’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on May 11, 2010 - 11:09amCHICAGO – In our latest documentary edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of “Casino Jack and the United States of Money” from Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney!
Slideshow: 14-Image Gallery For Paramount Summer 2010 Films: ‘Iron Man 2,’ ‘Shrek Forever After’
Submitted by BrianTT on April 12, 2010 - 6:12pmCHICAGO – This 14-image slideshow contains the official images provided by Paramount for their exciting Summer 2010 slate including “Iron man 2,” “Shrek Forever After,” “The Last Airbender,” “Middle Men,” and “Grease Sing-Along”.
Blu-Ray Review: ‘Year One’ Fails to Deliver a Single Laugh
Submitted by BrianTT on October 7, 2009 - 3:22pmCHICAGO – Here’s a thoroughly detestable comedy from some of the most appealing people in Hollywood. It could easily be mistaken for one of the fake movies advertised before “Tropic Thunder,” which cleverly spoofed the creative bankruptcy that befalls so many mainstream studio products.
Blu-Ray Review: Paul Rudd, Jason Segel Shine in ‘I Love You, Man’
Submitted by BrianTT on August 18, 2009 - 10:27amCHICAGO – John Hamburg’s comedy “I Love You, Man,” now on Blu-Ray and DVD, is a feature that thrives on the copious chemistry and comic timing of its amazingly well-cast leads, Paul Rudd and Jason Segel. The two actors are talented enough and the concept clever enough that “I Love You, Man” delivers the laughs that renters and Blu-Ray buyers will expect.
DreamWorks’ ‘Monsters vs. Aliens’ Has Great 3D Concept, But Falls Flat
Submitted by BrianTT on March 27, 2009 - 12:12pmRating: 2.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Hasn’t Pixar proven that animation can be more than just concept and celebrity voice work? The problem with “Monsters vs. Aliens” is that the team behind it clearly prioritized nearly every element of the film over actual storytelling.
Slideshow: 26-Image Gallery From ‘Monsters vs. Aliens’ With Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen
Submitted by BrianTT on March 17, 2009 - 3:29pmCHICAGO – This 26-image slideshow contains the press images for Dreamworks’ “Monsters vs. Aliens,” starring Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Rainn Wilson, Stephen Colbert, Kiefer Sutherland and Paul Rudd. Directed by Rob Letterman & Conrad Vernon, the film opens on Friday, March 27th, 2009.
Blu-Ray Review: ‘Role Models’ With Paul Rudd Good Movie, Great Blu-Ray
Submitted by BrianTT on March 5, 2009 - 11:36amBlu-Ray Rating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – David Wain’s “Role Models” is far from a perfect comedy, but the Universal Blu-Ray release of it is one of the best of the year so far. The release of “Role Models” includes a great video transfer, entertaining series of special features, and a comedy that holds up pretty well on repeat viewing. What more do you want?