CHICAGO – When two brothers confront the sins of each other and it expands into a psychology of an entire race, it’s at a stage play found in Chicago’s Invictus Theatre Company production of “Topdog/Underdog,” now at their new home at the Windy City Playhouse through March 31st, 2024. Click TD/UD for tickets/info.
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TV Review: Freddy Rodriguez Stars in Quirky Spy Series ‘Chaos’
Submitted by BrianTT on April 1, 2011 - 10:41amCHICAGO – The main problem with reviewing television is that we’re often sent only the premiere and asked to judge a show overall. And yet we’d all agree that programs regularly improve or slide in quality after week one.
DVD Review: Uneven ‘Leaves of Grass’ Delves Into High-Minded Farce
Submitted by mattmovieman on October 20, 2010 - 7:59amCHICAGO – As special effects technology continues to become more advanced, filmmakers have found increasingly convincing ways of allowing actors to give dual performances in the same movie, and often in the same frame. This can be achieved in a variety of ways, from the exquisite trick photography in “Moon” to the seamless digital creation of the Winklevi in “The Social Network.”
Interview: Writer Bill Haney, Regina Kelly on the Struggle, Uplift in ‘American Violet’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 17, 2009 - 3:05pmCHICAGO – In a previous interview, director Tim Disney of the new film ‘American Violet’ called his film one where “change begins, and change is possible, when individuals make choices and stand behind them.”
Interview: Director Tim Disney on Incarceration Laws in ‘American Violet’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 16, 2009 - 4:55pmCHICAGO – In his third film, “American Violet,” director Tim Disney tackles the subject of unfair incarceration laws involving a poor African-American housing project in a rural Texas town.
First-Look Production Still: ‘Leaves of Grass’ With Edward Norton, Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Sarandon
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on November 14, 2008 - 5:40pmCHICAGO – HollywoodChicago.com has just received a first-look production still for the comedic thriller “Leaves of Grass” in which Edward Norton stars as twin brothers.