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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Pedal Pushers! On-Air Film Review of Matthew Modine in ‘Hard Miles’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 19, 2024 - 10:14amRating: 4.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on April 10th, 2024, reviewing “Hard Miles,” a new sports-inspirational film set featuring veteran actor Matthew Modine. In select theaters on April 19th, see local listings.
Julianne Moore is a Ringing Sensation in ‘Gloria Bell’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 14, 2019 - 8:16pmRating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – The sheer ordinariness of life is not fodder for most dramatic films … the popcorn munchers generally turn out for something more high concept. But in Exhibit A, there is “Gloria Bell,” in which Julianne Moore portrays the title character in a series of ordinary extraordinary events.
Chaotic Comedy ‘Moms’ Night Out’ Has Wholesome Content, Toxic Attitude
Submitted by NickHC on May 9, 2014 - 1:56pmRating: 1.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Liberty is a concept expressed only in irony with “Moms’ Night Out,” a female-driven minivan comedy that instructs ultimately to listen to thy husband for it is Biblical, even if thy husband is a child himself. Like sad Mitt Romney and his chocolate milk, this PG-romp is a brief walk on the wild side from the rules that await at the end of the night.
Following ‘The Sandlot’ Home Run, ‘The Final Season’ Strikes Out
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on October 12, 2007 - 8:14pmCHICAGO – Once a year, it seems a studio releases a film that tries to nudge its way into the almost-holy canon of American sports cinema. Most years, studios succeed. Recently, we have been lucky with the caliber of sports films offered up to us.