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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Interview: Iconic Director Wim Wenders Dances With ‘Pina’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 22, 2012 - 7:00pmCHICAGO – Wim Wenders has entertained audiences for over 40 years with his wide range of film subjects, both in narrative and documentary form. His latest film is the delicate and emotionally charged ‘Pina,’ an overview and exposition of his friend, the famous German choreographer Pina Bausch.
Blu-Ray Review: ‘Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2011: The 3-D Experience’
Submitted by BrianTT on June 20, 2011 - 11:11amCHICAGO – Did you get what you wanted for Father’s Day? Probably not, right? While you probably had a lovely brunch and your kid gave you a cute homemade card, I bet there’s a few of you out there who got a tie and really wanted “Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2011: The 3-D Experience.” Nobody blames you.
Blu-Ray Review: ‘The Final Destination’ Succeeds in Making Death Boring
Submitted by mattmovieman on January 12, 2010 - 2:26pmCHICAGO – In Michael Haneke’s “Funny Games,” a couple and their young son are subjected to a night of physical and psychological torture. Their captors are two smirking psychopaths who only aim to please their thrill-seeking audience. The funny thing about “Games” is that it spares viewers from enjoying any explicit violence, forcing them to feel the characters’ excruciating suffering instead.
