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.
Blue Valentine
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 30 Pairs of Passes to ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ With Ryan Gosling
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on April 3, 2013 - 12:58amCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 30 pairs of movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of the highly recommended “The Place Beyond the Pines”!
Interview: Derek Cianfrance Sheds Light on ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’
Submitted by mattmovieman on April 2, 2013 - 9:21amCHICAGO – The first image that surfaced of Derek Cianfrance’s “The Place Beyond the Pines,” was that of a bleached blonde, tattooed Ryan Gosling seated on a motorcycle. For many viewers, that would be enough to earn their ticket, yet Cianfrance’s brooding epic is bound to give them far more than they bargained for. Some may feel betrayed, others will be hooked.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Passes to ‘Take This Waltz’ With Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on June 21, 2012 - 11:39pmCHICAGO – Didja like “Blue Valentine”? Then you’ll love “Take This Waltz”! In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 50 admit-two movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of the highly recommended new film “Take This Waltz”!
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Chicago Passes to ‘Terri’ With John C. Reilly
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on July 6, 2011 - 4:39pmCHICAGO – In our latest comedy edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of the new film “Terri” starring John C. Reilly from the producers of “Blue Valentine” and “Half Nelson”!
Interview: ‘Blue Valentine’ Director Derek Cianfrance on Intensely Personal 12-Year Journey
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on May 14, 2011 - 7:32pmCHICAGO – “Blue Valentine” director Derek Cianfrance is happily married now with two young children, but the road getting there was turbulent and sometimes still is. While that’s real life, romance films often end with the lucky guy getting the pretty girl and them living happily ever.
Blu-Ray Review: Heartbreaking ‘Blue Valentine’ With Michelle Williams, Ryan Gosling
Submitted by BrianTT on May 9, 2011 - 1:33pmCHICAGO – I have shown a lot of love for “Blue Valentine,” putting it in my Top Ten Films of 2010 while also including its stars in my piece on The Best Performances of 2010. Clearly, I’m a fan. Rent the Blu-ray or DVD, hitting stores this week, and you’re likely to become one as well.
Film Feature: Our 10 Favorite 2011 Oscar Nominations
Submitted by BrianTT on January 27, 2011 - 4:13pmCHICAGO – Tuesday morning brought a great sigh of relief to movie lovers jaded by last year’s problematic Oscar nominees, which unforgivably included two major nods for the dreadful “The Blind Side.”
Film Review: Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams Are Heartbreakingly Real in ‘Blue Valentine’
Submitted by BrianTT on January 7, 2011 - 12:11pmRating: 5.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Derek Cianfrance’s “Blue Valentine,” my pick last month for the 9th best film of 2010, is a devastatingly genuine representation of the first and final chapters of a marriage. It is a powerful drama, partially made so by a fantastic script, but mostly due to two of the best performances of the year from Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams. Don’t miss it.
Film Feature: The 10 Best Films of 2010
Submitted by BrianTT on December 20, 2010 - 9:29amCHICAGO – When we look back on this past year in cinema, what will we remember? Ironically, a year after “Avatar” was supposed to change the movie paradigm forever, it’s the human faces that I most vividly remember from 2010.