HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Chicago Passes to ‘Skyline’ From Visual Effects Masters Colin, Greg Strause

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CHICAGO – In our latest sci-fi/thriller edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of “Skyline,” which is co-directed by the Chicago visual effects masters Colin Strause and Greg Strause!

The Strause brothers directed “Alien vs. Predator: Requiem”. Their company, Hydraulx, has provided visual effects for “Avatar,” “Iron Man 2,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” and “300”. The brothers grew up in the Chicago suburb of Waukegan, Ill.

“Skyline” stars Eric Balfour, David Zayas, Donald Faison, Scottie Thompson, Brittany Daniel, Crystal Reed, Neil Hopkins, J. Paul Boehmer, Tanya Newbould, Pam Levin, Phet Mahathongdy and Tony Black. “Skyline,” which was written by Joshua Cordes and Liam O’Donnell, opens on Nov. 12, 2010.

To win your free pass to the advance Chicago screening of “Skyline” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just answer our question below. That’s it! This screening is on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010 at 11 p.m. in downtown Chicago. Directions to enter this Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.

The movie poster for Skyline from the Chicago visual effects masters Colin Strause and Greg Strause
The movie poster for “Skyline” from the Chicago visual effects masters Colin Strause and Greg Strause.
Image credit: Universal Pictures

Here is the plot description for “Skyline”:

In the sci-fi thriller “Skyline,” strange lights descend on the city of Los Angeles. This draws people outside like moths to a flame where an extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population off the face of the Earth. The film is executive produced by Brett Ratner, Ryan Kavanaugh, Tucker Tooley, Brian Tyler and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones.

The movie trailer for “Skyline” can be watched now below.

To secure your free tickets now, make sure you’re logged into your HollywoodChicago.com account. If you don’t yet have one, you can quickly register here. Having an account with a valid e-mail address is required. Then, simply add a new comment in the form below. In your comment, include an answer to this question:




Why are we morbidly fascinated by end-of-the-world films?



Like all Hookups here, this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup is simple: Just submit your comment below and we will award 50 admit-two tickets randomly via e-mail for our “Skyline” Hookup. Winners need to arrive early as seats are consumed on a first-come, first-served basis. Good luck!

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afrotrek's picture

Morbidly fascinated by end-of-the-world films

Why, for the same reason we dwell on the end of everything. The “end” is the finality we all face. Why do we sit til the end of a bad movie - to see if there is any hope it will get better. Why do we go to funerals - because deep sown inside we don’t want to believe it’s over. We gotta know!

duyr0x's picture

why?

cuz we are all looking for a reason to go wild

bitterbunny's picture

End of world

End of world films usually give way to answering the question ‘Are we alone in the universe?’ Usually, the answer is ‘No, and in fact the aliens are 2 parsecs away from reaching Earth’s atmosphere in an effort to enslave you.’ but no matter. Then agaion, ‘End of the world’ films could also be at the hands of changes in global climate; whatever the case may be, these all lead to philosophical concerns inate to our nature; our bodies want to survive, what does it all mean, what have we accomplished as a civilization, are we really no more than a mere oversized ant colony?

The question of character is an interesting thing to watch when men face their mortality.

Anonymous's picture

end

We all know what comes next.

lashes235's picture

Because we're always reminded of how finite life is

There have always been end of the world stories, going back to biblical times. Our lives are short compared to other things in existence, so we will always ruminate on how the end will come.

drewbie2403's picture

Because

THE END IS NEAR!

Anonymous's picture

sky

we obsessed with the unknown!!111

bill j's picture

the end

its the end of the world as we know it…… its the end…

Anonymous's picture

Because those movies have

Because those movies have the biggest and best special effects

jonathan plezures's picture

End of the world

cause we all want to believe there’s someone out there besides us :-)

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