CHICAGO – Society, or at least certain elements of society, are always looking for scapegoats to hide the sins of themselves and authority. In the so-called “great America” of the 1950s, the scapegoat target was comic books … specifically through a sociological study called “The Seduction of the Innocent.” City Lit Theater Company, in part two of a trilogy on comic culture by Mark Pracht, presents “The Innocence of Seduction … now through October 8th, 2023. For details and tickets, click COMIC BOOK.
Exclusive Slideshow: Mark Wahlberg, Director Allen Hughes at Chicago’s ‘Broken City’ Red Carpet



CHICAGO – Mark Wahlberg and director Allen Hughes were literally greeted to a mob of Chicago fans at Sunday night’s red-carpet premiere of their new thriller “Broken City”. The HollywoodChicago.com lens was there to capture all the action.
“Broken City,” which opens on Jan. 18, 2013 and is rated “R,” stars Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jeffrey Wright, Natalie Martinez, Barry Pepper, Kyle Chandler, Catherine Kim Poon, Justin Chambers, Dana Michelle Gourrier, Alona Tal, Ambyr Childers, James Ransone, Judd Lormand and Griffin Dunne from director Allen Hughes and writer Brian Tucker.
Click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through the slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All images © Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com.
- Mark Wahlberg: Mark Wahlberg in Chicago on Jan. 6, 2013 for the “Broken City” red carpet.
- Allen Hughes: Director Allen Hughes on Jan. 6, 2013 for the “Broken City” red carpet.
video interview with Mark Wahlberg!
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