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.
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TV Review: CBS Misses Comedy Mark with Grating, Clichéd ‘Partners’
Submitted by BrianTT on September 24, 2012 - 12:10pmCHICAGO – The bad show most likely to be on all year is CBS’s “Partners,” a program that doesn’t deserve its cushy timeslot between “How I Met Your Mother” and “2 Broke Girls” on Monday nights and will likely succeed through ratings osmosis despite being generally pretty horrendous.
Blu-Ray Review: ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ Bursts With Special Features
Submitted by BrianTT on November 15, 2010 - 4:58pmCHICAGO – Edgar Wright’s “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” may have been (incorrectly) perceived as a box office bomb but a large cult grew around the film before it was even released and it’s a following that will only grow stronger with the fantastic Blu-ray release, a disc filled with more special features than even the most hardcore fan of the movie could have hoped for. The movie is still a bit flawed but it plays well at home and I can’t say enough about how wonderful it is when a top-notch studio like Universal treats a loyal film following with the respect they deserve.
Interview: Anna Kendrick, Jason Schwartzman on ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’
Submitted by BrianTT on August 12, 2010 - 8:15pmCHICAGO – Jason Schwartzman wears silk panties on-set and the fast-talking Anna Kendrick drops an f-bomb in the most delightful way. These are merely two of the highlights of one of the more unique and enjoyable celebrity interviews we’ve done in a long time.
Slideshow: 31-Image Gallery For ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ Starring Michael Cera
Submitted by BrianTT on August 11, 2010 - 4:00pmCHICAGO – This 31-image slideshow contains a selection of the official press images for the highly anticipated “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” starring Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Alison Pill, Brandon Routh, and Jason Schwartzman. The film was written by Michael Bacall & Edgar Wright and directed by Wright. It will be released on August 13th, 2010.
Interview: Michael Cera, Edgar Wright Take on ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’
Submitted by BrianTT on August 11, 2010 - 3:11pmCHICAGO – With beloved films like “Superbad,” “Hot Fuzz,” and “Shaun of the Dead” (never mind the greatness of TV shows “Arrested Development” and “Spaced”), Edgar Wright and Michael Cera have nothing more to prove to their loyal fans.
