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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Slideshow: Happy Birthday Rosario Dawson! Unpublished Exclusive Photos from 2014
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 9, 2021 - 7:38amCHICAGO – With a new film, “The Water Man,” released on Friday, May 7th, and a birthday TODAY on May 9th, what better time to showcase an unpublished Slideshow of Exclusive Photos of actor Rosario Dawson. With a career that began in 1995 with her feature debut “Kids,” Dawson has performed a variety of roles in all kinds of film genres including drama, comedy and action.
Film Review: ‘Yesterday’ is a Can’t-Miss Premise That Still Misses
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 28, 2019 - 10:12amCHICAGO – As a Beatles fanatic who has a band because of their existence, the premise of “Yesterday” was can’t miss. A man wakes up after an accident to discover he’s the only person to know that The Beatles existed? Sign me up and buy me popcorn. It’s unfortunate that the story went in a direction that did miss.
Film Review: ‘T2 Trainspotting’ is a Nostalgic Trip That Stays on the Rails
Submitted by JonHC on April 6, 2017 - 2:44amCHICAGO – Sequels are the bane of film’s existence. They tend to end with unresolved plotlines in an attempt to promote the need for another film. Disappointing film franchises have been built this way, but Danny Boyle is the last person I would have expected this from. “T2 Trainspotting” is the sequel to “Trainspotting” that we never wanted but are surprisingly happy to have.
Interview: Director Danny Boyle Goes Back to ‘T2 Trainspotting’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 22, 2017 - 11:19amCHICAGO – Rarely does a filmmaker have a long or influential enough career to revisit a story and characters that they’ve explored in a previous film. Oscar winner Danny Boyle has both qualifications, as he again takes on – 20 years after its 1996 release – his classic film “Trainspotting, which is elegantly titled “T2 Trainspotting.”
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Passes to ‘T2 Trainspotting’ With Ewan McGregor
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on March 21, 2017 - 11:42amCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the highly anticipated sequel “T2 Trainspotting” starring Ewan McGregor!
Film Review: Expansive ‘Steve Jobs’ is a Marvel of a Movie
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 16, 2015 - 2:11pmCHICAGO – You don’t need CGI, entire cities being turned to rubble, or an army of assembling Avengers to make a great movie. All you need is a good story to tell and a team of people talented enough to tell it. Writer Aaron Sorkin, and Director Danny Boyle are just the right people to make “Steve Jobs” because their finished project positively springs to life on the screen.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 30 Pairs of Passes to ‘Steve Jobs’ With Michael Fassbender
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on October 10, 2015 - 2:15pm- Aaron Sorkin
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- Jeff Daniels
- Joanna Hoffman
- John Ortiz
- Kate Winslet
- Katherine Waterston
- Michael Fassbender
- Michael Stuhlbarg
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- Scott Rudin
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CHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 30 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the highly anticipated biography “Steve Jobs” starring Michael Fassbender from Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle!
Blu-ray Review: Danny Boyle’s ‘Trance’ Isn’t Hypnotizing Enough
Submitted by BrianTT on July 29, 2013 - 2:06pmCHICAGO – It may sound harsh but “Trance” will be a mere footnote in the career of Danny Boyle. It’s neither one of his best but also far from his worst film. The mega-talented director of “Shallow Grave,” “Trainspotting,” and “127 Hours” brings his confident style to the film but the convoluted script turns in on itself so many times that I think even Boyle got a little bored with it. Rosario Dawson overplays but Vincent Cassel once again intrigues and James McAvoy delivers. It will be a footnote for them all.
Film Review: Danny Boyle Nearly Mesmerizes with ‘Trance’
Submitted by BrianTT on April 11, 2013 - 3:10pmCHICAGO – Danny Boyle’s “Trance” is an undeniably well-made thriller that works back in on itself a few too many times for disbelief to stay suspended but delivers enough escapist entertainment to be considered a success. It’s totally ridiculous and yet never boring, propelled by the quick-cut style of the man who brought similar momentum to “Shallow Grave,” “Trainspotting,” and “28 Days Later.”
DVD Review: Danny Boyle’s Memorable Debut in Hitchcockian ‘Shallow Grave’
Submitted by BrianTT on July 3, 2012 - 2:23pmCHICAGO – Danny Boyle’s “Shallow Grave,” recently released on Criterion Blu-ray and DVD, is such a striking debut and has held up significantly better than many films of its day. Not only does it fully display future Oscar winner Danny Boyle’s notable degree of style but it’s a daring film in its willingness to present unlikable characters caught in a situation that they arguably deserve.
