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.
Dohmnall Gleeson
Interview, Audio: Director Simon Curtis of ‘Goodbye Christopher Robin’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 22, 2017 - 7:54pm- Britain
- Dohmnall Gleeson
- Eeyore
- Elizabeth McGovern
- England
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Goodbye Christopher Robin
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- Hundred Acre Wood
- Interview
- Kelly Macdonald
- Margot Robbie
- My Week with Marilyn
- Patrick McDonald
- Piglet
- Simon Curtis
- Will Tilston
- Winnie the Pooh
- Women in Gold
- World War I
CHICAGO – Winnie the Pooh is a cultural icon of four generations, due both to the character’s literary roots and Walt Disney’s interpretation. A new film, “Goodbye Christopher Robin,” is the origin story of the famous bear, as created by author A.A. Milne. The movie is directed by veteran helmsman Simon Curtis.
Film Review: There are Future Consequences in ‘Ex Machina’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 19, 2015 - 11:26pmCHICAGO – The title “Ex Machina” is a play on Deus ex machina, the stage/scenario term meaning god from the machine, or the basic happy ending. By cutting out the “Deus” in the phrase, the film is left with just the machine, and the humans.
Interview: Director Alex Garland Seeks Humanity in ‘Ex Machina’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 16, 2015 - 2:59pmCHICAGO – Who are we anyway, when as inventors of artificial intelligence, we can create a new wave of thought process? That is what writer – and now director – Alex Garland (“28 Days Later…,” “Sunshine”) has been grappling with his entire career. His directorial debut is the stunning and prescient “Ex Machina.”