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.
Driving Miss Daisy
Slideshow: Morgan Freeman Honored by Gene Siskel Film Center
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 8, 2014 - 7:25pm- A Candid Conversation with Morgan Freeman
- Deep Impact
- Driving Miss Daisy
- Gene Siskel Film Center
- Glory
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- HollywoodChicago.com Slideshow
- Joe Arce
- Last Vegas
- Million Dollar Baby
- Morgan Freeman
- Patrick McDonald
- Seven
- The Dark Knight
- The LEGO Movie
- The Shawshank Redemption
- Unforgiven
CHICAGO – The sonorous and familiar voice of Morgan Freeman was in Chicago on June 7th, 2014, as the Gene Siskel Film Center presented “A Candid Conversation with Morgan Freeman” to benefit the theater. The event, at The Ritz-Carlton Chicago, raised more than $350,000 for the Film Center’s programming budget.
Film Review: ‘Mao’s Last Dancer’ Performs Strictly on Autopilot
Submitted by mattmovieman on August 20, 2010 - 10:06amCHICAGO – World-renowned dancer Li Cunxin’s autobiography, “Mao’s Last Dancer,” has been transformed into the type of unimaginative, sentimental tear-jerker that will only move viewers who’ve never seen (or heard of) a movie before. It doesn’t adapt Li’s autobiography so much as stage the SparkNotes version.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 35 Chicago Passes to ‘Mao’s Last Dancer’ With Bruce Greenwood
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on August 11, 2010 - 1:07amCHICAGO – In our latest drama edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 35 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of the new film “Mao’s Last Dancer”!
Interview: Producer Richard Zanuck of ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ ‘Jaws’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 1, 2010 - 12:03amCHICAGO – In Hollywood studio royalty, there might be no one as royal as Richard D. Zanuck. Besides being the son of Darryl F. Zanuck, one of the founders of the movie studio system, Richard Zanuck has made his own mark as producer of “Jaws,” “Driving Miss Daisy,” and Tim Burton’s 3-D “Alice in Wonderland.”
Exclusive Portrait: Blues Brother, ‘Ghostbuster’ Dan Aykroyd in Chicago
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on March 30, 2009 - 3:28amCHICAGO – Blues Brother and “Ghostbusters” star Dan Aykroyd recently took time to pose for the the HollywoodChicago.com lens on March 28, 2009 before meeting fans and fine wine connoisseurs alike. Aykroyd was in Chicago to promote his new Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay wines at Binny’s Beverage Depot in Chicago’s South Loop.
Top Chicago Theater Picks For March 27, 2008: ‘Driving Miss Daisy,’ ‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone,’ ‘Bronte’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on March 26, 2008 - 11:56pmCHICAGO – Free or half-price Chicago theater and comedy tickets. No catch. Just click the link, take just a moment to make a free Goldstar account (or log into your existing Goldstar account) and you’re on your way.