CHICAGO – The late playwright August Wilson left a gift to the world in the form of his “American Century Cycle,” a series of plays each individually set in a decade of the 20th Century, focusing on the black experience. Chicago’s Goodman Theatre presents Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,” now through May 19th, 2024 (click here).
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘CSI: Crime Scene Investigation’ Special Widescreen Edition
Submitted by BrianTT on May 12, 2009 - 12:44pmCHICAGO – The first season of “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” one of the most successful and beloved shows of the ’00s, is finally available in widescreen HD from CBS/Paramount. With five discs and over 17 hours of murder mystery mayhem, “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” is a perfect gift for the TV fan in your circle of friends and family.
Comedy Blu-Ray Round Up, May 12, 2009: ‘Major League,’ ‘Wayne's World,’ ‘Black Sheep’
Submitted by BrianTT on May 12, 2009 - 11:07amCHICAGO – Paramount Home Video is unleashing waves of catalog titles this month, starting with an interesting quintet of laugh-fests that range wildly in subject matter and quality.
DVD Review: ‘The Best of Star Trek’ Continues Hit Movie Experience
Submitted by BrianTT on May 11, 2009 - 8:15pmCHICAGO – So you saw J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek” this weekend and you’re getting a little tired of arguing about it its greatness or joining in on the growing backlash to the rave reviews and just want to bask in the glow of Gene Roddenberry’s universe. Get started with “The Best of Star Trek: The Original Series” and “The Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation,” available tomorrow, May 12th, 2009 on DVD.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 3 Signed ‘Anvil! The Story of Anvil’ Posters From Band Members
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on May 9, 2009 - 4:21pmCHICAGO – In our latest edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have three signed posters from the band members of the critically acclaimed film “Anvil! The Story of Anvil”!
Blu-Ray Review: See Origins of Kirk, Spock in ‘Star Trek: Motion Picture Trilogy’
Submitted by BrianTT on May 8, 2009 - 11:36amCHICAGO – It’s a cliched line, but the Blu-Ray release of “Star Trek: Motion Picture Trilogy” has something for everyone. It’s a release that will satisfy a generation that grew up in the prime theatrical era of this franchise and give young viewers who fall in love wiht J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek” more of their new favorite series of films.
Pure Summer Entertainment Lives on in J.J. Abrams’ ‘Star Trek’
Submitted by BrianTT on May 8, 2009 - 10:56amCHICAGO – It will be a stunning surprise if the summer of 2009 produces another slice of movie entertainment as satisfying and well-made as J.J. Abrams rollicking “Star Trek” reboot, a film that not only delivers on high expectations but shatters them by clicking on every single level.
Not All Treks Are Created Equal: Ranking the ‘Star Trek’ Films
Submitted by BrianTT on May 8, 2009 - 10:44amCHICAGO – With the eleventh (and best) “Star Trek” movie landing in theaters today, we thought we’d take a look back at the ten-pack that came before, the films that defined the Trek universe (along with the TV incarnations, of course).
Blu-Ray Review: ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ Mesmerizes in Criterion Edition
Submitted by BrianTT on May 7, 2009 - 5:36pmCHICAGO – I have been writing about DVDs and now Blu-Ray titles for the better part of a decade and have literally worked my way through hundreds of them and the Criterion Blu-Ray release for the widely acclaimed and Oscar-nominated “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” with Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett is one of the best home releases I’ve ever seen.
DVD Round Up, May 7, 2009: ‘Caprica,’ ‘Look,’ ‘Two and a Half Men’
Submitted by BrianTT on May 7, 2009 - 5:30pmCHICAGO – The Round-Up is back with a house-cleaning version of our legendary column that brings five titles together that have almost nothing in common other than the fact that they might have slipped under your radar as you were busy spring cleaning. A Bollywood musical, an indie film, a new TV show, an old one, and a foreign one. We’ve got something for everyone.
Interview: Monty Python’s Terry Jones to Appear in ‘Holy Grail’ Chicago Screening
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 7, 2009 - 4:59pmCHICAGO – Co-founding one of the most influential comedy troupes in history just wasn’t enough for Terry Jones, of “Monty Python’s Flying Circus.” He also had to become one of the foremost amateur medieval history scholars in the world. Jones travels from a medievalist conference in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Chicago, where he will be participating in a “Meet the Maker” screening of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” (he co-directed the film) at Chicago’s Lakeshore Theater on Saturday, May 9th, 2009.
Blu-Ray Review: Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway in Loathsome ‘Bride Wars’
Submitted by BrianTT on May 7, 2009 - 2:43pmCHICAGO – Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson star in the awful “Bride Wars,” an alleged comedy with a great 3-disc Blu-Ray edition that still can’t hide the awful movie underneath.
Interview: Writer, Director Derick Martini Turns Past Into Present in ‘Lymelife’
Submitted by BrianTT on May 7, 2009 - 1:28pmCHICAGO – Derick Martini’s “Lymelife,” starring Rory Culkin, Kieran Culkin, Alec Baldwin, Jill Hennessy, Emma Roberts, Timothy Hutton, and Cynthia Nixon is a dramatic slice of nostalgia for its co-writer/director.
Video: Trailer For ‘What Goes Up’ With Hilary Duff, Olivia Thirlby
Submitted by BrianTT on May 6, 2009 - 9:20pmCHICAGO – Three Kings sent over a brand new preview for an upcoming film starring Hilary Duff, Steve Coogan, Olivia Thirlby, Josh Peck, and Molly Shannon called “What Goes Up” and we just had to share.
