CHICAGO – If you’ve never seen the farcical ensemble theater chestnut “Noises Off,” you will see no better version than on the Steppenwolf Theatre stage, now at their northside Chicago venue through November 3rd. For tickets and details for this riotous theater experience, click NOISES OFF.
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Film Review: Crush Groove! On-Air Review of ‘Sound of Metal’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 11, 2020 - 2:44pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on December 10th, 2020, reviewing the new film “Sound of Metal,” now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.!—break—>
Film Review: For Better or Worse, ‘Ready Player One’ is Nostalgia at its Purest
Submitted by JonHC on March 29, 2018 - 12:28pmCHICAGO – Just in time for Easter, there’s a film filled with enough Easter eggs to drown a small country. “Ready Player One” is a “Where’s Waldo” of mostly 80’s pop culture references that are meant to trigger our (and especially filmmaker Steven Spielberg’s) sentimental, nostalgic cores by bombarding us with reminders of our childhood. These trips down memory lane are fun until they’re not.
Film Review: Ever-Present Passion in ‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 12, 2015 - 11:21amCHICAGO – There are feelings encoded in a film, imparted by the creators, which sometimes takes a while to become apparent. “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” is an example, with a deceptive surface story that contains an ocean of feelings and emotions within its passionate core.
Interview: Director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon of ‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 11, 2015 - 6:07pmCHICAGO – In my second meeting with director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, I was struck by his almost child-like wonder regarding his breakout film, “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.” Gomez-Rejon bleeds celluloid, and loves films in every fiber of his being. To be able to contribute to the cinema universe is his greatest reward.
Interview: ‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’ Director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon at 2015 Chicago Critics Film Festival
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 12, 2015 - 2:30pmCHICAGO – It was a helluva festival. The third annual 2015 Chicago Critics Film Festival (CCFF) presented films to packed houses, and also featured the stars and the directors from those films. Closing night on May 7th featured “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl,” directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon.
Film Review: The Worst Horror Film of 2014, ‘Ouija’ is ‘Mama’ From 11 Narcoleptic Producers
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on October 24, 2014 - 8:52pm- Adam Fendelman
- Ana Coto
- Bianca Santos
- Blumhouse Productions
- Daren Kagasoff
- Douglas Smith
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Insidious
- Jason Blum
- Juliet Snowden
- Movie Review
- Olivia Cooke
- Ouija
- Paranormal Activity
- Shelley Hennig
- Sierra Heuermann
- Stiles White
- The Purge
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- Universal Pictures
CHICAGO – Out of respect for the filmmakers and actors, I don’t walk out on films. I hold true to that even when I know in the first 10 minutes the film’s not for me. Perhaps the second act could surprise me. Maybe the whole film is a flop but it redeems itself with shock and awe in the last 5 minutes.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of Passes to ‘Ouija’ From ‘Paranormal Activity’ Producer
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on October 19, 2014 - 3:42pm- Adam Fendelman
- Ana Coto
- Bianca Santos
- Blumhouse Productions
- Daren Kagasoff
- Douglas Smith
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film
- Insidious
- Jason Blum
- Juliet Snowden
- Olivia Cooke
- Ouija
- Paranormal Activity
- Shelley Hennig
- Sierra Heuermann
- Stiles White
- The Purge
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- Universal Pictures
CHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 40 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new horror film “Ouija” from Jason Blum (producer of the “Paranormal Activity,” “Insidious” and “The Purge” films) and the producer of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”!
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Passes to ‘The Signal’ With Brenton Thwaites
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on June 5, 2014 - 10:03pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new sci-fi/thriller “The Signal” starring Brenton Thwaites (“Maleficent”)!