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.
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Audio Film Review: Fear Factors Abound in 'Beau is Afraid’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 22, 2023 - 9:46amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the new film from writer/director Ari Aster (“Hereditary,” “Midsummer”) … featuring Joaquin Phoenix and Patti Lupone … entitled “Beau is Afraid.” Currently in theaters, since April 21st.
Film Review: It Hurts Trying to Laugh at ‘The Comedian’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 3, 2017 - 12:04pmCHICAGO – Mention this possibility…Robert De Niro portrays an aging stand-up comic who once had a popular sitcom in the 1980s…and 99% of filmgoers are in. Add that he beds a woman 25 years his junior, does community service, roasts Cloris Leachman and becomes a reality show host, and suddenly 80% of that 99 are out. That’s just part of the over-extension and dread in “The Comedian.”
Film Review: Jason Statham Steers Convoluted Tale as ‘Parker’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 25, 2013 - 6:20pmCHICAGO – The Jason Statham “character” has served the actor well through a substantial action movie career. But as situations to fit his stoic British kick-ass persona start to drift away, Statham is left with messy narratives like in his new film “Parker,” co-starring Jennifer Lopez.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of Passes to ‘Parker’ With Jason Statham, Jennifer Lopez
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on January 19, 2013 - 5:29pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 40 pairs of movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of “Parker” with Jason Statham and Jennifer Lopez!
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 10 Pairs of Chicago Passes to Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Company’ With the New York Philharmonic
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on June 5, 2011 - 2:01pmCHICAGO – In our latest special-engagement edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 10 admit-two passes up for grabs for the theatrical release of the one-night-only stage performance of Stephen Sondheim’s “Company” with the New York Philharmonic!