CHICAGO – Society, or at least certain elements of society, are always looking for scapegoats to hide the sins of themselves and authority. In the so-called “great America” of the 1950s, the scapegoat target was comic books … specifically through a sociological study called “The Seduction of the Innocent.” City Lit Theater Company, in part two of a trilogy on comic culture by Mark Pracht, presents “The Innocence of Seduction … now through October 8th, 2023. For details and tickets, click COMIC BOOK.
Robert Smigel
Film Review: Drac Pack Still a Drag in ‘Hotel Transylvania 2’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 25, 2015 - 9:01am- Adam Sandler
- Andy Samberg
- Columbia Pictures
- Dana Carvey
- David Spade
- Fran Drescher
- Genndy Tartakovsky
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Hotel Transylvania 2
- Jon Lovitz
- Keegan-Michael Key
- Kevin James
- Megan Mullally
- Mel Brooks
- Molly Shannon
- Nick Offerman
- Robert Smigel
- Selena Gomez
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Spike Walters
- Steve Buscemi
CHICAGO – For the younger set unable to experience the mystique of Dracula, Wolfman and Frankenstein in their original creations, “Hotel Transylvania 2” may prove to be an introduction to the legendary bloodsucker and his band of movie monsters – and for that Adam Sandler deserves a stake through his heart.
Film Review: Judd Apatow’s ‘This is 40’ Clutters Truth with Cliché
Submitted by BrianTT on December 20, 2012 - 2:12pmCHICAGO – Judd Apatow’s “This is 40” is a true disappointment, a comedy that purports to say something honest and insightful about approaching middle age in the ‘10s but blurs truth by smothering it in contrivance and cliché.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 30 Pairs of Passes to Sort-Of ‘Knocked Up’ Sequel ‘This is 40’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on December 14, 2012 - 12:38amCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 30 pairs of movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of “This is 40,” which is the sort-of sequel to “Knocked Up” from Judd Apatow!
Just For Laughs Chicago: George Wendt Leads Big Cast in ‘Da Bears’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 16, 2010 - 9:58amCHICAGO – Da Super Fans were out in force on a spectacular Saturday night at the Park West in Chicago, as the TBS Network’s “Just for Laughs” Festival presented “Da Bears Movie Dat Wasn’t.” George Wendt, Joe Mantegna, Horatio Sanz and Da Coach, Mike Ditka, provided the hilarity.
Just for Laughs Chicago: Bob Odenkirk, Robert Smigel Are ‘Not Inappropriate’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 19, 2010 - 7:32amCHICAGO – The just-opened Mayne Stage on Chicago’s north side was the setting for “The Not Inappropriate Show,” featuring comedians Bob Odenkirk and Robert Smigel. Both are in town as part of the TBS network’s “Just for Laughs Chicago,” playing through Saturday, June 19th.
TBS Just For Laughs: Robert Smigel Brings Bozo Circus Parody to Chicago
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 18, 2009 - 7:05pmCHICAGO – Wednesday, June 17th, marked the beginning of Superstation TBS “Just for Laughs” festival in Chicago and it kicked off with the comic genius of Robert Smigel, best known now as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.
