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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Film News: Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com to Host ‘Breaking Away’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 23, 2014 - 4:41pmCHICAGO – “Breaking Away,” the classic Oscar-winning film of 1979, will be shown on the big screen at Studio Movie Grill in Wheaton, Ill. – on Wednesday, September 24th, 2014, at 7:30pm (click on the link below to purchase tickets). It will be hosted by Film Critic Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com.
Film News: HollywoodChicago.com’s Patrick McDonald to Host ‘Defending Your Life’ with Albert Brooks
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 2, 2013 - 5:16pmCHICAGO – Albert Brooks’ classic film “Defending Your Life” (1991) has an “afterlife” of its own.
Film News: New Chicago Film Critics Association Series ‘Film with a View’ Presents ‘Almost Famous’ on Oct. 3, 2012
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 2, 2012 - 4:33pmCHICAGO – The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) will begin their new series, “Film with a View,” on this coming Wednesday, October 3rd, at the Studio Movie Grill in Wheaton, Illinois, starting at 7:30pm. Admission is only one dollar. The first feature will be “Almost Famous” (2000), the rock movie directed by Cameron Crowe. CFCA member Erik Childress of eFilmCritic.com will introduce the film and lead a discussion afterward.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 10 Pairs of VIP ‘Rock of Ages’ Passes at Studio Movie Grill Wheaton With Dinner, Drinks
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on June 5, 2012 - 8:15pmCHICAGO – A select few HollywoodChicago.com winners were blown away by an early screening of “Inception” plus a cocktail reception and in-theatre dinner – all for free!
Film News: Studio Movie Grill Opens In-Theater Dining in Wheaton, Ill.
Submitted by BrianTT on May 23, 2012 - 12:59pmWHEATON, Ill. – Studio Movie Grill opens its first Midwest in-theater dining venue in Wheaton, Ill. on June 8, 2012 at 301 Lake Square. This new breed of theater-going takes the guesswork out of planning a night of dinner and a movie by combining the two. Opening film titles include “Prometheus,” “Rock of Ages,” “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” and “Safety Not Guaranteed”.