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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In Memoriam: Actress Cindy Morgan Lives as Her Character Yori in ‘Tron’ … by Joe Arce
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 29, 2024 - 10:12pmCHICAGO – Cindy Morgan: So the first time you saw ‘Caddyshack’ did you ever imagine that one day you’d be wrangling my boobs for a photo?
Joe Arce: Constantly
Cindy: (Laughing) Okay, Cowboy. Welcome to Fantasy Island! Wrangle away!
Joe: Are you sure?
Cindy: Christ!, do I have to buy you dinner first? Yup, get that double sided tape ready and give me the full ‘Jayne Mansfield’ table shot treatment!
Joe: God,I love my job
Cindy: Consider yourself tipped.
Podtalk: Chicago’s Music Box Theatre 70MM Film Festival Preview, Thru March 19, 2020
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 8, 2020 - 10:37pmCHICAGO – Occasionally our reality needs a super sizing, and what better media than the movies to deliver that expansion. The historic Music Box Theatre of Chicago presents its annual 70MM Film Festival – now through March 19th, 2020 – celebrating movies that were rendered, historically and now, in the large format screen size.
Interview: Bruce Boxleitner at 2013 C2E2 Talks Career, New TV Series
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 27, 2013 - 4:50amCHICAGO – The Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2) is happening in the Windy City over the weekend of April 26th-28th, with special guests, seminars, autograph booths and vendors covering the huge floors of the McCormick Place Convention Center. Among the special guests is Bruce Boxleitner, representing his former TV series Babylon 5, and several new science fiction projects.
TV Review: Disney XD Launches Likely Hit in ‘TRON: Uprising’
Submitted by BrianTT on June 6, 2012 - 8:12pmCHICAGO – What took so long? It’s the question that keeps nagging at the back of one’s mind while watching the series premiere of Disney XD’s “TRON: Uprising,” a new animated program debuting on the network on Thursday, June 7, 2012 and a virtually guaranteed hit. This is dark, well-made, entertaining material that mines a common thematic vein in young adult fiction — defying authority.
Blu-Ray Review: ‘TRON: Legacy’ Offers Spectacular Package For Hit Film
Submitted by BrianTT on April 18, 2011 - 3:59pmCHICAGO – “TRON: Legacy” may be a bit too long and pretty goofy but it delivers what one should expect from it — bright colors, inventive action, and a compelling enough story to keep viewers interested. I’ll admit to having pretty low expectations for the film, but I was surprised at how well it works on Blu-ray with a stellar HD transfer and accompanying audio mix along with fascinating special features, including an HD version of the film that inspired it.
Sequel to Beloved ‘Tron,’ ‘TRON: Legacy’ to Hit Theaters in Dec. 2010
Submitted by BrianTT on September 4, 2009 - 1:33pmCHICAGO – The highly anticipated movie “TRON: Legacy” will hit theaters on December 17, 2010, according to Dark Horizons.