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Chicago Filmmaker Darryl Roberts to Screen ‘America the Beautiful’ at Midwest...
CHICAGO– Welcome to a new HollywoodChicago.com column called CineOnSceneChicago. “Cine” is a French word derived from “cinematograph,” is pronounced like its connector word “scene” and roughly means...
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Blu-Ray Review: Criterion Launches Blu-Ray Division With 1990s Independent Hits
CHICAGO– Criterion made their debut on the next-gen format this month with a series of imports from standard to Blu-Ray, the first film by a regular for the Collection, Wes Anderson’s “Bottle Rocket”,...
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Marley & Me’ Effective Crowd Pleaser, Great Blu-Ray
Blu-Ray Rating: 4.0/5.0CHICAGO– “Marley & Me” is that rare, old-fashioned crowd pleaser that honestly pleases. The movie just works. Yes, it’s sentimental, melodramatic, and a bit long, but it’s...
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Slideshow: 29-Image Gallery For ‘Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian’
Previous | Image 1 of 29 | NextBen Stiller returns as heroic museum guard Larry Daley.CHICAGO– This 29-image slideshow contains the official press images for “Night at the Museum: Battle of the...
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‘Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian’ is Predictable, Clustered...
CHICAGO– The sequel “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian” is, presumably, an effort by director Shawn Levy (“Night at the Museum” in 2006 and “The Pink Panther”) and writers Robert Ben...
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Blu-Ray Review: Overly Manic ‘Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian’
CHICAGO– The CGI smorgasbord that is “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian” is likely to suffice as a babysitter this holiday season as eggnog is made or holiday shopping is concluded....
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Blu-Ray Review: Stupid ‘Marmaduke’ Fails in Every Way
CHICAGO– How do complete disasters like “Marmaduke” get made? Shouldn’t there be some sort of quality insurance and when a studio sees that a film is this execrable, they are allowed to pull some sort...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 25 Pairs of Chicago Passes to ‘Little Fockers’...
CHICAGO– In our latest comedy edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 25 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of the new film “Little Fockers” with Robert De...
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Film Review: Paul Rudd, Reese Witherspoon in Gloriously Romantic ‘How Do You...
CHICAGO– Writer/Director James L. Brooks has been producing prime entertainment for nearly 50 years now, and proves he has not lost a step in ‘How Do You Know.’ This film of love, loss, power and...
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Film Review: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller Seem Bored in ‘Little Fockers’
CHICAGO– The Law of Diminishing Returns is alive and well in the “Meet the Parents” Franchise, as the third film in the series, “Little Fockers,” has a lazy, we-did-it-for-the-money veneer. They got...
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Interview: Peter Farrelly, Pete Jones Issue Comedy ‘Hall Pass’
CHICAGO– After a brief hiatus, Bobby and Peter Farrelly are back with the comedy “Hall Pass,” starring Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Jenna Fischer, and Christina Applegate. Wilson and Sudeikis play a...
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Film Review: Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis Skate By in ‘Hall Pass’
CHICAGO– The Farrelly Brothers’ “Hall Pass” is a near-miss for the directors of “There’s Something About Mary” and “Dumb & Dumber” that features enough laughs to remember when the boys were in...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 10 ‘Little Fockers’ DVDs With Ben Stiller,...
CHICAGO– In our latest comedy edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: DVD, we have 10 DVDs up for grabs in advance of the home entertainment release of the highly anticipated new DVD“Little Fockers”...
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DVD Review: Great James L. Brooks Misfires With ‘How Do You Know’
CHICAGO– You won’t find a much bigger fan of James L. Brooks’ “Broadcast News,” one of my favorite romantic comedies of the ’80s, but there’s simply no denying that he’s lost his touch for character...
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Blu-Ray Review: Horrendous ‘Little Fockers’ Could Be Used as Torture
CHICAGO– “Little Fockers” would have been high on my “Worst of 2010” list if I had written one or suffered through it in theaters. It’s an awful disaster of a movie, completely devoid of laughs and...
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Film Review: Woody Allen’s Charming ‘Midnight in Paris’ Delights
CHICAGO– Writer/director Woody Allen and the amazing cinematographer Darius Khondji (“Seven,” “The City of Lost Children”) very purposefully open their new film “Midnight in Paris” with a long series...
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Film Review: Despite a Ferrari Predecessor, ‘Cars 2’ is a Honda Requiring Repair
CHICAGO– “Cars 2” is an unequal Pixar blend for adults and kiddies that never evolves into the storytelling success of its predecessor. The film, which draws thematic elements from “The Bourne...
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Blu-Ray Review: Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis in Mediocre ‘Hall Pass’
CHICAGO– I SO wanted “Hall Pass” to be good. Not only do we need the men who made “There’s Something About Mary” and “Kingpin” back in prime form but the timing of their return seems perfect — who...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of Chicago Passes to ‘The Big Year’...
CHICAGO– In our latest comedy edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 40 admit-two movie passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of “The Big Year” with Jack Black, Steve...
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Film Review: Owen Wilson, Steve Martin, Jack Black Flock Up in ‘The Big Year’
CHICAGO– “The Big Year” is advertised as a comedy. The subject is bird watching, or as the new film likes to express the proper term, “birding.” It stars comic legend Steve Martin, and funnymen Jack...
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